As of this morning “the gang” is no more. The others remained in Pamplona for an extra day and I pushed on to Puente la Reina, just over 24 kms. Fortunately I began my walking at 6:30 as the day was very hot with very little trees or shade cover. Leaving Pamplona we were to …
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Quiet Morning
Very peaceful beginning today. Somehow I missed connecting with the group this morning, arrived 5 minutes later than the agreed meeting time. Hoped to catch up during the early walk but no chance. Blessing in disguise as it gave me a few hours of me-time to reflect and pray in the quiet of the morning. …
A Better Day!
Another early start, lights on at 6 with Gregorian chants!! Stephen, I think that was for you! However, last night, I WAS THAT GUY!! Sometime during the night I was given a shake asking me to stop snoring! I woke up to find that the person had vacated their bunk, only to have her ( …
Pics from Day 1
WOW & WOW
Those are the only two words that I can think of to describe how the first day of the Camino went. Started off just after 7 am and finished about 14:20. But in between…… Right after leaving the gate of the town we began our close to 1200 meter ascent to 1400 meters, crossing into …
On to the Second Leg
After spending 36 very fulfilling, relaxing, and inspiring hours in Lourdes it’s off to St. Jean Pied de Port to begin the focus of my adventures! Combined train and bus will be about 5.5 hours of travel. The G7 Summit in Biarritz is impacting travel in the southwest of France. If you’ve never been, I …
The First Leg
Today has been a long day of travel – flight to Calgary, 90 minute layover and then an 8 1/2 hour flight to Paris. Fortunately, we were on a Boeing 787 to Calgary which had good seats with plenty of leg room. The flight to Paris was also on a Boeing 787, called the Dreamliner …
Continued
Still figuring it out.
My First Blog Post
So, tomorrow is a big day as the adventure begins!
Paul's Adventures 2019 