Author: Jason

An early start this morning as the dormitory was a bee hive of activity by 5:30am.  The walk was mostly on clay and gravel roads through rolling farmland, mostly in grape vines and a lot of...

Last nights stay was in a church basement with a couple dozen other pelegrínos.  It included  a communal dinner  of wine, salad, lentil soup, pasta, and fresh peaches for dessert.     A light breakfast awaited...

A more reasonable 21km today.  A good deal of it on hard pavement though. A small octagonal chapel. The inside is very acoustic.  Visitors are encouraged to sing.  In respect for the sanctity of the place,...

Early start out in a thunderstorm this morning.  Rain gear on.  Trudge through thick clay mud. Half hour later, sun is out, rain gear too hot, comes off.    The pilgrimage is thick still.  By 10:30...

Turning this… Into this… Into this… For 10€. I’m going to have to walk some extra km today.  -jgp

22km from Muruzabal at an alburgue called La Casa Magical. New-age hospitality operating in a medieval building.  Poppies are a wildflower verging on invasive species this time of year. Every village and town has a local...

I was more impressed with Pamplona than I expected.  Modern businesses such as Vodafone and Tommy Hilfinger seem to blend into the traditional architecture without diluting the experience too much, at least to this novice tourist....