CanadaQuebecTerrebonne45°45’39” N 73°42’20” W
March 29 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 1 °C
April 11 we start walking from St Jean Pied de Port, France to Santiago de Compostela, Spain
FranceNouvelle-AquitaineBayonneChâteau Vieux de Bayonne43°29’32” N 1°28’34” W April 9 in France ⋅ 🌬 14 °C
After a long day flying we landed in Biarritz where we meet up with a bunch of fellow pilgrims trying to figure out how to get to Bayonne and the train that will take us to St Jean Pied de Port andRead more
FranceNouvelle-AquitaineSaint-Jean-Pied-de-Port43°9’40” N 1°14’21” W April 10 in France ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
We traveled by a real cute train from Bayonne to St Jean. On our arrival we followed a line of pilgrims headed straight for the official pilgrims’ office where we obtained our ‘credentials’. WeRead more
FranceNouvelle-AquitaineSaint-Michel43°7’12” N 1°14’32” W April 11 in France ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
So we started our Camino today...finally!
We left our wonderful albergue this morning at 8:30 making a steady (sometimes steep) climb to Borda, our stop for the night. Only 9km but what a climb. OurRead more
SpainNavarreOrreaga/Roncesvalles43°1’34” N 1°17’44” W April 12 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
What a day! We left our albergue about 8:00 with a packed lunch and went up and up and yep more up for all 12km and then what goes up must come down so 4km straight down (of course we mistakenly tookRead more
SpainNavarreEsteribarZubiri42°56’6” N 1°30’15” W April 13 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Went to the Pilgrim Mass at Roncesvalles Monastery last night and the Cardinal giving the service blessed us, hope it helps.🤗
Walking is not always pretty and so far it's usually not easy. 22kmRead more
SpainNavarrePamplonaMurallas de Pamplona42°49’17” N 1°38’32” W April 14 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
They let us in😁
Today was the hardest day at 23km and we are feeling it. Met up with our Aussie friend Jo who we walked most of the day with. Made a slight off-course trip to Zabaldika to see aRead more
SpainNavarreCizurZariquiegui42°44’8” N 1°44’33” W April 15 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
So we climbed to windy Alto de El Perdon today. Beautiful way up, not so much going down. We are VERY lucky that we've had no rain. All these ups and downs would have been very unpleasant to say theRead more
SpainNavarreMañeru42°40’10” N 1°52’13” W April 16 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Our new albergue last night had only 7 people so it was nice and quiet. The surprise breakfast let us start our 24km walk early so it was nice checking in today at 2pm. A pretty uneventful day exceptRead more
SpainNavarreArcos, LosLos Arcos42°34’10” N 2°11’31” W April 17 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Today the terrain is changing.... we've been on street paths, rocky paths, gravel, dirt and cobble path. Today we were on farm paths. Walking 22km among the poppies, wheat and grapes fields.
Also withRead more
Traveler Bon courage et bonne chance Grace.
Traveler Can’t wait to see your first report! 💛🙌