April 30, 2015 - Day 5  Puente la Reina --> Estella 22 KSlept very soundly in my loft bed, but it was quite cold when I woke. In the 40's. Got dressed and headed over to yet another wonderful meal at Hotel Jakue. We checked out and were on the road by 8:15 am, planning … Continue reading April 30, 2015 – Day 5 Puente la Reina –> Estella 22 K →

April 29, 2015 - Day 4Pamplona --> Puente la Reina - 23KMy body felt surprisingly good after a restful night (thanks Advil pm). Advil is the friend of all of us on this journey, with our various aches and pains. Miracle drug. We wandered through the streets of Pamplona, past beautiful parks and Navarre University, and … Continue reading April 29, 2015 – Day 4 Pamplona –> Puente la Reina →

Donna - April 29, 2015The hike today was better.  Weather was good and the body is getting stronger. We walked by several parks as we worked our way through Pamplona.  We all regret not being able to spend more time exploring this city.The views were spectacular all day with mountains in the background with snow … Continue reading Donna – April 29, 2015 Pamplona –> Puente la Reina – 22 K →

April 28, 2015 - Day 3Zubiri --> Pamplona  - 23 kSpent a somewhat sleepless night at the albergue - the lady in the bunk on the right snored all night long. A few others joined in on occasion, but she was most immediate. The albergue where we stayed was very nice. Two large rooms, one … Continue reading April 28, 2015 – Day 3 Zibiri –> Pamplona – 23 K →

Although the four musketeers started out rough, it turned out to be a better hiking day.  With sunshine and perfect temp we stopped along the way to admire the scenery and especially the many fields of horses.  There were many foals with their mothers and one very pregnant mare stuck her head over the fence … Continue reading Donna – April 28, 2015 – Day 3 – Zibiri –> Pamplona →

April 27, 2015 - Day 2Roncevalles --> Zubiri - 22 kIt poured rain all night long. Surprisingly, neither Donna nor I slept that soundly. We had agreed to meet up with our Camino brothers, Steve and Leon at 8:30 am, to co-ordinate    the day's hike. Since breakfast was a roll and coffee at our place, … Continue reading April 27, 2015 – Day 2 →

St. Jean, France --> Roncevalles, Spain -  25 k After a delightful breakfast at the hotel, we finally started our Camino at 8:30 am. Our goal to begin with was a "warmup" day of 8 kilometers (approx. 5 miles) to Orisson, where we had reservations to stay at a highly recommended hostel. After crossing the river in … Continue reading April 26, 2015 – Day 1 →

Day 1The trip from Atlanta to St Jean Pied de Porte was extremely smooth but quite a long day being in pretzel pose so we were glad to finally arrive at Hotel ratmanchu and to stretch out flat.This hotel was central to everything and so we struck out to get our "credentials" and to get … Continue reading Donna’s "Getting to St. Jean" →

April 27, 2015"The Basics" - getting to St. Jean for the start.Atlanta --> Miami --> Madrid --> Pamplona --> St. Jean Port De Pied (arr 6:30 pm)Left Atlanta at 6:45 pm and everything went smoothly, arriving in Pamplona at 5:30 pm the next day. We were really tired at that point. Stepped right into a … Continue reading Getting to St. Jean Port de Pied →

CAMINO DE SANTIAGO ROUTE MAPThe French Way is our proposed route from St. Jean Pied de Port to Santiago. We hope to complete the 480 mile trek in 35 or less days. The French Way (Galician: Camiño Francés, Spanish: Camino Francés) is the most popular of the routes of the Way of St. James (Spanish: Camino de Santiago), the ancient pilgrimage route to Santiago de … Continue reading Camino de Santiago Route Map →