Another big day of hills - 988m of elevation and I felt them all. With my lingering leg issues I wasn't able to train very much vertically so I've really been feeling it. Fortunately I'm staying at the same hotel as Mom & John again tonight so they sherpa'd pretty much all my belongings except … Continue reading Day 8: Baztan – Ulague, 24.4 kms

All 9 pilgrims unanimously had set out alarms for 6:45a but I was the first out the door at 7:30a as all the others were sitting down to a jovial breakfast. I knew there was a monster climb immediately after the monastery so I preferred to tackle it on an empty stomach. Pictures rarely capture … Continue reading Day 7: Baztan – Ziga, 27.4 kms