Our walk today was an easy one walking from Nájera to Santo Domingo de la Calzada. Just under 22km with one big hill to climb with the sun shining on our backs. It was a little cool though with the wind blowing as that made the day feel colder. Gloves and beanies were worn all … Read more
Today was a little diversion day. Ron last night decided that he wanted to go and look at some local monasteries just outside of Nájera, 18kms away. It is a secondary pilgrimage route that can be taken but as we only found out about them last night we decided to take a cab out to … Read more
Today’s walk was another short walk of 18kms from Navarrete to Nájera through vineyards for the most part of the day. The sun was out and it was a very pleasant day’s walk. The hotel we stayed in last night was very nice and had been renovated by the hotel owners who were very hospitable. … Read more
Today is a short post as it’s a rest day for Ron and I. We decided rather than staying in one town for a couple of nights with a full rest day in between it would be better for us to have some shorter walking days so that we could keep moving. We found last … Read more
Today’s walk was 28 kms long and the forecast was for both cold and rain. The forecast wasn’t wrong. This morning we left a little earlier so we could get the kilometres in and get to Logroño, our next destination at a reasonable hour. The hotel we stayed in last night had a bar downstairs … Read more
Man alive! We’ve been walking for seven days already. Time flies! Our clothes and gear managed to dry through the night from yesterday’s deluge as we slept. We slept well. Yesterday we’d arrived at around 3pm and both were starving so we decided to eat straight away as the restaurant/diner across the road was closing … Read more
Today was a hard days walk. Rain was forecast for the whole day and it was sprinkling as we left our hotel and set out for the walk. The temperature was also low and the wind was blowing which didn’t help. The morning wasn’t too bad as the rain hadn’t really set in. It was … Read more
Today was a better day than yesterday. Last night Ron and I ventured out of the hotel for a meal to a place recommended by a guy at the front desk. When we got to the restaurant it was a swanky looking joint selling tapas and drinks with a restaurant out the back. We both … Read more
Today we walked from Zubiri to where we first flew into on Saturday evening, Pamplona. A fairly easy walk as it was mostly following the river and valley all the way. It was mostly through farmland with the occasional road crossing and bush track. I was feeling a little tired today as I found it … Read more
Today we walked from Roncesvalles to Zubiri. It was about 22 kms walking and it rained the whole day. It was very cold starting out this morning with the temperature around 4ºC and very overcast. For the rest of the week in Roncesvalles snow is predicted so it was getting pretty chilly. Beanie and gloves … Read more
After a pleasant stay in Valcarlos we prepared ourselves for a hard days walk. It was all uphill to our next destination, Roncesvalles. Valcarlos was hospitable enough with a restaurant for us to buy dinner and have a beer. The hotel was comfortable too which was decked out with a small kitchen and dining area. … Read more
I’m back on the Camino again having caught the bug from last year. I decided halfway through the year that I would like to do the whole Camino from start to finish. I know there are many places that it can be started from but the official one is from Saint Jean-Pied-de-Port just inside the … Read more