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  • TravelerLynette & Peter Camino FR
    2
    2
    Day 6

    Camino D6 Puente la Reina (Total 92KM)

    May 8 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C

    Started the day with a fab home made bfast, a la PP, eggs n jamon made in our apartment to set us up for 24km walk. 1st stop tape up a toe😬.. We hope it's not a sign of things to come! Was an uphill day all the way, the pinnacle of which is the Camino Pilgrims in metal. This was next to the memorial for a grave of many who died in the Franco times.. Hence the stone circle.. A very steep decent on stones, shingle like.. Probs due to erosion. Was not very easy.. We had many beautiful vistas today for which pics do not do justice.. Made it to the Jakue hotel.. Garden bar open duly attended🍻🍻 Fab day, long, sunny n warm conditions shorts all the way, but helped by the great bfast!Read more

  • TravelerMy Camino
    5
    122221181
    Day 11

    Lorca to Villamayor de Monjardin

    May 5 in Spain ⋅ 🌧 52 °F

    Today was so peaceful and beautiful. It threatened rain all day, but the heavens never actually opened up. I spent less time looking at buildings and cities, and much more time in peaceful prayer. I sang a lot of hymns like "Welcome, happy morning" and "Morning has broken." It was so quiet and God's creation was so vast. It was hard not to be awed.

    The path would wind mysteriously through fields of wheat and it was impossible to see past the little turn ahead of you. It made me think of Thomas Merton's prayer about not being able to see the road ahead of you and having no idea where you're going but trusting God to lead you. He says he's not sure he's following God on this path but prays that the desire to follow God is enough to please God. What a beautiful way to live!

    Several times today I picked up special rocks and prayed over them for special people. I then added them to the piles gathered at way markers as a lasting prayer. Prayer marked my day in a beautiful way today.

    I came to the famed wine fountain in Irache, where the vineyard owners fill one side with wine and one with water each morning. It's a gift and blessing for pilgrims. The two sides together are to depict Jesus' first miracle at Cana turning water into wine.

    In the tiny village of Azqueta I stopped at a little bar. Now that I've found my pace I run into the same people over and over. Four of us shared a heavenly piece of banana bread here warm right out of the oven and with a super crispy crust coated in almonds and sesame seeds. Inside, a poster told the story of the place. The now owner came upon the place when he was a pilgrim but found it abandoned and up for sale. He went on to the Albergue up the street for a drink and started to talk with the proprietress. He said he fell immediately in love with her. When he completed his pilgrimage, he came back to the town to econnect with her. They got married and bought the bar so pilgrims would always have a stop along the way. Their hospitality is clearly a ministry not just a job.

    As I walked into Villamayor de Monjardin, St. James greeted me with his encouraging staff. My Albergue is called Oasis Trails and is a wonderfully welcoming spot. My room looks out on the town church, Iglesia de San Andres. The room is named Peace, which has been my special prayer all day.

    It was a chilly day, so a group of us from here and from the neighboring Albergue are warming by the wood stove chatting and sharing drinks. What a great end to a day! Tonight we'll share a pilgrims meal together. These meals bring the whole Albergue together over a long shared table, making meaningful connections and sharing stories. I love the day of prayerful solitude, but the evenings of camaraderie are wonderful, too.

    Steps: 29,680
    Distance: 12.59 miles    Read more

  • TravelerCamino de Santiago - May 2025
    1
    111
    Day 8

    Day 6 - Here comes the sun

    May 3 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C

    Puente La Reina to Estella
    22.9km
    After the almighty storms of yesterday the sun came out in force today. Initially it was pleasant but after lunch and late afternoon was uncomfortable in the high 20s.
    Today’s section was from Puente La Reina to Estella.
    Jacki Mylchreest from Te Awamutu spotted me in Citauqui, said hi, we got chatting, and next minute we’d spent the day together. It was lovely walking and chatting with Jacki and her sister Laurie.
    Today we were treated to lovely views across the farmlands, poppies, rapeseed, wheat, and all under blue skies and fluffy white clouds.
    The track varied from flat an pleasant, through to some puffing billy uphills, and my poor blisters were at times struggling with some rocks and loose stones.
    By the time I’d got to my alburgue I was well and truly ready for a shower. This alburgue in Estella is the best by far!
    Accumulated distance is now 126.0km
    The moment of the day was the surprise of bumping into Jacki and Laurie, it’s quite remarkable given all the variables.    Read more

  • Camino de Santiago
    1
    341
    Day 10–11

    Cirauqui to Azqueta

    April 30 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 52 °F

    Another sunny day in Spain. 14.45 miles today, a bit longer than planned but all in a day’s Camino.
    So far, in the 74.5 miles we’ve walked in 6 days I think there’s been a maximum of maybe 11 feet of level ground. I guarantee every person in this part of Spain that had to walk to school
    (or anywhere else for that matter) had to walk uphill both ways.
    It’s not just a myth! 😉
    We had lots of climbing needless to say. Also had free wine! Fuente de Irache.
    There’s a winery on the path that has a spigot on the wall of one of their buildings. BYOC (bring your own cup) or Camino shell.
    Our friend Pip Taylor was on our minds today. Pip was another CO friend we met and fell in love with instantly and like us, she and her husband also had a home in TX. Pip was genuinely a one of a kind. Quick to laugh and love fiercely and one of the most generous folks on the planet to anyone she met or who was on need. ALS took her from us in a few short months in 2022 but she is forever in our hearts.
    Seeing a single red poppy growing in a sea of green reminded me of her today. She would have been the first to say “ You were born to stand out. Never blend in.”
    Life is good!    Read more

  • TravelerCamino de Santiago/ Camino Fra
    11
    Day 9

    Day 9 Puente la Reina To Ayegui

    April 30 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C

    Day 9 Wednesday April 30 from
    Puente la Reina To Ayegui

    Left the Albergue at around 8am with a new friend Stephanie from Folsom, California. We figured that we walk the same pace so we agreed to leave at the same time. The sun was shining and weather was great. Today I decided to take my backpack with me instead of having it shipped to the next place. I thought that there wouldn’t be too many hills .. well I was wrong and we walked about 26.5 kilometres. The scenery was beautiful so green. What i am realizing is that when you walk you really appreciate the nature around you. Spain is beautiful! It was a long day snd we didn’t arrive to the Albergue till about 4:30. I was very tired by the end of the day!Read more

  • TravelerThe Beauty of Moving Slowly
    111
    Day 6–7

    Pamplona to Puente la Reina

    April 22 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

    We were due for some rain today but it did not eventuate, however, the results of the last few days were apparent on parts of the path and I wasn’t paying attention. As I mentioned yesterday, I took some time taking care of housekeeping by way of laundry. After arriving at my accomm this afternoon I washed the same clothes again. Yep, took a tumble in the mud – and for those of you who might be pursing your lips and arching your eyebrows, I want to emphasise the fact that I fell over – I did not have a fall.

    And now for a Pyrenees update. This morning at breakfast, I ran into Zoe from Rotterdam who had been staying in the same accomm in St Jean. She walked to Orisson on her first day and then started from there to cross over to Roncesvalles on Saturday. While we had clear skies but a ferocious wind on Friday, Zoe and her fellow pilgrims copped rain, sleet and snow during their day on the Col de Lepoeder. She ended up in the same hut that I had been in the day before, except that she and her mates had to light a fire to stave off a bad outcome. They decided to make a run for it because they were so close to the top but they were the last ones to get through before the police closed the Napoleon route and turned people back towards St Jean. I met another guy today who made it to the border crossing but was turned back down the mountain and then had to arrange a ride to Roncesvalles via the Valcarlos route. If you take a look at the profile in Footprint 2, you can see both routes clearly marked. Apparently, there were lots of tears and disappointment from exhausted walkers, which I can completely understand, however, it is so easy to make a fatal mistake on that leg of the Camino.

    And now to today. Walking through Pamplona’s suburban streets to pick up the Camino, I came across a fellow pilgrim who was lost. He is the fabulously named; Lucky Sakamoto, from Guam. Lucky also got caught in the storm and was one of those who were turned back at the border – after walking up hill for 17kms! Anyway, we walked together until we were through the University and into a satellite town called Cizur Menor. The walk out of Pamplona is quite nice and not at all like Burgos and León. Ahead of us I could see Alto del Perdon, our major climb for the day. On either side of the path on the ascent, rolling fields of wheat and rapeseed surrounded us in green and gold. Along the ridge were so many wind turbines that I couldn’t count. When I first crossed in 2017, there were about forty, but today there looks to be easily three or four times that number stretching kilometres in either direction.

    Once at the top, I took a breather before walking to the other side of the ridge and looking down at the three small towns that lay ahead of me before reaching Puente la Reina. The path down to Uterga is very rocky and steep so that made things difficult but, it wasn’t as bad as the walk into Zubiri a few days ago. Once at the bottom, it was a pleasant walk for the rest of the day. Muruzábal, has a really nice Camino bar so I stopped there for a drink and I ran into Bill (West Wyalong) and Chris (Lismore). They are old school friends and are walking to Burgos for a few different reasons which I won’t expand on here but they are having a great time together. I left them at Obanos where they are staying, and soon after reached my accomm on the outskirts of Puente la Reina.

    All-in-all a great day on the Camino and tomorrow I’m looking forward to a more gentle transit to Estella.

    Buen Camino pingüinos.

    Distance today: 23.7 kms
    Total distance travelled so far: 90.1 kms

    Click here to see Efren Gonzalez's video of his walk from Pamplona to Puente la Reina:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP9j9FiinD8&amp…    Read more

  • TravelerCamino De Santiago (Francés)
    11111
    Day 12–13

    Pamplona to Cirauqui

    April 18 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F

    We started our day at 7:00 today.
    Blue skies and perfect weather to enjoy the magnificent landscape ahead of us. The pictures do not do justice to the beauty surrounding the trail. A never-ending vastness of all shades of green and yellow.
    The ascent to Alto del Perdón and subsequent descent turned out to be extremely challenging. That and the 31 km covered left us breathless, in pain, and ready for a spa.
    But we pushed through the agony of the rocky terrain despite my sprained ankle. Mid-way, we stopped for a Spanish tortilla snack and a drink, which gave us the energy to arrive at our destination.
    We met many pilgrims today from England, Spain, and Taiwan. But none of them went as far as Cirauqui, since we have not seen them at the only albergue in town.
    We have a shorter day tomorrow (only 24 km), but right now we are hoping our feet will be ready to cover them.

    Cirauqui: Stayed at Albergue de Peregrinos Maralotx    Read more

  • TravelerCamino Frances
    2
    Day 6

    Tag 5 – „Berg der Läuterung“

    May 11 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

    Um 9:00 Uhr ging es los. Ich hatte mir gestern eine Unterkunft im Nordosten von Pamplona ausgesucht – was für heute bedeutete: Einmal quer durch die ganze Stadt, als Warm-up sozusagen. Der Marsch durch Pamplona war überraschend schön. Ich mag das, wenn eine Stadt noch schläft und nur ein paar verschlafene Gestalten mit Kaffeebecher unterwegs sind. Aber dann wurde es plötzlich voller. Ich dachte erst, die Pamploner hätten sich abgesprochen, um mir einen gebührenden Empfang zu bereiten, aber nein: Halbmarathon! Deshalb waren einige Straßen und Zebrastreifen gesperrt.
    Highlight des Tages: An einer Ampel standen etwa 15 Leute, keiner durfte rüber, weil die Strecke gesperrt war. Dann sieht mich die Ordnerin, winkt mich durch – und einen Pilger hinter mir auch. Pilger-Bonus! Da fühlt man sich wie ein VIP mit Rucksack. Zeigt auch, wie wichtig der Camino hier ist. Überhaupt: Die Leute sind unfassbar freundlich, egal ob Pilger oder Einheimische. Alle grüßen, alle lächeln. Das ist hier wirklich eine sehr nette Community.
    Der Weg durch Pamplona und die Vororte zog sich – zehn Kilometer geradeaus, manchmal leicht abschüssig, aber meistens einfach nur… lang. Ich hatte trotzdem ein Grinsen im Gesicht, habe gepfiffen, gesungen (zum Glück war ich allein – für alle Beteiligten besser so). Aber dann sah ich ihn schon von Weitem: den Berg. Und ich ahnte, dass der Camino natürlich genau da drüberführt. Wer auch immer sich das ausgedacht hat, hatte offenbar einen schlechten Tag. 😜
    Ab da hieß es: Zähne zusammenbeißen. Die nächsten 8 bis 10 Kilometer ging’s nur bergauf. Immer nur bergauf. Habe ich schon erwähnt, dass mein Körper nicht fürs Bergauflaufen gebaut ist? Nach gefühlten 100 Stunden war ich endlich oben.
    Oben am Alto del Perdón – dem berühmten „Berg der Läuterung“ – steht diese ikonische Skulpturengruppe aus Eisen, Pilger aus allen Epochen, zu Fuß und zu Pferd. Ein echtes Symbol des Jakobswegs. Und ich mittendrin, stolz wie Bolle, aber auch fix und fertig.
    Danach ging’s steil bergab. Erholung? Fehlanzeige! Der Weg führte durch ein (vermutlich ehemaliges) Flussbett: steinig, rutschig, und dann kam auch noch ein Wolkenbruch. Wer braucht schon Wellness, wenn er Matsch und Geröll haben kann? Ich!
    Lange Rede, kurzer Sinn: Nach 32 Kilometern war ich endlich in meiner Unterkunft. Erstmal ausgiebig heiß duschen. Jetzt gibt’s noch was zu essen, und dann falle ich heute sehr, sehr früh ins Bett.
    Fazit:
    Der Camino ist wie das Leben: Mal steht man vor roten Ampeln, mal läuft man Umwege – und am Ende zählt, dass man ankommt.

     Buen Camino    Read more

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  • My Camino Francés
    2
    Day 11

    Camino Day 6

    May 6 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C

    We woke up feeling a bit rough around the edges this morning, but nothing a good walk and a sense of denial couldn’t fix. Today was a nice, gentle 24.5km walk from Pamplona to Puente la Reina, 506m ascent, and 606m descent. In classic fashion, Dad and I managed to get lost while leaving the city, but a lovely local took pity on us and pointed us back in the right direction. We even managed to sneak in some tortilla and laughs with Aaron and Lisa during our journey. We can also tick seeing the Alto del Perdon off our bucket lists.Read more

  • TravelerCamino de Santiago - May 2025
    Day 7

    Day 5 - Puente la Reina

    May 2 in Spain ⋅ 🌧 17 °C

    After a hot shower and freshening up, a walk around the pretty medieval town to explore.
    Just up from my BnB was the Church of Santiago the Great, with a huge bell tower meant to guide pilgrims to Puente la Reina. It has a massive doorway and inside is ornately decorated with sculptures and lots of gold.
    I saw the Church of the Crucifix dating back to the Templars, a very simple church with a fantastic doorway and only a large crucifix inside.
    I strolled down to the iconic bridge, which pilgrims have been using for almost a thousand years.
    A nice pilgrims dinner at a local bar afterwards for only 15€ including a Russian salad, roast partridge, a baked cheese flan, and a beer.    Read more

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