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Traveler The Camino de Santiago
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- Jun 28, 2024, 9:25 PM
- ☁️ 72 °F
- Altitude: 1,198 ft
- Spain Navarre Muruzábal 42.672199, -1.81428842°40’20” N 1°48’51” W
Day 6
Walking Day 4 to Puente La Renia Recap
June 28 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
We discovered that level three days are a nice mixture of challenging yet manageable, and quite enjoyable. We had well placed rest stops. The end of the day felt like it kept going (and increasingly hot) however. We were happy to arrive at our hotel. I was thrilled to find that we had air conditioning, that was working well! After a nice shower and a decent early pilgrims meal, Jon and and I walked around town. We saw the inside of two churches. One with an interesting Y Cross.

Along the Camino today, I lit a candle for the families of my small Christian community from Presentation Church whom I and my family love dearly. Most of them will be able to join me for the final 100 km of this walk with Mary, the kids, Andrew and his girlfriend Jenna!

Our small Christian community has been a critical part of my life and faith. They have nurtured and supported me as well as Mary and our kids. We are so lucky to have them and will be blessed to spend time walking the Camino with them. A special shout out to MJ, Tim, Liza, and Caroline who while they could not join us on this pilgrimage in person are very much a part of this faith journey. I can’t wait to find ways to incorporate the “flat” Wieland’s into our walk! 😆Read more
Traveler Thanks for the candle lite/prayer. Seriously...podcast. Jon with his prompting questions is crackin me up!! Love it!
6/28/24Reply
Thank you so much for lighting a candle for our SCC framily today and for praying for us along your journey. I wanted to share this line from Antonio Machado's poem, "Traveler there is no path. The path is made by walking...beat by beat, verse by verse..." [MJ]
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So jealous!!! [Ed]
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Traveler Camino 2019
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- Aug 27, 2019, 2:36 PM
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Altitude: 450 m
- Spain Navarre Muruzábal 42.69833, -1.76542°41’54” N 1°45’54” W
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Day 6
Puente de Reina
August 27, 2019 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Einigermaßen erledigt und für meine Verhältnisse sauspät in Puente angekommen, fing es leicht an zu regnen. Dank WLAN in bzw vor der Herberge erreichten mich dann tolle Neuigkeiten: Unsere Katze, die sich richtig doll an der Hinterpfote verletzt hat und auf drei Beinen läuft, ist dank Jettes und Jürgens Pflege und unserem Tierarzt auf dem Weg der Besserung und verträgt sogar den ganz und gar nicht gewohnten Hausarrest gut. UND: Beide Profs haben Jaspers Bachelorarbeit mit 1,3 benotet. Daraufhin saß ich also im Regen und Tränen der Dankbarkeit liefen auch übers Gesicht. War doch das Motto des Tages, sei dankbar für das, was du hast.Read more
Genau am richtigen Tag an der Königin Brücke
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Traveler Bill & Nicole's Camino
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- Jun 8, 2023, 10:32 AM
- ☁️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 451 m
- Spain Navarre Muruzábal 42.69005, -1.76964742°41’24” N 1°46’11” W
Day 4
Day 3 Making lemonade.
June 8, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
We got off to a good start. Nicole fell in love with the cats just outside Case Baztan.
We stopped for coffee in the next town, Maneru. Then I realized I had forgotten to leave the room key from last night. So I had to call a cab to go back to Urtega, and while waiting for the cab, the café had finished making the first tortilla of the day, and it was warm and delicious! It's probably the best tortilla of our trip! After we took the cab back to Urtega, I had the driver take us to the Eunate church at Maneru to make up for lost time.

Most of the walk was through fields and shaded areas except around Puente De La Reina. The highlight of the day for me was stopping to see the Eunate octagon church in Maneru. No one really knows the origin of it. Some say it was the Templars who built it.

Puent de la Reina means Queen's bridge. The bridge there was built by a Queen of Navarre in the Middle ages. It was for the pilgrims walking the Camino. Nobody remembers which queen, though.

We mistakenly thought all the tough up hills were behind us, but the walk up to Cirauqui was tough! We stopped in the town just before to rest and have a well-deserved beer.

Cirauqui is on top of a not so little hill itself. At one point, we saw a sign that said Casa Maralotx was 200 m further away. After waking there, I think it meant 200m vertically! Literally, it was at the top of the Camino in town. Dinner again was great. Joanne and Paul stayed at the same place, and we met a bunch of other wonderful pilgrims, both before and during the communal dinner. Dinner was vegetarian: chick pea stew and may have been the best communal meal of the trip. I made a sketch, too!Read more
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Traveler My Camino
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- May 10, 2024, 8:30 AM
- ☁️ 13 °C
- Altitude: 446 m
- Spain Navarre Muruzábal 42.687775, -1.77259742°41’16” N 1°46’21” W
Day 3
Second day walking
May 10 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
We left the Albergue about 8 this morning feeling rested despite the snoring! Although breakfast was 6 - 7am!
We were straight into stunning panoramic scenery and gentle paths, passing the odd wild camper! We passed through picturesque villages with beautiful old churches, with links to the Templar Knights. As we only planned 15km today, we took slight detour to some high monastery remains, and had a break surrounded by wonderful wild flowers and watching birds of prey soaring on the thermals. We did have some steep parts but it was mostly gentle slopes to our next Auberge in the hilltop village Cirauqui. After an early communal supper, we went to a choral concert in the local church. It was atmospheric and despite not understanding a word, very enjoyable.Read more
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Traveler Camino Frances 2024
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- Sep 23, 2024, 7:41 AM
- ⛅ 11 °C
- Altitude: 457 m
- Spain Navarre Muruzábal 42.695814, -1.76687642°41’45” N 1°46’1” W
Day 8
Uterga to Lorca
September 23 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
23.5 kilometers. Left Uterga at 7am.. really wanted to leave at 8 but everyone started making noise at 5am. Was planning to only go to Cirauqui but made it there by 11am and decided to keep going. Made it to Lorca by 130pm. So many uphills again. You know, hillside towns are cute and all..but walking to them uphill..ugh 😂Read more
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Joe Colletti The Camino
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- May 11, 2017, 10:50 PM
- ⛅ 11 °C
- Altitude: 1,470 ft
- Spain Navarre Muruzábal 42.69271, -1.7682142°41’34” N 1°46’6” W
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Day 9
Alta del Perdón
May 11, 2017 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
I was dreading today. Not the climb, but the prospect of a six-hour hike in the rain. I woke at 3AM to a raging storm, and thought about staying indoors today.

So glad I didn't! The reward for dragging myself out the door was a stunning morning, and a terrific hike past one of the Camino's best known icons. Early tomorrow I'll pass yet another.Read more
Karen MIdlo Another great shot!
5/13/17Reply
Karen MIdlo Yum
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Camino de Santiago
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- Sep 26, 2022, 3:11 PM
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Altitude: 450 m
- Spain Navarre Muruzábal 42.693333, -1.76833342°41’36” N 1°46’6” W
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Day 9
Uterga to Puenta la Reina
September 26, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Our longest walk yet today, 23.7 kilometers to Puete la Reina. Time went by so fast as we walked and talked with fellow Pilgrims Jim and Sandy. But we are tired now.

We found another Fronton today.

We also found several fields of dead black sunflowers, it took us a few minutes to realize what we were looking at!

Waiting for a washing machine to finish while sit on the "Chilling Deck" of Albegue Puenta. Having a beer and wine, then dinner when clothes are dry.Read more
Traveler Oh my goodness, now I see where we met you. We spent the coffee time at the same terrace as you. The terrace with the too low hanging sun shading for you (smile....do you remember?). We were so tired that night, but I am sure, we will meet us twice in an other town on this way.
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JaMa on Bikes Santiago 2016
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- Sep 13, 2016, 9:50 PM
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Altitude: 447 m
- Spain Navarre Muruzábal 42.68867, -1.7702842°41’19” N 1°46’13” W
Day 28
Tag 25 // Wir sind nass
September 13, 2016 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Und zwar klatschnass. Keine 10km vor dem Ziel auf dem letzten Gipfel hat es uns so richtig erwischt. Diesmal kein Schauer sondern richtig heftiger Starkregen. Eigentlich hatten wir gehofft noch vor dem Regen in die Herberge zu kommen, doch am Ende hat uns eine halbe Stunde gefehlt. Auf den Fotos einmal wir in nass und der Anblick der letzten Hügelkette, die uns zum.Verhängnis wurde.
Zu unserem Glück steht hier jedoch ein Wäschetrockner, so dass die nassen Klamotten schon wieder trocken sind. Bei den Schuhen sind wir optimistisch, das es bis morgen reicht.

Vor Pamplona mussten wir uns entscheiden, ob wir es bei der Überquerung des Passes belassen oder doch noch etwas weiter fahren. Da über Mittag das Wetter eigentlich wieder sehr gut war und wir noch Zeit hatten, fiel die Entscheidung auf eine Herberge 20km hinter Pamplona.

Der bei booking.com als drei Bett Zimmer angepriesene Raum ist eher ein Doppelzimmer, insofern passt es ganz gut dass wir nur zu zweit sind. Bei Gemeinschaftsdusche und geimensamen Abendessen kommt zum ersten Mal so richtiges Pilger Feeling auf. Auch wenn das Essen nach den Genüssen Frankreichs eine harte Umstellung ist.

Der heutige Tag war mit 1.700HM nach dem Mt. Ventoux vom Höhenunterschied der schwerste Tag. Dafür sind wir mit 100km wieder ordentlich weit gekommen. Mal schauen wie unsere Muskeln morgen uns morgen sauer sind.

Der Ibañeta Pass ist relativ gut zu fahren, da immer wieder flachere Stücke kommen, in denen man etwas Druck vom Pedal nehmen kann und etwas durchschnaufen kann. Auch ich mit meinem relativ "dicken" kleinsten Gang hatte nur bei 2-3 steileren Rampen etwas Mühe. Und das trotz Gepäck. Hart wird der Pass eigentlich erst dadurch, dass sowohl auf französischer als auch auf spanischer Seite es nicht einfach einmal hoch und runter geht, sondern immer wieder kleine Zwischensteigungen zu bewältigen sind. Beim Blick auf den reinen Höhenunterschied zwischen Tal und Berg übersieht man das schnell mal.

An einem dieser nachgelagerten Gipfel ist auch das angehängte Bild entstanden. Pilgern wie damals. Echt authentisch mit Cola und Sandwich am Imbisswagen.

Morgen früh bekommen wir hier in der Herberge noch ein Frühstück. Soweit mir bekannt ist, sind die Spanier, ähnlich wie die Franzosen, nicht berühmt für ihre Frühstückskünste. Aber um erstmal bis zum nächsten Supermarkt zu kommen sollte es reichen.Read more
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Traveler Camino de Santiago
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- Apr 14, 2023, 12:57 PM
- ☁️ 14 °C
- Altitude: 445 m
- Spain Navarre Muruzábal 42.689513, -1.77080842°41’22” N 1°46’15” W
Day 6
קנגרו או חזיר בר
April 14, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
היום הלכתי עם אליסה מאוסטרליה, והייתה לנו שיחה ממש טובה. היא סיפרה לי שהיא נשחקה בעבודה בעשור האחרון וכבר 15 שנים חולמת לטייל בקמינו וכעת זה הסתייע עם עמיתה מהעבודה. שמחתי שהיא אמרה שאני נראה לה מאוד מבסוט, למרות שהיה היום די מאתגר בגלל מעין תשישות ברגליים וכאב בירך ימין, ודיברנו על העליות והמורדות הרגשיים במסלול.
היא סיפרה לי שאמנם היא לא פוגשת קואלות כמעט, אך במקום שבו היא גרה יש מלא קנגרואים, ברמה שלעתים הם נמצאים אצלה בחצר, אפילו יש זן בגובה שני מטרים! להבדיל, זה הזכיר לי בחיפה את תופעת חזירי הבר.
נפרדנו כי הלכתי לבקר בכנסייה כאן — היא הציעה לי כי היא ידעה שאני אוהב ליהנות מהמקום ולא להתמקד רק בהשלמת ההליכה — אך היא הייתה סגורה. יש אפשרות שהיא אמרה את זה כדי ללכת לבד, אבל אני חושב שלא כי לפני כן ביקשתי לעצור ולמרוח קרם הגנה והיא חיכתה לי ותוך כדי הסירה מעיל גשםRead more
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Traveler כדאי שתעשה קצת יוגה, אפילו רק child’s pose ועוד כמה תנוחות בסיסיות - לעזור להרפות את השרירים. גם קוברה טוב מאוד - ואפשר לעשות במיטה. ולא לשכוח את המתיחות לכפות הרגליים. 🧡
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Traveler צודקת כמובן 💗
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Camino de Santiago- Esp/Whi
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- Jun 29, 2018, 4:06 PM
- ⛅ 28 °C
- Altitude: 1,480 ft
- Spain Navarre Muruzábal 42.68998, -1.7696442°41’24” N 1°46’11” W
Day 11
Break: Coke and chips a la espani
June 29, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
learning if we finish out the day better with an afternoon break. Stopped also to check where we were how much further we had to go and if we could make it that far.
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