Blessings for the way
June 19, 2018 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
Flight day step 1: Fargo
June 21, 2018 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Flight day 2: Mall of missed flights
June 22, 2018 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Arrived in Paris
June 23, 2018 in France ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
un petit unexpected tour of Paris
June 23, 2018 in France ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Flight cancelations in Fargo snowballed into a few extra hours in Paris.. Made the most of it with Rachel.
Flight day 4: on to the south
June 24, 2018 in France ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Travel: Bayonne to St. Jean Pied d. Prt
June 24, 2018 in France ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Flew from Paris to Bayonne. train is out of service, but they ran a bus to the various stations on the way. Arrived in St. Jean pied du Port around 5 and found our hostel, enjoyed a walk to theRead more
Starting on our way
June 25, 2018 in France ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
Country roads
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Small towns
June 25, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Spanish border
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Val carlos
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Lunch / brunch break.. Preparing for the climb ahead on the way to Roncesvalles.
River roads
June 25, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
The theme of this leg of the trip was "waterfalls and wildflowers". I'm certain we saw at least 50 types of wildflowers in bloom. We walked up the river's path as it tumbled down the PyreneesRead more
Part way to the pass
June 25, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Climbing the pass was difficult for these flat landers for sure.
Ibaneta pass
June 25, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
The highest point of the hike.
Roncesvalles Hostel
June 25, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
A welcome sight after 11 hours of hiking.
Water break
June 26, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
A welcome rest on the trail.
Espinoza in Espinal
June 26, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
We passed through the village of Espinal today.
On the way
June 26, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Today's theme was roses and pines. Just about every time we stopped there were wild roses in view. After we passed through the cow pastured we entered pine forest.
A pine ridge
June 26, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Much of the last 2/3 of the trail followed a pine ridge populated with wild roses and again multiple wildflowers in bloom.
Tonight's stop: Zubiri
June 26, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Staying at a fantastic inn: El palo de Arellano. Served an excellent community dinner where we met other hikers from UK and Denmark.
Breakfast: A good start
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Highway hiking
June 27, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Water stop
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Lunch break
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