Day 4, Pamplona to Puento la Reina.
Plaza del Castillo in Pamplona was certainly much quieter this morning, when we walked through it, than last night! The first part of today’s walk left the plaza and then headed to the outskirts of the city. Eventually, we left the pavements and headed to the hills to made the steep ascent to Alto del […]
Day 3, Zubiri to Pamplona.
The Camino Frances certainly passes a variety of scenery and today showed us the full range. We began by leaving Zubiri and passing the town’s industry which produces Magnesium Oxide. This was quickly followed by lovely paths through beautiful countryside with many wild flowers along the edges. There’s been ups and downs along the whole […]
Day 2, Roncevalles to Zubiri.
We had read in the guide books to expect amazing views today, however, that wasn’t to be as we have had a day of rain and mist! We left historic Roncesvalles early and it was lovely to look back at the beautiful buildings. Our route today has taken us through a variety of wooded areas, […]
Day 1, St Jean Pied de Port to Roncesvalles.
We always knew today was going to be a challenging day, and it certainly didn’t disappoint! Rain, fog, sleet, snow, strong winds, a huge climb and very tricky descent. The day started in lovely St Jean Pied de Port and then we immediately started the ascent towards The Pyrenees. Although raining, the morning allowed us […]
Day 80, Mey to John O’Groats.
We did it, one thousand and twenty eight miles and it’s been amazing! It was just so exciting to arrive in John O’Groats and walk to the famous signpost for photos. There was a queue when we arrived so we had to wait, we wouldn’t mind but they had only walked twenty five metres from […]
Day 79, Thurso to Mey.
We left Thuso this morning for our last full day of walking. Thurso is a lovely place with great views out to sea, world class surfing, and also great civic pride, shown in their flower displays. Quite a place! It was great to see a sign for John O’Groats as we set off. After a […]
Day 78, Melvich to Thurso.
We set off very early from Melvich for today’s long walk to Thurso. It was full waterproofs on as the forecast rain had well and truly set in. After a short uphill walk we crossed the impressive Halladale Bridge and then continued to ascend out onto open moorland. Today the rain was bouncing off the […]
Day 77, Farr Bay Inn to Melvich.
We started this morning with a steep climb out of Farr Bay and once again we were on open moorland. We couldn’t believe it when the first thing we daw was a recycling centre! Today’s route has followed the coast more closely and we have been lucky to have views of The North Sea at […]
Day 76, Tongue to Farr Bay Inn.
The first views this morning were of The Kyle of Tongue and the causeway that takes traffic directly across to the A’Mhoine Peninsula. Today saw us continuing our journey along The A836 and were very excited to see our first sign for John O’Groats! The road has been a little busier today with people following […]
Day 75, Altnaharra to Tongue.
We rejoined the A836 for our final full day of walking Northwards, before heading East tomorrow. The views continued to be as spectacular as yesterday and we were lucky the sun was, once again, shining. The blue sky was only broken up by the perfect white clouds with their shadows moving across the landscape. We […]