Category Archives: Travel

Day 5: Pamplona to Muruzabal

Posted on April 24, 2019 by Judy

Today’s distance: 21.6 km Total distance: 92.7 km. Elevation gain: 621 metres Weather: Mix of cloud, sun, and rain Highlight: Dinner with six countries I was in no hurry to leave Pamplona this morning. First of all, I love it … Continue reading →

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Day 4: Zubiri to Pamplona

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Judy

Today’s distance: 21.3 km Total distance: 71.1 km Elevation gain: 522 metres Weather: Sunny and warm Highlight: Pamplona! What a difference a day makes! My bad day (Easter Sunday) was followed by one of the best. I was disappointed on … Continue reading →

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Day 3: Roncesvalles to Zubiri

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Judy

Today’s distance: 24 km Total distance: 49.8 km Elevation gain: 517 metres Weather: Overcast Highlight: Something must change! I wrote this in the middle of the night in the darkness of my sleeping bag so I wouldn’t awaken any of … Continue reading →

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Day 2: Orrison to Roncesvalles

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Judy

Today’s distance: 17.8 km Total distance: 25.7 km Elevation gain: 826 metres Weather: Sun, clouds, some low fog – perfect temperature Highlight: Gratitude!!! Today was perfect in every way and is best described in photos. They don’t capture everything such … Continue reading →

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Day 1: St. Jean Pied de Port to Orrison

Posted on April 20, 2019 by Judy

Today’s distances: 7.8 km Total distance: 7.8 km Elevation gain: 628 metres Weather: Mixed sun/cloud and cool – perfect hiking weather Highlight: Pyrenees I would enthusiastically echo recommendations given by others about Beilari being a good place to stay in … Continue reading →

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Getting There: Victoria to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Judy

😀👣💥 I am finally here at the sweet, picture-perfect, village of St. Jean-Pied-de-Port, exhausted after the 43-hour journey but happy to be back. The whole Camino Françes is ahead of me and for that I am grateful. When Dave and … Continue reading →

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Planning a New Journey in 2019

Posted on February 16, 2019 by Judy

Arriving at a final decision on what Camino to walk and even whether Dave would come at all due to a health issue was a complicated process. He is fine now (thank heavens!) so we are both going to Spain … Continue reading →

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P.S. There IS life after the Camino!

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Judy

There actually is “life after the Camino!” It isn’t easy, though, because there are no yellow arrows pointing the way. The Camino is a “no brainer” in that respect. We never had to figure out where we were going; we … Continue reading →

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Day 50 (October 29, 2015) – 8.7 km., Villamaior to Santiago de Compostela

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Judy

On the day of our arrival in Santiago de Compostela, we got a message from Tania that made us laugh. She said waiting for us to reach Santiago was “like waiting for a couple of babies to be born!” We … Continue reading →

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Day 49 (October 28, 2015) – 11.4 km., O Pedrouzo to Villamaior

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Judy

This is another one of those days that can be called a “prelude to tomorrow.” Tomorrow we will walk to Santiago de Compostela. Between here (Villamaior) and Santiago, there is a long slog up to Monte Gozo before coming down … Continue reading →

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