Our little blue line tracking our progress across Spain from my satellite tracker is growing! Click on this link and zoom in to get a feel for the terrains we have encountered.

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Almost all has been on foot, except for 3 ferry rides across rivers, and today, one 2 kilometer train ride to avoid going 7 kilometers out of our way to get to a pedestrian bridge. (We still counted those 2 kilometers, and we’re sure you would too if you were in our place!)

I did a little calculation on the Excel spreadsheet I am using to track progress, expenses, etc., and if we are to finish the 830 kilometers (511 miles) in 40 days, we should be at 311 k today and we are sitting at 294 k. That is really encouraging to us as we purposely did a slow start, both because of the difficulty of the Basque hills and mountains in the first week, and to let our bodies adjust to our daily task. Lately we have been doing a lot of 25 k days, and all 3 of us feel this rhythm is pretty sustainable. As always though your prayers are appreciated and welcomed (and we love your comments too!)

Here’s a few photos showing some of the beauty we have seen as well as some of the daily grind.

Examples of those welcomed pointers that we’re headed the right way!

All-important foot-care on the path, and then Thomas doing laundry and working his upper body at the albergue.

A beautiful walk along the beach followed by a ferry ride into Santander.

The cathedral in Santander as seen in the reflection of a bookstore window. You can make out the heading “Cantabria” in the bookstore, which is the region we are now in following our travels through Basque country.

And just a few portraits to wrap things up.