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…
We walked all over. Learned to cross the streets! We did New Delhi, Old Delhi, India Gate, the area of the Red Fort, miscellaneous bazaars and the Delhi Zoo. Everything was interesting. We watched traffic police doing spot checks on a bridge for awhile, saw a women’s march, dodged every sort of vehicle, observed life…
We decided to return to Kathmandu the day before our flight out – let’s just say that road maintenance is limited. The day was beautiful, our driver was good, so it only took 2 hours. Two hours later, getting into Kathmandu, the driver turned off the highway to the right and headed into a dubious…
After a very bumpy drive about 20 km from Bhaktapur to Nagarkot, we arrived at the Fort Retreat, a very comfortable upgrade. Of course we got up for sunrise over the Himalayas. The photo below would presumably show Mount Everest on a clear day with binoculars. For two days we went out walking for the…
Seeing Clarely 