April 1, 2017 The scenery for this day was not my favorite, instead of vast green fields we were met with red clay vineyards and minimal views. There were still some mountains/hills but not as much. I was used to being spoiled with views all day. It was still beautiful but just not my personal… Continue reading Day 9: Navarette to Najera ( 17 km/ 10.5 miles)
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Day 8: Logrono to Navarette (12.6 km/7.5miles)
March 31, 2017 This was a brutal day not only because of the jagermeister but because I was still very hard on myself for losing my debit card as well as allowing myself to drink that much. I was dealing with a lot of nonacceptance and self hatred. We left town around 11 after sleeping in… Continue reading Day 8: Logrono to Navarette (12.6 km/7.5miles)
Day 7: Los Arcos to Logrono (27.6 km/17.1 miles)
March 30, 2017 The word for this day is: jagermeister. But we will get to that later. The previous night was exhausting. If it wasn't for Michel bringing me food I don't know how I would have made it through this long day. Even though it says only 27.6, we did over 30 km this… Continue reading Day 7: Los Arcos to Logrono (27.6 km/17.1 miles)
Days 5 & 6
March 28 & March 29, 2017 I feel like the days are escaping me so I decided to start doing multiple days into one post.... Day 5: Puente la Reina to Estella (21.8 km/13.5 miles) This was a lovely hike, filled with classic Camino things: a nice town about 3 miles in where we got… Continue reading Days 5 & 6
Day 4: Pamplona to Puente La Reina (23.8 km/14.8 miles)
March 27, 2017 One of my LEAST favorite things about El Camino is "hiking" through the cities. It's hard enough walking for so long but having to walk on super busy streets with super hard concrete? It's some kind of torture. That was how our day started, "hiking" aka navigating through a populated Pamplona. Okay...rant… Continue reading Day 4: Pamplona to Puente La Reina (23.8 km/14.8 miles)
Day 3: Zubiri to Pamplona (21.1 km/13.1 miles)
March 26, 2017 Before we began our trek, we stopped to get breakfast. I would soon discover my favorite way to start the day: a tortilla made of eggs, potatoes, cheese and ham as well as a cafe con leche. (My favorite breakfast!) The hike was marvelous. I had the pleasure of hiking all day… Continue reading Day 3: Zubiri to Pamplona (21.1 km/13.1 miles)
Day 2: Roncesvalles to Zubiri (22.3 km/14 miles)
March 25, 2017 Oh my goodness, I thought day 1 was tough, I was in for a bit of a shock on day 2. I woke up to snow, heavy snow at that. I scurried about and gathered my things in a hysterical rush. I am pretty sure I didn't fully wake up until about… Continue reading Day 2: Roncesvalles to Zubiri (22.3 km/14 miles)
Day 1: St. Jean Pied de Port to Roncesvalles (24 km/15 miles)
March 24, 2017 My day started slowly, woke up around 7 and was not out of my albergue until 9. I had a 14-15 mile hike in front of me. At this point I was alone. No clue where to go and no one in sight. I would soon find out there was a reason… Continue reading Day 1: St. Jean Pied de Port to Roncesvalles (24 km/15 miles)
Running through Paris like a madman…
The start of my journey to the start of El Camino was straight out of the movie "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles." If you aren't familiar with that movie it is basically a series of unfortunate events leaving you with an anxiety attack... It all began when I got on the Paris train when I realized… Continue reading Running through Paris like a madman…
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