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 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 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...
