Ready to Go!
18 апреля 2018 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Hello Friends and Family,
We depart Monday, April 23, for Jean Pied de Port, France, to begin a 500 mile walk (we hope) on the Camino de Santiago.
Pilgrims have walked the Camino de Santiago (Way ofЧитать далее
We made it!
25 апреля 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
After 26 hours of plane and bus travel, we arrived in Pamplona around 4:00 yesterday, 2 very tired peregrinos. A little cleanup, and we were ready to sample some tapas at Cafe Iruna, one ofЧитать далее
Over the Pyrenees
27 апреля 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
To catch up:
On Thursday we walked 7 miles from St. Jean, France, to Valcarlos, Spain. Easy walk, and we arrived in time for a 2-hour lunch. These things move slowly here—
We stayed in a cozyЧитать далее
Day 3 to Zubiri
28 апреля 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
We walked 9 miles to Zubiri today, dodging sprinkles and trying not to lose our footing on some rocky and muddy paths. Lots of pilgrims today because of the May Day holiday, and tonight every bed inЧитать далее
12 Miles to Pamplona
29 апреля 2018 г., Испания ⋅ 🌙 7 °C
This was our first full 12-mile day, plenty of small hills and a few bigger ones that tested us. We were surprised by a street market and parade as we walked through the Pamplona suburbs — May 1 isЧитать далее
Alto de Perdon
1 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ 🌙 7 °C
Monday, 4/30: A big climb up out of Pamplona to Alto de Perdón, “where the path of the wind meets that of the stars.” The ridges here are lined with wind turbines. Today we made ourselves takeЧитать далее
16 Mile Day
1 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ 🌙 6 °C
We walked through Puente la Reina this morning and spent a few minutes admiring the 13th century bridge leading out of town. Then a BIG climb through chilly winds and intermittent sunshine — theЧитать далее
Cold and Windy Walk
3 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
May 2 & 3, Estella to Los Arcos to Viana:
John had discovered that the secret to Camino life is E-S-P: Just concentrate on Eat, Sleep, and Potty, and the walk is fine!
Yesterday a Japanese doctorЧитать далее
Logrando, Najera and Santo Domingo
6 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Tonight we’re staying with the Cistercian nuns in their spotless hostal on the edge of town. We’re hoping this is a quiet neighborhood, after listening to crazy screaming Spanish young folks halfЧитать далее
Burgos!
10 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Lovely Burgos with its beautiful cathedral, and 2 nights in the same bed! The weather continues to change every few minutes as winds blow down from snowy mountains. We’ve left the vineyards andЧитать далее
Burgos Cathedral
10 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Back in touch
14 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Since leaving Burgos, we’ve climbed the Meseta, the high plain that stretches from Burgos to Leon. Wide open spaces, remote old Camino towns, and very little communication available. The Meseta wasЧитать далее
The Roman Road
15 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
This was our view today, for 14 miles. Looks pretty monotonous, right? Until you realize ... we were walking part of the original Roman road through Spain, still intact after 2000 years (with just aЧитать далее
Leon
19 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Tonight and tomorrow we will stay in Leon, resting up for the last 200 miles. We’ll devote tomorrow to the magnificent Gothic Cathedral.
The past few days have been easy walks with few climbs. WeЧитать далее
How we navigate
19 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
How do you find your way across 500 miles of Spain, through villages, fields and cities? You pay attention and look for these —
(Or you look for other pilgrims who seem to know where they’re going).
Graffiti and signs
19 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Self explained —
Leon
20 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
We’re enjoying our rest day in Leon, and this siesta thing is pretty nice! Our hotel is just outside the Cathedral, across the street from a hospital (good location?!).
Leon Cathedral is soЧитать далее
More Cathedral Pics
20 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Cruz de Ferro, the Iron Cross
24 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Today we climbed to the highest point on the Camino, Monte Irago, and the Iron Cross. The Cross was placed there in the 11 th century by a Catholic abbot to mark the way for pilgrims traveling toЧитать далее
What goes up...
24 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
... had to come down! And it was steep and VERY rocky. But the flowers and the scenery were beautiful,
Camino Flowers
26 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ 🌬 12 °C
Flowers everywhere — geraniums and roses in front of houses, fields of lavender, pink, yellow and white broom, red poppies — Spain is abloom everywhere we walk.
More Beauties
26 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ 🌬 13 °C
Drip Drip Drip...
29 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
Well, the weather odds finally caught up with us. We had sunshine walking up to O Cebreiro, but it’s been drizzly and chilly ever since. So here are a few pictures from my visit in 2016.
We’reЧитать далее
The Camino We Walk
29 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
It’s the edge of an asphalt roadway... the crushed stone road built by Romans over 2000 years ago.
It’s farm roads that run from village to village... and a road for sheep and cows (and cowЧитать далее
Less than 20 Miles to go...
3 июня 2018 г., Испания ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
We have less than 20 miles to walk! Tuesday will be only 6 miles, so we can arrive early to visit the Pilgrims’ Office and pick up our Compostelas before it gets busy. Then we’ll retrieve theЧитать далее
























































































































































ПутешественникHave a good trip
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ПутешественникBe safe and have a wonderful Journey!