I had lunch a small bar in Santa Cilia de Jaca and then continued.
Long march out from Jaca along streets and then close to the road. A different landscape from the day before. Almost flat and uneventful. Occasionally I do see the river Aragon. For a while I had company with a guy from Barcelona. But he had problems with his legs and feet. Two cardinal errors: no training before the walk and new shoes! And he had walked from Col du Somport yesterday. He probably had to give up later during the day.
The latter part of the day got a little more thrilling when the tracks along the road changed to a small winding path along a steep slope of a hill. Eventually it reached Arrés a small restored fortress with an equally small connected village at one of the peaks of the hill. In one of the old buildings was the albergue located.
Well received by the hospitalera and the hospitalero, really well! But the place was cramped. The French gang from Jaca was there already in beds both top and bottom. Together with the hospitalero we went for a tour around the old fortress including the small church, and the connected small village. Very interesting to see and to share the stories about the place. In the church they had a special prayer “Pilgrims Blessing”, originally in Castillano but translated to many languages – also Swedish. I promised to improve the translation and send to the hospitalero. (Remark: I did so after I had got home)
Dinner together followed by a joint effort dish wash in the good spirit and fellowship, something that I always appreciate in albergues. Some work and the to bed. A bit cramped and a bit of snoring around. But slept well.
El paisaje fuera Jaca al oeste es un llano con colinas al fondo del sur y el rio Aragón en el norte. Hice compañía con un hombre de Barcelona que había empezado su camio en Col de Somport el día anterior, pero sin entrenamiento y con calzados nuevos. Dos errores, que este día había resultado en problemas con sus piernas y pies. Y a causa de este caminaba muy despacio. En la tarde después había caminaba a lo lejos una ladera de una colina, llegué a Arrés, una fortaleza vieja. También contenía el albergue un poco estrecho, pero con una hospitalera y un hospitalero muy buenas. ¡Gracias!
Peregrino 