After our 6:45 breakfast, I paid our hostess and was pleasantly surprised to find that the total was just €50 for everything. It was sunny and cool as we started our walk and warm before noon. After a short walk we were through Zumaia where Matt from Philadelphia caught up to us at a stop after the bridge. In the tiny village of Elorriaga, we broke from the Camino to take the coastal alternative which was described as more difficult but more scenic. It was really scenic with fabulous views of the Atlantic for 2 hours. We were welcomed into Deba around 12:30, which involvèd an elevator ride. This was probably the most scenic dayon either Camino. After lunch, we checked a very nice hotel, the Aisia. The room was very spacious, but the best part was the spa area. It was very well equipped with sauna, steam room, cold shower and a warm salt water pool; the latter all sorts of jets and water falls. We were entertained like two kids.
Day 4 added here because of technical problem.
We were up in lots of time for our 7:30 breakfast, which was a nice surprise; they gave us a wonderful continental breakfast with all the trimmings. Today we left the ocean and walked up and up. I certainly perspired today as the temperature got up to 33C according to the locals. Most of the walk was through pine forests on trails and not on roads. It's a good thing that we had a good breakfast because we needed the calories today. There was an abundance of views of groomed farms and low mountains. After Markina we continued on to the monastery Monasterio de Zenarruza where we stopped at the private albergue.
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