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 called “Borda” after climbing 2400 feet in 6 miles. I had one of my favorite Camino experiences so far as “Mikel”, the proprietor, welcomed us into he and his cousin’s establishment. He used this first night on the Frances’ Camino to set a tone and support a “pilgrims” individual purpose for doing a walk. After listening to his philosophical musings about the potential in this journey he invited us to each introduce ourselves and share the “why” for doing the walk, if we felt comfortable doing so.
The next 3 days of walking to Pamplona were strenuous as we walked 12, 14, & 15 mile days with moderate to substantial elevation gains (between 1300 & 2400 daily). Our group did well and we were also happy to have a rest day on day 5.
9 thoughts on “Let the walking begin!”
Your family looks so happy! What a great bonding experience
Nice to read up on your adventures! Please give my love to everyone.
Always so nice to read posts about your adventures, and to see lovely country and even lovelier people – some of my favorite people! 🥰
Thanks for taking us along on your journey! So happy you all get to do this together. Feeling nostalgic and can’t wait to do another part of the Camino some day. XO
Delighted your journey to Pamplona went so well. Was thinking about you all. Gorgeous happy photos.
That’s a lot of elevation and miles! Way to go!!! Love all of the photos and you sharing about your beautiful adventures together!
Karen! I’m loving these stories. What a wonderful experience with the family.❤️
I was so happy to see your post in my emails. Amazing photos and that elevation, wow!
Great seeing all of these photos! Love the animals!