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    • TravelerMy Camino
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      Day 2

      First days walking!

      Yesterday in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C

      So had leisurely start to the day and took few Km walking to get clear of Pamplona. Then gradual climb turning more acute to the top of nearby hill (felt like mountain- so glad we didn’t start it Pyrenees!!).
      We had gently whirring wind turbines alongside us and lots of pleasant fields and flowers. Lovely view from top and then treacherous descent, very glad not raining! down to where we’re staying tonight in Albergue in Uterga after just over 18km. Different style Albergue as more rural and communal dinner with other guests. Just relaxing in hammocks in garden in lovely post heat of the day temperature 😊      Read more

    • Laurie ReynoldsVía Serrana and El Invierno
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      Day 29

      Arrived in Santiago!

      Yesterday in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C

      I had a very short day today, less than 20 km, so I didn’t set an alarm and slept till after seven! By 8:00 I was on the way. Chatted with a lot of people, both people walking, and people out and about. As you get closer to a big city, you are bound to run into all sorts of people who are using the same space as you are to get to their own destinations. It’s sometimes a rude awakening to realize that not everyone who is out there is walking to Santiago! I had a particularly nice long chat with a woman who was planting potatoes. She had a daughter living in Illinois, but she was sure she would never go that far from home to see her. Luckily, her daughter comes back at least once a year.

      I was so happy to be able to finally visit the Colegiata de Sar, a beautiful 12C Romanesque church ear Santiago, which had buttresses added to keep it standing in the 14th or 15 century. The part of the cloister that remains is really beautiful, and I’m glad I got to see it. Free for pilgrims!

      This Camino crosses the bridge close to the spot where the terrible train accident happened. It’s been many years, but there are still memorials up there. So many lives at short.

      When I arrived in Santiago, it was pretty clear it was a holiday. Lots of music, a few parades, tons of people (but there’s nothing unusual about that). As I was watching a little band playing traditional Gallego instruments, I turned around to a tap on the back and saw it was Faith! We had a good long chat, and I’m thinking that on my return to Santiago, I may take her up on her offer of the Pilgrim House debrief. I’ve never done anything like that, but think it might be enlightening.

      Since I am leaving Santiago tomorrow to walk on to Finisterre and Muxia, today is more of a regular day than a celebratory ending. That will come in good time.      Read more

    • La Iberica - OTBT
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      Day 3

      Ettappe 2 - Pisten räubern

      Yesterday in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 6 °C

      Nach den gestrigen Reparaturarbeiten am Audi TT sind wir nun nach dem Briefing direkt auf die Piste.

      Der Zerstörer hat direkt wieder den Unterfahrschutz verloren, scheinbar mag er ihn nicht 🤣🤣🤣

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    • TravelerCamino de Santiago
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      Day 37

      O Pedrouzo to Santiago de Compostela

      May 8 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F

      34 days of walking. 500 miles through 274 cities, towns, and hamlets. Roughly 1,023,000 steps in 170 hours of walking. I’ve made it to Santiago de Compostela and completed the Camino Francés!

      I started walking early this morning at 7:00 am and got to Santiago in time to get my Compostela (certificate of completion as well as a secondary certificate of distance completed). I then went to the Cathedral and attended the noon pilgrims mass. Pilgrims (in announcements in multiple languages) were reminded before communion that if they were not Catholic, they were not welcome at the Lord’s table; that caused a lot of people just stand up and leave at that point. I stayed for five more minutes and then followed the other outcasts out through a church side door. Sigh.

      I then had a hamburger and a glass of wine before walking to the Anglican Pilgrim Centre. I was hoping to stop in and take some photos for their website which I help support, but no one answered the door. So, I checked into my hotel and rested a bit before venturing out again.

      Tonight is the eve of Ascension Day, so tomorrow is a bank holiday. Concerts were going on in huge outdoor stage venues on opposing sides of the cathedral. I watched the music events and then tucked in very late (midnight!) as I have a bus tour early tomorrow to Finisterre and Muxia.

      I’m feeling loved and supported and grateful to have the time away from my ministry work to do the Camino Frances. And I’m looking forward to seeing my husband, Bryan, in a couple days and enjoying some time together cruising the Mediterranean.

      Thanks for being with me on this journey as a reader and support!      Read more

    • Rallye La-Iberica
      Day 4

      Erste Offroad Passage

      May 8 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C

      Endlich geht es los, die erste Offroad Passage. Wir haben wunderschöne Aussichten, können das gar nicht alles fotografisch festhalten. Unterwegs zickt die UrAlteZiege wieder etwas, ist aber schnell behoben. Dann treffen wir noch auf ein anderes Team mit Panne und helfen auch da. Bärnd und Bärbel genießen derweil die Aussicht auf das Tal.Read more

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    • TravelerWalking France and Spain, 2024
      Day 29

      At Mansilla de las Mulas

      May 8 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

      Another beautiful day! About 19 kms, cold to start and now (4.30) positively hot! But it very quickly cools off when the sun goes down….or before really, as it is light till after 9pm. The walk itself wasn’t spectacular, just continuing on by the country road, but very comfortable….a few undulations, one stop for coffee/colacao where we also ate our picnic supplies in their outside tables, as getting food there was so slow!

      Then we sauntered into town about 2.30. We are in separate accommodation from R and R tonight, and we saw notices for theirs as we entered and explored, as it is where we stayed last time and had such difficulty finding…so we sorted that out, and had a beer together, before we left and found our place - a really gorgeous Albergueria del Camino, right in the centre and have a beautiful room. Each time we have stayed here - this is the third - we have had different hostals and I think this is the pick of the 3…easy to find, happy friendly hosts and great room. Dinner and breakfast here.

      We have a funny history with this town as it was where I had the dread first encounter with bedbugs and it was blacklisted in my mind, but last time was great and I revised my view, and this time confirms it even more. Amr has gone off with a huge bag of clothes to the laundromat - so glad my cold weather clothes will be washed as have been wearing them constantly, and we will be all set for León where we arrive tomorrow, our last walking day.

      When he returns we will walk round and revisit the town….which we did…Met R and R and had a drink with them, as we had dinner at our place at 7pm, like last night, just for residents as they are otherwise closed today. And we have just come back from a spectacular dinner…we joined 3 others we know - Phil from last night, and Erin and Gwen a Canadian aunt and niece (Gwen was one of the bedbug women that Amr helped!)…and the dinner was different from the perennial peregrino menu. We started with a salad which had peach and goat’s cheese delicious, and I had leeks with bacon grilled. Amr had hake perfectly cooked. Excellent. Now off to bed, but no heating needed, but I think cold in the morning.      Read more

    • TravelerAlwaysonanadventure
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      Day 14

      Estella

      May 8 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

      Day 6 Estella Spain
      Distance from Puente La Reina to Estella 25kms

      A challenging walk today up steep rocky paths descending into rolling meadows of rye rapeseed and vineyards. We passed roadside caravans selling food/refreshments to pilgrims through numerous quaint villages crossed Roman bridges and breathed in the delightful country air. The days are warming today reaching 25c we were grateful of any shade. A long day tomorrow (30kms) and our longest to date.
      These boots were made for walking and that’s just what we’ll do.      Read more

    • Laurie ReynoldsVía Serrana and El Invierno
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      Day 28

      Mosteiro de Carboeiro

      May 8 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C

      Promptly at 4:30, José Manuel picked me up. A very knowledgeable and garrulous man, he was not content to take me only to the monastery, but also took me to a huge pazo (estate) and several scenic lookout points. But for me, the prize was the monastery.

      I had the church all to myself, and it was beyond what I had imagined. So many intersecting and overlapping arches, the high vaults— it gave almost a gothic-y feeling of soaring space (sorry, I really don’t know what I’m talking about, but that was the impression it gave me). No human figures on the capitals, but lots of very intricate plant designs. I was very happy that I had spent a lot of time outside yesterday, and today my focus was just on the beautiful interior.

      I learned that Enrique Iglesias made a music video in this church, and it scandalized the church authorities. I watched it, and I have to say I am shocked. Since the monastery is owned by the government, the church had no input, but there was a lot of controversy

      https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=m3We7p78XTo

      I am ending the day sitting out on the terrace, eating a good salad, and feeling very grateful.      Read more

    • Traveler2024 Portugal
      Day 53–57

      Camping Haro

      May 7 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

      Wie schon gesagt, treiben uns Petras Rückenschmerzen raus aus Galicien Richtung "Costa Brava". Hier erhoffen wir uns Hilfe von einem deutsch sprechenden Arzt. 700 km Asphalt fressen sind angesagt. Wir verlassen unseren "Fjord" mit wehleidigen Blicken. Es geht hoch und runter quer durch Galicien. Der Bulli ächzt und der Dieselverbrauch reißt die 13 Liter Grenze. Die bewaldeten Hügel werden abgelöst durch über 2000 m hohe Gebirgszüge. Schneefelder blinken uns entgegen, um nach kurzer Zeit wieder zu verschwinden. Eine Ebene mit endlosen Felderflächen übernimmt das Zepter. Kurz vor Haro, unserem Zielort, übernehmen Rebstöcke. Mein schmerzgeplagter Guide erklärt mir, hier liegt die Wiege des "Rioja". Einer Weinsorte, der auch wir zugeneigt sind. Unser Campingplatz liegt direkt neben der Altstadt, die wiederum von Weinkellereien, gleich einer Stadtmauer, umringt wird. Leider fällt eine Besichtigung aus.
      Hier befindet sich unser " Point of no return". Sollten sich Petras Schmerzen morgen nicht bessern, gehts statt nach Osten gen Norden, in die Heimat.      Read more

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    • TravelerPortugese Camino
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      Day 18

      Padron

      May 8 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

      Woke up in our most beautiful casita, our hosts left a big wooden box with anything you could want for breakfast. Sad to, leave but we walked off trail a bit to see the Viking tower ruins from the 800's. Back on the camino for a long walk, mostly in the sun but also thru pine forests and small towns. I lost the pages of my Brierly book for today, also couldn't find any arrows for awhile so the Camino Ninja app was our guide. We arrived here pretty tired, 11+ miles, but with a lovely hostel, both bottom bunks! My clothes are soaked thru but somehow, I washed my clean shirt instead of the one that needed it. 😞 After the last several days of being the only pilgrims on the road, we are surrounded by pilgrims here, such a fun and lively environment. Lots of smiles. I'm both excited and sad for the end of this walk, it has seemed so short and easy (at times)Read more

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