At the airport
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I am happy that my bag weighed 7.4 kgs. I wish it was 10% of my bodyweight.
I am excited and a little nervous, and feeling very grateful to be heading off on this three week wander in Spain. CaminoЧитать далее
I am happy that my bag weighed 7.4 kgs. I wish it was 10% of my bodyweight.
I am excited and a little nervous, and feeling very grateful to be heading off on this three week wander in Spain. CaminoЧитать далее
Easy 1 euro bus trip from airport to hotel.
Off to check things out down at the beach, and face the challenge of eating in a restaurant alone. That will be a big hurdle to get over. Maybe I willЧитать далее
Observations from my wanderings today:
Mostly white people, mostly French. White clothes seem to be a thing, lace is popular.
Basque cakes are lovely, basque strawberries from the market were superb.Читать далее
Short bus trip to be a tourist in this lovely city and also to get my Camino passport stamped.
Big day. I ate in a restaurant, alone, which was a huge hurdle for me to get over. I had a glass of wineЧитать далее
I rook the train from Biarritz to Hendaye, the last town in France, then I crosses the bridge into Spain. I wandered about in Irun trying to look like I knew where I was going. Then I decided I may beЧитать далее
I got up at 6 and left the hostel at 7.05. It was not raining and quite cool. I felt confident enough though lots of "what ifs" went through my mind last night.
Most of the town was walking up theЧитать далее
Qthings I learned in San Sebastián today, which may be coloured rosy by warm sunshine and a magnificent setting :
A large sugar raised bun partially sliced and filled with 3 inches of cream, alongЧитать далее
Left San Sebastián at sunrise and enjoyed a beautiful walk along the coast to a small village called Getaria. Not unlike the west coast of Ireland, landscape wise. However, grapevines and sheep withЧитать далее
I challenged myself last night and slept in a top bunk. I was always afraid I would fall out. Luckily that was an unwarranted fear but I should have practiced getting out as I worried about putting myЧитать далее
Yesterday was a slog day. Rain all day and lots of up and down. Good though, complete silence at some points, really nice. Last night's lodging was a bottom bunk in an old church, donation. I ateЧитать далее