Magnificent Pamplona
August 26, 2015 – Day 4
Wow, What a Walk!
I have to say that today was exhausting but peaceful and serene at the same time. The walk in total was 22 Km but the extreme heat, sun, and fatigue made it seem so much longer!
I am getting tired of the single beds, waking at the crack of dawn, and sharing rooms with 100 others. It is only day 4. SUCK IT UP BUTTERCUP, It is a pilgrimage! Lol
I have discovered that each different guide book gives you a different walking distance for the day, so you really have no idea how far you walk except that it is much longer than stated, UGH!
TODAY WE SAW AMAZING SCENERY
- SANTA LUCIA CHURCH.     Today, I came across a VERY old church. Santa Lucia. It touched me a lot.  It was so bare due to being looted in the 16th century, but yet stunning!
- Â SMALL TOWNS ALONG THE WAY
There were so many!
- THE SERENITY OF WALKING
There are thousands of other pilgrims. Each day is ritualistic. We pack, prepare our feet, grab a coffee, quick food, load up water and head off. All day you hear and say Buen Camino to so many others. The Camino shows what the world can be like if we were simply just kind to each other. Language, race, religion, sexual orientation, etc. mean nothing. Pilgrims are people watching out for each other, helping each other, and simply being kind to each other, SO EASY!
Among all these people are quiet and peaceful places to walk.
- FRIENDS ALONG THE WAY
I have met a magnificent group of friends and we travel together!
Cathy and George (American)
Dieter and Anna (German)
Angela. Allison, and Helen ( Mother and daughters from Australia).
We have become a crew and somehow I am their translator! LOL! I am doing great with my Spanish!
I LOVE THIS GROUP!
I promise people pics to come!
KEEP WALKING!
Hi Dan,
My dad, George Caraway, suggested i read your blog, so i did and i’ll continue. I am enjoying the pictures, blogs and FB post. This pilgrimage is so much more than i ever envisioned. I’m fascinated and wish i was walking with my Dad. i think it would have made such an awesome, bonding adventure.
Safe journeys!
Tasha Caraway Van Oort
Tasha:
Your dad is AWSOME!he has been so wonderful and I am glad we are walking together!
Dan
Sounds like you are having a great time. Keep walking and enjoy all the things that you see along the way.
I am friends with George. Kathy’s blog suggested we take a look at yours. It is wonderful. I love all your pictures. Thank you all for sharing your experience with the rest of us.
Dan,
We are friends of George’s and agree we will keep reading your posts! Safe travels to you George and the rest!
Susan, Terry & Ben