The family divides up Today we split up. Suzie and Sarah G back to Toronto via Madrid. Sophie to Montreal via Madrid and Paris. So the three of them take a bus to Madrid while the four remaining take a… Continue reading

It is Camino coincidences that has you meeting the same people again and again. Not only Tobias and Muffin but also Bill and Chin from Maryland, Virginia. Everywhere we went, there they were. They are with an ‘unguided’ tour group… Continue reading

Todays post is about a guy and his dog who we keep meeting along the way. I first saw Muffin and Tobias at Orrison. We were having dinner and I looked out the window and there was a young man… Continue reading

We have passed the 100k mark from Roncesvalles which means we have walked a tad more than 124k. We spotted a sign telling us that at a blacksmith’s shop a couple of k up from Estella. Everyone has been anticipating… Continue reading

3 pieces of gear The couple from Australia pass us. He’s wearing a kilt. Go figure. And yes he does wear underwear his wife informs us. They also wear ankle gaitors. These are gaitors designed for hikers and walkers and… Continue reading

Everyone is waking up with sore muscles. I woke up with a cold sore. Sophie’s foot is swollen and her knee pain kept her awake all night. Sarah G have problems with her foot yesterday. Where everybody usually gets up… Continue reading

Today was a walk through beautiful quiet villages and forests. Geraniums are popular here. They decorate the entrances, the balconies, even woodpiles! We came across a small church attached to a house on the side of the hill. I had… Continue reading

It is pitch black outside and pouring! The forecast says it will get better the further west we walk. So we dress in raingear, skip the dry baquette with jam breakfast, put our headlamps on and start walking through the… Continue reading

Day 2. It is dark but the excitement woke us early and in the pre-dawn we are milling around the dining room waiting for them to open the door for breakfast. Baquettes, butter, jam and bowls of coffee. We pick… Continue reading

Our first day is not a long distance—barely 8k but in that 8k is a 800metre climb. We prepare by eating a hearty breakfast which included a French apple cake, Basque fig preserve, Basque chocolate hazelnut, Basque black cherry jam,… Continue reading