Old Habits Die Hard

In Flight
We made it out of Florida ahead of the hurricane and should be touching down in Madrid early Sunday morning. We’ll need to find our way to Pamplona before doing the jet lag crash and burn routine. Hopefully we will be able to take the train, provided the rumored strike is resolved. “The Camino will provide“ is my mantra. Letting everything unfold in due time doesn’t come easy. I will admit that about a week ago, I broke down and threw together a color-coded spreadsheet to sketch out a travel plan. My sister Joan would be proud 😉. Using 20 km a day as a goal, I was reassured to know that I’d allotted ample time for the journey with 7 days of wiggle room for rest/sightseeing days. It may seem a tad backwards to just be getting around to that, but I’d followed recommendations when making plane reservations eons ago. This was a matter of hammering out the details. We have reservations for lodging Monday in St Jean-Pied-De-Port, and the first 2 nights in Orisson and Roncesvalles as recommended. After that, well, the Camino will provide.Read more