Very enjoyable walking today. Undulating with the hills not so steep – up or down. Today we walked through some peasant farming & vege growing areas. In some cases farming conditions looked to be very poor. I couldn’t help thinking how lucky we are and how much we take our good fortune for granted. With […]
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Day 5 Puenta La Reina – Estella
A steepish climb greeted us to start the day, followed once again by a steep descent over loose rocks. I expected all the descents to play havoc with my weak knees. But surprisingly, they feel as though they are getting stronger. Before starting this adventure, I did think that I may not have done enough […]
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Day 4 Pamplona to Puente La Reina
Mostly flat today, except lfor one steep ascent up to the only mountain for today. Approaching the mountain, we could see the wind turbines dotting the horizon. Our reward for getting to the top was to see the iconic wrought iron pilgrims looking out over the valley. Perfect photo opportunity. The descent down the mountain […]
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Animals I have met along the way
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Day 3 Pamplona
Was a little daunting to be in a big bustling city again, after a few days in the beautiful, quiet Pyrenees. Spent a few hours looking around, which I enjoyed bit I will be glad to hit the road again tomorrow. Here’s a little of what I saw round and about in Pamplona.
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Pyrenees Photos
Just a few photos from The Pyrenees during the first few days of the Camino. Very beautiful, very magical & very wet but very much a highlight
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Thoughts on starting
After 3 years in the planning the first steps of first of 1000k have been taken. I can’t help wondering if there is some underlying reason, not yet discovered, that I am doing this Pilgrimmage walk. It is said that everyone has their own reason. Some know it at the start, some discover it along […]
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Saint Jean Pied Du Port
At last after so much planning we have arrived. Firstly a 5 hour train ride, followed by an hour on a bus full of fellow pilgrims. Was raining heavily when we arrived, and we had a laugh when the man in the pilgrim office described the weather as “fair”. We now have our pilgrim passports […]
