Day 9 - have walked 63kms altogether - and I am going to have a day off ! By lunchtime I was in Viana having my first Paella, AND a glass of red wine. Later caught myself snoring at the hostel mid afternoon

The trouble with dropping in front of the walkers by bus is the leaders storm past me - not good for the morale and it is a little lonely- so today I am walking first via a wine fountain at a Monastery, and a castle then will try and catch the bus - here's hoping. Stomped along with Jeff for 3kms then trundled along by myself for the rest - wine fountain dribbled out so if you wanted to fill a bottle would take 1/2 hr. Probably the first time I have drunk wine a...

Ole ole no snoring last night - slept until 5. We ate our own breakfast today - Jeff drooling over muesli banana and milk, and GF corn crackers, with boiled egg, cheese and salami - I need the protein. Spanish breakfast only bread and jam but good coffee. Jeff headed off to do 22kms and I caught a very swish bus 14kms for NZ$2 and started trundling through green crop land from hilltop village to hilltop village (with some staggering later on). But my walking i...

What a great day - I have gone from snivelling in the bathroom blaming everyone else for my being under pressure, the meeting dates that shifted our departure date fwd, Jeff for wanting to go to the mtgs, me for not just going ahead by myself but in the end was I ever going to walk the whole 780 kms by myself? As usual I am the problem. So I got the bus! BUT on the bus I met a Dutch girl who knew where to get off and walk the last 10 kms of todays Camino and avo...

Stuffed myself yesterday so hiding in my introverted virtual cocoon today - taking the bus to Pamplona, trundling changed to stumbling round the old city - impressively fortified, old spanish architecture with wrought iron balconies, shuttered windows towering over little alleyways, very clean. Saw where the Bulls and the idiots run. Pedestrian friendly with 60 secs green light to cross and I needed all those seconds. Jeff walked on 5 kms I while tried to catch...