May 15, 2024 - Aguilar de Campo - Cervera de Pisuerga - 29kms - Hostal El Resbalón We consider ourselves lucky when we are settled into our hostel before the rain, the thunderstorms or, as in the case today, the sleet lets loose. Most days our timing is good and I am...
The Ebro
May 11, 2024 - Trespaderne to Quintana de Valdivielso - 26 kms - Arte y Natura Valdivielso May 12, 2024 - Quintana de Valdivielso to Soncillo - 31 kms - El Capricho Clement May 13, 2024 - Soncillo to Arroyo - 28 kms - La Lobera May 14, 2024 - Arroyo to Aguilar de...
Valle de Tobalina
Miranda de Ebro to Quintana Martin Galindes - 35 kms - Albergue Valle de Tobalina Quintana Martin Galindes to Trespaderne - 25 kms - Hostal José Luis We have been following the Ebro River upstream from Miranda de Ebro. The first few hours out of Miranda were not...
From the Vasco to the Olvidado
May 7, 2024 - Salvatierra - Vitoria - 28kms - Apartamento May 8, 2024 - Vitoria - Miranda de Ebro - 35 kms - Pensión Matillas We have now come over 3000 kms from Budapest and 1020 kms from Arles. Today was one of my best riding days ever. It started with a...
Through the Tunnel
Oiartzun to Icazteguieta - 38 kms - Icazteguita Ostatua Icazteguita to Zegama - 29 kms - Municipal pilgrim hostel Zegama to Salvatierra - 22 kms - Municipal pilgrim hostel We are currently following a Camino route known variously as the Camino de Vasco, the...
Leaving France and Entering Spain but the Pays Basque Continues
May 2, 2024 - Bayonne - Saint-Jean-de-Luz - 25kms - Brit Hotel de Paris May 3, 2024 - Saint-Jean-de-Luz - Oiartzun - 30kms - Txikierdi Alde, Spain We have now crossed into Spain, and although the landscape and culture are markedly different, we are still in...
Bayonne
April 29, 2024 - La Bastide Clairence to Bayonne - 28 kms - Temporesidences Cathedral April 30 and May 1, 2024 - Rest days in Bayonne - Temporesidences Cathedral When we passed through Bayonne years ago we were struck by the beauty of the place. So with...
Into the Pays Basque
April 26, 2024 - Aubertin to Navarrenx - 33 kms - Jasmin 1 Jeanne d’Albret April 27, 2024 - Navarrenx to Saint Palais - 31 kms - Hotel de la Paix April 28, 2024 - Saint Palais to La Bastide Clairence - 29 kms - Les Collines Iduki We dropped into the tourist...
Finding a New Line
April 23, 2024 - Marciac - Lacrabere - 26 kms - Gite Castaine April 24, 2024 - Lacrabere - Morlaas - 29 kms - Hotel Bourgneuf April 25, 2024 - Morlaas - Aubertin - 29 kms - Maison de Fleurie After much hand wringing and back and forth with the pros and cons we...
Battling Les Punaises de Lit
April 20, 2024 - Auch - L’île-de-Noe - 24kms - we stayed with Marie-Line in Castelnau d’Angèles April 21, 2024 - L’île-de-Noe - Marciac - 32kms - Apartment sur Lac Gord: In 2010 we covered a small portion of the Chemin d’Arles on bike. As we approached one of...
A Tantrum in Gimont
April 19, 2024 - Mérenvielle - Gimont - 31 kms - Le Patio d’Oustal It was a much better day yesterday than the two previous ones. The wind was light and the temperature climbed steadily from 2 degrees to an eye popping 18. I was also feeling better. After our...
Pilgrim Gite: Ecluse Sanglier
April 16, 2024 Avignonet- Lauragais - Baziege - 26kms - Ecluse de Sanglier April 17, 2024 - Baziege - Toulouse - 29kms - L’Authentique Cour de Ville April 18, 2024 - Toulouse - Mérenvielle - 30kms - Villa de Rabailly When Jean-Marie was checking me in at the...