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- tirsdag 29. august 2017 21:44
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Høyde: 915 m
CanadaHenderson Lake49°41’42” N 112°47’37” W
All trails lead to ...
29. august 2017, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Months of coulee and mountain hikes, are now behind us. The Camino beckons and we can't wait to put our hiking boots to path.
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- Dag 8
- onsdag 6. september 2017 20:42
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Høyde: 85 m
IrlandClondalkin53°18’52” N 6°24’20” W
A City of Immigrants
6. september 2017, Irland ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
I was struck today by the realization that Dublin is as much a city of immigrants as any in Canada. We were guided first by a fellow from Nigeria and then a woman from Latvia, into the arms of Ana,Les mer
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- Dag 11
- lørdag 9. september 2017 11:11
- ☁️ 16 °C
- Høyde: 306 m
SpaniaMilagro42°14’30” N 1°45’57” W
Irish Immersion
9. september 2017, Spania ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Dublin is not stuffy despite its stately architecture. Softening touches such as colorful doorways, murals and quotations from famous authors/poets give tourists lots to look at and ponder. But poetryLes mer
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- Dag 16
- torsdag 14. september 2017 16:48
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Høyde: 414 m
- SpaniaEstella-Lizarra42°40’7” N 2°1’24” W
Symbols Along The Way
14. september 2017, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
From graffiti to sponsored public art, from abandoned hiking gear to decorated public fountains, we pilgrims have much inspire, shock and delight us!
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- Dag 17
- fredag 15. september 2017 17:41
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Høyde: 493 m
- SpaniaSansol42°33’13” N 2°15’56” W
The Camino Provides
15. september 2017, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
What a day! Six pictures just doesn't cover it. Although it was barely 9 AM, we lined up for the Fuente Vino to fill a small water bottle with red wine for our noon meal. Today's alternate route tookLes mer
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- Dag 19
- søndag 17. september 2017 17:07
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Høyde: 750 m
- SpaniaCirueña42°24’46” N 2°53’40” W
Beehives to Ghostowns
17. september 2017, Spania ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Our track today lead us through the famous ochre soils of Rioja. Grape vines to the left, olives to the right, most of the way. Rioja provides many picnic sites for its pilgrims as well as a mostLes mer
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- Dag 20
- mandag 18. september 2017 16:10
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Høyde: 776 m
- SpaniaBelorado42°25’14” N 3°11’26” W
To the Artists
18. september 2017, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
I was struck today by how much the early church and present day Camino support the artistic community. Generations of stonemasons and sculptors built the cathedrals we've visited. Painters and stainedLes mer
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- Dag 21
- tirsdag 19. september 2017 15:39
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Høyde: 967 m
- SpaniaAgés42°22’11” N 3°28’42” W
Walk for the Ages
19. september 2017, Spania ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Our walk today started in the mists and continued through oak forests over a pass to a remote monastery. Plenty of time to contemplate and commune with nature. Our destination, Ages, is a quaintLes mer
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- Dag 22
- onsdag 20. september 2017 17:17
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Høyde: 818 m
- SpaniaTardajos42°20’42” N 3°48’36” W
How Far We've Come
20. september 2017, Spania ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Our day started near Atapuerca where our earliest ancestors have been unearthed. The Way lead us to Burgos and the Catedral de Santa Maria XIII. The simple to the ornate ... And here we are attemptingLes mer
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- Dag 23
- torsdag 21. september 2017 14:30
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Høyde: 880 m
- SpaniaHontanas42°18’45” N 4°2’34” W
Tranquillo
21. september 2017, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
We've left the bustle of Burgos behind us and opted for a short day - around 20 km rather than 30. The Meseta reminds us of home on the prairies, big skies, sun baked fields, and sparse populations.Les mer
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- Dag 24
- fredag 22. september 2017 15:54
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Høyde: 792 m
- SpaniaBoadilla del Camino42°15’30” N 4°20’47” W
The Camino Provides ...work
22. september 2017, Spania ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Many of the small towns we pass through owe their existence to the pilgrims. Populations of 70 quadruple for a few hours each evening and then empty out by 8 AM again so the albergues can clean andLes mer
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- Dag 25
- lørdag 23. september 2017 15:13
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Høyde: 824 m
- SpaniaCarrión de los Condes42°20’14” N 4°36’2” W
The Unexpected
23. september 2017, Spania ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Color in the dawn's light, the harvest and a painter's pallette. Playfulness in gamboling sheep and a pilgrim's sculpture.
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- Dag 26
- søndag 24. september 2017 16:11
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Høyde: 857 m
- SpaniaMoratinos42°21’39” N 4°55’40” W
Lightened Heart
24. september 2017, Spania ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
In the year and half since Marita's heart skipped its final beat, I've been collecting heart shaped stones. We've added dozens to our rock garden and inside decor. As we were so vigilante about weightLes mer
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- Dag 26
- søndag 24. september 2017 17:26
- 🌬 26 °C
- Høyde: 858 m
- SpaniaMoratinos42°21’40” N 4°55’40” W
Raindrops on Roses ...
24. september 2017, Spania ⋅ 🌬 26 °C
Footbaths at the end of a 30 km walk, amigos made along The Way, OVER HALF done our walk ... these are a few of my favorite things! Scott is Rey of the Castillo atop a hill riddled with manmade cavesLes mer
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- Dag 27
- mandag 25. september 2017 11:01
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Høyde: 872 m
- SpaniaEl Burgo Ranero42°25’28” N 5°13’14” W
Until We Meet Again
25. september 2017, Spania ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Some familiar faces that have shared the trail or a common meal with us are leaving The Way. Andres catches a train back to Madrid for work, Barbara and Francisca (and their doggie pawed chaos tubes)Les mer
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- Dag 29
- onsdag 27. september 2017 18:08
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Høyde: 818 m
- SpaniaHospital de Órbigo42°27’34” N 5°53’6” W
What a Pilgrim Needs
27. september 2017, Spania ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
A simple map, a path, and kindness along the way. There is very little else a Pilgrim needs. This fellow had set up a rest stop along a barren section of our trail this morning. He had constructedLes mer
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- Dag 30
- torsdag 28. september 2017 16:28
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Høyde: 989 m
- SpaniaSanta Catalina de Somoza42°27’18” N 6°9’33” W
Body, Mind, & Spirit
28. september 2017, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
We completed the rigorous Body section of our journey by conquering the Pyrennes, danced through the Mind challenging Meseta, and now begin the final third with the Spiritual realm. What better way toLes mer
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- Dag 31
- fredag 29. september 2017 16:50
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Høyde: 1 128 m
- SpaniaEl Acebo de San Miguel42°30’3” N 6°27’37” W
David Myles Day
29. september 2017, Spania ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
"(Wo)man of simple pleasures". The Spiritual Journey continued today. I'm loving walking out under the cover of stars each morning with The Way ahead of me. A clean slate, a day of new found wonders.
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- Dag 32
- lørdag 30. september 2017 17:33
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Høyde: 491 m
- SpaniaCamponaraya42°34’47” N 6°40’8” W
Autumn Arrives
30. september 2017, Spania ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
We walked through highlands shrouded in autumn colors today. Grape vines are particularly beautiful as they turn ... wine colored! Trees planted along our path shed Maple-like leaves, but the bitterLes mer
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- Dag 33
- søndag 1. oktober 2017 16:01
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Høyde: 599 m
- SpaniaLa Portela de Valcarce42°39’36” N 6°55’5” W
Paths Less Taken
1. oktober 2017, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
If offered an alternate route, we take it. They tend to be less traveled, more scenic, and remote ... albeit longer. Today's took us up an extra 600 meters, out of the vineyards and into the chestnutLes mer
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- Dag 34
- mandag 2. oktober 2017 16:28
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Høyde: 1 288 m
- SpaniaFonfría42°43’52” N 7°9’25” W
Falling in Love with Galicia
2. oktober 2017, Spania ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
After 21 days of Hostel living, last night Scott and I had a room AND shower to ourselves! Renewed, we set out for O'Cebreiro, under star lit skies, and then came the Big Reveal. A perfect day, sunLes mer
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- Dag 35
- tirsdag 3. oktober 2017 17:33
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Høyde: 531 m
- SpaniaBarbadelo42°46’8” N 7°26’42” W
Footsteps
3. oktober 2017, Spania ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Following this ancient trail, we've been awed by all those who having gone before us. The trails, deeply furrowed in places have been lined with stone walls, some over 7 feet in height, to keep theLes mer
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- Dag 36
- onsdag 4. oktober 2017 15:28
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Høyde: 538 m
- SpaniaGonzar42°49’31” N 7°41’46” W
Contemplative Mood
4. oktober 2017, Spania ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Cocooned in the woodland paths today, the deeply rutted trail beneath me, hand made stone walls each side, and forest canopy above, I've found my steps slowing, each experience more nuanced. Less thanLes mer
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- Dag 37
- torsdag 5. oktober 2017 20:50
- 🌙 17 °C
- Høyde: 460 m
- SpaniaMelide42°54’53” N 8°1’2” W
It's a Wonderful Life
5. oktober 2017, Spania ⋅ 🌙 17 °C
Today's celebration started with a rock picked up along the Camino, soon followed by a video of last night's bunkmates singing Happy Birthday. Another rendition was sung by Jesus and Paulo's troupeLes mer
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- Dag 38
- fredag 6. oktober 2017 16:39
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Høyde: 265 m
- SpaniaArca42°54’14” N 8°21’38” W
Graffiti ...
6. oktober 2017, Spania ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
along The Way tends to range from religious to New Age, Simon & Garfunkel to John Lennon. But this morning's message read, "I'm almost to the end and I haven't found the answers. This is all a hoax."Les mer
ReisendeCan't wait to see the sights through your lens
ReisendeWe are very much looking forward reading your blog and seeing the pictures! Have a very good time!
ReisendeDublin is beautiful/ Gail and I visited it some years ago. What a great start to Camino!