I had a low key day to day. Had to move from my lovely AirBnb to a hotel, mainly to facilitate the baggage transfer tomorrow. Hotel only a 5 minute walk and although a 2 star, just fine. A/C not working but very apologetic manager called and offered a discount if it couldn’t be fixe, which I declined. Technician came and it turned out a guest had broken into the box and set it to heat, which took out 4 different units on the same circuit. Anyway, once set back to cool, it worked fine. Walked around San Sebastián quite a bit and have to say that it is one of the places where the old and the new are very well integrated. You see plenty of old buildings that have had modern upgrades but in a way that respects the original building. Even though this is the most expensive real estate in Spain, there is no sense of overt snobiness or show off fanciness. The old town area is all pedestrian and wall to wall tapas bars, almost all of which are priced very reasonably. You can easily eat a few things and have a glass or two of wine for under 20 euros. There is a nice mix of different kinds of foreign tourists with locals, and you don’t feel resentment from the locals for being a visitor. The transit is amazing. The last two days I’ve used multiple buses to get to starts and finishes of my walk and the were all driven by people who probably moonlight on the Formula 1 circuit when they are not driving the bus, no fooling around they are going to get you there and fast and smooth. Even with the film festival here, other than plethora of Audis badged with decals, no fancy Ferraris or show off outfits. Tomorrow starts the walking part with full gear. Scheduled for 16km, which isn’t huge but when you add a 20lb pack and bunch of hill climbing it makes for a solid day. The initial proposal I got back from Walkthecamino had unrealistic lets at 24km-28km, which are doable on flatter terrain but not when major climbs or descents are involved. Ok what follows are some pictures from walking around.