Camino de Santiago – Somewhere Slowly

The long walk to Logroño

13/11/2019

For the group’s last walking day we were taking on the 28.5 kms from Los Arcos to Logroño. I must admit I don’t plan for 25+ km days normally, as I know the plantar fasciitis and/or the osteoarthritis could make the last part of the day very uncomfortable. However this wasn’t my plan, and I … More The long walk to Logroño

Through the fields to Los Arcos

09/11/2019

Maybe it’s because I am fond of Estella, or maybe it’s just the gorgeous rolling landscape with the Villamayor church peeking up, but I really do enjoy the walk to Villamayor de Monjardin and even on to Los Arcos. For one thing you get to walk past the wine fountain (a dollop of expectation management … More Through the fields to Los Arcos

Back to Estella

08/11/2019

After a fantastic breakfast spread at Jakue, we stepped into a glorious day. This is the bridge that gives Puente la Reina its name, built for or by a queen and certainly worthy of one. There are always more people photographing it than walking across it at any given time, but sooner or later you … More Back to Estella

Group walk to Puente la Reina

07/11/2019

Two pilgrims entered Pamplona, and eight left just as it was getting light. A group is not a homogenous mass; it is a unit far greater than the sum of its parts, some fast, some slow, some in it for the time spent walking and some for the joy of getting there and relaxing with … More Group walk to Puente la Reina

Into the city – to Pamplona

05/11/2019

Not only does the Aca y Alla serve a delicious communal meal in the evening, it serves an equally lovely breakfast in the morning – and they asked us when we wanted it! So after another good fuelling and conversations with our fellow guests, we set off towards Pamplona. I remember coming up this hill … More Into the city – to Pamplona

Moving on – to Urdániz

22/09/2019

When I woke up it felt like I hadn’t slept at all, but I must have done because I missed the nerve-wracking noises of a suspected sleep apnea sufferer very close by. We decided to miss the big breakfast in Roncesvalles and find a coffee somewhere en route, which should be just a few kms … More Moving on – to Urdániz

Up and over – to Roncesvalles

21/09/2019

No photograph can do justice to a Pyrenean morning. The dawn light over the mountains is just stunning, and again I could have sat on the decking area (this time with a café con leche) and just stared my way through from darkness to dawn to day. Love it. And it seemed to be a … More Up and over – to Roncesvalles

Somewhere Slowly

Nidarosa the hiker, traveller, pilgrim