Category Archives: Daily trek

We’re no longer on the Camino France. Clifford, Marie Carmen, the Brazilian chap, the Dean, the London priest etc who we’ve chatted to along the way are currently walking towards Navarette and out of our lives. Meanwhile Dorothy and I … Continue reading →

It’s hot 🥵. It’s currently 37 degrees and scheduled to go to 39 degrees by 5 o’clock. That’s 102.2 degrees in old money. Knowing that temperatures were heading into silly territory we were on our way at 5:30 am. The … Continue reading →

We’re staying once more at hostal San Andrés. It’s the one with the swimming pool that Dorothy refused to go into last time around. We started out very early this morning. Dorothy’s alarm went off at 5 am and we … Continue reading →

It’s been a short 21.6 km from Puente la Reina through fields of corn, sunflowers and lately vines. We’re entering the Rioja region shortly where pretty much every available plot of land is devoted to vines. We were up at … Continue reading →

According to Gronze.com it’s been 23.9 km since we left Pamplona at 6:20 this morning. We found the streets packed with young people who had clearly been out enjoying each other’s company, presumably accompanied by substantial help from liquid friends. … Continue reading →

Pamplona is a mere 20.3 km from Zubiri and only a single star on Gronze’s rating system, but we wanted to get there relatively early to enjoy a wander around the city. So, we were up at 6 and left … Continue reading →

Again, another good day. Since the route today was not much more than 21 km we decided to get up late, grab breakfast at 7 am and head out around 8. Which is exactly what we did. There’s not a … Continue reading →

It’s been a good day. We acquired a 76 year old lady walking partner, made it to Orisson in record time and saw a wonderful black kite flying school in operation. Let’s start at the beginning. That was dinner last … Continue reading →

We have arrived in St. Jean or St. Jean Pied de Port to give it its full name. It’s been an eventful journey. We rose early, grabbed breakfast in the hotel – the standard hotel buffet that I’ve eaten thousands … Continue reading →

Phew. We’re in Paris, it’s warm, humid and there’s rain forecast. The sun is still shining but clouds are gathering. Let’s start from this morning. We packed yesterday, woke early, fed the dogs, had breakfast and headed out to big … Continue reading →