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Europe » Spain » Navarre » Zizur Mayor June 18th 2012

Actually Zizur Menor not Mayor, but that´s close enough... Quick update at the end of a day when I only walked a very short distance... Generally I´ve met some very interesting people. The guy who had packed 20Kg´s including a guitar, who didn´t make it out of St Jean Pied de Port without having an Arrested Development moment (I think I´ve made a huge mistake). The Norwegian guy I met at breakfast out of Roncevalles - breakfast for him being beer and a cigarette - this was his third camino too. The lady who´d already walked 700Km´s from Le Puy, but had damaged her achilles tendon and was going home. Tragic for her... but I have to admit to being grateful that I won´t run into her again on the trip... Is that mean? But generally ... read more

Europe » Spain » Navarre » Lesaka June 16th 2012

Like a blister in the sun (Blister in the Sun - Violent Femmes) Yes the dreaded ones reared their heads today. Not too bad but I´ll need to keep on top of it to make sure I´m ok Other than that, today was a walk of 27.4 Km, not counting the fact I had to turnaround and go back to Roncevalles because I forgot to fill my water bottle. Luckily I´d only gone a couple of hundred metres. I could blame the group of half a dozen pilgrims who had just returned from Santiago at six in the morning to take their photos under the famous ´Santiago 790Kms´sign with their completed compostella certificates. I could, but that would be a lie... The last five Kms today were hot and I thought that I had missed the ... read more
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Europe » Spain » Navarre » Roncesvalles June 15th 2012

I wish I knew what you were looking for Might have known what I´d have found (Under the Milky Way - The Church) So I walked the first stage today, climbed almost 1400 metres, and am still alive to tell the tale. I´m now at the hostel at Roncevalles (as in The Song of Roland) and feeling much better. Woke at 3.00 and didn´t get back to sleep. I felt a bit anxious about it until I realised this was 1.00 in the afternoon in Melbourne. I´m anticipating no such problems tomorrow. I´m very tired. But I was the first person to arrive at the hostel this afternoon, passing even those people who started 8km down the road. I am now a god to these people. I also might overdose on a surfeit of beauty... The ... read more

Europe » Spain » Navarre June 11th 2012

Focus of todays blog is PICS... along The Way..... Navarre region, from just outside Rocessvalles to Pamplona...... read more
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Europe » Spain » Navarre » Estella June 7th 2012

I have tried adding additional pics to prev entries..... but that doesnt seem to be working too well ..... sometimes can only be done one by one, sometimes the titles and descriptions are mixed up ! and I have also noticed that many pics appear much more faded/washed out than they do when I view them via picasa or another program..... I am going to try now just a NEW entry with a few more pics related to prev ones.... before I begin new locations...... so away with me now....... and YOu have a look at the end of this text for the pics... and we'll ALL see how that goes ....... 2 hrs later ...........Well THAT was a frustrating wasted few hrs............ the multiple uploader is really bad, you know when you scroll down a ... read more
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Europe » Spain » Navarre » Pamplona June 4th 2012

We got here on Sunday and took 2 buses to the dorm. The buses were interesting because we had to take one to the other. The second one took about an hour to finally come around to the stop. Once we got to the dorm, we all breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, I could unpack my suitcase! Monday a small group of us explored Pamplona and old town. Old town is so pretty and many girls said it actually looked like Italy with the different colored buildings. The view from the top of old town down into the valley is so beautiful mainly due to the mountains in the background. We didn't have class until 2:30, which was really nice to have a little time off. We had been going constantly since getting to Spain. ... read more
Tapas night
Restaurant with tapas
street again on tapas night

Europe » Spain » Navarre » Estella May 28th 2012

Pouco tempo após entrarmos no agradável e tranquilo bosque que, segundo dizem, outrora fora palco de violentas caças às bruxas, já chegamos a um primeiro pueblo, onde encontramos um mercadinho aberto para comprar um iogurte como café da manhã. Seguimos por belos bosques, campos e pequenos pueblos e, antes que nos déssemos conta, já havíamos percorrido mais da metade do percurso do dia, e selecionado, entre os galhos caídos, aqueles que seriam nossos primeiros cajados da jornada. Fizemos uma parada de meia hora para recobrar as energias e seguimos adiante. Porém, com o passar das horas, a paisagem vai mudando, o sol se colocando a postos e a mochila vai ficando cada vez mais pesada. Uma passagem um pouco mais descampada e um sol mais forte na nuca já foram suficientes para que tivéssemos que nos ... read more
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Pamplona
Pico del Perdón

Europe » Spain » Navarre » Roncesvalles May 23rd 2012

Após essa breve passagem pelo país basco, finalmente chegamos ao momento que tanto aguardávamos: o início do Caminho de Santiago. Esse seria o verdadeiro início de nossa viagem, mergulhando mais a fundo em uma experiência realmente diferente e transformadora. O flerte com o caminho já existe há muito tempo, principalmente pela origem galega de um de nós (Fe). Todo o desafio físico, mental e até espiritual que uma peregrinação dessa duração representa, sempre foi um estímulo muito grande para nosso imaginário. Principalmente nesse caso, podendo ser uma verdadeira virada de página para nossa nova fase de vida. O caminho de Santiago nasceu como uma peregrinação religiosa por volta do século IX. Segundo se conta, após a ressureição de Cristo, os apóstolos começaram a espalhar suas palavras em terras desconhecidas e Tiago seguiu até Finisterrae, ponto ... read more
Estrada Pamplona/Roncesvalles
Albergue velho de Roncesvalles
Roncesvalles

Europe » Spain » Navarre May 1st 2012

We walked about 20ks today which is harder than I thought. After 8 days I was expecting everthing to have settled and it would be easier, but talking to quite a few people and they are all feeling the same....Ready for a day off. The body is still ajusting to the walking and the strain on the ankles knees and feet everyday. I have also developed a sore throat. We walked with Pep untill lunch time. We stopped for lunch and he kept on walking. We are still walking past old churched houses towns ...they are so fasinating and I never get tired at looking at them all. Found our place to lay our head tonight quite big but all the bunks are packed in so very close, about the width of the backpack. We were ... read more
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Europe » Spain » Navarre May 1st 2012

Started the day at about 7am with a very steep road to climb. Its always good to start the day with a climb as the mornings are always cold and what better way to get the heart started. Came across a wire fence that people make crosses out of sticks and put on the fence. It goes for quite a way.....Met Pep at lunch time and he walked with us for the rest of the day. On some of the road signs there is a little black ant. I am not sure why so I gave Pep some homework to do......find out why the ant is there.....havent had a answer to the question yet. Walked to Torres del Rio which is 8ks further than we had planned....It was a very long extra 8km was good to ... read more
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