I had given myself an extremely short walk to a boring town on my second day, so I’m already switching it up. I decided instead to walk 14K, which I worried would be a bit of a stretch, but it ended up being tiring but enjoyable. It also got me to the city of Estella, which is celebrating their patron saint today, the Virgin of Le Puy. So I spent a chunk of the afternoon dancing in the plaza with some elderly ladies to traditional music. So joyful! I then took a nap so that I could return to the streets to witness my first toro de fuego, I’m currently watching throngs of children gather around a bull sculpture on wheels that is rigged up with—as of yet—unlit fireworks. When the woman at the hostal was telling me about it, she looked deep into my eyes and said, “You have to be careful.” Then she repeated warning three times. That just makes me more curious!
I watched. It was fantastic. Squealing kids running around after the squealing fireworks spewing from the bull as it was pulled around the square in laps. Totally unsafe. My dad would have approved wholeheartedly.
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