We began the cycling leg of the Camino in Logroño travelling west along the N-120 national road. Coincidentally, the N-120 itself begins at Logroño.
This means that the kilometer markers are customised exactly for our journey. Every kilometer there’s a little marker. Every ten kilometers there’s a big pillar like this one that we celebrate by ringing our bells.
Yay! 200 kilometers cycled so far.
Piglet loves camping, and she loves being up bright and early too.
She’s a bit of a camping afficianado at this point.
Later that same day, we celebrated Papa’s birthday by cycling one of our longest days - about 67 km.
The weather was beautiful. There were several stands of trees like this one. I think they are silver birch, Jim’s mother’s favourite.
It was a long day in the saddletrailer for the Piglet.
Undulate, baby, undulate.
Leaving Belorado behind Piglet steered a steep course out of Villafranca Montes de Oca towards Burgos. You know the kind of hill where signs warn you to test your brakes on the way down? Well, we climbed one of those - a 6% climb over three kilometers.
At the top, we all take a break, and Piglet sees snow for the first time.
We stopped for lunch in Burgos; peregrino statue guy looks wrecked.
Piglet was nice and snug in her trailer, sleeping through the brutal weather. We arrived into the province of Burgo on the second day, already wondering what we were doing…
Eventually we reached the town of Belorado, fluich baite. We took refuge in the first hotel we found.
The following morning the weather was looking a lot better as we set off again.
Piglet laughing at it all again; Rebecca trying to muster a smile, but mostly grimacing through the wetness.
As you might recall, the first time around Piglet allowed herself to be carried along the Camino de Santiago from St Jean Pied de Port to Logroño. It’s all discussed here: St Jean Pied de Port
So, for the next leg of the Camino Piglet wanted to travel in a little more style - in a bicycle trailer. So she did.
This is the front door of our friend Santiago’s apartment; it’s right on the Camino in downtown Logroño. This is where we finished up the first leg of 200 km.
She has started to laugh. Her little laugh swells my heart.
Riu has taken to modelling the next latest baby fashions. A busy day on shoot involved no less than five costume changes, but this hard-working heroine doesn’t get out of bed for anything less.
Here’s a snapshot of the little lady arriving on set with her daddy, so proud to see his little girl off on her first day of work.
Model wears her own Patagonia Sun Hat fastened under the chin and Ashay y Emmay super light cotton paisley print smock worn over Peter Pan collar short sleeved body,as seen on the Louis Vuitton SS 12 runway.
(This look is sponsored by Ash and Ollie, Kate and Ferg. Riu says THX!!!)
Help! Let me free! Someone call Stacey and Social Services. I deserve freedom too. I’m helpless in this cage. Can you believe my own father built it with his own hands?
An Instrument of Torture!
On Sunday Piglet went to the stadium where the Barcelona Olympics were held in 1992.
Rolling in style these days. This was the last preparation for the Camino de Santiago. The team leaves on Thursday.
Once upon a time @jimkennedy and @bexifurr moved to Barcelona. They were happy face.
Then they had a baby daughter. They were super happy face.
Their baby daughter was pink and squidgy, and when she was hungry she rooted her face around and made little snorting noises. Everyone was giggle face, and then they called her Piglet.
Her family and friends mostly lived somewhere completely else and were mostly sad face not to see Piglet all the time.
Now they can visit her on tumblr, and live happily face ever after....
