by Paty | Sep 14, 2018 | Camino de Santiago, Spain, Trail Journals
September 13, 2018 Route: Beldorado to AgesDistance: 27.5 kilometers (17.5 miles) I left the albergue around 7:10 am this morning and spent the entire morning climbing. Today this was the highest altitude I’ve reached since crossing the Pyrenees over a week ago....
by Paty | Sep 13, 2018 | Camino de Santiago, Spain, Trail Journals
September 12, 2018 Route: Cirueña to BeldoradoDistance: 28.5 kilometers (17.67 miles) I slept wonderfully last night. Even though the afternoons here in Spain are beastly hot, the evenings cool down quickly. We slept with the windows open and it was the first evening...
by Paty | Sep 13, 2018 | Gear, RV Life
In 2016, my job required me to travel around 40 weeks a year. Since I was rarely driving my own car anymore, I decided to cancel my satellite radio subscription. It just made more sense to start listening to whatever I had on my phone instead, because that device...
by Paty | Sep 12, 2018 | Camino de Santiago, Spain, Trail Journals
September 11, 2018 Route: Navarette to CirueñaDistance: 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) This morning began with a nice walk through more vineyards. The Rioja wine region is just dotted with them. And although I ate my breakfast before departing the albergue, I felt like I...
by Paty | Sep 11, 2018 | Camino de Santiago, Spain, Trail Journals
September 10, 2018 Route: Los Arcos to NavarreteDistance: 40.6 kilometers (25.17 miles) This morning I departed town just as the sun was rising, and it cast a beautiful golden hue over the harvested fields and many vineyards. This is one of the best reasons to begin...
by Paty | Sep 10, 2018 | Camino de Santiago, Spain, Trail Journals
September 9, 2018 Route: Lorca to Los ArcosDistance: 32.8 kilometers (20.33 miles) My clothes didn’t dry very well last night. Like most Spanish homes, the albergue didn’t have a clothes drier. The locals just hang their wash outside to dry in the warm...
by Paty | Sep 10, 2018 | Day Hikes, Gear
I was only on the Appalachian Trial for ten minutes when I turned the corner and saw a family of five sitting on boulders taking their break squarely in the middle of the trail!! It wasn’t too hard to see why these folks were so winded just 1/2 mile in from the...
by Paty | Sep 9, 2018 | Camino de Santiago, Spain, Trail Journals
September 8, 2018 Route: Pamplona to LorcaDistance: 37 kilometers (22.94 miles) After a restful night of sleep in the hotel, I was up early and walking out of Pamplona just as the sun was starting to rise. All the streets that were empty, which was a stark contrast to...
by Paty | Sep 8, 2018 | Camino de Santiago, Spain, Trail Journals
September 7, 2018 Route: Espinal to Pamplona, SpainDistance: 36 kilometers (22.32 miles) I slept so much better last night. A good meal (and perhaps those two glasses of wine at dinner) really helped me fall right to sleep. As a result, I was up early and full of lots...
by Paty | Sep 7, 2018 | Camino de Santiago, Spain, Trail Journals
September 6, 2018 Route: St. Jean Pied de Port, France to Espinal, SpainDistance: 30.6 km (18.97 miles) Despite my fatigue and incredible jet lag from yesterday’s travels, I didn’t sleep very well last night. One thing I’d soon learn is people...
