El Camino – Day 7

Zubiri - Pamplona 20 kms (total: 137 kms) 5 hours and 10 minutes  (+ 2h34 lunch and photo breaks). 19 - 34°C, sunny all day. Favorites: lunch in the shade by the river in Trinidad de Arre (picture above); chit-chatting with Sophie on the way; feeling fit; meeting another wonderful Couchsurfing host upon arriving in [...]

El Camino – Day 6

Zubiri - rest day. 0 km (total: 117 kms) 25°C, sunny all day. Favorites: waking up at 10:30 a.m. with no pain; dipping my feet in the river by the Medieval bridge; read and write; using the council swimming-pool. Downs: actually feeling good enough to go but having paid for another night here, did make [...]

El Camino – Day 5

Burguete - Zubiri 19 kms (total: 117 kms) 4 hours and 49 minutes (+ 44 minutes of breaks). 24 - 32°C, sunny all day. Favorites: I finished early today and could rest in the afternoon; we now walk much more on a real trail than on the road and the countryside is gorgeous too! Downs: [...]

El Camino – Day 4

Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port - Burguete 28 kms (total: 98 kms) 7 hours and 30 minutes (+ 2h30 of lunch and photo breaks) 31°C, sunny all day. Favorites: I crossed the Pyrenees on foot!!!!! The wind on my face despite the heat and sun beating on us; I was good to my knee (i.e. the length of the [...]

El Camino – Day 3

Ostabat - St-Jean-Pied-de-Port 22 kms (total: 70 kms) 5 hours and 10 minutes (+ 1h55 of lunch and photo breaks) 19 - 30°C., sunny all day. Favorites: those women who refilled our water bottles with a huge smile and had a terrace set up with coffee, cake and local dairy for pilgrims; walking with someone; [...]