The journey begins!
4 сентября 2022 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 91 °F
Jordan got us to the airport in style. Now, off to see how smooth the air travel goes.
Made it to Paris
5 сентября 2022 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
Long day of travel and not much sleep on the plane but made it to Paris in one piece. Walked around the corner from our hotel and had a great meal and watched a nice cooling rain. Now, off to rest upЧитать далее
Day touring Paris
6 сентября 2022 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
We did Peg’s favorite thing when we only have one day in a new city, a Hop On-Hop Off bus tour. Even though we rode a bus to all the sites, somehow we still walked almost 8 miles. Paris did notЧитать далее
St Jean - The beginning of The Way
7 сентября 2022 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
Left Paris at 300 mph on the Bullet Train. Once in St. Jean, we visited the Pilgrim office, signed in, and got information. We checked into our albergue, did a tour of town and relaxed with anЧитать далее
Refuge Orrison
8 сентября 2022 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
Last night we stayed at Refuge Le Chemin vers l’Etoile in St. Jean. After walking the Camino in 2013, the owner left his life in Paris working in IT and restored a tired old building intoЧитать далее
Roncesvalles
9 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
Day 2 proved to be another day of climbing 2700’. Conditions where perfect for hiking with cool temps, then mist and light rain. We topped the Pyrenees, crossed over into Spain and then the sun cameЧитать далее
Zubiri
10 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
After a couple of days of climbing we were looking forward to less vertical. We got that today with only about 1500’ of climbing but the temps were much higher. I will say the ice cold lemon soda weЧитать далее
Pamplona
11 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 93 °F
14 mile walk today into Pamplona with 90+ temps and lots of steep ups and downs. Thankfully we started at 6:45 and walked the first half in nice temperatures. We are finding that leaving before theЧитать далее
Puente la Reina
12 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 86 °F
Longest hike to date for me and Peg at over 17 miles. Started off walking the silent, dark streets of Pamplona and then back to climbing. One thing is clear, in Spain, switchbacks are for wimps.Читать далее
Villatuerta
13 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
Today turned out to be a 'people day' with only 11 miles of hiking but lots of social time. The walk took us through wonderful narrow street villages with fun stops to visit with old Camino friendsЧитать далее
Estella
14 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
We decided to take a rest day today before a long day tomorrow. Took a short 2.7 mile walk into Estella and then had a great day hanging with friends, visiting the Decathlon store for a couple ofЧитать далее
Los Arcos
15 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
We tried something new today and paid $5 to have our packs forwarded ahead and just carried small packs. This made for a fast and effortless day of 13.5 miles into Los Arcos. Sherry and Bryan, who weЧитать далее
Logroño
16 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
Once again we started out long before the sunrise to get miles in and miss the heat but the weather today was perfect hiking weather, cool and overcast. Walking here is amazing. The mileage is hard,Читать далее
Nájera
17 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Left town about 6:45am as many people were still trying to find their way home from celebrating all night after Spain beat Germany in basketball. It was sunnier today but cooler temps. In other words,Читать далее
Santo Domingo de la Calzada
18 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
Tom took another day of rest in hopes that his tendinitis begins to heal. I left in darkness again, walking out of town with a great guy named Paul from Australia (another friendly Aussie!). We hadЧитать далее
Down day in Santo Domingo de la Calzada
19 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
A rest day in Santo Domingo was hard for me mentally but probably the best choice physically. We started out at the pharmacy (along with other pilgrims we knew) and got a “bag of cures” forЧитать далее
Belorado
20 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
Well, the day started off with me taking Peg into the center of town to meet up with Carol from NC who she hiked with for the day and then getting an Americano, fresh OJ and a croissant for breakfast.Читать далее
Agés
21 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Wowsa, can I mention how cold it was this morning?! 😳 We are usually so concerned with what the high temperature will be for the day that we neglected to look at the low temp for the morning. WithЧитать далее
Burgos - Day 1
22 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ 🌙 66 °F
Started our day before the sun was up which is the new normal. It really is beautiful walking out of silent villages with a headlamp and then getting to see and hear the day awaken as you walk. IЧитать далее
Burgos Day 2
23 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
Today was a day of rest; you know, time off our feet. Why does my watch show 19,629 steps walked? The rest day had a busy to-do list connected to it. Go to the pharmacy for more super cream, get cash,Читать далее
Rabé de las Calzadas
24 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
It is said that you will travel through stages of experiences while walking the Camino; the first physical, then mental and finally spiritual. From Peg’s and my experience so far, we are hoping forЧитать далее
Castrojériz
25 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
If you look at the last photo it sums up how our day started off. Peg woke up feeling horrible in a town with no services or food. The thought of walking the 17 miles to the next town was out of theЧитать далее
Fromista - 1st full day on Meseta
26 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Before I get into the day I just have to comment on something really special in Spain, the showers. Oh my word, in California we have those low flow shower nozzles. They don’t have those here. WhenЧитать далее
Carrión de los Condes
27 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Day 2 on the Meseta and we clearly have moved into the mental stage of the Camino. Our walk was sprinkled with an odd silence. This section of Spain is so quiet. The roads have few cars or trucks andЧитать далее
Terradillos de los Templarios
28 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Today we walked 16.7 miles on a cold, windy, straight road in the middle of nowhere Spain and loved every minute of it. We are in a great albergue tonight sharing a room with a father/son duo fromЧитать далее



































































































































































































































































































































































































































































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