Camino de Santiago
September 7, 2022 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 25 °CDay 0 - Quick stopover in Konstanz, Germany first to visit some great friends. Off to France today ✈️
Day 0 - Quick stopover in Konstanz, Germany first to visit some great friends. Off to France today ✈️
Day 1 - I started in St Jean Pied de Port, France and ended my day in Orisson. 8 km hike up the beautiful Pyrenees mountains. Today was not for the faint of heart; a challenge for even seasonedRead more
Day 2 - To Burgete. A beautiful sunrise greeted me this morning in Orisson. I left the Albergue at 7:45 am for day two of climbing the Pyrenees. I hiked about 19 km; 70-75% was uphill… again!! IRead more
Day 3 -To Zubiri
Today was a bit more pleasant. I managed
17 km again and it was more level with some ascent and descent.
1/2 or 2/3 of the way was paths within the forest so much better than theRead more
Day 4 - To Pamplona
Just as I arrived in Zubiri via a bridge yesterday, I left town on the same bridge. This bridge is called “Rabies Bridge”. An old tradition has it that if a dog was walked 3Read more
Day 5 - Rest day in Pamplona
Today I had a rest day. Or so I thought. But I ended up walking 10 to 12 km throughout the day. I visited a beautiful church! A famous Catholic in Pamplona calledRead more
Day 6 -To Puente la Reina - 24.1 km 28°C
Today was a lot of uphill again, and sunny. But it was really quite windy so kept the day tolerable. Pleasant….other than bucking the wind. Hard enoughRead more
Day 7 - To Estella
22 km; 25°C
My guidebook offers a difficulty rating for each stretch of the path. Today was rated at 2/3.
Puente La Reina was a beautiful quaint little town, a typical EuropeanRead more
Day 8 - To Los Arcos
21.6 km; Temp 21-22°C;
Difficulty rating 2/3.
A sidenote, if you click on the map at the top of my trip and then zoom in you will see each stop I make.
This morning only 3 kmRead more
Traveler Who are you travelling with?
Traveler No one. Alone.
Traveler How brave!
Traveler 😄 thanks!