We have left the La Rioja region and now in the Castilla y León region. The terrain has changed much over the past nine days and each day is a little different from the day before. We have been amazingly lucky with the weather and only had the one day of rain so far. It
Day five: Cirauqui To Villamayor de Monjardin 24 km This was the first day we had rain while walking. It only rained for the first few hours. At least I put my rain gear to good use! It was lovely and cool and made for an easier day of walking. Eighty percent of the Pilgrims
Day one: Saint Jean to Roncesvalles 25 km At least one hopes it goes down! The climb was relentless but the view and the magnificent day made up for it. We walked approximately a seven hour day and hiked about fifteen miles in total. The wind was out in full force but luckily the weather
After twenty-eight hours of travel and only a few hours of sleep, I barely knew my name. My friend, Christine, flew into Madrid from Germany and we met there continuing on to Pamplona and then by bus to Saint Jean-Pied-De-Port, France. We arrived at the albergue “Beilari” (also called refuge or hostel) in time for
