From St Jean Pied de Port to Roncesvalles (31.7 km)
I began to walk at 7:45 under beautiful sunny skies and warm temperatures even this early in the day. I tried to get provisions for the day but most of the shops were still closed. … [Read more]
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Tuesday, May 29th, 2012 / christina
Category: Camino Christina, Camino de Santiago, Europe, France, Spain
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Tuesday, May 29th, 2012 / christina
I´m a little behind but what´s new. I see that Chris has posted a blog entry already (isn´t he speedy!) which is great. I´ve completed my first day too, but before I write about that I wanted to tell you about getting to St.… [Read more]
Category: Camino Chris, Camino Christina, Camino de Santiago, Europe, France, Spain
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Sunday, May 27th, 2012 / christina
We have spent today getting ourselves organized for our month long walk doing the Camino de Santiago. Most people spend a fair bit of time getting themselves prepared for such a long journey even purchasing special gear. … [Read more]
Category: Camino Chris, Camino Christina, Camino de Santiago, Europe, Spain
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Saturday, May 26th, 2012 / christina
We are now headed to Spain to walk the Camino de Santiago, a 780 km journey from St Jean Pied de Port, France to Santiago de Compostela, Spain. We have 29 days allocated (yes, that translates to approximately 27 km per day) after which we hop onto a plane and fly to London, England where we will be visiting relatives (Colin and Lynne) for a few days (my niece, Catherine’s in-laws) and then staying on at their place for the month of July while they travel to Canada.… [Read more]
Category: Camino Chris, Camino Christina, Camino de Santiago, Europe, Spain
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Saturday, May 26th, 2012 / christina
Our last two weeks at Trove have passed by very quickly. We house sat for the final 10 days of our stay while Barbara and Ugo were away on tours. During that time we got into a comfortable routine – waking up around 7:30 each morning, enjoying coffee and breakfast before starting our “work day” around 9:00.… [Read more]
Category: Europe, Italy
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Monday, May 21st, 2012 / christina
Ugo was hosting a walking tour in our area during our second week at Trove and we were invited to join in some of the walks, but only if his clients, an Australian couple, were in agreement. Ugo and Barbara arranged for us to meet the clients one evening early in the week so that they could size us up to see if they could put up with our company for a few days. … [Read more]
Category: Europe, Italy, Travel Tips
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Saturday, May 19th, 2012 / christina
At Barbara’s insistence, we began our second week at Trove with a visit to Siena. You may recall that we had attempted a visit to this beautiful Tuscan hill town earlier during my sister’s visit but we had been rained out. … [Read more]
Category: Europe, Italy
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Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 / christina
On our second day at Trove, Ugo gave us a crash course on vine pruning and staking. He was leaving the next day for a week-long tour and the old vineyard was in desperate need of attention. Chris got some driving lessons on the tractor, and a lesson on how to empty the poop bucket in Ugo’s absence.… [Read more]
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 / christina
Arriving almost two hours late isn’t the best way to make a first good impression, but the train from Rome was delayed, which caused us to miss our connection in a small town called Chiusi. At least we were able to phone our hosts to let them know of our delay, thanks to the generosity and friendliness of a fellow traveller. … [Read more]
Category: Europe, Italy
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Tuesday, May 15th, 2012 / christina
By the time we arrived in Rome, we were all starting to show signs of travel fatigue but we continued our gruelling pace for the final three days, in fact, I think our pace intensified as there was so much to see in Rome. … [Read more]
Category: Europe, Italy, Travel Tips
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