Here we are in May 2022 and I am about to revive my blog. I found a couple of draft posts written some time ago but never published, and I’ve decided to hit the “publish” button for this one even though it is more appropriate to August. I love the title of this post and…
A quick wrap-up of this short camino… It was a great 12-day trip with my daughters. We all had a good walk, and they got a taste of the Camino and what I do every year on my own. This route provided an assortment of good scenery and lodging options, was well-marked and equipped. We…
Last day walking and first day of rain. We started in the rain and heavy mist, heading through a forest and then followed country paths until we got to the outskirts of Burgos. The rain stopped and sun even started peaking through but we were wet and bedraggled and had reached the big city so…
OK, I’ll admit it. Today was not very interesting. Except the Dutch couple came by while we were having lunch in one town – it was nice to have an encounter with someone we had met before. But when I review the photos, I realize it was rather interesting! This was a very nice stretch.…
Today was a bit monotonous – walk, walk, walk. Mostly along fields not too far from the highways and train tracks to Burgos. Get to a dormant village, take a rest. Walk, walk, walk to another village. The nice mayor gets out of his car to welcome us. Do some cross-training if you are so…
[I just discovered that I had prepared these drafts but must have been waiting for inspiration before posting. It is time to get them done, so I can plan my next Camino.] Back to October… Today was a great day of walking, with varied scenery and many ripe figs. Even some apple trees by the…
In Camino circles, 25 km sounds like a modest day of walking. But, you know, it is tiring! We wanted to get to Miranda de Ebro, which is about 36 km past Vitoria – too much, we agreed! So we got a taxi to take us 11 km to Subijana de Álava, which was a…
Rest days always seem to involve many km walking around town. Today it also included many steps up into the cathedral tower and down into the foundations! The tour of the renovations of the Cathedral de Santa María was very interesting. After breakfast and the cathedral tour, we returned to the hotel to fetch laundry…
The weather is hotter than we expected (25C), but today there was a bit of breeze, which helped. We had a reservation in a nice hotel for 2 nights. Some places were full because it is a holiday weekend – the national day of Spain.
This was the anticipated hard but scenic day. It was a beautiful day with a variety of scenery, more than 800 m gain in elevation (over 8 km), then down half that over another 8 km. We had refreshments in a Bar in Zalduondo, and then did a 6 km trudge on roadside into Salvatierra/Aguarin.…
Yay! Our first day of only walking, even if it was only 17 km. Very pleasant – rain threatened early but did not materialize. Most of the walk was on country paths or along the river. In Zegama we are esconced at the Pensión, feeling satisfied after menús del día, and thinking about an early…
Our walk began with a 2 km stretch to the train station, where we proceeded to ride to Alegía. Then we walked about 13 km to Beasain – mainly on a paved walking/cycling path along a road without too much traffic. It was sunny and warm. Several towns with food and drink were available. In…
Daughter A and I flew to Biarritz, where we met Daughter N to walk most of the Camino Vasco del Interior and Camino Bayona from Irun to Burgos – planning a bit more than 200 km over 12 days. Since I don’t regularly watch TV or movies, airplane entertainment is novel. A special movie (really…
Seeing Clarely 