Wow, I hit double digits! Not much to report today. Walk was ok. Tomorrow will be murder- about 20 miles tomorrow. The town we’re supposed to be stopping at doesn’t have any albergues open. So, we have to trek a significant distance past that. Most of the homing today was next to highways, which I…
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Even though today was a third shorter, it was still tough. My legs didn’t want to work like yesterday. It may have been due to the poor sleep. I was woken up at 3 and never got back to bed. It was a beautiful day – still overcast, but with little rain and beautiful vineyards…
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Posting from the Camino… Worst weather so far. It’s cold, rainy and it even snowed while I was at higher elevation. I’m halfway done for the day… a very long day. I’m holed up in a bar while my clothes dry or I decide to change into drier ones. Problem is, my dry shirt is…
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Walked from Los Arcos to Logroño. Well, I made it a week. About one more to go. Today was the longest day so far (17.21 miles) and tomorrow will be a bit longer. Still no blisters, but walking, even after resting for an hour or so was hard. We wondered around looking for a restaurant…
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Easier day today. Sleeping pill worked last night. I got a great night’s sleep. No blisters. The feet weren’t as sore. Left knee only hurt for the first 2/3 of the day. I think I’m hitting my stride with getting used to walking these distances with 30 lbs. on my back. The group is making…
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I walked by myself today from Puente de Reina to Estella. I didn’t get a good night’s sleep last night. I think that’s why my muscles were weak starting out. My left knee still hurts, but about the same as yesterday. I think it might be bursitis. The top right side of the kneecap is…
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Leaving Pamplona. Heading to Puente de Reina. I stayed at a Marriott last night and got a great night’s sleep. I took a cab back to the point I stopped yesterday, in front of the Cathedral in Pamplona. It was a little rainy when I started, but it cleared up once I started to climb…
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The hotel was great. Fortunately for me, I’ll have a nice Marriott bed waiting for me tonight too. Good night.
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I walked from Roncesvalles to Zubiri. Along the way, I dropped off 15 lbs worth of gear I (hopefully) didn’t need at the post office and sent it to my hotel in France. By the end of the day, my feet were killing me. I have one blister on my left little toe and my…
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I got to the alburge last night and couldn’t sleep. I don’t know if it was my pillow or ear plugs, or my mind, but the sound of my beating heart kept me up most of the night. I might have got 5 hours of sleep. Only after I put in my headphones and listened…
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