Author Archives: victoria hoffer

Evening sky in Lezama: Morning sky: On the way: Sometimes a body just needs to take a load off! Especially when you are on your way to the big city. Bilbao has a lot of sets of stairs: Fortunately, it also had pretty good signage; Speaking of signage, I met this group of people….some peopleContinue reading “Despite being annoyed, the blog goes on”

First the photo issue, now the blog is not posting. It seems not to appreciate the signal it is getting, but maybe a connection will work soon. Yesterday, I was pretty darn done in, but today with renewed vigor, I set off at about 7:40, thankfully having figured out the way to the route lastContinue reading “I’d walk a mile for a tomato!”

There may be some redundancy here what with the whole photo issue and all, which is still not completely resolved, but improving. Doesn’t anyone want to identify this? (And tell me how to get rid of the i-phone data?) Actually, Tanya, uno de los tres amigos del año pasado, already did but she had anContinue reading “Catching up.”

Between one place an another, a man on a bike stopped to chat. He had taken early retirement, although he did not look anywhere near THAT age, and was committed to enjoying life. Anyway, inter alia, he was teaching himself German, and clothes-pinned to his bike were his vocabulary lists! I really got a kickContinue reading “News from Gernika B”

Last night, dinner at a table with cooked food, the first one. The hotel had a section that was an albergue, so maybe they are obligated to provide sustenance for the weary. In any case, the spaghetti with sliced tomatoes and chopped onion, fried eggs, and watermelon for dessert were delicious. (There was also hamContinue reading “News from Gernika A”

Stay tuned for news and photos. Let’s try one picture as a test: Do you what this is? And who can tell me why all that iPhone stuff shows? -Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Already having walked the first stage from Hondarribea to San Sebastían and still having another day in Hondarribea, I had to be mildly creative. I decided to redo a section of the first day’s walk, admittedly not so creative, and explore more of the town. The smell of mowed grass, ummm, so nice: Don’t askContinue reading “Between beginning and beginning”

Perhaps I was a bit cavalier judging yesterday’s walk as “easy” because, of a truth, it was only half a stage, the second segment of which was today’s exertion. First, a taxi to get to Paisajes San Juan. Isn’t it cute, the town, that is? (The taxi was ordinary): Then, for about a dollar, inContinue reading “To San Sebastián”

After intense, almost obsessive, planning this past year, the day of departure inevitably arrived. Every anxiety I had about getting to the airport, the plane being on time, transferring from DeGaulle to Orly, that plane taking of on schedule, and being picked up in Biarritz by one Jose Antonio went without a hitch. What IContinue reading “Departure, Arrival, and First Day”

562.71 miles from St. Jean-Pied-de-Port, we arrive at The End of the Earth!! These last miles were beautiful walking, and finally seeing the Atlantic was a thrill! That we had gorgeous weather was a surprise because what comes from clouds like these was predicted: Tan and Ian make their way across the beach: And soContinue reading “Day forty three El Camino”