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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Tuesday, May 29th, 2012 / chris
Well, it was tough going at times, but I managed the 27kms to the first stop through the mountains in roughly 7 hours.
Passed Christina at the 7.5 km mark, even though I left a half hour later in a vain attempt to get my hair cut before starting… the barber was closed on Tuesdays.… [Read more]
Category: Camino Chris, 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]
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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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