One week til liftoff
2. April 2024 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
One week til liftoff
April 2 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
We leave for our Camino in a week. There are all kinds of feels going on, from excitement about the adventure to fear of theWeiterlesen
The first step....
9. April 2024 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
Less than one hour….
9. April 2024 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
Had a few setbacks, tears, connections and resetting of hope and determination. Now we are ready. Starting toward airport soon!
Gratefully both kids are coming to see us off. 💜
Pdx to Heathrow
9. April 2024 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
Ok this is super hard. We met CiCi at the airport. She came in from California as we are going out to London. It was so bittersweet to say goodbye to the kids, who will be fine. Really, they will.Weiterlesen
London here we come
9. April 2024 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
PDX steps
9. April 2024 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
PDX tradition.
London to Paris
10. April 2024 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 43 °F
It was beautiful to wake up for a few minutes and look at the window at Greenland.
Just a short stopover in London. Long enough to get lots of choices for duty free whisky. I got as much whiskyWeiterlesen
Made it to London and on to Paris
10. April 2024 in England ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
Initial site in Paris
10. April 2024 in Frankreich ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
Breakfast in Paris
11. April 2024 in Frankreich ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
Eating at the neighborhood of the Eiffel Tower
Walk this way....Paris style
11. April 2024 in Frankreich ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
A little more Paris
11. April 2024 in Frankreich ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
I love street scenes, especially the things we just came across. Notre Dame was under construction but there was still plenty showing.
I enjoyed seeing the “Tongue of the cat” cookies andWeiterlesen
Goodbye Paris
12. April 2024 in Frankreich ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F
An early high speed train ride to southern France
Last stop for the start of the Camino
12. April 2024 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
One hour layover in Bayonne. The station was full of pilgrims like ourselves. The train is full. Here we go....
Arrived at the start...
12. April 2024 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
But really where does one start their Camino. We have arrived in Saint Jean Pied de Port the "start" of the Camino Frances.
Crazy line at the pilgrim office.
Up up down up down down
13. April 2024 in Frankreich ⋅ 🌙 55 °F
17 miles of walking....8 hours with breaks. 4000 foot elevation gain. Weather was totally perfect. Two weeks ago they had snow and today it was 80. Lydia is an awesome travel partner. We started atWeiterlesen
Over the mountains. OMG
13. April 2024 in Frankreich ⋅ 🌙 55 °F
We were both up and awake naturally at 4am. Usual for Paul, very unusual for Lydia. we knew the day would be long and hot - predicted to be Almost 80, compared to the snow and flooding only 2 weeksWeiterlesen
Over the pyranees part 2
13. April 2024 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
Too many good photos - had to share more!
I love seeing the horses free to go wherever they wish. And some of them wear bells, just like the cows in Switzerland. Have the sound on for the videos - soWeiterlesen
15 more miles.....
14. April 2024 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F
Last night we spent our first full night Spain with 150+ other pilgrims (in a youth hostel- it has been many many since I have had that experience) and ate our first pilgrim meal (fixed menu andWeiterlesen
Into Zubiri
14.–15. Apr. 2024 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 52 °F
So after yesterday’s epic haul, I expected to be sore.
And I was right. But strangely not as sore as I thought. Sleep came easily and we were ready to go do it again today. From Roncesvalles, overWeiterlesen
Somewhere we crossed a border…
14. April 2024 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
Somewhere in the long journey over the Pyrenees, we crossed into Spain. It was so lovely lovely to see the horses with their bells on many hillsides, and walk into Roncesvalles.
Our accommodationWeiterlesen
Welcome back to the city = Pamplona
15. April 2024 in Spanien ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F
What makes the Camino special are the people we meet. Today we met Teresa from South Carolina. Teresa is a grandmother who felt called to travel the Camino. She arrived very late to the end of theWeiterlesen
More Pamplona
15.–16. Apr. 2024 in Spanien ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
Seriously this city is so amazing. The old old history really makes USA seem so young.
And we enjoyed walking around, visiting the central cathedral and having a chance encounter with some earlyWeiterlesen
Morning in Pamplona
16. April 2024 in Spanien ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F
The capsule hostel was a cool experience. Really impressed with how efficiently it uses the space. Everything is so clean - remove your shoes at the front door and hang your bag downstairs separateWeiterlesen
Unexpected
16. April 2024 in Spanien ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
‼️ warning - graphic description‼️
As we were walking through Pamplona making our way towards the train station, we decided to take one more tour through the old town to marvel at the tallWeiterlesen




































































































































































































































