The adventure begins

Almost boarding time for leg one to Lisbon!
Portugués

Jet lag & Airport Coffee…running on empty!
Paris!

Lux Gardens and beyond

Sightseeing in Paris day 2

All the expected tourist destinations: Sacre Cour, The Louvre, Notre Dame, the Eiffel Tower, and the Arc de Triomphe.
On our way

1st stop Bordeaux

Not enough time to see much and the area ar
2nd Stop Bayonne

Got on the wrong train but got an assist thanks to google translate
Destination- St Jean Pied de Port!

We have arrived at the start of Camino in SJPdP. Already made a friend group on train; Germany Netherlands North Carolina and Australia!
Our Camino Begins

More time in SJPdP before starting & headed to Orisson (7K)
Orisson

It was a brutal 7K climb to Orisson . SO glad we decided to book here for the first night (otherwise another 17k
Climbing the awesome Pyrenees

Oh my God!
The road to Roncesvalles

This was no easy hike. Cold & windy in spots ; 13+K uphill followed by 4K
downhills. Downhills were not easy either. BUT mad great friends along the way
Orreaga, Roncevallas, Ronceveax

We made it to this cute little hamlet
On the way to Zubiri

More on the road to Zubiri

This was actually much harder than advertised! after a little check in snafu we hade the absolute best meal - bar none - made by our host . No words to describe just how good this was!
SMD day 3 - Zubiri

Lovely walk with Sinéad and John from Ireland! All photos in this footprint taken by Sheila!
Day 4

More Day 4 to Pamplona

Day 5 - Pamplona to Puenta la Reina

The sun came out; temps climbed to near 80* and The 25K walk to Puenta La Reina became very challenging!
Day 6 - Puenta La Reina to Estella

Hot and getting hotter. More breaks today. Hills were gentler but still a tough day!
Day 7 - Estella to Los Arcos

Los Arcos

The most amazing and ornate church we have seen yet! The level of detail is astounding.
Day 8 - Los Arcos to Logroño

Long but relatively easy until the “knee wrecker” down into Viana. Had a fabulous lunch in town square in Viana.
Day 9 - Logroño to Najera

Looooong day of walking 30K with only 2 towns between;