Camino

May 2024

An open-ended adventure by Izette, Erica & Jodie Read more

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- May 6, 2024, 9:27am
- ☁️ 9 °C
- Altitude: 805 m
- France Nouvelle-Aquitaine Arnéguy Bois d’Orisson 43.108828, -1.23919143°6’32” N 1°14’21” W
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Day 1–2
Day 1 to Espinal
May 6 in France ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
30km over the Pyrenees... 1400m altitude.

A hell of a lot of uphill. Stopped at Orrison for coffee. We had a decent amount of rain & it was cold & muddy

Feet survived day 1
Suspect tonight will be a good sleepRead more
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- May 7, 2024, 3:07pm
- ☁️ 14 °C
- Altitude: 530 m
- Spain Navarre Esteribar Zubiri 42.93174, -1.5046342°55’54” N 1°30’17” W
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Day 2–3
Day 2 to Zubiri
May 7 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Started at 8am. In light drizzle - walking in an enchanted forest... absolutely beautiful! Last 2 or 3 km's to Zubiri were incredibly slippery. Met an amazing woman, June - 72 years... and she walked my & Amanda's pace! We walk faster than most other people. Today was only 15km... so relatively easy. However the last 3km's were incredibly slippery and on rocks... the drizzle did not help.

When we got to the aulberge, I made lentil & veg soup... and fed an extra few pilgrims.... June bought bread & fruit. And I met Helen, from Windhoek, currently living in Cape Town!Read more
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Traveler People will now follow for your soup!!
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Traveler Is dit jy? Stunning picture
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Traveler Jip. Dis ek!
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- May 7, 2024, 5:51pm
- ☁️ 13 °C
- Altitude: 530 m
- Spain Navarre Esteribar Zubiri 42.931779, -1.50462242°55’54” N 1°30’17” W
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The wine we drink
May 7 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Traveler That must be nice
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Sacramental wine ? :-) [Martina :-)]
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Traveler 🤣🤣🤣 that we drink in the church!
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Traveler Lots of drinking happening 🤣. Wish I could join.
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- May 8, 2024, 5:04pm
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 454 m
- Spain Navarre Pamplona Plaza del la Compania 42.81872, -1.64215342°49’7” N 1°38’32” W
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Day 3–5
Day 3 to Pamplona
May 8 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Nice walk to Pamplona... and then a day to take in the city...

Started at 7:15 - for a change no rain!!! Had a super sweet coffee... from vending machine... added sugar before I could even stop! 🤣

Stopped halfway for breakfast - spinach tortilla & coffee... and then June caught up with us again! Close to Pamplona there was a random guy on the hill with an orange juicer!

Now just lounging around... Michael- the young dude that started with us in St JPdP gave me some damn good chocolate from bakery down the road.

Met a young girl Soohi while doing washing and 3 young (21/23) year old guys in the kitchen... all on a journey to 'figure out' themselves and life... so young...

Will play tourist tomorrow & then meet up with Jodie, Erica & Joan... will miss Amanda... she was good company

(Not sure what happened to the GPS... one straight line from Zubiri to Pamplona... I did not fly 🦄)Read more
Traveler wow, dit lyk bitter mooi. Ek hou van die ou geboue.
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Traveler Dis sooo groen na al die reen. Beautiful
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Traveler Die ou in die oranje lyk baie honger... 😆
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- May 9, 2024, 10:07am
- ☀️ 14 °C
- Altitude: 457 m
- Spain Navarre Pamplona Plaza Consejo 42.816917, -1.64419342°49’1” N 1°38’39” W
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Tourist day - Pamplona
May 9 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Best place for good coffee & veg food; Cafe Fika
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Ons reis saam met jou liewe Iz. Stywe drukkie xxxx [C]
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Traveler O dear was Ben there?
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Traveler Thx for sharing, Izette. Lovely to be part of your journey.
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- May 9, 2024, 10:12am
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 457 m
- Spain Navarre Pamplona Plaza Consejo 42.816917, -1.64419342°49’1” N 1°38’39” W
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Day 4
Doors & signs in Pamplona
May 9 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Traveler Ooo a portal 😍
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Traveler Go rooi kappie!!
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Traveler Beautiful 😍
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- May 10, 2024, 3:19pm
- ☁️ 26 °C
- Altitude: 347 m
- Spain Navarre Puente La Reina – Gares 42.671958, -1.8181942°40’19” N 1°49’5” W
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Day 5–6
Day 4 to Puento de la Reina
May 10 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Erica, Joan & Jodie joined late last night in Pamplona... of course we had wine! 2 bottles!! I had to run to the store a few minutes before closing to ensure there's enough stock!

It was a hot 🔥 day today... 24km from Pamplona to Puento de la Reina... absolutely beautiful views... so many red poppies - amazing. Another tough climb but the downhill was fantastic!!!Read more
Traveler O wow great pic
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Love this ❤️ [AS]
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Traveler Looks like nice weather for a change
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- May 10, 2024, 9:03pm
- ☁️ 22 °C
- Altitude: 333 m
- Spain Navarre Puente La Reina – Gares 42.671905, -1.81824242°40’19” N 1°49’6” W
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Puento - what a lovely little place
May 10 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
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Traveler Matching shoes 😁
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Traveler Can you bring this door home for my house 😎
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- May 11, 2024, 2:21am
- 🌙 15 °C
- Altitude: 482 m
- Spain Navarre Ayegui 42.659206, -2.03651642°39’33” N 2°2’11” W
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Day 5 to Ayigie
May 11 in Spain ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
What we thought was Estella but the places flow into each other and Ayigie is actually the next town.
Jodie & I got a little off track 👣 and by accident walked a bit on! So we ended up on the next day's route 🤔
Turned back and stopped at a garage/truck stop... and Miriam, an absolute angel gave us a lift to the hostel. It was only 5mins away.
Explored the town after a shower and the old town part so nice!!Read more
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- May 12, 2024, 9:15pm
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 458 m
- Spain Navarre Arcos, Los Los Arcos 42.571136, -2.19265442°34’16” N 2°11’34” W
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Day 6 to Los Arcos
May 12 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Easy day
20km
Not much happening
The wine fountain only opens at 9... we were more than an hour early for that... damn... thought we could fill our cups at 8am... nah... clearly too early for drinking!

Saw Stella on the road... lady from North Africa living in Italy. And Erica & I talked to Philipe - dude from Hamburg... that walks like maniac! And sleeps/camps next to the road... he keeps to himself... till he had a beer... then super loud!! He walked faster than us... he is a nurse and needs a hip replacement 😳

Also saw Frankie & Patou again... they break my heart... not sure why I feel so sorry for him and his dog... it's not about money or means... just sad...

So many things about the Camino reminds me of the Comrades... the need to see people finish/succeed....doesn't matter when and how... just not give up... is the same.

The human race can be so incredibly supportive when needs be... but damn we can be assholes too.Read more
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Traveler Happy Mother’s day to you too! ❤️
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Traveler Ai shame, such a far road for a four legged friend
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