El Camino – Day 11

Los Arcos - Logroño  30 kms  (total: 222 kms) 8 hours and 30 minutes (including lunch and photo breaks). 19 - 31°C., very sunny all day. Favorites: feeling good in my shoes, having breakfast after 7 kms in a nice typical local village (Sansol), the trail going up and down and flat and making all [...]

El Camino – Day 10

Villatuerta - Los Arcos  24 kms (total: 192 kms) 6  hours and 15 minutes (+ 2h35 of lunch and photo breaks) 19 - 28°C., cloudy in the morning and very sunny in the afternoon. Favorites: the guy who offered us figs, the wine fountain at 10 am, the shade in the morning, being able to [...]

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 [...]