Author Archives: Tom

May 20, 2015 Today I left Logrono at 7:45 to try to get ahead of the rain.  Not a pretty day at all weather wise.  Temperatures were in the 50s all day and the sun peaked through the clouds for … Continue reading →

I got to spend a whole day in Logono.  The wine and food here is top notch and things are pretty inexpensive.  A glass of red wine is 1 Euro and it’s good.  Dinner and wine, if you avoid fancy … Continue reading →

Monday, May 18, 2015 Today, like yesterday, was a great day for a walk in Spain.  I left Los Arcos at about 8:00.  The weather was perfect, temperatures in the low 60s and very little breeze. The path was mostly … Continue reading →

Today was simply beautiful.  I left Estella at about 8:30 and after a bit of a hill through oak and pine trees, the path wandered through fields of wheat, grapes, olives, what looked like almond trees and some other plant … Continue reading →

May 16, 2015 Today everything went a little slower.  I slept a little longer and took time to see some of the key points of Puente la Reina – a little town of about 2,500 people. There is a nice … Continue reading →

Well today was very different.  I left Pamplona at quarter ‘til eight and headed to the Alto del Perdon (Hill of Forgivness).  Well is wasn’t very forgiving.  It’s a 7% climb of 350 meters (about 1,150 feet) and the weather … Continue reading →

I don’t think I did Pamplona justice.  It’s really a pretty cool place.  The old wall part is where I stayed and explored and it’s surrounded by a very modern, urban area.  The tapas bars were really great on both Calle … Continue reading →

So today, Thursday was a day of rest.  Got to sleep in and have a leisurely breakfast.  Then got my Peregrino Passport stamped at the Cathedral of Santa Maria la Real.  I went to Noon mass at Saint Saturnin and … Continue reading →

Today was awesome.  Partly because the walk was still easier — only 13 miles and taking about 5.5.hours.  The trail was mostly through the woods but then got busier as I approached Pamplona (think Running of the Bulls).  The beautiful city … Continue reading →

So today from Roncesvalles to Zubiri was significantly easier than yesterday.  Still pretty hilly but only about 430 meters difference in elevation.  Weather has been great — cold in the morning and short sleeves in the afternoon.  I started out … Continue reading →