Arriving in St. Jean Pied-de-Port
If you aren't Spanish, the start of the Camino is very likely here, in St. Jean Pied de Port. The extra day over the Pyrannese ...
26 Apr
The Conch
The Conch
The Conch Shell. The Roads to Santiago. The Starburst. Whatever symbol you like the best, it's what you follow for the next five weeks, so ...
27 Apr
St. Jean to Roncesvalles, 27 km
St. Jean to Roncesvalles, 27 km
Day one is actually a very challenging day, mostly uphill, and probably under the burden of too many things. In our case, these things were ...
28 Apr
Roncesvalles to Zubiri – 22.6 km
Roncesvalles to Zubiri – 22.6 km
Reality sinks in on day two. Hiking for six hours a day is not as easy as it sounds. And day two - mostly downhill ...
29 Apr
Zubiri to Pamplona – 21.3km
Zubiri to Pamplona – 21.3km
Oh, the pain. Oh, Pamplona! On day three, the physical chore of doing the same thing another ten times over occupied me rather relentlessly - until ...
30 Apr
Pamplona to Puenta de la Reina – 28km
Pamplona to Puenta de la Reina – 28km
It is said that the Way of Saint James was first taken up by no less than Charlemagne, and that it follows, roughly, the Milky ...
01 May
Puenta de la Reina to Estella – 22.4km
Puenta de la Reina to Estella – 22.4km
Coffee. You need it. The good news is that it is readily available on the trail. The bad news is that you may not find ...
02 May
Estella to Los Arcos – 21km
Estella to Los Arcos – 21km
Being a religious pilgrimage, the churches are pretty phenomenal. But you probably won't see many from the inside; they remain locked in most places, and ...
03 May
Los Arcos to Logrono – 29km
Los Arcos to Logrono – 29km
The good thing about getting up at 6 (or earlier) is that you get prime views of some really spectacular sunrises. Here's just one. At this ...
04 May
Logrono to Najera – 30km
Logrono to Najera – 30km
Bad day. Very bad day. The long and the short of it is that our too heavy bags finally resulted in injury, and arriving after 30 ...