Day 4 330am Lying here listening to a symphony of snorers. Yes there is heating after all but it is a huge heat pump above Jeff's head on the top bunk so he is on slow cook. Sunday so no bus - would go to church but have already been to two pilgrims services - beautiful churches, much pomp and ceremony, but tough standing so long and I look at the ancient priests and think how many young boys did you fiddle with? Jeff has had 2 long days (18, 22kms) and getting...

Slept in a monastery last night - huge thick walls, no monks left only 200+ peregrinos (pilgrim walkers like Jeff and me) and hardly any snorers. I know as a I spent half the night awake lying in my own wee world with my eye mask on. My first day of walking on my own - yes I bussed the first 14ks and hopped out ahead of Jeff. Happy happy -the track was really pretty, up and down dale passing grassy fields with cowbells donging - yes cowbell clanging on a poor ...

Day 2 Fgs, what is that girl doing at 530 in the morning russling in her bag? I will get up and suggest she takes her bag into the bathroom. Hell all the lights flash on. Jeez was that me? I had leaned against the light switch and woken everyone up - whoops. Time to admit it - today I am going take a taxi over the pass to Roncesvalles. Excuses - we saw the mountain scenery on the bus trip over, the road is narrow with traffic, ha I am tired from Day 1 - even th...

Day 1 geared up, fortified with white cheese and jam, hot milk (my answer to no Gluten, no caffeine) we are wandering around SJPP looking for the Way to Santiago. Those Asians with the big packs must be going the wrong way so we won't follow them. Napoleons route over the top is closed with snow - severe disappointment, shall we wait a day? Nah it's raining quite hard and the thunder is circling the mountain tops, lets skedadle up the road alternate. Chatted to...

SPJJ Delightful with cobbled streets, whitewashed buildings,wooden shutters. Weighed our packs - 6kgs and 8 kgs - pretty good - all that final packing and repacking paid off. Had cheap pilgrims meal but they got us with the 6Euro beers! 6 Euros = $10 = a craft beer in NZ. Will s*** on them in Trip Advisor review