Najera to Santo Domingo de la Calzada – 21.3kms Alarm went off at 6am, waking me from one of my weird-ass dreams that involved an epidemic where people had blood streaming out their noses and all falling to the floor before turning into a Grey’s Anatomy episode. Somehow I was Continue Reading
The Camino Journey
The pilgrimage to bring the story of Bree to life.
The Joy of Friendship
Navarrette to Najera – 17kms Soooo, the plan was to be up at 6am and out the door by 6:30am. Woke up and looked at the time and it was 7:20am! Apparently BC and Irish knocked on my door and I didn’t hear a thing. That massage was better than Continue Reading
Being Kind to Myself
Logrono to Navarette – 12kms (by taxi) My feet were still suffering so badly, I knew I couldn’t walk another day on them. I made the tough decision to take a taxi to get me to Navarette to rest them, but also allow me to continue on with BC and Continue Reading
The Love Hate Relationship That is Logrono
Sansol to Logrono – 21kms I have determined that walking the Camino is like childbirth. You’re so caught up in the glow of this beautiful baby, that you forget the agonising pain it took to get there! Everyone who has been on the Camino shares these life-altering stories and how Continue Reading
Remembering What it Feels Like to be Human
Villamayor de Monjardin to Sansol – 19kms I think I woke up drunk on sleep. I couldn’t stop giggling at everything – Irish’s look of horror at having to be up at 6am (she’s not a morning person either), BC trying to be quiet but crashing into the ladder and Continue Reading
One Week Down
Lorca to Villamayor de Monjardin – 18kms (plus an extra 1.5kms when I discovered I had taken the “less travelled” route which would miss the wine fountain!) The heat has simply been brutal and with an expected temp of 36 degrees on the trail, from a self preservation perspective, I Continue Reading
Wise Decisions
Puenta la Reina to Lorca – 13.5kms With the combination of my feet, my chest infection and utter exhaustion, I’d decided to do a much shorter day and only walk to Lorca. I’d had a lovely man from Barcelona sitting next to me at dinner the night before, so I’d Continue Reading
“Where the Way of the Wind Crosses the Way of the Stars”
Cizur Menor (via Pamplona) to Puente La Reina – 22kms My chest infection flared up badly overnight and thinking I needed to look after myself to make it to the end, I made the difficult decision of catching a taxi a couple of kms up to Cizur Menor so that Continue Reading
Being Put Back Together
Urdaniz to Pamplona – 18kms After my wonderful pep talks from everyone, I got up in the morning with only a couple of hours sleep, pulled on my big girl pants and headed off with determination. This lasted all of 2kms. My legs felt more and more like cement and Continue Reading
The Camino Broke Me
Roncesvalles to Urdaniz – 26kms I was so terrified of the trek over the Pyrenees, but that was a piece of cake compared to this stretch. This day broke me. I had a rough night’s sleep with a bad tickle in my throat and despite being awake at 5:30am, I Continue Reading