May 3, 2015  Day 8 - Logono --> Nejera  29.1 KHad a somewhat sleepless night worrying about the status of Donna's feet, given that today's scheduled hike is the longest to date - 18.5 miles. Thankfully, Donna's blisters looked better, and I taped them up to give it a go. We had an outstanding breakfast … Continue reading May 3, 2015 Day 8 – Logrono –> Najera 29.1 K →

Day 7  Los Arcos --> Logrono 28.6 KWe were fortunate to get off to an earlier start because there was a restaurant that opened at 6:30 am. This was the longest distance to date - 17.8 miles - with one pretty good incline coming about 7 K into the walk. It was still dark as … Continue reading May 2, 2015. Day 7 Los Arcos –> Logrono 25k →

Donna - May 1, 2015After a fairly restful night, our B&B hosts Pablo and Theresa provided a wonderful breakfast and predicted that it would probably rain today.  Unfortunately, they were right so we walked the majority of our way through rolling hills and fields to Los Arcos in the rain. We stopped for some cafe con … Continue reading Donna – May 1, 2015 Estella –> Los Arcos →

May 1, 2015 - Day 6  Estella --> Los Arcos  21.4 KOur host from Hotel Zadul drove us down the hill back to the Camino, where the day started with a long slow climb out of town. Cloudy skies soon gave way to intermittent rain, and the temps were on the cool side. Probably low … Continue reading May 1, 2015 – Day 6 Estella –> Los Arcos →

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 →