Scallop shell symbol & St. James cross
picking up bread in Bayonne
Peregrina friend Rikke, from Denmark
Camino Frances map
Peg on a bridge in the Pyrenees, our first day walking
cemetery outside Espinal
Pyrenees foothills
mighty oak
contented cow
boots at the Zubiri Albergue
Zubiri medieval bride
dawn in the Pyrenees
approaching Pamplona
falls at Huarte
Portal de Francia, in the fortified wall, Pamplona
Pamplona Ayuntamiento
Hemingway memorial at Pamplona bullring
Pamplona tapas bar
headed for Alto del Perdon
clouds hover on Pyrenees
abandoned town
memorial to a fallen peregrino
windmills
Sunday mass at Alto del Perdon
pilgrimage sculpture, Alto del Perdon
down the other side!
shrine to the virgin Mary
hilltop church & changing countryside
Puente la Reina medieval bridge
family crest and window boxes, Mañeru
Cirauqui in our sites
Cirauqui cemetery
approaching Cirauqui
medieval marker and modern yellow flecha in Cirauqui
crest and flecha at Cirauqui
Roman road outside Cirauqui
Roman bridge
pilgrims cast long shadows
symbols on the camino
haystacks on the camino
a great walking day
pilgrims entering an underpass near Lorca
a chapel in the fields
medieval marker at entrance to Estella
heron fishing
Estella fountain
Court of Justice (left) and church of San Pedro, Estella
ancient gate, Estella
Irache monastery at dawn
Irache wine and water fountain
sunrise beyond Irache
haystacks
more haystacks
Los Arcos Iglesia de Santa Maria
Los Arcos
Los Arcos pilgrim mass
morning moon
Sansol in early morn
rising sun in Torres del rio
church of Santa Maria, Viana
Kevin, Sil (our friend from Durban, RSA) & Peg on coffee break in Viana
pepper box
Peg, Sil, Anneliese and Marion
approaching Logroño
snail colony
Logroño cathedral
Santiago Matamoros
pilgrim gate, exiting Logroño
our friends Freddy from Belgium, Patty from France, Gert from Germany and Peg gathered for the excellent menu del dia at the Cafe Moderno in Logroño
saintly pilgrim, Marcelino, outside Logroño
pilgrim on horseback
bull on the horizon
13th C. cemetery gate, Navarette
rioja grapes
church at Ventosa
Ventosa hospitalera, Utta from Austria. She impressed us deeply.
medieval peregrino
vineyards and wheat fields
Poyo de Roldan: monument to Roldan who slew the Muslim giant, Ferragut, and freed the captive Christian knights of Charlemagne's army.
Rio Najerilla at Najera
storks nesting in Najera
quaint view, Najera
our Irish friends, with Fran (in the red shirt) from Geraldton, AUS.
Monasterio Santa Maria de la Real, Najera
vineyards, wheat fields and mountains near Azofra
energy food in our backpack
medieval pilgrim marker
fellow Canadian Ken Braun from Saskatoon snapped our picture.
entrance to the albergue in Santo Domingo
woodworking shop
plaque for the pilgrim
Santo Domingo cathedral, site of the "hanged pilgrim" legend
Monumento al Peregrino in front of the Parador
ermita at the Santo Domingo bridge
Grañon
Redecilla del Camino
architectural detail
wild flowers
rolling grain fields
a note of encouragement
a sunflower flecha, rendered by a creative peregrino
a sunflower with a smile!
storm clouds looming
roses are red
peregrino in stained glass
fish in the tank in the plaza at Viloria de la Rioja
pilgrims stepping out on the road
rolling fields and highways
Spanish barn
the road and the camino roll on, side by side
doggie quenching his thirst
Villamayor del Rio, plaza
the way to Belorado
rugged terrain, just outside Belorado
fiesta time in Belorado! Senoritas in typical local garb
the plaza came alive with music and traditional dance
special treat of fries, churros and waffles
everyone danced and had fun
Arco Santa Maria and cathedral spires, Burgos
great ensalada mixta at cerveceria Morito, Burgos
south entrance, Burgos cathedral
sunbeam on the trumpeter
El Cid's campaign chest
blessing the fisherman
Santiago Matomoros
Burgos cathedral
Burgos cathedral, westside fountain
El Cid statue, burgos
Chocolate con churros
seated peregrinos
sisters in Burgos
Burgos panorama
peregrino in bronze
Rotary camino marker, Burgos
Peg in the courtyard at Monasterio de Las Huelgas Reales
Burgos street scene
guilas salad at Morito
delicious Morito desserts
Peggy and the pilgrim
chestnuts roasting in bronze
Burgos fuente
camino paintings exhibit, Burgos
bussing across the meseta
meseta village
Gaudi's Casa Botines, Leon
Leon Cathedral
cathedral entrance detail
All paths lead to Santiago
old chapel in Sarria
main street in old Sarria
artisan's shop sign, Sarria
peregrinos on horsback passing through Sarria
there they go!
camino icons in sidewalk ceramic
medieval bridge out of Sarria
Sarria panorama
Sarria church
cafe con leche y pan de chocolate (our favourite breakfast!)
next in the series
the botafumeiro
misty dawn sunflowers
a glimpse of blue
stone walls, slate roofs and roses
the path widens
a fancy round horreo
dewy web
birds alight and in flight
clouds linger in the valley
fresh corn and a distant church
stone walls mark the boundaries
Peg admires the geraniums and the sleeping dog
100 km to Santiago!
a cross and a flecha
contented cows (with body piercing and tatoos)
reaching new heights
a wayside shelter
rooftop perch
stone walls and slate roof
cold drinks offered to peregrinos on a hot day, near Momientos
San Nicolas (aka San Juan) church, Portomarin: the largest single-nave Romaneque church in Galicia
Portomarin Casa Concello at dawn
San Nicolas, Portomarin
leaving Portomarin early
Looking east from Gonzar
popular bar-albergue in Hospital
grazing sheep
breaking for shade, a brief rest and an energy boost
cross marking the rest area
medieval cross
man with black goats
cows and calves
flowering vine
posing peregrinos
late afternoon in Palas de Rei
climbing roses
great breakfast at the charming Albergue O Abrigadoiro in San Xulian
Leandre from St. Hyacinthe, PQ
Gallician horreos
pilgrims taking a break at the cross in Casanova
follow the flecha!
St James cross
Ponte Velha, the magnificent medieval bridge in Fuerlos
church of San Juan, Fuerlos
Pulpos at Ezequiel's in Melide
Pulpos fresh from the vat
a friendly dog near Igrexa Santa Maria
walking with cows (less stressful than running with bulls!)
old country gate
iron gates and brass scallops
pilgrim-friendly church of Santiago, Boente
Santiago peregrino in the church
entering Ribadiso
the award-winning albergue in Ribadiso, a reconstructed old pilgrim hospice
Gallician stream
the noble bassett hound
breakfast at the Tia Dolores in A Calle
2 days to go, and we're still having a ball!
Gallician wagon wheels artifacts of the old ways are fast disappearing throughout Spain
Hydrangea
Memorial to Guillermo Watt
Peg in the eucalyptus glade
cat by the church in Arca do Pino
Arca do Pino church
marker at the Santiago city limits
Peg at Monte Gozo
Monte Gozo dog with character
pilgrim carving
first glimpse of the Cathedral tower from Rua San Pedro
tomb of St. James
troubadors in medieval garb
pilgrims collecting compostelas at the dean's office
The Compostela
poem at the pilgrim's office
tank at a Santiago seafood restaurant
doors at the monastery, now the Parador de los Reyes Catolicos
Santiago Cathedral
interior view, parador lobby
bread basket
Santiago sculpture at the Perigrino museum
Botafumeiro at the pilgrim mass
lively pilgrim mass
Santiago in the central altar niche, viewed from behind, where arriving pilgrims can hug the saint
Santiago atop the tree of Jesse
gift shop statue of peregrino
flecha at Chartres Cathedral, 1625 km from Santiago!
the ways to Santiago
