April 7, 2013 Day 8 Monjardin – Torres del Rio (17 km) Outer Journey After yesterdays steep climb, the walk today was manageable. I passed through Cruce, Los Arcos, Sonsol and stayed the night in Torres de Rio.  The town of Torres del Rio is famous for its eight-sided church built

April 6, 2013 Day 7 Villatuerta – Monjardin (12 km) Outer Journey Not a long way walking but a steep ascent of 350 meters.  I passed through Ayegui, Irache, Luquin and ended up in Monjardin…a lovely little town.  The church was closed due to the snow,  however, the owner of the

April 5, 2013 Day  6 – Obanos to Villatuerta (24 kilometers) Outer Journey It was a cold day and we got a late start from Obanos.  Some up and down but pretty mild terrain compared to the previous days.  The walk was through many vinegards and olive groves.  The path

April 4, 2013 Day 5 – Pamplona to Obanos (About 21 kilometers) Outer Journey A steep climb today.   Up another 800 meters in the mud and the water.  Up to the Hill of Forgiveness or Alto del Perdon.  The steep decent is maybe more of a challenge than the ascent.  Today´s

April 2, 21013 Day 3 –  (Zubiri to Pamplona) Outer Journey Of course I may be too fatigued to remember the others, but today was the most difficult day of my life!  I walked from Zubiri to Barcelona; which is approximately 27 kilometers.  It wasn´t the distance that was so

April 1, 2013 Day 2 – Reconcevalles to Zubiri (20 km) Outer Journey I woke up at the Refugio in Roncesvilles this morning.  I had my first good nights sleep in 5 days at the Refugio in Roncesvalles; but a woke up groggy and out of it.  I had a lot of trouble

March 31, 2013, Day 1 – St. Jean Pied de Port – Roncesvalles. People say the first day is the hardest and I hope they are right.  Today is the day The Christ ascended and so did I…all day long!  There was asphalt, gravel, rocks, icy rivers, mud (lots of mud)

Ha!  This is too cool!  Many of you probably knew this but for me it took walking by a French bookstore and my eye caught a glimpse of a children’s book called Qu’est.  Well qu’est in French means what is this…well my eye automatically converted it to Quest which of

It’s night time and less than 2 days before I start walking. I’m reflecting on what has transpired so far. I will start from the beginning, in case anyone reading this is new to what has been pulling, calling, and waking in me for the past few years. I’ve am

Hello Pilgrims!  Spring has barely arrived in Saint Jean Pied de Port.  The buds are just now showing their small faces out into a new world; their skin as tender as my heart is at the newness of my journey.  What are the possibilities? I am raw, open, curious, tender,