Days 45 & 46 – The familiar sights and sounds of Pamplona
My breakfast was included in the 15 euro price of the Albergue in Zubiri but Albergue breakfasts are generally ratherContinue Reading
Category: 2017
Day 44 – 800 Kms completed. Camino People
Twenty more kilometres to go. Tomorrow I finish my pilgrimage from Le Puy to Pamplona, where this year’s path willContinue Reading
Day 43 – crossing the Pyrenees into Spain
I was expecting something of a quiet day in SJPDP yesterday but that only lasted long enough to write myContinue Reading
Days 41 & 42 – at the end of the Via Podiensis
I’m now taking a rest day in Saint Jean Pied de Port. Saturday started a little late and the sheepContinue Reading
Day 40 – Ferme Gainekoetxea tonight
Suddenly I seem to be surrounded by Pyrenees. We are in Basque Country, the path rises and falls over theContinue Reading
Day 39 – Roads, Woods and the Basque Country
The Monsieur at last night’s gite announced the menu just before dinner. The main course was duck. Duck makes meContinue Reading
Day 38 – Another rather hot day on the Pilgrim Superhighway
For once it was my turn to wake everyone up at 5.35 although judging from the snoring I wasn’t tooContinue Reading
Day 37 – to Pomps.
Here’s another village with a peculiar name, Pomps. I set off from Pimbo in good spirits with Fr, a FrenchContinue Reading
Day 36 – to Pimbo
My day began at 3am when one of the pilgrims fell out of bed; fortunately not from the top bunkContinue Reading
Day 35 – Gardez Le Moral
Madame Marinette said I was the first English pilgrim in her gite, Le Presbytère à Lanne-Soubiran. The region is popularContinue Reading
