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Getting Colder
After a Spanish type breakfast (toast, a little juice, coffee or (for me) hot chocolate), we started hiking October 15th while the stars were still
The Fun Never Stops
I mean that title literally, and not in some ironic or sarcastic way - - - while there are always compromises and discomforts, all three of us
Lluvia! (rain)
We got started at 7:05 on the morning of October 11th (Sunday). As predicted, there was some rain, and also as predicted, it wasn't bad. Just dead
Moving Right Along
October 9th was our "biggest" day yet: 23.3 miles. Still not a terribly big day by U.S. thru-hiker standards,especially given how flat and easy the
On to the Meseta
We got a decent start on October 7th, in the dark a bit before 7:30, navigating the somewhat confusing route out of Burgos by dint of careful
The Rain in Spain
October 5th Despite what you might have heard, the rain here definitely falls on the upper elevations, and on us. We started October 5th in warm and
Now in Castilla-Leon
For October 3rd we hiked 21 miles to the town of Redecilla del Camino, on a good day for hiking. Not to much to say about this day; we hiked pretty
Navarre to La Rioja
The beginning of October saw us walk into a new province in Spain, La Rioja: Spain) If you ask a random Spaniard where the the best wine comes
Wine Wall and Low Crowds
Day five saw us encounter the famous wine wall of Irache, which is literally a wine spigot on the side of a bodega wall along the trail. On how many
Cruising In Navarre
As planned, we didn't spend a lot of time in Pamplona. We did see strong wooden barriers set up, clearly to channel bulls or something similar. Yet