Getting pretty hot and dry and thirsty, but the trail never disappoints… well no, I digress for a moment… once in awhile we’d come upon a water...
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Breakfast of Champions! Cheers!
“There is one thing which gives radiance to everything. It is the idea of something around the corner” – G.K. Chesterson Several Camino symbols on the wall...
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Estella, Part 2 – street scenes at La Plaza de San Martín
Some background – Estella-Lizarra lies on both banks of the Ega River and is known as the “capital of Navarre’s Romanesque art”, thanks to the rich architectural...
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Simply Charming
One of my favorite “just passing through” towns, Cirauqui is a small hilltop town (a typical medieval layout throughout Europe) that spreads around the Iglesia de San...
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Cirauqui, Spain
Only 3km from Mañeru to this hilltop village. Fortunately, the ominous-looking clouds stayed out of our way. Another one of the few times I unloaded the infrared...
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Morning Departure from Puente de la Reina
Our next day took us from Puente de la Reina to Estella, Spain – 22km. A somewhat early start this already-bright, blue-skied morning. Along with other fellow...
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