Blogs from Navarre, Spain, Europe - page 15

Hi, Well the difference between Tapas and Pinchos are Tapas are free. Need I say what I eat. Tapas are finger foods. Mostly olives, cheese, bread. Our day starts early 5 and we are out by 6 on the road. We see the sun rise every morning becuase by 2 pm its hot. Very hot. We have been walking the mountians through wine vineyards and olive tree plantations. A lot of churches and old ruins. During the day we pick and eat fresh figs, blackberries, grapes, from the wineries amoung other things. The views are breathtaking. By 2 pm we have to look for a place to stay. We stay in Albeguers. These are hostels, so we sleep in a commune type place. Bunkbeds. We have to wash our cloths each day by hand and hang ... read more

today was a long walk from Logrono to Najera 31 km but a beautiful riverside locale with restaurants and bars. tomorrow I plan to take a side option to the birthplace of Spanish language and some early cathedrals which on tthis walk are very special and tranquil to visit. t The atmosphere remains one of gratefulness and fatigue among the pilgrims no complaints!. was hoping to be in Burgos by Friday night to see a friend off on the train to Denmark not going to make itsadly.... read more

Buenas Noches! Have just been on a tapas and cerveza crawl around Pamplona for dinner with Susanna from Denmark who is staying here in the Municipal Auberge also and has been walking with a group of us for the past several days. Tonight is 7€ which has been typical of the cost not including dinner or breakfast. Great wine can be had for 3€ a bottle! Today´s walk included a stop by the river Arga for lunch, lamb fettucine and coffee which is why I am carrying the gas cooker. It also rained today for the first time allowing a good use of the wet weather gear. The scenery has been at times boring and at times incredible but always there are fellow pilgrims who light the way which is the most important for me. I ... read more

Alright baby birds, I can hear you chirping for more feeding all the away across the pond. So I am here to silence you for a bit. First off, I want to say I hope my buddies, one Joshua Raymond McNamara, wedding tomorrow goes well and she says I do, if she says I don´t meet us in Barcelona. I will say this post is occurring in the wonderful streets of Pamplona where the sangria flows like Niagra Falls, if you could drink all of the falls in Niagra. But before I speak of the wonders of this morning, I must talk about our "One night in Madrid". You might want to actually grab a glass, or better yet, bottle of Spanish vino because this blog may be somewhat long winded, "but I will make it ... read more

Actually I´m in Los Arcos, but it´s not in the list so Estella is close enough (21 Kms away). I´ve spent the last couple of days in a bit of a catch up phase with walking. Yesterday I did 29.5 Kms from Cizur Menor to Ciraqui and today 35-ish to Los Arcos. The scenery now actually looks more like Spain, if you were to imagine it - big blue skies and wide expanses of brown (although they are actually wheat crops so it´s a bit deceptive). It poured with rain yesterday morning which provided the first experience with rain. I don´t want any more please. Today was warm and I had to walk in the afternoon for the first time - not liking that much either at the moment... There were only six people in the ... read more