Blogs from Navarre, Spain, Europe - page 6

It has been a long day. My muscles are feeling the love. I don't care how much training you give, it is difficult for your body to adjust to the multiple days of just walking on all kinds of difficult terrain. It is only day 6. Can't even imagine the love in 10 more days much less 30+ total. Today probably was the toughest with the heat. We were very lucky with lower temperature prory days. The best today was walking through the pepper, olive , grape fields. Etc. hope all is well with those back home. ... read more

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29 August 2015, Saturday. Stage 6 GPS: 11.78 miles, 4.36 hours moving and 7 hours total time for day. Fitbit: 14.12 miles, 32,317 steps and 125 stairs. Another warm day. We leave Hospederia Chapitel early after our breakfast and are off in the cool of the morning. The day looked ominous with a 250 meter climb. From the hotel, we walk past the church through town and on up into the countryside. We skirt the mountain instead of going over the top to save another 100 meters of climbing. Shortly after leaving Estelle we pass an old monastery which is no longer in use. But across the path is the Bodegas Irache with its famous wine and water fountain. We get in the line of pilgrims for a sip of wine (it is really much to ... read more

27 August 2015, Thursday. GPS 14.25 miles 6 hours moving 8 hours total time. Fitbit: 148 stairs, 14.96 miles, 34,250 steps. To Puente de la Reina Inigo is ready to go at 6:40 but Harlan is still getting all the cords for charging 2 cell phones, hearing aids, Garmin 410 GPS watch, IPAD, Chromebook and portable power supply rounded up and in my backpack. Think NOT light!. At 10 minutes to 7 we are out the door to the underground parking and their new VW camper van with Karen's OAT (Overseas Adventure Travel) bag in tow. Harlan has a replacement bag filled with necessarys such as hiking boots, tevas, hiking zip off pants, sweatshirt (certainly not needed in the heat we experienced last few days), replacement socks, underwear and t-shirt. We had done a crash marathon ... read more

25 August 2015, Tuesday Exploring Pamplona and picking up the Camino through the city that we had bypassed to get to our Apartment with Inigo and Ines. Inigo and Ines stayed in the apartment so Harlan is up early and starts breakfast for everyone: peppers, cucumbers, poached eggs, toast, fried onions and ham. Inigo has taken the next two days off work so we can do things with them. The first item after breakfast is to pickup the backpack from the repair shop. The repair is beautifully done and the backpack will now last the entire camino, I am sure. Next on the agenda is the SIM card for my phone so I can make local calls in Spain. I go to the first MOVISTAR cell phone shop across from the restaurant Bodegon Sarria and wait ... read more