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Yesterday we stayed in a 400 year old albergue. The structure was made of stones, large interior wooden beams and an old tiled roof with flowers and ferns growing from it. We are constantly amazed by the ancient ruins and … Continue reading →

Yesterday we decided to venture a little further and stay in the small village of Cirauqui. The night before in Zarquiegui, we stayed in a dorm style albergue with 9 other pilgrims. Unfortunately for Linda and Loretta there was a … Continue reading →

As you probably remember Loretta and I came to Spain in 2014. We had started in St. Jean Pied de Port, France. On our first day out, climbing the Pyrenees Mountains for 13 miles in sweltering heat, Loretta had an … Continue reading →

We started the Camino at Notre Dame Church in St. Jean Pied de Port with a prayer. The church was everything we had imagined-dark, musty smelling, prayer candles burning, beautiful stained glass and an old docent in robes cleaning. Very … Continue reading →

We are finally in St. Jean Pied de Port. Good grief! We wanted to travel by rail to Bayonne and then take the mountain railway to St. Jean. Unfortunately there was a rail workers strike and we only got as … Continue reading →

Well we sure needed the 11 hrs of sleep we got last night. We were pretty exhausted from our travels and the lack of sleep the night before. Today we got up and went to a little cafe for breakfast … Continue reading →

After an uneventful flight (thank goodness) Lanny and I met at Charles de Gualle.  We took the rail into Paris and then tried to transfer rails, got turned around and started heading back out of Paris. Thankfully we realized our … Continue reading →

Lanny checking the weight of her pack.