St Jacques

On Sept 5 Jeff and I are leaving to fly to Spain. After depositing a bag with a chang of clothes in Santiago de Compestela, and seeing the site of our pilgrimage, we will take a train/bus to Le Puy France, meet up with Tammy and start walking the 1000 ...

...Bon ben contente je vais commencer mon cheminement ...sur le chemine de St-Jacques de Compostelle...30 jours de marche mieux vaux être en forme ...au lit de bonne heure à ...

... walked back downtown to the Westminster Inn where I had my last meal on "The Rock" for this time 'round. Treated myself to Coquille St Jacques and a pint of Kilkenny beer. Back to the Gower Inn where mine host and hostess were having a bit of a party ...

... du Portugal au point de traverser la frontière pour se rendre en Espagne… Attention, même si notre destination finale demeure St-Jacques de Compostelle, cette virée sera seulement de quelques heures. Jour 257: Dès la première heure du matin, ...

... frites. Même Ben a aimé ça! Presque un kilo de moules chacun... Ensuite, nous avons fait un détour vers le port de St-Malo d'où Jacques Cartier est parti pour venir à la découverte du Canada en 1534. Vous verrez la photo de l'endroit où il s'est ...

... life, why must I go tomorrow? Waiting for the ferry at Locmariaquer Hot, but not bovvered 18 June, Saturday Start point: St Jacques, near Sarzeau End point: Pontchateau Via: Muzillac, Camoel, Port-Navalo and Sarzeau Odom(Km): 78.85 ...

....I had some technical difficulties with my camera and computer while writting the last posting.  I can't figure out how to edit so I am starting a new thread.   I will post the pictutes at random with short explanation from the last few ...

... chicken feed , this was the real McCoy. There was even one that swished in the surf, something that I was always in awe of when Jacques Cousteau went diving on the TV when  I was a child.Some of these corals were 6 ft tall or round or whatever. They ...

... believed they had buried their heads in the sand.  We bought one egg for 14 euros and eagerly shared it with friends Jacques, Yvonne, Clara and Raphael.  The ostrich egg is strong enough to withstand the weight of an adult, and requires drilling ...

Well, we're well on our way toward conqes, the Pyrenees, and St. James the Pilgrim. We just walked into the bustling village city of Espalion, pop. 4000, saw an internet center, dropped our bags and entered. There is a lack of connectedness to ...

... though, so hopefully he has and he'll pass that on soon.   I would just like to say a big thankyou to Louise, Jacques and Scott from the TravelPod forums for sponsoring me. I wore the T-shirt as promised Louise, see the pictures below!!   ...

28 jours de marche; 800km parcourus; 7 provinces d'Espagne traversées d'est en ouest; les jambes un peu plus dures; quelques piqures de puces de lit en prime; des paysages magnifiques; des rencontres magiques; une fois de plus, une expérience riche et ...

... so hard when this duck took a jump at Jacques mouth to grab the nut!! We ended up walking past Buckingham Palace towards Hyde Park. Jacques was very upset that he couldn't get close to the guards with the fuzzy hats, but maybe next time ;-) ...

... the early 1500's, when French and Basque fishermen used the well-sheltered harbour as a seasonal fishing station. By the time explorer Jacques Cartier came across the settlement in 1534, he reported it was named St. Anthony Haven. St. Anthony's most ...

... (Jennifer) and the Austrian Max will join for the ride as well. We left by noon in his red mercedes in direction of St-Malo, the city where Jacques-Cartier left to Canada. We found the YH but waited until it opened and by evening we went to walk along ...

... of students, that we ran into difficulty finding places that stayed open late and grocery stores, etc.  Day 2 Walked down rue St. Jacques to find a wedding dress place where I hoped to try some on on Saturday. Closed for the August holidays - not ...