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It was a pleasure to stay in Azfora. The albergue was lovely (no bunks) and a fresh breeze blowing over the hills. Did I mention that I now had four blisters. A lovely woman from Somerset offered me some miracle blister plasters. I tape my feet carefully each morning and hope they stand up theContinue reading “Day 9 – Oct 5th – Azfora to Ganon- Cathy’s View”

We headed off bright and early leaving Punta le Reina by way of the Queens Bridge. The bridge was commissioned by a local Queen in order to make the pilgrims journey easier. In fact a great many bridges were constructed to ease the journey of the ancient pilgrims throughout Spain. Pilgrims brought a certain amount ofContinue reading “Day 6 – Penta la Reina to Estella- Cathy’s View”

The days are melding together and I seem to be behind in my blog. The rhythm of the days start with a wake-up at 6am ( sometimes earlier if early risers start to move), wash and brush, packup, breakfast sometimes and out the door around 7am before the sun rises. We have discovered that breakfastContinue reading “Day 3,4,5-Cathy’s View”

3We left Orrison after breakfast at 7:50 just as the sun rose. We hoped to get an earlier start to beat the heat but we needed coffee to kickstart the day. Orrison knows how to serve coffee. It comes in a deep soup bowl and you sip it like a cup . Good coffee andContinue reading “Day 2 – RONCESVALLES- Cathy’s view”

We left Tauno just after 8:00 am. He will catch a bus to Pamplona and see us there a few days from now. Liz’s brilliant idea of paying to have our packs transported was our next task. We would thank the heavens for that idea many times.We hiked to town and delivered our packs toContinue reading “Day 1 – Orrison- Cathy’s View”

I can tell you that Tauno and I have nothing nearly as dramatic to tell about in our adventures so far. We are staying in a lovely Basque house which is only a ten minute walk to the center of the village of St Jean-Pied-de-Port. This picture is the view from our kitchen table. WeContinue reading “Waiting”

The plan was for Tauno and I to arrive a few days earlier than Liz in order to acclimatise and explore St Jean-Pied-De-Port and have a few days together before I head out with Liz on our journey. We boarded the train at Bayonne for St Jean-Pied-Port a few minutes early which good. 15 minutesContinue reading “First Arrival”

Liz started the conversation with an appealing walk, lose some weight and sample the great tapas and wine Spain has to offer. It sounded like a great way to see  and enjoy the local Spanish life and find some physical benefits as well. She had a wealth of information to enlighten me on the walk.Continue reading “Panic Sets In”