Pilgrim has landed
31. August 2022 in Frankreich ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
Pre- Camino
Arrived Paris this morning! There were a few other peregrinos on the same flight, you can tell them by the yellow arrow patches on their backpacks. Got through customs and baggage claim,Weiterlesen
What to do with jet lag?
1. September 2022 in Frankreich ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Sew Camino patch on your backpack! Now I'm official
Paris interlude
1. September 2022 in Frankreich ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Pre-Camino continued, Paris interlude
Lovely stroll through Jardin du Luxembourg this morning, then off to the Cluny Museum of the Middle Ages
More Paris wandering
2. September 2022 in Frankreich ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Still in a jet lagged daze, went to two museums I haven't been to before, the Musée Histoire de Paris Carnavalet (free!) and the Musée National Picasso, both in the Marais district.
Dordogne
3. September 2022 in Frankreich ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Next leg of Pre- Camino journey! Arrived Bordeaux yesterday by high speed train from Montparnasse station, managed to drive the mini manual transmission rental car here to Sarlat. The apartment isWeiterlesen
Easy Sarlat Sunday
4. September 2022 in Frankreich ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Feels like my body finally arrived! After a good long sleep, had a leisurely morning doing housekeeping tasks like laundry, then ventured out. Visited the cathedral and lit a candle with prayers forWeiterlesen
Lascaux visit
5. September 2022 in Frankreich ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Decided to do the one big sightseeing thing early, hadn't been to Lascaux yet so today was the day. Mel and I have been to other sites on previous visits- Rouffignac, Font-de-Gaume and La RoqueWeiterlesen
Dordogne wanderings
6. September 2022 in Frankreich ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Must have rained during the night- the cobblestones were damp this morning. Wandered through town, mailed postcards then drove to Domme and La Roque-Gageac to take in the sights. Another 90° day
Sarlat Market day
7. September 2022 in Frankreich ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Preparations began in the wee hours, by 0630 trucks were unloading and setting up
A tale of two castles
8. September 2022 in Frankreich ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Last day of wandering around as tomorrow will be devoted to preparing for the next phase of the journey. Today I visited Château de Castelnaud et la Musée de la Guerre au Moyen Age, and the ChâteauWeiterlesen
Dordogne extras
8. September 2022 in Frankreich ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Had to throw in a few more of the Dordogne, so beautiful
Pre-launch jitters
9. September 2022 in Frankreich ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
As this app is fond of telling me, my next trip starts in 4 days! Referring to my anticipated date of actually setting foot on the Camino, Tuesday September 13. This cozy interlude in the darlingWeiterlesen
Addendum
9. September 2022 in Frankreich ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Completion successful at la Poste, that's always an adventure- sending stuff home and doing the customs declaration, have to get everything signed, sealed and delivered in quadruplicate. Laundry isWeiterlesen
Bordeaux to St Jean Pied de Porte
11. September 2022 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Left Sarlat yesterday (only yesterday??) in the early morning as the market was starting...made it to Bordeaux and returned the rental car a little late after finding a gas station and the figuringWeiterlesen
Pilgrim prep
11. September 2022 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C
Visited the Pilgrim office today after all, spoke to a very kind volunteer named Florence who is doing a one week stint, processing 300-400 pilgrims a day, wait she might have said thousand, not sure,Weiterlesen
Last day in St Jean
12. September 2022 in Frankreich ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
I'm about as ready as I'll ever be...putzed around in the morning to beat the heat- snacks✔️ postcards mailed✔️ water system set up✔️. Wandered around the town and scouted out the routeWeiterlesen
First stage complete
13. September 2022 in Frankreich ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Made it to Refuge Orisson, which feels like a minor miracle. OK I trained some for this before I left but evidently not enough for 8 km straight up with a 15 lb pack (most be more with water). So gladWeiterlesen
Stage 2: Orisson to Roncesvalles
14. September 2022 in Frankreich ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Yesterday kicked my butt. So did today for different reasons but we'll get to that later. Eleven miles and I don't even want to know the elevation gain, up and over Col Lepoeder pass 1432 m, theWeiterlesen
Stage 3: Roncesvalles to Zubiri
15. September 2022 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Before I pass out from exhaustion and have good wifi will post briefly about today. Just under fourteen miles, which I think is the longest I have ever walked with a pack, mostly downhill which isWeiterlesen
Stage 4: Zubiri to Pamplona
16. September 2022 in Spanien ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Just when I thought I was getting the hang of this, when I could feel my body transitioning from "what are you, nuts?? didn't we just do this yesterday??" to "oh, so this is what we're doing every dayWeiterlesen
Pamplona rest day
17. September 2022 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
After 10 hours of sleep and an ample breakfast, I'm feeling human again. I went back to the entrance into the city over the Puente de la Magdalena and through the Portal de Francia, which I was tooWeiterlesen
Random musings
17. September 2022 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
"The Road goes ever on and on,
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where manyWeiterlesen
Stage 5: Pamplona to Obanos
18. September 2022 in Spanien ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
After two nights of luuuxery (does no one get my Money Python references??) I walked out of Pamplona early-ish at 0800 in 50°, past the Citadel, University and public gardens in a bit of a dazeWeiterlesen
Stage 6: Obanos to Estella
18. September 2022 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
15 miles in 9.5 hours, from 53° to 84°. Having the lighter pack helped but I'm still as slow as molasses.
News flash- all bodily departments seem to have a working relationship today (hips and kneesWeiterlesen
The Sacred and the Profane
19. September 2022 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
The Way is always present and apparent if I just know where to look. And if I get lost it's ok to ask for directions, repent and return...
We're all on the Way
All ways converge into One
I smell likeWeiterlesen













































































































































































































































































































ReisenderSo happy you are there!
ReisenderYou are a seasoned traveler , oooh I miss Paris already