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Camino de Santiago
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- Apr 16, 2024, 10:11pm
- ☁️ 7 °C
- Altitude: 490 m
- France Nouvelle-Aquitaine Saint-Michel 43.124001, -1.24424543°7’26” N 1°14’39” W
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Road to Hunto
April 16 in France ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
🌍✨ Starting our Camino Frances journey! Today we tackled the first leg from Saint Jean Pied de Port to our cozy alberge in Hunto, a beautiful but challenging uphill 3.5-mile trek (close to 9 miles total for the day.) The path led us through the stunning countryside of the Navarre region where we were greeted by sheep, cows, horses, and the beautiful sounds of songbirds. The spring flowers are just beginning to bloom, adding bits of color to our scenic hike! 🌸🌺

Upon arrival, we quickly changed and joined other guests for a hearty pilgrim dinner. 🍷It was wonderful to meet fellow travelers from Boston, Ireland, Germany, France, and Belgium—what a multicultural feast in every sense! This journey promises not just beautiful landscapes, but the beginning of good friendships as well. 🥾🌼🐑Read more
Traveler The countryside looks so beautiful!
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Traveler Thank you for posting pics. Looks beautiful
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Camino Frances 2024
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- Apr 11, 2024, 2:24pm
- ☀️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 603 m
- France Nouvelle-Aquitaine Saint-Michel 43.119911, -1.24218743°7’12” N 1°14’32” W
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Day 1 St.Jean to St.Michel
April 11 in France ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
So we started our Camino today...finally!
We left our wonderful albergue this morning at 8:30 making a steady (sometimes steep) climb to Borda, our stop for the night. Only 9km but what a climb. Our training was well worth it since it wasn't too difficult for us old guys.
Ended the day again with a great meal from our hosts Laurent and Michel.GRead more
Traveler Le paysage est magnifique!
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Traveler Belle gang!
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Traveler Friendly looking happy-go-lucky people
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Traveler Camino Frances 2022
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- Sep 7, 2022, 5:55pm
- ⛅ 73 °F
- Altitude: 1,634 ft
- France Nouvelle-Aquitaine Saint-Michel 43.12442, -1.24488243°7’28” N 1°14’42” W
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St. Jean to Orisson (kinda)
September 7, 2022 in France ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
Day one walking:
This morning I met three wonderful ladies from the UK. Anna, Nula, and Liz. They overhead me talking to someone about my plan to hike to Orisson and then take the taxi back. In the morning I would take another taxi to where I left off and continue from there. Two of them had beds in Orisson and the other had booked a triple room about 1 km before that. So...change of plans. I walked with them today and will be staying with Anna in her room. I was very glad to have walking buddies. Today and tomorrow will be the hardest days. Needless to say...I am EXHAUSTED!

But the camino provides.

Also, in true camino fashion, I didn't have time to go to the pilgrim office for my first stamp and a shell. I met a guy from New Zealand this morning who happened to have 2. He gave me his second shell.Read more
Traveler P.S. Walked 8.38 miles.
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Traveler Already making friends on the trail.
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Traveler Wow!!! So tickled that you are already finding people to connect with!!!
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Traveler Camino Frances, part 1
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- Aug 24, 2023, 8:47am
- ☀️ 29 °C
- Altitude: 302 m
- France Nouvelle-Aquitaine Saint-Michel 43.140622, -1.2407543°8’26” N 1°14’27” W
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Crossing the Pyrenees
August 24, 2023 in France ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Today was an intense but incredible day. Crossing the Pyrenees. It was hard. I had moments that I felt I couldn't continue but I definitely wasn't the only one. A little break, some food and more water, because water was super essential in this hot 🥵 weather, got me back up my feet and often with renewed energy.
Arriving in Roncesvalles was maybe even the hardest. My legs hardly could bring me up into that gigantic monastery but I made it.
Along the way some really nice and good talks with people. Now waiting for the dinner to arrive at 7pm. Hungry...Read more
Traveler 💪😃
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Traveler La virgencita!!!📿
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Traveler Hermosamente Perfecto
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Traveler Camino de Santiago
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- Apr 11, 2023, 8:17am
- ☁️ 11 °C
- Altitude: 308 m
- France Nouvelle-Aquitaine Saint-Michel 43.140264, -1.24063743°8’25” N 1°14’26” W
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נפוליאון צדק
April 11, 2023 in France ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
יש שני מסלולים ליום הזה, והלכתי בתוואי שהרוב הולכים בו ומוכנה ״נתיב נפוליאון״ באורך כ-26 קמ׳. כמובטח, זו הייתה דרך קשה ואפילו מאוד, רובה בעלייה תלולה. אך באותה הנשימה, הנוף היה פלאי
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Traveler תמונות מטורפות!
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Traveler תודה! לגמרי, וזה עוד אחרי הרבה סינון ומחיקות 😊
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Traveler Camino Santiago de Compostella
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- May 21, 2022, 9:01am
- ☁️ 68 °F
- Altitude: 1,056 ft
- France Nouvelle-Aquitaine Saint-Michel 43.136744, -1.23825143°8’12” N 1°14’18” W
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May 21, 2022 in France ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
So I'm going to label all the insignificant scenery type Footprints either alphabetically or numerically throughout a given day without any further explanation cuz sometimes I don't really know where I am and it was simply the scenery itself that caught my eyes.Read more
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Traveler Pilgern nach Santiago de Comp.
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- Sep 29, 2023, 8:07am
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 324 m
- France Nouvelle-Aquitaine Saint-Michel 43.133136, -1.23838343°7’59” N 1°14’18” W
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Ein Nebelmeer zum Start
September 29, 2023 in France ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Nachdem ich schon einiges Hochgelaufen bin, ist ein wunderbares Nebelmeer ersichtlich… wow es macht richtig Spass so zu laufen, wenn ich so eine tolle Aussicht habe, auch wenn anstrengend ist den Berg hinauf…Read more
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Camino 2024
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- Apr 16, 2024, 8:15am
- ☁️ 46 °F
- Altitude: 1,145 ft
- France Nouvelle-Aquitaine Saint-Michel 43.131252, -1.2397243°7’53” N 1°14’23” W
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Day 1 Up we go
April 16 in France ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F
Day one is complete. It was no joke. 5000 feet vertical. The paths at the top of the mountain pass were doable for sure, but muddy, rocky, windy, with rain. Beautiful, but a challenging day.
Traveler Got chills! 🩷🌗🩷
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Traveler Hello!
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Traveler Adventure on Camino Francis
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- Sep 3, 2022, 8:47am
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitude: 308 m
- France Nouvelle-Aquitaine Saint-Michel 43.142628, -1.24148343°8’33” N 1°14’29” W
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Camino Kickoff !!
September 3, 2022 in France ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Day 1 to Borda - was an absolutely beautiful climb to Orisson! I went from singing “I’m leaving on a jet plane….” to “Heaven, I’m in heaven….”
Traveler Yay!! You look so good
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Traveler Surprisingly, I felt v good! Considering I only got a couple of hours of sleep due to jet lag hitting me!
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Traveler Beautiful weather for hiking!
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Traveler Yes! Overcast and quite cool.
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Dawson’s Way
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- Apr 29, 2023
- ☁️ 61 °F
- Altitude: 1,673 ft
- France Nouvelle-Aquitaine Saint-Michel 43.126831, -1.2494243°7’37” N 1°14’58” W
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SJPDP to Refuge Orisson
April 29, 2023 in France ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
Up, up, up today. Not many miles today but steep elevation. My health meter shows 109 floors tackled.
Traveler How cool is that!!!
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Traveler Wow, that fog 😳
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Traveler Looking good for a steep day 🙌🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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