David's Pilgrimages

I will be leaving Brushford on Wednesday 3rd May. Taking a train from Honiton to Waterloo and then on to an overnight stay at the Wombat hostel in Tower Hamlets. On Thursday I will be catching the Stansted Express from Liverpool Street to the airport in time for my flight

Having arrived St-Jean on Thursday evening after a very good Journey I spent Friday exploring the small delightful town. Attended a service in the local church and received a pilgrims blessing, with other pilgrims from the priest. Hostel living is a new way of life !! Started the climb over

What a wonderful day walking – the weather continues to be blessed – warm but not too hot sunshine and clear blue skies. I have crossed the Pyrenees! The views of the Pyrenees were magnificent – breathtaking and made the difficult walking so much easier. The descent into Ronscevalles was

Enjoyed pilgrim’s supper last night with new friends. Started walking today at around 7.30 am – another fine day. Felt good when I started with around 15 miles to walk. The walk had many steeps hills and steep rocky inclines – a more difficult walk than I expected – I

Today’s walk was easier – Exmoor size hills! Much of the walk was through woods and forests following a river similar in size to the Barle. Lots of wildflowers including a glorious dark blue aquilegia that lined one of the woodland paths. Pamplona a delightful Spanish city with a modern