From St. Jean Pied de Port to Santiago de Compostella, October-November, on my own
Today was overcast with showers and (fortunately) a tail wind. It’s a bit dreary but could be (and probably will be, before the end) a lot worse! Today I seem to have developed a bit of soreness on the outside of my right shin but otherwise am holding up well. (I previously said I had…
It was tempting to stay with others who are taking an extra day to enjoy tapas and city activity. The breakfast gathering took place in the only open cafe nearby, and we all used the WiFi (The municipal albergue didn’t have it.) It took awhile to leave Burgos and all was quiet on Sunday morning.…
I spent the morning resting in my hotel room, talking on the phone to some nice Mastercard people, looking at photos, making forays to find bank machines. My credit card has a locked PIN that I still haven’t managed to reset. Since it’s a weekend, I don’t want to risk my other resumably good bank…
Here is a garden rendition of my favourite work of art – Las Meninas by Velasquez… I took the “green” river route to enter Burgos. The directions I wrote last year are still valid. But I’ll add a few comments: There was major mud for about a km after the turnoff from the highway. That…
I don’t have much to say about today’s walk. I was thinking I would blog about the joys of walking alone and without commitment, but I’ll save that for another time. I have arrived at the Hotel Rural Papasol in Atapuerca, which is known for the nearby archaeological sites. I was trying to check out…
Big day today! I started with my 2 remaining companions from Day 1. The weather was at times: blustery, rainy, cloudy and just windy. All the gear got a workout, going on and off: rain jacket, rain pants, hat, pack cover and even umbrella. It wasn’t especially interesting scenery, at least when I managed to…
Some photos of the walk. Granon is one of those “special” places – a donativo (pay what you want) albergue in an old church, where pilgrims sleep on mats on the floor of a loft overlooking a room where a communal dinner is made and served. Before dinner I attended mass in thechurch below,…
Today was a simple day of walking. Plod, plod, plod. I want to get some over-20-km days done to make up for the low mileage days. However, one has to check out the accommodation options and the hill climbing to put together tolerable days. We are in the Rioja wine district now. Tonight’s albergue is…
Seeing Clarely 