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HRP Chapter 11: Fueled by Rage
Day 19 We check out very early in the morning. By some crazy coincidence, the guy manning the desk is the same one who asked us for a lighter the
HRP Chapter 10: Max the Beautiful Dutchman
Day 18 In the morning, Harv and I hike out well before sunrise. We’re nearly to the top of Paso de los Caballos by the time it’s light enough to
HRP Chapter 9: “Tourism”
Day 16 Harv and I get an early start this morning, and we’re well up the switchbacks before anyone else has stirred in the hamlet below. I know
HRP Chapter 8: Kelly Throws Her Phone off a Cliff
The condensation inside our tent has frozen solid by morning. But as promised, the new day dawns clear and fair. We laze around and only pack up
HRP Chapter 7: Mush
Some sociopath has taken a shit on a rock behind our campsite and then, apparently, tried to hide the evidence by lighting it on fire. At least, this
HRP Chapter 6: Kelly Grows a Mustache and Is Allergic to Spain
Our impromptu rest day gives us time to bus down to Canfranc and visit the grocery stores there. We mean to go to an ATM while we’re there, having
HRP Chapter 5: Kelly Sets Things on Fire
The next morning we decide to have a rest day in Lescun, but the gite kind of sucks, so we move to the campground just outside of town. It’s very
HRP Chapter 4: Kelly Meets a Happy Little Cloud
Larrau is very picturesque, though I’m not sure where all the people are. At first the only sign of life is a tiny hedgehog lying half-dead in
HRP Chapter 3: Sheep. Everywhere.
Our time in Roncesvalles is both restful and intriguing. The Camino de Santiago (one of them, anyway) comes through here, and the monastery itself
HRP Chapter 2: It’s Always Sunny in Basque Country
We decide to sleep in this morning. The route is taking us directly through a farmer's courtyard and we feel like it would be weird to walk through