Day 54, May 30
10 miles, 657 total miles
Altitude: 2,821 feet (3,116 feet daily high)
Weather: light rain and sun with clouds 45-60F
Burgos
Finally I caught up with the American celloist who plays concerts in churches as he walks the Camino. Several days ago his film crew interviewed me along the Camino. Upon arriving in Burgos, I learned not only was he playing here but he is also staying at the same municipal Albergue. His concert at San Nicolas Church was amazing.
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Day 52, May 28
14 miles, 632 total miles
Altitude: 3,116 feet (2,460 feet daily high)
Weather: mostly light rain 45-60F
Villafranca Montes de Oca
When walking in a mostly rainy day, take advantage of each village’s cafe for expresso. My hat sags heavily from the rain.
Strolling through grocery stores and variety shops are intriguing. Today’s finds were a replacement coin purse and zip-lock bags.
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Day 50, May 26
16 miles, 604 total miles
Altitude: 2,296 feet (2,296 daily high)
Weather: blue sky with clouds. 45-65F
Ciruena
I no longer feel the need to sing Peter, Paul, and Mary’s “Five Hundred Miles.”
Day 43, May 19
14 miles, 514 total miles
Altitude: 1,555 feet (daily high 1,624)
Weather: blue sky with clouds 55-85F
Pamplona
What I see is often too big to capture with a standard lens, so I look for parts of the whole that tell the picture.
Day 41, May 17
16 miles, 486 miles
Altitude: 3,116 feet
Weather: blue sky with clouds 55-75F
Roncesvalles
FRIST DAY IN SPAIN
Col de Bentarte, 4,386 feet
Col Lepoeder, 4,724 feet
Climbed 338 feet in 2.5 mile
The moment. Walking in Spain.
Day 41, May 17
16 miles, 486 miles
Altitude: 3,116 feet
Weather: blue sky with clouds 55-75F
Roncesvalles
FRIST DAY IN SPAIN
Refuge Auberge d’Orisson, 2,526 feet
Vierge de Biakorri, 3,592 feet
Climbed 1,066 feet in 3.1 mile
Blessed Mary watches over me.
Day 41, May 17
16 miles, 486 miles
Altitude: 3,116 feet
Weather: blue sky with clouds 55-75F
Roncesvalles
FRIST DAY IN SPAIN
Refuge Auberge d’Orisson, 2,526 feet
Vierge de Biakorri, 3,592
Climbed 1,066 feet in 3.1 mile
Expresso? Make mine a grande. The kind barista backed it with a complementary single shot of expresso. Rocket fuel.
Day 41, May 17
16 miles, 486 miles
Altitude: 3,116 feet
Weather: blue sky with clouds 55-75F
Roncesvalles
FRIST DAY IN SPAIN
Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, 475 feet
Huntto, 1,640 feet
Climbed 1,165 feet in 3 miles
A 7:00 AM start put me in the middle of the pack to cross the Pyrenees. Saint-Jean looked like ants scrambling from flooded colonies as pilgrims poured out of gites. I could not leave France without one more baguette tucked into my pack.
With a sense of euphoria heightened by a clear and crisp day, I deliberately slowed my pace to capture the moment and final views walking along the famed Route Napolean. The route immediately climbs through steeply wooded countryside with scattered farms.
Day 38, May 14
17 miles, 457 miles
Altitude: 407 feet
Weather: blue sky with clouds 60-75F
Ostabat
Walking high grounds isn’t one major ascent. It’s continuously ascending and descending for spectacular views.
Day 31, May 7
11 miles, 3867 miles total
Altitude: unlisted
Weather: overcast 58-73F
Aire-sur-l’Adour
As a child clings to his mother’s hand the first day of school, mud tugs to the soles of my boots.
Shoots of wheat standing at parade rest.
Linda Scandore 