Fisterra Day 32, Tuesday 24 September 2013 Give me my scallop shell of quiet; My staff of faith to walk upon; My scrip of joy, immortal diet; My bottle of salvation; My gown of glory (hope’s true gage) And then I’ll take my pilgrimage. – Sir Walter Raleigh It was the last day of our stay […]
St Jean Pied-de-Port
More about our walk from St Jean Pied-de-Port to Espinal
St Jean Pied-de-Port to Espinal Day 2, Sunday 25 August 2013 Distance to Santiago 807 km The next day, Sunday we started from Hunto (400 metre above sea level) to Roncesvalles. By the afternoon we had climbed 1 450 metre. On our way we saw Griffon vultures, wingspan 2,5 m, and other smaller hawks and […]
From St Jean Pied-de-Port to Espinal
From St Jean Pied-de-Port to Espinal Day 1 – Saturday 24 August 2013 Distance to Santiago: 811 km While on the train from Lisbon to Irun we reconsidered the starting point of our walk. We planned to start at Irun because of the effort to get to St Jean Pied-de-Port. We decided to start the […]