Another night in the apartment and the Hell’s Angels haven’t reappeared – all is quiet. Fruit in and coffee out.…
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Back to the beachside cafe for breakfast. It’s busy today and we only manage the coffee before giving up and…
We breakfast in on fresh fruit, yoghurt and eggs as we still have beautiful fresh produce from the markets. Only…
We wake to sunshine and the bar reveals itself as the “Hells Angels Barcelona” … oh well, you can’t pick…
Arrive on time for the train only to find there is no train. A throng of confused Spaniards in animated…
A short drive further west along the coast to La Herradura for breakfast and to plan the days activities –…
After Tostados and Cafe Solo we head off for more mountain driving, our aim the walk at Laujar de Andarax.…
We head off early to get our hire car and drive to the top of the Sierra Nevada. The views…
Breakfast of toast and coffee and then off for a walk around town sightseeing, and catching up on logistics –…
Days that you are not traveling are great to sleep in. Wandering the streets we find ourselves at the first…
Up early to the bus station, a quick coffee, load some blog and 3 hours later we arrive in Granada.…
Day 2 in any town/city we have been to always seems fresher, better, more relaxed, more interesting. It is hard…
Up before sunrise as we have to have the car returned by 10.30am in Sevilla. It is dark and we…
We decide to go to Tarife via the local roads and end up in Babete, another Atlantic beach town. On…
Packed we head for the car via the bar which is already filled with local caballeros enjoying coffee and bullshit.…
Trujillo greets us with grey skies but the cool mornings have given way to warmer temperatures. A sleepy late start…
The morning is cloudy and cool but we dress for walking, Pete in his shorts and me in light leggings.…
We pick our little Fiat up at around 10:30 and head off through the city. Pete is navigating and I’m…
We decide to go direct to the car hire place. Every car hire site on the internet has the same…
Wake early to clear skies, pack and head off in search of internet and the possibility of car and hostel…
Another rainy night and another late start. A walk through town and beautiful gardens. We spend some time on the…
From Dee – It rains all night and most of the day so we are glad to have finished the…
Intending to start early we rise and pack in the dark,finally getting on the road at 8.45am. As usual a…
From DeeWe decide on an early start and make it away by 10 – oh well. Once again a cool…
From DeeFeeling refreshed after a days break we aim to head off early but still only manage an 8:50 depart.…
Dee and I prepare for the day which is basically how to pack me light and get me the next…
We arrange a taxi which arrives on time to take us up to Cebreiro at 1300m. The country is breathtaking…
We are awoken at 3am by rowdy revellers getting home from a late night out. No doubt they’ll be up…
As the walk today is mainly along highway we decide to sightsee in the morning and bus it to Villafranca…
Wake at 6 4.30am. Fitful sleep until 6.30am. Up and packed. Breakfast. Sit and wait for light. Very chilly as…
We rejoin the camino and it would seem a thousand walkers. The last few days have been really quite ……
We have been away for 3 weeks. I am missing the kids, Dee has persistent knee and foot pain, blisters…
Up at 7am and breakfast is bran and yogurt. Not much but it beats Spanish stodge. Downstairs for a coffee…
After a lovely call home to Oliver and Kate we head off early (for Spain that is) at around 9.…
We organise our pack transport and get Dee a lighter pack. Back in the room we divide our gear. Housekeeping…
James the pommy busdriver looks after us well and tells us the food in Leon is fantastic. We find lodgings…
An early start – 10am – for Spain. Nothing open except a few tourist cafes serving ordinary coffee and bad…
Next morning packed and head out to meet a woman Dee has befriended. She has been laid up for 2…
From Pete Pack, strap even more than the day before. It is 30km to Logrono and Dee, my achilles is…
The bus trip was easy and the drop off station had an information booth where I obtained directions to the…
We are awoken by trucks – lots and lots of them, followed by street cleaning trucks. At 6am the church…
Dee is woken early (6:3-am) by men singing harmonies on the back of a truck, the sound of the church…
We have unloaded some of our pack weight and intend to send it forward to Logrono. That is 4 days…
Slept in due to the excesses of others the night before and the fitful sleep that followed. Getting ourselves together…
Having booked ahead at the Hosteria Zubiri, with it’s luke warm shower and uninviting breakfast (included in the price) we…
The labours of the previous day cling to our musculoskeletal system but we decide that walking may be better than…
Up at 6am, finish breakfast and on the road by 7.30. The sun has not risen, the town is shrouded…
We wake early for our train trip from Montparnasse to Bayonne and then onto St -John Pied- de- Port. Catherine…
As usual the body -clock- gone- wrong sounded the alarm at the ungodly hour of 3am. The air had chilled…
Started the day with a petit dejeuner complete (coffee, bread stick, croissant and jam). Perfect. Full of anticipation we set…