Day 2 - at Rancevalles
Roncevalles is an old monastery converted into an Albergue. It is quite modern but very busy. The hamlet seems to exist only to service...
Roncevalles is an old monastery converted into an Albergue. It is quite modern but very busy. The hamlet seems to exist only to service...
2022/5/23 Apologies to people expecting insights into the human condition and the transformative qualities of the Camino Way. I'm...
Sleeping in a dormitory - I've not done this for Up in the morning at 06.20, followed by repacking of backpacks. Breakfast was simple a...
Sleeping in a dormitory - I've not done this for 50 years or so. The evening meal at the refuge was pretty good - soup, roast chicken...
2022/5 /22 We were staying at Gite Bidean. The manager Joe, was a Thai and very helpful. I'd recommend this place if you're ever passing...
It took 2 trains and a rail replacement service to get from Biarritz to St. Jean Pied de Porte. As we swapped transport we picked up more...
22/05/21 Ive spent a lot of time thinking about feet and shoes lately. Mostly because I've been carrying a backpack for a lot of...
The house sparrows are skinnier and the beer is cheaper
Ruth just copied this from our guide book Something to think about during this trip.
22/5/21 Saturday We stayed last night at an airport hotel It's quite nice. Toilet plumbing was playing up. The evening meal was okay and...
Friday 20th May 2022 I'm sitting on the plane with Ruth on the way to Biarritz. We've travelled Wokingham to Reading, then Paddington by...
Ruth and I are walking the Camino de Santiago, specifically the Camino Frances. This is a route from St. Jean, Pied de Port, in France ...
But they lied! Ruth did say that I needed to set the blog up weeks ago. But I thought 'How difficult can it be?'. It turns out that when...
Thursday 19th May 2022 Ready to go! Courtesy of Chris and Ruth - off on the Camino tomorrow!
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