From Roncesvalles to Zubiri (21.5 km)
I got an early start today, on the road walking at 6:30 am. I didn´t have the best sleep last night even though my bed was super comfortable and it was quiet in my little area. … [Read more]
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Wednesday, May 30th, 2012 / christina
Category: Camino Christina, Camino de Santiago, Europe, Spain
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Tuesday, May 29th, 2012 / christina
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]
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]
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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Saturday, May 26th, 2012 / chris
It seems that everyone has been putting together their ‘bucket list’ lately… during the last month at Trove farm/vineyard in the Tuscany region of Italy, we’ve had plenty of time to contemplate ours.… [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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