Hi Everyone, The walk continues... Cizur Menor to Villamayor Monjardin. This has taken three days and is about 52km. I haven´t my guide book with me so i can´t be exact. The title is inspired by today´s little event just outside of the city of Estella. There is a winery called Bodegas Irache which kindly has a fountain for Pilgrims. Now most of the fountains I pass are of historic significance, often dating back to the 12th or 13th centuries or earlier. They are truly welcome as it means I don´t have to carry too much water. But this fountain was [View Full Entry]

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HI Everyone This may be quite short as I only have 20 mins on the computer and it´s taken me 10 mins to work out the keyboard. Thankfully I have a lovely young lass Vanja from Slovenia who is at the next computer and has helped me. The walk so far has been amazingly scenic. Yes I´m very stiff and sore but after a good night¨s sleep I can hit the road again. So far no blisters for those of you who are counting. I do look pretty funny when I get up to walk if I´ve been sitting too long. [View Full Entry]

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Hi Everyone, Just a little taste before I leave. You can have a look at the route I will be walking at www.santiago-compostela.net Go to Camino Frances and you will find a rough map and photos on numbered sections. These sections are a rough guide for a day's walk. I have my pack organised and am pretty happy that I've got the weight down to 7.5kg - unfortunately that's without water. But I'm not giving up my mascara, well at least not yet. Having flown into Paris and then onto Bayonne, my first night - Friday will be in St Jean [View Full Entry]

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