Camino France
What would I do differently on my next Camino trip?
This is my first blog since I have returned from my first Camino. We only walked for 6 days and walked over 90 miles, but we are already planning trip number two! Now that I have experienced my first part of the Camino, what did I learn? Did I take anything that I never used?…
Read MoreDay 7 – Puente la Reina – Estella (our last day)
Walked: 20.98 km (13.04 miles) 32,282 steps. Fitness: I feel great and I’m sure I’ve lost some weight!!Julie is walking on pure adrenaline as her knee and sunburn look so painful. Rachel had sore feet, sore collar bones and hips. There were a few foggy heads this morning after the late night of “spoons” and…
Read MoreDay 6 – Pamplona to Puente la Reina
Weather: way to hot!!! We all got sunburnt. Fitness: All of us are feeling ok. Julie has a bad knee, Rachel has sore shoulders and feet and I feel fine. Our friend Brad had a very bad day with his knee and he just kept going on his own today. We missed him, and…
Read MoreDay 5 – Zuribi to Pamplona
Walked: 18.17 miles (29.24 KM), 44,956 steps) Weather: A real mix of rain and hot weather. It really could not make up its mind today! Our Albergue in Zuribi was rather basic but clean and very friendly. We were lightweights and fell asleep by 9pm, which meant we were all wide awake at 5am (except…
Read MoreDay 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…
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