Category Archives: Camino de Santiago

During the planning stages we made a few changes and additions to our usual modes of communication. One, we both changed our cell service to T-Mobile, which has good international coverge and unlimited data. So far its been pretty good. Even when the wifi service at a lodging is subpar, we can use our phonesContinue reading “More Logistics and Techie Stuff”

Below is a nice 3D map that was hanging up in our hotel in Navarette, which indicates some of the route we are taking this week. Our walk the last couple of days was not as hard, but we still had long days and were worn out after each one. As of today we haveContinue reading “Viana to Navarrete”

It was a beautiful day to walk today, meandering along country lanes with rows of grape vines on one side and rows of olive trees on the other. These two fruits of the earth have provided sustenance to many for centuries. It was a short walk of only 11 miles with not much elevation change.Continue reading “From Los Arcos to Viana”

Here is a day in the life of someone traveling on the Camino: Get up at 6AM, pack up our gear in backpacks. Take luggage for transfer to the staging area. Check out of our hotel, if we haven’t checked out the night before. Head out of the hotel by 7AM and hope to findContinue reading “From Puente La Reina to Estella to Los Arcos”

We enjoyed Pamplona and were able to get an early start on this next 14 mile trek to Puente La Reina.  When we planned this trip, we wanted to slow down our travel so that we could savor every moment and not rush though it all.  It’s not easy. We sometimes feel that we have toContinue reading “From Pamplona to Puente La Reina”

It’s Sunday here today and the streets are much quieter than yesterday with the huge crowds partying all day and into the late evening. We’re staying at the very comfortable and modern Hotel Ciudadela, which is in the old part of town and close to all the major historic sites like the Plaza del Castillo,Continue reading “Day 2 in Pamplona”

To exit the beautiful village of Larrasoana we had the pleasure of walking over the ancient stone bridge. The Camino trail wanders along with the Rio Argo on its way to Pamplona. The path through woodlands and fields that crosses the river at a couple of points and the swift current combine to make aContinue reading “Pamplona”

We hated to leave Roncevalles because the hotel was so nice and cozy. It was once a monastery and now converted to rooms to accommodate pilgrims and tourists. We knew we needed to go 17 miles to get to Larrasoana, but we had no idea how difficult the terrain would be. Lots of ups andContinue reading “From Roncevalles to Larrasoana”

We left St. Jean Pied de Port, France on September 1 and headed up the Pyrenees Mountains that straddle France and Spain. This is called the Route de Napoleon because in one of his military campaigns he marched his troops up this same mountain trail. We walked 7.5 kilometers and climbed 677 meters (5 milesContinue reading “On to Orisson and Roncevalles”

Ok, some of you might have issue with my spelling of those delicious appetizers so famous across Northern Spain. Many of the Basque spell pinchos as “pintxos”. But no matter how you spell it or pronounce it they’re delicious and come in so much variety.Our last stop before heading to St. Jean Pied de Port,Continue reading “Just a Few More Pinchos Before We Go”