Holiday 2019 Archives - Nomad Life Kiwi https://nomadlife.kiwi/category/holiday-2019/ Travel, Adventure, Fun Sat, 13 Jul 2019 22:06:08 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://nomadlife.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-nomadlife-icon-kiwi-1-32x32.jpg Holiday 2019 Archives - Nomad Life Kiwi https://nomadlife.kiwi/category/holiday-2019/ 32 32 Day 35 – Last day https://nomadlife.kiwi/day-35-last-day/ https://nomadlife.kiwi/day-35-last-day/#respond Sat, 13 Jul 2019 22:06:08 +0000 http://www.wheresjo.com/?p=3719 This morning we got up early and walked to the airport. I can now say, apart from taxing on the runway, I have crossed Spain under my own steam (if that makes sense). At the …

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]]> https://nomadlife.kiwi/day-35-last-day/feed/ 0 Day 34 – Looks like we made it https://nomadlife.kiwi/day-34-we-made-it/ https://nomadlife.kiwi/day-34-we-made-it/#respond Fri, 12 Jul 2019 20:28:06 +0000 http://www.wheresjo.com/?p=3708 Rua to Santiago – 31kms Today started out like any other day. We got up, we walked, we stopped for breakfast, we met some “friends” we met weeks ago but keep bumping into them. We …

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]]> https://nomadlife.kiwi/day-34-we-made-it/feed/ 0 Day 33 https://nomadlife.kiwi/day-33/ https://nomadlife.kiwi/day-33/#respond Thu, 11 Jul 2019 19:10:32 +0000 http://www.wheresjo.com/?p=3701 Arzua to Rua – 20 kms This morning we went down to breakfast and it smelled like a locker room. All the walkers from Sarria had not washed their clothes overnight. It stunk. Good brekky …

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]]> https://nomadlife.kiwi/day-33/feed/ 0 Day 32 – Are we there yet? https://nomadlife.kiwi/day-32-are-we-there-yet/ https://nomadlife.kiwi/day-32-are-we-there-yet/#respond Wed, 10 Jul 2019 18:50:55 +0000 http://www.wheresjo.com/?p=3693 Palas de Rei to Arzua – 30kms Today was a big 30 km day in the heat. I had set the alarm for 5.30am to get an early start and avoid the crowds. After two …

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]]> https://nomadlife.kiwi/day-32-are-we-there-yet/feed/ 0 Day 31 – The Sound of Cackle. https://nomadlife.kiwi/day-31-the-sound-of-cackle/ https://nomadlife.kiwi/day-31-the-sound-of-cackle/#respond Tue, 09 Jul 2019 18:32:08 +0000 http://www.wheresjo.com/?p=3681 Portomarin to Palas de Rei – 26 kms We had planned to get away early this morning but that didn’t happen. The hotel had free breakfast, but not until 7am, so it was 7.45 by …

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]]> https://nomadlife.kiwi/day-31-the-sound-of-cackle/feed/ 0 Day 30 – Lost in Translation https://nomadlife.kiwi/day-30-lost-in-translation/ https://nomadlife.kiwi/day-30-lost-in-translation/#respond Mon, 08 Jul 2019 19:02:58 +0000 http://www.wheresjo.com/?p=3660 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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]]> https://nomadlife.kiwi/day-30-lost-in-translation/feed/ 0 Day 29 – Pop goes the Weasel https://nomadlife.kiwi/day-29-pop-goes-the-weasel/ https://nomadlife.kiwi/day-29-pop-goes-the-weasel/#respond Sun, 07 Jul 2019 18:59:40 +0000 http://www.wheresjo.com/?p=3643 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 …

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]]> https://nomadlife.kiwi/day-29-pop-goes-the-weasel/feed/ 0 Day 25 – it’s all downhill. https://nomadlife.kiwi/day-25-its-all-downhill/ https://nomadlife.kiwi/day-25-its-all-downhill/#respond Wed, 03 Jul 2019 19:01:42 +0000 http://www.wheresjo.com/?p=3597 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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]]> https://nomadlife.kiwi/day-25-its-all-downhill/feed/ 0 Interesting People https://nomadlife.kiwi/interesting-people/ https://nomadlife.kiwi/interesting-people/#respond Thu, 13 Jun 2019 19:25:20 +0000 http://www.wheresjo.com/?p=3378 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 …

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]]> https://nomadlife.kiwi/interesting-people/feed/ 0 Day 1 – Part Two – Up the Pyranees https://nomadlife.kiwi/day-1-part-two-up-the-pyranees/ https://nomadlife.kiwi/day-1-part-two-up-the-pyranees/#respond Mon, 10 Jun 2019 04:51:01 +0000 http://www.wheresjo.com/?p=3359 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 …

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