Zarautz, today's starting place is famous for surfing and they were out early today.
Great scenery throughout!
It was a day full of ups and downs, which I skipped the first part by talking the road along Beach to next town, but then they came.
I was doing well even though it was warm and sunny. The views were awesome and I felt good, special worth my new knee girdles 🤔.
I took many breaks, had food with me and wished for more shade. About 2/3 complete I decide to take an alternate route, it looked shorter but was directly on the ocean mostly.
Immediately as I turned, someone yelled, "No!".... which I should have taken as an omen. Because this way was much more hilly than the normal route. Including very steep climbs and descents. I was a couple miles on when I realized I had taken this route in 2018 and it almost killed me. 
High steep climbs and descents with one climb not fit for a goat. Followed by multiple other climb.
High steep climbs and descents with one climb not fit for a goat. Followed by multiple other climb.
I'm guessing the fatigue hit me hard as i got lost, slipped at one point and ripped my pants at the knee ( no injury, except for my ego) and had to retrack... adding more climb. I got to the point of exhaustion that I could not make a simple climb without multiple, frequent rest breaks.
Embarrassingly it was about 10 steps and pause...I was psyching myself out. Weirdly counting my steps helped a when i got to 10, if k 20, then at 20, 30, etc and I made it to the top of the highest mountain and immediate unloaded and laid down about 15 mins.
Weirdly the exact same thing happened in 2018- you can see the day 3 blog.
I got to a highway with one more big climb and gave up, as the road was all downhill into town.... no more alternative routes for me!!!
Tired Perigrino
1 comment :
I admire your tenacity. What an accomplishment!
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