I am settling into the walking every day. My feet still get tired after 15 miles on a hard surface, but overall I feel great. No blister issues. The weather has really been very good. Less sun than last year, but I think less rain as well. I think the trail is quieter as well. With the gray skies it seems like there is not as much green as last year. Thanks for following along.
Granon to Rabe de las Calzadas
I am now in the flatter part of the Camino. The Meseta runs from Burgos to Leon. I have had great weather the past several days. That probably ends tomorrow as the rain returns. The past two days and tomorrow do not have many options in the winter, so I need to carry food and water for the day. Today was great because I had Burgos in the middle of my day.
Logrono to Granon
The walk continues to go well. Today was the nicest weather day, by far. No wind, no rain and temps in the 40s. Click the link below to read about my past two days.
Estella to Logrono
The weather continues to be OK. It has been very windy the past few days. Not very cold and no precipitation, so not too bad. Well, it did rain at the end of the walk today and while walking around the city. Thanks for following along. Let me know any questions as I am always in need of something to write about.
Zubiri to Estella
I am off the a great start. Fives days of walking down. I made it through the cold weather. Temperatures are supposed to be more normal now – high in mid 40s.
Click the link below to hear about my past 3 days.
St Jean to Zubiri
I am off and walking. Two days down, ?? to go. All is good. I feel fine physically. Three more cold days ahead (temps staying in the 20s during the day), before returning to more normal temperatures. Click the link below to see what I have been up to.
St Jean
Just a quick update. I am in St Jean Pied de Port, France now. I start walking west tomorrow – Saturday January 3. My first post may be in 2 days, but I am not sure I will have wifi, so it could be once I get back to Pamplona in 3 days. I checked in at the Pilgrim’s office, got some snacks and trekking poles, so no more excuses. Tomorrow is a 3,000 foot climb up to Roncesvalles, back in Spain. A cold front is forecast to come through with a little snow and temperatures in the teens. Colder than anything I saw last year. I asked for some weather, and it looks like I am going to get it.
I was the 6th person to sign in today (4pm). The last American was December 29th. The 5 before me today were 2 Koreans, 2 Argentina and 1 Spanish.
Camino 2026
Yes, I (Gary) am doing another winter walk. I fly out of Phoenix in a few days, on December 31, 2025 and fly to Pamplona, connecting through Charlotte, NC and Madrid. The link below is my recap page for this walk. I will publish new entries every few days like previous walks. I will send out notices as well so you can follow along. I always appreciate feedback and questions. It gives me new ideas to include in my entries.
Zurich
This is my final post of this trip. I fly home from Zurich tomorrow morning. This trip did not go as planned, but I really enjoyed the journey. I have no problem when things change and you just figure things out as you go along.
Zermatt
I arrived in Zermatt today. I will be here tomorrow, then am off to Zurich and home. It has been 3 great days since I last posted, so figured I would go ahead and post today. As always, thanks for following along. I understand several of you are having problems commenting. I wish I knew what the problem was.
Gary and Elizabeth's Adventures 