DAY 17: BURGOS TO HORNILLOS DEL CAMINO Crunch, crunch, crunch. Chomp, chomp, chomp. As I stomp on the small pebbles below my feet, I begin to hear an American Indian chant as we keep our pace. Ay-yah-ya-ya-ya-ya Ay-yah-ya-ya-ya-ya I have … Continued
DAY 15 & 16: AGES TO BURGOS Are we in Chicago? It was cloudless and in the seventies for weeks and now we find ourselves in thirty degree windy weather. The forecast called for a wintry mix and we got … Continued
DAY 13: REDILLA DEL CAMINO TO VILLAFRANCA MONTES DE OCA It’s our first cloudy day so I must take a picture. Ha! I shouldn’t joke because the forecast for the next few days shows rain and even snow one day. … Continued
DAY 11: VENTOSA TO CIRUENA Today began with a wake up call of Gregorian chanting monks at about 6 am at the Albergue San Saturnino. The night before at dinner we spotted fried eggs on the breakfast menu and decided … Continued
DAY 9: TORRES DEL RIO TO LOGRÕNO As we leave Torres Del Rio at sunrise, we hear the call of a cuckoo bird. I have never heard one in real life, only from a cuckoo clock and I have to … Continued
Day 7: Cirauqui to Villamayor de Monjardin (Luquin) The highlights of today are that we managed to walk over 16 miles, found the magical monk wine spigot, and were denied lodging because all the alburgues were full (aka completo)! The … Continued
Day 5: Pamplona to Zariquiegui The morning began with a quick stop and spark of excitement over a goofy thing. I heard about these interesting bathrooms used in Europe, but have never seen one. Now I have not only experienced … Continued
Camino Francés Day 3: Roncesvalles to Urdaniz Even though we started the Camino a few days ago, today was the first time I felt the true essence of the pilgrimage. We walked till we felt we couldn’t walk any further. … Continued