I slept like a log in my comfy bed and didn’t get out of Pamplona until noon. That was OK, though, since New Yorkers J&T and I were planning to stop in Zariquiegui, at 10 km, saving the hard hike up to Alto del Perdon and the harder hike down, until tomorrow morning when we’d…
After morning eviction from the albergue, I found some breakfast and wandered over to the 4-star hotel. Eventually my friends came down for coffee. A-Irish is staying a couple of days due to injury and she invited me to stay the night with her. I accepted and spent most of the day showering, washing, lying…
… and mandolin, bed roll, tent, camp stove, library, and skateboard. Those are just some of the things hanging outside a huge and heavy backpack. Reuben is a few months into an around-the-world adventure and has been hitchhiking in Europe from his home in the Netherlands. The musical instruments are meant to be his source…
More perfect weather. Enjoyed walking mostly by myself, but meeting others periodically. One meets all sorts of people on the Camino. Below you see a 22-year-old Dutch fellow on the left (remember this image for my next day’s post), a young Sardinian with the flag, and an Italian celebrating a birthday. In Zubiri my friends…
My camino friends are calling me “Scoutmaster” because I am so well prepared for this journey and I keep whipping solutions out of my backpack – safety pins, stuff bags, blister treatment, spare gloves, etc. Mom would be proud! My companions had shipped (in my pack liners) 100 kg or so of face creams and…
Up this morning, breakfast with the others, and onto the road. I was feeling quite pleased with myself, being so well organized and mentally together. I walked the 8 km to Orisson in 2.5 hours by 11:00 a.m. and had a snack with my nice friends who then left for the remaining 18 km of…
(I’m having some frustration with WiFi and have removed some photos. ) The travel by sitting is over – tedious flight from Toronto to Paris, bus from CDG to Orly airport, flight to Biarritz/Bayonne, where I had a cheap room (€35 without private bath at the Hotel Monte Carlo) near the train station. This morning…
Read this only if you like packing posts! The photo shows my stuff ready to go to the airport – backpack alongside a flat shoulder pouch with my valuables and guidebook, and a separate bag that I will check in for the flights and then discard when I arrive. The checked bag has my walking…
Seeing Clarely 