Archive for May 2016
Day 4 – Brad broke the ATM machine!
Day 4 – Roncesvalles to Zubiri 16.37 miles (26.34 km) Weather: a mix of hot and light showers. Started out at Roncesvalles Hostel at 6.45am and headed straight for Burgette (only 1.5 miles down the road). We popped into the supermarket to buy some supplies for the day ahead and then stopped for breakfast. I…
Read MoreDay 3 – Pilgrim Mass, Oasis and Sore Hips!
Sunday – Day 3 Camino Frances Orrison to Roncesvalles Walked 12.66 miles (18.5 km) Last night did not really bring much sleep. The German guy with wind was awake endless times to go to the loo and my bed was right next to it! It was not pleasant! After breakfast we headed out on The…
Read MoreDay 2 – Up, Up and Away!
Saturday Day 2 – 28th May 2016 6.58 miles, but up! Up! Up! OMG! What an amazing day! We couldn’t charge our phones in the hotel in Bayonne (one socket by the TV that didn’t work), so I was very wary of using too much battery today. We caught the 7.45am train to St Jean…
Read MoreDay 1 – Lost FitBit, An Accident and a Scary Pigeon!
Well, today has been a real adventure. We picked Julie up about 8.30am and Matt dropped us off at MK station about 9.15am. We arrived at Stansted just in time as the first train was delayed for 30 mins. We got through security quite quickly but then I realized that my Fitbit was missing! We…
Read MoreFinding my "Why" for the Camino
For me, The Camino is not a holiday, it feels more like a “calling”. I can’t really explain it but it just feels like something I have to do. More than 200,000 people walk this pilgrim trail every year. When we collect our pilgrim passport at St Jean Pied de Port in France, we are…
Read MoreCamino Etiquette – The Unwritten Rules!
Panic set in as I received the weekly forum roundup email from Ivar on the Camino forum. One of the topics was about an angry Albergue Warden who threw someone’s pack on the floor and shouted, “leave, leave”. It was 7.30am, and all pilgrims needed to leave by 8am, so she was “shooing” people out…
Read MoreYou Know You Are Going On You First Camino When…
As you may be aware, we are off to walk the first part of the Camino Frances in less than 30 days and I am now starting to think “what’s going to happen when we get back?”. Camino life has consumed me for the last three months since we decided that we were going to…
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