29th of April – Solitude

29th of April – Solitude

Camino Solitude I’d estimate this morning that about 300 people left Saint Jean on the walk over the Pyrenees to Roncesvalles. Because I split the journey in two, I was effectively able to start halfway where I’d left off the day before, which put me ahead...
30th of April – Looking Out the Window

30th of April – Looking Out the Window

Camino Day 3 – Leaving Roncesvalles I awoke this morning at 6:45 a.m. in complete silence, I thought it must still be the middle of the night. When I looked at my watch and saw it was already 6:45 a.m.  I was really  surprised.  I must have slept well… I...
30th of April – Today is more lonely

30th of April – Today is more lonely

Camino Loneliness? Today is a very different feeling walking, I wonder why it feels much more lonely. Perhaps it was because I had a chat with Pat, my wife, on the phone for an hour before I started. We try to chat each day on Skype, and I’m probably missing her...
30th of April – Crunch, Crunch, Click, Click

30th of April – Crunch, Crunch, Click, Click

From Roncesvalles to Viscarret Crunch, Crunch, Click, Click. Crunch, Crunch, Click, Click. That’s the only sound as I’m walking towards the next village as my boots and poles hit the gravel track, interrupted now and again by the noise of another stream...

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