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Day 2 – Enroute To Roncesvalles

Day 2 – Enroute To Roncesvalles

Day 2 of our Camino takes us over the Pyrenees to Roncesvalles. When I walked this section last time, I had glorious blue skies and clear weather and fantastic views, unfortunately this year, we can see about 50 meters in front of us. Basically it was down to low...

Day 3 – Roncesvalles to Biskarreta

Day 3 – Roncesvalles to Biskarreta

A short but very pleasant walk from Roncesvalles to Biskarreta  and we made a short detour when we got to Burguete.       We wanted to show our appreciation to the bomberos of Burguete (the local fire brigade rescue team), and so we thought we'd drop in...

Day 4 – To Zubiri and Akerreta

Day 4 – To Zubiri and Akerreta

Today is another short walk to Zubiri. It should be about 10 kilometers. The only thing that concerns me is the steep downhill section into Zubiri, which I haven't walked before and which apparently can be slippery in the wet. We had a taste of that coming into...

Day 5 – To Pamplona

Day 5 – To Pamplona

The Cat Cafe We're just on our way to Pamplona and stopping for coffee in Zuriain and it looks like they now have a cat cafe on the Camino.     Pat is managing to unload lots of her salami to the cats here and they won't leave her alone. It's smoked up...

Day 11 – Viana to Logroño

Day 11 – Viana to Logroño

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...

Day 14 – Nájera to Santo Domingo

Day 14 – Nájera to Santo Domingo

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.  ...