Day -1
13 mai 2023, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 17 °CFirst leg of the trip--walk across Protection Island with approximately 20lbs on my back. Then we take my otter poop laden boat over to Nanaimo Yacht Club where we tie up and use the new hose andEn savoir plus
First leg of the trip--walk across Protection Island with approximately 20lbs on my back. Then we take my otter poop laden boat over to Nanaimo Yacht Club where we tie up and use the new hose andEn savoir plus
YCD aka Nanaimo to YYC aka Calgary.
So far, so good. Airporter was 10 minutes early and we were 20 mins early. I got a phone call from the driver "Are you wearing a blue shirt?" I look around andEn savoir plus
4 hour stopover which we are enjoying in a splendid Westjet airport lounge eating butter chicken, pasta, lattes, brownies, chips and banana bread. Tea time is next.
We are in good spirits but tired after very little sleep in the last 24? 36 hours? Who knows how long.
Barcelona train station is very busy. We are in the midst trying to figure out what platform weEn savoir plus
We walked into the old city of Iruña from the train station. An easy 30 minute walk. It gave us confidence that we could walk uphill with our packs on.
The train was 10 minutes late. I was hoping itEn savoir plus
At a glance:
Kilometres walked: 12.03 going in circles
# of steps: 15,291
Elevation gain: 0
Food highlights: Tapas or pinxos! And cafe con leché and croissants.
Highlight: My favorite cafe, CafeEn savoir plus
Day 1 of walking.
At a glance:
Food highlights: Basque almond cake
Kilometres walked: 7.15 (note 6.9 was all uphill)
# of steps: 14,272
Elevation gain: @700 meters
Weather forecast has been direEn savoir plus
At a glance:
Food highlights: a picnic of ham and cheese boccadilla complete with mountain view.
Kilometres walked: 16k, 12k of those uphill.
# of steps: 14,918
Elevation gain: 700metres
We wereEn savoir plus
At a glance:
Food highlights: baguette picnic with sheep cheese and jam
Kilometres walked: 22.37
# of steps: 30,367
Elevation gain: minus 400m
Still no rain and a mostly downhill walk.
We left aroundEn savoir plus
At a glance:
Highlight: the many wildflowers on the trail.
Food highlights: pintxos (tapas) again, a chopped mushroom in sauce on a slice of baguette
Kilometres walked: 23.3
# of steps:En savoir plus
Looks great!M How are your feet doing? Love M [Mother]
Voyageur Feet are doing just fine.