Day 5 of our 10 day Camino walk was a luxurious rest day in Pamplona. The town was gearing up for the world famous Running With The Bulls extravaganza, starting two days after we departed. We had our own little encounter with bulls as seen above and below. We didn’t want to completely miss out […]
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We are walking from St Jean Pied de Port (France) to Lograno (Spain) over 10 days, with one rest day in Pamplona, for a total of 110 miles. Crossing the Pyrenees Mountains over two days was beautiful and full of farm animals and elevation. On night 1 we stayed at a small 15 person Albergue
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Europe was having a heat wave when we arrived. It was 100F when we stepped off the plane and it felt HOT taking the 30 minute tram to downtown Bordeaux. Lily, Morgan, Liam, and Steven have joined me for an early birthday celebration on a trip to France and Spain with a focus on walking
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We are leaving Portland tomorrow for a 2.5 week family trip to France and Spain. We will spend 10 days on the Camino de Santiago, walking from St John Pied de Port to Logroño, over 100 miles, with a rest day in Pamplona.Morgan, Lily, Liam & Steven will join the fun! Come along with us!
I was invited to join a dynamic, fun, interesting group of women (Jinx, Carol, & Eileen) to walk segment #2 of the Oregon Coast Trail (OCT). In the summer of 2024 they started their walk at the northern tip of the Oregon coast at the mouth of the Columbia River and spent 4 days walking
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What a charming experience it has been walking through the SW French countryside, staying in quaint, picturesque villages, and interacting with French people. We have finished our walk in Figeac (pictured above), a mid evil town with a section of the city blocked off to cars and a wonderful walking tour through it. On the
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My good friend Becky supplies me with the most beautiful and functional “bags.” I use that term bags broadly as you can see by the different types of bags she creates. She is a fabric artist with a focus on usefulness. When Steven and I went to find our Becky created bags for
The scallop shell is the universal symbol for the Camino. It can be found on statues, like the one above in Espalion, and on metal markers on the ground, like the one below. In earlier times pilgrims used the shell to eat and drink out of. Sometimes food portions were measured by the scallop shell.
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Lisa rode up many steep rugged hills over several days to join us for dinner last night in Nasbinals and we deeply appreciated it!! Yesterday’s ride was a whopping 5000 feet of climbing over 32 miles! What fun it was to spend the next 4 hours sharing tales until we sent her off in the
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Day 2 – St Privat d’Allier to Saugues – 13 miles & 2400 uphill feet. Day 3 – Saugues to Les Faux – 18 miles & 2200 ft. Day 4 – Ley Faux to Saint Alban sur Limagnole – 4 miles (more like a rest day) After 3 very hard days of walking, for me,
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