Saint Jean Pied de Port
3 juillet 2017, France ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Pre Camino dinner at Gite Beilari
Saint Jean Pied de Port
4 juillet 2017, France ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
The view I woke up to from our room at Beilari.
On our way!
4 juillet 2017, France ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
5 km to Orisson
4 juillet 2017, France ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Refuge Orisson
4 juillet 2017, France ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
Long walk with lots of crazy wind!!
5 juillet 2017, France ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Could barely sleep last night from the sound of a wind storm. The wind continued all day while we walked across the Pyrenees. Naturally, the wind was either blowing us back or sideways. So we had toEn savoir plus
Espinal to Larrasoaña
6 juillet 2017, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
Nice for walking with cloud cover most of the day, so we weren't in the direct sun. Mostly on lovely forest paths.
Leaving Larrasoaña
7 juillet 2017, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
Getting close to Pamplona
7 juillet 2017, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
Pamplona
7 juillet 2017, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
Festival de San Fermin
Sunflowers and windmills
8 juillet 2017, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Alto de Perdón
8 juillet 2017, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
Rocky Road!
8 juillet 2017, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
The trail was like a dry river bed with lots of large stones for much of today's walk from Cizur Menor to Puente la Reina
Puente la Reina
9 juillet 2017, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Beautiful old bridge in Puente la Reina.
Ciraqui
9 juillet 2017, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
We walked on centuries old Roman roads.
Bodegas Irache
10 juillet 2017, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
Two fountains - one with wine, the other water. I walked by here too early for wine last year. After tasting it this year I found that I hadn't missed much.
Villamayor to Los Arcos
11 juillet 2017, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
We are taking it easy for the last few days that Julie is on the Camino because she's having some pain in her achilles tendon. I don't want to send her home to her husband injured!
So today's walkEn savoir plus
Los Arcos
11 juillet 2017, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
Since we are walking shorter days we have more time to explore the town.
Although the church here is fairly small, it is very ornate. The oldest part of the church was built in the 12th century.En savoir plus
Viana, Navarra
12 juillet 2017, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
It was a hot day - and night in the albergue. Especially since I was on the top (4th) floor, and in the top bunk! Then Julie and I missed the 10:00 curfew by about 15 minutes, so came back from dinnerEn savoir plus
Ventosa to Santo Domingo de la Calzada
15 juillet 2017, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
20+ mile walk through rolling hills and vineyards today brought me to this cute little town of 6500. Lots of restaurants with outdoor seating.
The weather was good for walking. Not too hot with aEn savoir plus
Santo Domingo de la Calzada to Belorado
16 juillet 2017, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 88 °F
Agés, Spain
17 juillet 2017, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
Cute little store/bar La Alquimista
Burgos
18 juillet 2017, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
With a population of 175,000 Burgos is the largest city on the Camino. I had dinner with a diverse group of people from South Africa, Ireland, Holland, Germany, Latvia, and Canada.
Walk from Castrojeriz
21 juillet 2017, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
Castrojeriz to Población de los Campos.
Nice walk with mor sunflower fields and a man walking the Camino back towards France with a donkey!
I stayed at an amazing albergue. Only 12 beds, each inEn savoir plus
A looooong day
22 juillet 2017, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
I walked about 21 miles today. There was no where to stop for the last 10.75 miles, but fortunately, the weather has been very good. About 80° with a breeze. My feet are very sore!

















































































































