by Paty | Sep 18, 2022 | Camino del Norte, Spain, Trail Journals
September 18, 2022 Route: Getaria to Ibiri Distance: 22.9 kilometers (14.2 miles) Cumulative Distance: 76.4 km After exploring Getaria last night, I returned to the pensión and logged on to the internet to plan my itinerary for the next few days. Flying by the seat of...
by Paty | Sep 17, 2022 | Camino del Norte, Spain, Trail Journals
September 17, 2022 Route: San Sebastian to Getaria Distance: 24.4 kilometers (15.1 miles) + a bonus 5 km Cumulative Distance: 53.5 km After dinner last night, I spent some time looking at the Camino del Norte route. The route profile from Irun to Bilbao looked like a...
by Paty | Sep 16, 2022 | Camino del Norte, Spain, Trail Journals
September 16, 2022 Train Route: St. Jean-de-Luz, France to Hendaye, France Hiking Route: Hendaye, France to San Sebastian, Spain Distance walked: 29.8 kilometers (18.5 miles) Last night, I found myself in the tiny French town of Saint-Jean-de-Luz. I’d...
by Paty | Sep 15, 2022 | Camino del Norte, Spain, Trail Journals
September 15, 2022 Train Route: Amsterdam, Netherlands to St. Jean-de-Luz, France Distance: 1,294 kilometers (802 miles) I woke up this morning in Amsterdam – the land of tulips, canals, and Edam cheese. My mother and I just finished a 10-day trip in Europe, and...
by Paty | Sep 10, 2022 | Camino del Norte, Spain, Trail Journals
When I walked the Camino for the first time back in 2018, and it was a really big deal for me. First off, the Camino de Santiago was my first long-distance hike that ventured further than 150 miles. Yes, I hiked the 100-mile section of the Appalachian Trail that ran...
by Paty | Jul 25, 2022 | Rockies, Trail Journals, Wind River Range
July 24, 2022 Start: Bomber Basin End: Trail Lake Trailhead Distance: ~ 2 miles hiking (+ 80-mile drive back to Lander, WY) After our final night sleeping in the Wind River Range, it was finally time to head back to town. The plan this morning was to...
