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Isobel Cunningham has published short fiction and poetry. Her book, Northern Compass is available on Amazon. She was born in Wales but Montreal is her adopted home. She speaks French, Modern Greek ( it’s a fun story) and a little Spanish…oh, English too, of course. She welcomes comments on her blog and looks forward to chatting with you over cyber-space.

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  • To Castodelgado

    A long walk on mostly flat terrain (17 km) that led to a wonderful albergue out in the middle of nowhere. The landscape was stunning with lovely clouds. We are at about 800 meters high. Is that why the clouds seem so low? We have a new and interesting companion on our walk. She is…

  • From Najera to Ciruena

    We had a nice Short day today only 14.2 km and that mostly on flat terrain. The first village where we could get coffee however was 6 km from the start so the place was jumping from 8:30 and on. Granny from the balcony was interested! The sky was quite grey but rain held off.…

  • Foot care

    No series of posts about the Camino would be complete without a bit on foot care. Peligrinos walk many miles per day and their poor feet protest. Blisters, hot spots, uncomfortable shoes are all part of the game. I have large ugly feet but they serve me well. I just have one spot that has…

  • Much better today

    We left the very nice municipal albergue and started the long walk through miles of vineyards in the cool air of the country. At some points the trail hugged the highway and I wondered what the drivers of cars and trucks whizzing by thought of the many pilgrims slowly making their way along the Camino…

  • A bit of a tough one

    We left the charming town of Los Arcos headed for Navarette. We had to go through the pretty big town of Lorgronos which seemed incredibly lively compared to any other place I’ve ever seen here in Spain. I later found out the place was in the throes of the festival of St Martin. My genius…

  • In Viana

    Today I walked 18 k. Hmm you say. Not bad for an old bird. The terrain was very up and but there was a lot of beautiful open countryside too. The grapes seem to have been harvested and it is too early for olives yet. I am staying in a wonderful albergue next to the…

  • OK supper time

    Every table has at least one person poring over their phone to figure out what they will eat! Choices? Something white….somebody’s leg….a piece of the back of an animal…st James? ….it’s a long time since I laughed so much

  • You wanted flat ?

    Somehow it was almost as tiring as hills. We are at Los Arcos in a quirky albergue that boasts a mangle to squeeze out water from out washed clothes. The walk through undulating farm land was mesmerizing. I ran out of water and was glad of this wine from Irache .that and a gooey remains…

  • Estrella today, los Argos tomorrow

    What is this doing in the sky? Just as I lay down on a picnic bench this appeared above me. I don’t think I have ever seen a rainbow stuck up in the sky like that. We walked about 15 km and I came to the albuerge about an hour before my companions. I can’t…

  • Past Puenta de la Reina

    Queens long ago cared if the pilgrims got to their destinations. They even built bridges to help them get to Santiago. How lovely is the shape of this one with its elegant arches.I walked with two kind companions today. Sometimes it was easy walking through fields under sunny skies. However, the inevitable hills and stony…