A very short walk today, only about 9 kilometers. But we wanted to have an easy day so that we could take in the church of Santa Maria at Eunate. It was a very pleasant walk across farmland to get there, but just as we arrived two tour buses turned up. Talking to the...
Accommodation Our plan at the moment was to book maybe one day ahead and then once we're comfortable with our walking distances, perhaps not book at all and just see what's available as we're coming to each town. But it seems quite busy at the moment and when I'm...
The Marvelous Spanish Health System From about day 3, Pat mentioned that she was getting headaches, and in fact on the descent down into Zubiri, she felt a little bit dizzy. By the time we got to Estella, we went into a pharmacy. They took one look and...
Water System On my first Camino, I used a water bladder inside the pack and felt that that was quite good, and I carried an extra emergency packet inside of my pack. There's always a huge debate about what's the best system to use for water. Many people love bladders,...
We're losing all track of time... Sorry for the lack of posting. Long story. I'm a lazy blogger! One of my amazing team back at work, Maybelle, very kindly posts my pics and videos and transcribes my audios.... But of course at the weekend that doesn't happen. 😀 We...
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Many people will argue that the Camino is mainly a physical challenge. Others, me included, that it is more of an emotional challenge, just to keep going day after day. But I think the sad reality is.... it's really a challenge of energy in versus energy out ! Of not...
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Last night in Nájera we tried an albergue, although it was a private room. It was a nice change, and I think we both came to the conclusion that pay a little bit more for a casa rural or small hotel is worth it for the additional privacy and peace and quiet. ...
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