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We tried for an earlier start today but got caught up getting breakfast at a cafe. Leaving town early Long legs between towns today, without shade or places to rest. The best place to stop was in the twin towns … Continue reading →

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Early start with a healthy breakfast at a health food cafe. An old church on the Camino outside of Estella. Then 2km into the walk free wine from Bodega Irache. Wine or water from a tap in the wall So … Continue reading →

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A very hot hard day. Very little shade, no breeze and soaring temperatures. The day started out quite nice, but we knew from the forecast it was going to be hot so we started out a little earlier. The puente … Continue reading →

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The area we walk through today was used in the filming of “The Way” by Emilio Estevez and A documentary “6 ways to Santiago” both very different perspectives on the Camino but both very watchable. If you haven’t seen them … Continue reading →

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“I can’t stand it to think my life is going so fast and I’m not really living it” – Hemingway (the sun also rises) Up early this morning , last night I had managed to secure tickets to the bullring for … Continue reading →

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What a good morning for a walk, clear blue sky’s around 16c, with a light breeze. We left Zubiri around 8am, across the Roman bridge and alongside the Rio Arga for most of the day. We are constantly reminded we … Continue reading →

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We started the day with a decent breakfast and for once we could get yoghurt and cereals and fruits. The sky was clear, temp in low 20’s, a good day for walking. The relaxed start to the day was in … Continue reading →

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Today was more up than down, we climbed 500+metres in elevation over the first 3-4 hours. I think we got to about 1250metres at the highest point. All up we were walking for 6 hours. We started about an hour … Continue reading →

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“The journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step” – Lao Tzu Today’s walk is on the Napoleon Route, up over the French Pyrenees. Its slightly longer than the Valcarlos Route which goes along the valley. Only 8km today … Continue reading →

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We arrived around 5pm, having travelled for over 36hrs. This town exists mainly due the Camino. It is a very pretty town. We climbed up the hill behind the town at Sunset and from their it seemed every house was … Continue reading →

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“Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy” – Gustave Flaubert We set out from Melbourne today, flights via Hong Kong and then Abu Dhabi and onto Madrid. Then a train from Madrid to Pamplona and … Continue reading →

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Well we have finished. The last leg from Lires to Muxia was not too difficult. About 16km in 3 hours, it was a great day for walking and we had good paths to walk on. It was a great day, … Continue reading →

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The rain stopped and the sun came out, so we made a dash for it to Lires, half way up the coast to Muxia. We decided that we could do the 15km in under 3 hours and this should be … Continue reading →

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On Friday we hunkered down in our hotel as thunderstorms were about to hit. However we managed to get out for a few hours at a time between storms. We took the walk up the hill to the Cabo, and … Continue reading →

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Today was a long walk, we started over the “Great Divide” a stretch of high plains area that has good paths, and very popular with day trippers. After walking up out of Logoso to Hospital we had to walk past … Continue reading →

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You wouldn’t believe, a dog chased us out of town this morning. We spent a reasonably good night in the Albergue, in bunks, but for once it was quite.  Maybe it was the older crowd that stayed there. Most of … Continue reading →

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The day started out grey, cold and foggy, a little like our mood. It was slow work up the hills and out of Negreira, the walk was cold and damp. Eventually the fog lifted, the clouds cleared and the sun … Continue reading →

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Well it rained all weekend, Saturday night, Sunday and Sunday night but it cleared by the time we started walking on Monday morning. So we started walking to Finisterre and Muxia.  It was also very cold this morning, and we … Continue reading →

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Today we start the last leg of this part of our journey, it will be a little harder and longer than usual.  And it almost all uphill the Catholics have a tendency to acquire the best real estate on top … Continue reading →

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It’s gotten very cold all of a sudden, there are reports of snow near Madrid (nowhere near us though), so we rug up and dress in layers to start the day. But the sky’s are clear and the sun shines … Continue reading →