We wake up in St Jean this morning early and have our last pilgrim breakfast before saying goodbye to St Jean pied de port ( st Jean foot of the pass). Some of our pilgrim friends are ending here like us, some others are walking on to Santiago. We said good bye to those walking […]
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What I learned on the Camino!
In medical school the power of prayer or the role of God in healing disease was never mentioned and “God Forbid” if it was ever brought up! Medicine is science and god has nothing to do with healing! In addition our politically correct society, not only doctors but also the public are afraid of mentioning […]
Day 35- September 20th- We Finished! Arrived in St Jean pied de port!
The last day on the Camino Le Puy. We were so excited to get going. We left really really early in the morning in the cold and thick fog. We walk for couple of hours with zero visibility. By mid morning, the sun came out. It begins to get very hot. I felt like something […]
Day 34- September 19th-St palais. 30 km to go!!
We woke up to another very very cold day but no rain in the forecast. We set out to walk very early because today and tomorrow we have many many km to go so we can get to st pallais. At the early hours in the woods, the only other people on the trails are […]
Day 33- Sept 18- Navarrenx 678 gone. 60 km to go!
We woke up very early this morning. We have a very long walk today. The last 3 days! Ed stuck his head outside the window and quickly retreated: cold, he said, very very cold! On the bright side of life: it’s not raining and it’s not snowing. We will take cold any day over muddy, […]
Day 32- Sept 17- Maslacq 656 gone. 82 to go
We had a great dinner at a table with about 30 pilgrims tonight. Lots of stories. Lots of laughters. Lots of complaints about the weather. The mud. Somebody asks what’s the weather like tomorrow, can somebody check their phone. A funny pilgrim answered: rain, fog, snow, cold. That’s just about sums it up. We all […]
Day 31- Sept 16th- Larreule 109 to go
The dinner at the gite was the best ever. May be we were too hungry. First the vegetable soup came out. All vegetable with herb, steamy hot for a very cold autumn evening. The aroma filled up the dining room with such a warm and wonderful smell of home cooking. Leek, potatoes, carrot, beans, herbs, […]
Day 30- Sept 15th. Miramont sensacq 603 km gone 136 to go!
We woke up this morning to a cloudy and cold morning. As long as it does not rain, cold is good for walking. We don’t mind that at all. We left early and walk out by the Sainte Quitterie church and walk down to the Sainte Quitterie Fountain. We walk past many welcoming hospital and […]
Day 29- Sept 14- We arrived to Aire sur l’ardour. 160 km to go!
Today is our last leg walking though ancient rural routes of France taking us from Nogaro to Aire sur l’ardour. We have very bad weather today. Raining non stop since we woke up. We just brave on the cold and wet trail to walk into Aire sur l’ardour. The vineyards are becoming rarer and we […]
Day 27- Sept 12- Eauze 528 km gone. 211 km to go
Ed and I enjoyed the deepest and most profound sleep of the whole trip so far. The last thing we heard was the 9 pm bells from the church across from the plaza and next thing we know it was the 7 am bells that woke us up. We are so well rested. Finally we […]