29 km (196 km) 6h Today nothing special happened, except that more Asians (no idea if they are also Koreans) crossed my path. Slowly I must look once whether there is also a pilgrimage in Korea. Then maybe I can return the favor Today I tried to do a walking

28 km (167 km) 5h Today the weather was beautiful all day. However, I can’t imagine doing the hike in even warmer weather than 20 degrees. As it is, it is just right. I imagine the summer to be unbearable Since the walk yesterday seemed so long and hard, I

25 km (139 miles) 5h Today was somehow a hard day. Not really physically, but mentally. Somehow every kilometer feels like three, I was cold and my feet started to show pretty fast. Yesterday evening and this morning everything felt great. I suspect that my body could have used a

42 km (114 km) 9h We had spent the night in a German hostel today. It is called Albergue Paderborn. It is run by changing personnel from Germany. Since I “only” ran 20 km yesterday and I now also have the bandage to stabilize my knee, I planned a few

20 km (51 km) 4h Today I “gave” my knee some rest. I walked only 20 km (plus 7 in the city). After arriving I went to get a bandage to stabilize my knee. Let’s see what it can do. Pamplona is a cute little city with about 200k inhabitants.

24 km (51 km) 5h Initially I enjoyed the snow more than yesterday’s rain. However, the feeling has also held only until the snow melted into my clothes. Since I have no gloves with me (could no one expect such weather, last week it still had 20 degrees here). My

27 km (27 km) 5h Today I started the first stage from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port. I woke up early and started earlier than planned. I passed a few pilgrims and didn’t see them again until I reached my destination. For the predicted 100% rain I was lucky to be spoiled only from