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Some “stuff” gets missed in the daily turnover of getting to hostels, booking in, doing laundry, eating and posting. So here is what I don’t want missed. I will remember forever a delicious bowl of Gazpacho in Lorca, spoiled only by a Canadian from Edmonton who wondered if I might be too hot in my […]

I made it to La Ventosa today. Camino Ninja said it would be 19kms. My phone said it was 16kms, my phone has lied before, and my body said that you could maybe have done another 5kms. The path was flat. It was an easy slog. (I mastered in oxymorons, with minor in morons). All

Today was an almost too easy walk from Viana to Logrono. Rachel and I took a taxi to Viana again to shorten the walk from 20 to 12kms. It was a beautiful sunny day, not too hot and a fairly easy flat walk. The only mishap was a stumble on a small stone while both

Again I couldn’t find accommodation within 15kms or so of Estella so I booked further down the road in Sansol. I took the morning bus to Los Arcos and walked a mere 7 or 8kms. I was way too early. However I was able to pass the time before the hostel opened chatting to a

I had a great 14kms hike today to Estella. Taking the bus from Puerta La Reina to the first stop down the road reduced the walking length from 21kms to 14kms. These shorter walks are like rest days. Well I needed one after the party last night. Two Scottish chaps I chatted to in a

Today was a sort of “rest day.” I walked about 4kms into Pomploma on a beautiful sunny morning. My plan was to go to the tourist office and ask them how to get a bus to Puerta La Reina. Well the Camino provided. I was a short walk into the old town when the tourist

The trails today were marginally easier, but the day was hotter 28C. I booked a hostel in Villava so I didn’t have to arrive in Pamploma exhausted and then have to find my alberque. My accommodation here is fine, but the restaurant next door could be improved. I didn’t mind the tables of locals having

The walk at the beginning was idyllic. Then it got rougher. Somewhere beyond Espinal the path became very rocky. It was easier to climb up the rises than to descend them. It took me a very long time to get to Zubiri. However once here my hostel is lovely. There aren’t many restaurants here so

Today was more strenuous climbing but in brilliant sunshine. I walked a good part of the path with a lovely woman from Australia. She is spending six months in the south of France to realize a dream of becoming a writer. We discussed plot lines as we rose through the most incredible views. Some say

I had a lovely time in St Jean Pied de Port. The pilgrim’s office was very accommodating. My hostel La Vita Bella was lovely. It didn’t do dinner so after I bought my walking poles I found a cafe nearby and had a risotto with mushrooms, chorizo, courgettes and some extra chunks of cheese. With