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Walking Through Sunflowers | Day 10
We left Santo Domingo at 6 AM today and started our walk towards Belorado, 15.4 miles to the west. It’s a good thing I had my headlamp...
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Sep 17, 20232 min read


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Sep 16, 20230 min read


Longest Day Yet | Day 8
I left early this morning, it was dark, and my headlamp was packed away deep in my backpack. I just followed some other pilgrims at a...
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Sep 15, 20231 min read


Wine Spout | Day 7
Today we left Estella at 7 AM, it was dark, peaceful and cool. About 2 1/2 kilometers outside of town, we came to a winery that has a...
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Sep 14, 20231 min read


Walking through the countryside | Day 6
Not too many words for today, just a lot of walking through beautiful countryside. Walking out of Puente La Reina early this morning was...
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Sep 13, 20231 min read


Climbing out of the Pamplona valley | Day 5
We made it to Puenta La Reina after 33,666 steps and 12.8 miles. Today we climbed out of the Pamplona valley and up some very steep, but...
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Sep 12, 20231 min read


Pamplona, Spain — Day 4
Got to Pamplona Spain today. The cathedral here is absolutely jaw-dropping, and has a very extensive museum of history. The other...
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Sep 11, 20231 min read


Feeling sore | Day 3
Day three. As you all know, we went over the Pyrenees yesterday. But I can tell you beyond a reasonable doubt that I no longer have a...
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Sep 10, 20231 min read


Climbing over the Pyrenees | Day 2
I will start today’s post by saying that the word for today, after climbing over the Pyrenees, is “humbling”. Yesterday the thoughts were...
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Sep 9, 20232 min read


We’ve got our credentials!
We stopped at the pilgrims office and got our official credentials. What a fun place, and some amazing people that volunteer their time....
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Sep 7, 20231 min read


We’re here!!!!
We are here in Saint Jean, France and ready to start our amazing and beautiful (I say that now...) hike up the mountain. We visited the...
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Sep 7, 20231 min read


That Stuff Goes in There?!
So this is my <20 lbs of stuff that has to go in that Osprey Stratos 36 pack. Will it fit? The extra pair of shoes (HOKA Speedgoat boots,...
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Aug 30, 20231 min read


The Camino Santiago - The French Way
Starting Date: September 8th, 2023, finishing (if my feet don't fall off) on October 8th, 2023. Known as the Way of St James, the French...
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Aug 27, 20232 min read
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