Sarria to Pontmarin – 26 kms We’d been warned about Sarria and how bus loads of walkers arrive in their shiny fresh clothes, ready to walk the final 100kms to Santiago. When we arrived yesterday …
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Day 29 – Pop goes the Weasel
Fonfria to Sarria – 28 kms Today was a long 9 hour walk to Sarria. It was a beautiful morning as we left our mountain lodging at Fonfria. We were the last to leave as …
Continue readingCacabelos to Vega de Valcarce
Well that’s the last time I go to bed sober. I was awake until well after midnight. Or perhaps my afternoon siesta from 4 to 6pm was to blame. It was a nicer walk today …
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Rabanal del camino to Molinaseca – 28 kms Today was probably the most interesting walk so far. We saw a man doing Camino on a unicycle. I thought I’d videod him but I hadn’t. We …
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We’ve met some interesting people on the walk and today we say goodbye to Motorcycle Man. He is from Austria and was touring France by motorbike. His GPS broke down and he didn’t know where …
Continue readingDay 1 – Part Two – Up the Pyranees
St Jean Pied de Port to Orrison We mucked about in SJPP buying some last minute stuff. A tiny pocket knife with scissors, some paracetamol, tissues, and snacks. We began our ascent up the Pyranees …
Continue readingDay 1 – Part 1 – Don’t Miss the Train
Bayonne to St Jean Pied de Port Last night I had a terrible headache due to my cold. I rummaged around in my first aid kit, which has everything in it except for paracetamol. I’d …
Continue readingNo traffic on the M25
Today I woke up with a stinking cold. Typical. We left at 7.30am to drive to Stansted airport and arrived at 10am as no traffic on the M25. We landed in Biarittz and walked Bayonne …
Continue readingGetting Packed
So, this is all our stuff, now to try and fit it into our two bags. We’ve spent the week in Bournemouth de-jelagging and catching up with the family. The weather has been frikken cold …
Continue readingDay 14 – Heading home
We left Kingman this morning to drive back to Los Angeles for our flight. Normally it’s a 5 hour drive, but LA traffic can easily turn it into a 10 hour drive. So we left …
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