El Camino – Day 9 

Obanos - Villatuerta  20 kms (total: 178 kms) 5 hours and 10 minutes (+2h33 of lunch and photo breaks). 19 - 28°C., very cloudy all day. Favorites: Walking under the clouds makes for cooler temperatures, so delicious; 9th day on the road and it almost feels easy now; arrived at an unexpected hostel, fully booked, [...]

El Camino – Day 8

Pamplona - Obanos 21 kms (total: 158 kms) 5 hours and 11 minutes (+ 2h33 of lunch and photo breaks). 19 - 33°C, sunny all day. Favorites: a beautiful hike under the rising sun; the iconic view of the sculptures of the pilgrims and the discovery of very small and homy villages. Downs: arriving at [...]

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: [...]