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5/13/17 – 32km/19.9mi from Zarautz to Deba, with at least 1900m/6234ft total ascent and descent. If there’s one word for what today was, it was “brutal.” Or maybe “oppressive” or “relentless?” No, I’ve got it – “oppressively relentless!” Wait, that’s two words – but I’m going with it. It was harder than any day I’ve […]

5/12/17 – We’re slowly getting our “sea legs.” The steep and long climb out of San Sebastián was more manageable than yesterday’s climbing, and the length was similar but more tolerable.

5/11/17 – It’s great to be on the Camino again, but on a different route than the one we took in 2014 when we first met. Instead of rehashing last trip at each stop, you get new places, new vistas, new faces, and new experiences.

5/10/17 – Weeks of preparation and nearly 30 tiring hours of travel took us from Tampa/DC, USA to Newark, to London Heathrow, to London Stansted, to Biarritz, France, and finally, to Irún, Spain. Only 850km to go… wish us luck!