100 Miles!

Getting ready for rain

Since leaving Pamplona we’ve been averaging 13 miles a day with overnights in the ancient pilgrimage towns of Puenta de la Reina, Estella, Los Arcos, Viana, and Logrono. Our starting point in France is now 100 miles behind us, a distance covered by car in 2-1/2 hours.

Camino Rhythm

We’re feeling centuries removed from cars. Our daily routine is all about walking with pilgrims.

That Paul Simon line, “I get the news I need from the weather report …” is so true.  We study the forecast in the morning to dress accordingly. We consult our Brierly guide to determine how much water and food to carry.  We say  our morning prayer and then we’re off with no more of a plan than to follow scallop shells and yellow arrows. 

Most pilgrims (including us) set off soon after sunrise. Our day begins with a view of pilgrims stretching out ahead and behind us as far as we can see. But within an hour or two everyone has settled into their own personal pace and we’re again walking all by ourselves, no one else in sight.