Posts Tagged ‘CAMINO TASTER’
CAMINO TASTER – MAY 2019 | DAY 5 | ZUBIRI to Pamplona
The Adventure Begins Day 5 – Zubiri to Pamplona WEATHER: Perfect warm day (but not too hot) HEALTH: A few have blisters, one sore knee and one swollen ankle, but we soldier on! 5 am and I’m woken by my fellow pilgrims who are trying to be quiet. Why is it that the quieter you…
Read MoreCAMINO TASTER – MAY 2019 | DAY 4 | RONCESVALLES to ZUBIRI
The Adventure Begins Day 4 – RONCESVALLES to ZUBIRI WEATHER: very wet! MILES:- 19.17 (including all the little detours and walking to restaurants etc) 5.30am let the squirrelling commence! This is the act of taking all your worldly goods from your bunk into a common room and then pack everything away into your rucksack. 6…
Read MoreCAMINO TASTER – MAY 2019 | DAY 3 | ORISSON to RONCESVALLES
The Adventure Begins DAY 3 – Orisson to Roncesvalles WEATHER: Walking in clouds through the Pyrenees MILES:- Total is 14.61 miles So last night was the first hostel experience for many. Our little room of 8 bunks was quite cosy. We had two guys and six women and no loud snorers… result! Julie and Becky…
Read MoreCAMINO TASTER – MAY 2019 | DAY 2 | BAYONNE to ORISSON
The Adventure Begins Listening to a French rock band playing English songs until the early hours sounds lovely, but believe me, it wasn’t! I’m not sure if it was the wine, music or pure excitement but I struggled to get to sleep. It’s now 4.30am. Looking at the positives… the WiFi is really strong (probably…
Read MoreCAMINO TASTER – MAY 2019 | DAY 1 | TRAVELLING TO BAYONNE
The Adventure Begins In July 2018, during my section hike into Santiago, I had a chat with Sue from California. She was telling me about a guy named Brian who she had met on the first day of her pilgrimage. Brian had a business called “A flavour of the Camino”, where he would guide new…
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