El Camino – Day 40 or Going home

Fisterra - Santiago de Compostela - Aix-en-Provence 2 days, a 24-hour road-trip, 3 buses, 1 car-pooling, a few hours sleep. 6 - 21°C., sunny all day. Favorites: met up with Tatiana & Marlón in Santiago yesterday, coming back from Fisterra, for lunch in the city and laying down on O'Bradoiro Sq. to fill our minds [...]

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; [...]

El Camino – Day 2

Sauveterre de Béarn - Ostabat 26 kms (total: 48 kms) 7 hours and 7 minutes (+ 2h30 of lunch and photo breaks) 19 - 30°C, sunny all day. Favorites: Walking in the shade of the trees once in a while, taking advantage of softer ground whenever possible instead of the hard asphalt that's much stressful [...]

El Camino – Day 1

Orthez - Sauveterre de Béarn  22 kms. 6 hours and 12 minutes (+ 41 minures for breaks). 19 - 28°C, partly cloudy in the morning, very sunny in the afternoon. Favorites: wild black berries along the way, a very sweet apple from the orchards planted by the local association for the pilgrims. Downs: that knee [...]