Wednesday 20 September

A day to get  past jet lag. For some reason it has been worse this trip.  

A snippet from memory lane and the earlier  post on Roncesvalles where we first had cujada.                          

” Cuajada is from sheep’s milk, looks like yogurt but tastes like it has not been cultured. Served in attractive earthenware jar with honey to mix in. Excellent. We will order it repeatedly for research purposes.        
Shout out to Bob: To make this cheese, 1) have Hugo bring in a sheep, 2) feed sheep well, 3) milk the sheep, 4) add other stuff until complete, 5)serve to friends and family”.

Roland

Short walk to the monument to Roland; local legend of where the song originates in history.  Good to compare pics from the blog with our earlier visit.

Long planned was a visit to the bird migration center. QB got a fine tee shirt there last time. This time we were fooled: open only on weekends.  Previous visit was on a Sunday.

Another closed place, the XII Chapelle of Charlemagne. Fortunately good views from the openings surrounding the historic building.  

Cheese

Local cheese aquired from the only shop in town.

Dinner with two walkers, Toronto and Bordeaux, clearly enjoying themselves. Stories, wine, ribbing. Bob would have enjoyed them.