Uphill & downhill – Day 2 to Roncesvalles
It's a HOT 94 degrees in Roncesvalles today but when we start from Refuge Orisson after a quick breakfast of toast and jam, the temperature is in the low seventies.…
Aug-16-2017 – Day 1 of the Camino – FINALLY!!!
Today I will be climbing mountains!!! It sounds like part of a motivational speech except it's excitingly real. Yesterday was a scorching 93 degrees. Today the Mountain Gods have been…
Rest & recoup – Beilari @SJPP
We have been flung out of the hostal at 8 a.m. and my first stop is the Pilgrim Office across the road - to get my Credencial - the Camino…
Getting to St. Jean Pied de Port
I am still a little dizzy at the novelty of being such a "light" traveler - after all, I am headed for a 7 week journey with only a backpack…