Forente staterPennsylvaniaPhiladelphia CountyEastwickDowntown Philadelphia Airport39°52’25” N 75°14’51” W
5. april, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Tonight we start our trip. Flying to Madrid. When we get there we get on a train to Leon, Spain. We won’t start the actual walking until Sunday.
I am excited but a bit nervous. Patrick is veryLes mer
SpaniaComunidad de MadridColmenar Viejo40°41’0” N 3°42’44” W
6. april, Spania ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
We got over the first hurdle. Arriving in a foreign country where you don’t speak the language can be a bit of a challenge when having to get on the Metro and change to a high speed train.
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SpaniaLeónPlaza San Marcelo42°35’52” N 5°34’13” W 6. april, Spania ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Day 1 was a success. Did good with the metro and train. Got into Leon and ate lunch. We were both exhausted. So got an alburgue for the night. Tomorrow, we take a bus for 30 min to Hospital del ObrigoLes mer
Reisende Restaurants and bars close very late in Spain. We are staying overtop of a bar/restaurant. It is 12:45 am and they are still going strong. Bars here are more like restaurants at home. These people are eating and just hanging out. They are laughing and having a good time. I, however, am tired.
Reisende Sounds like a good plan! Where are you staying in Leon? Is that a Chicago Poster I see!?! Yay!Did you go into the cathedral? The palace? There is good grocery on the Main Street before you go down the hill to the palace, and the pharmacy looks like an old apothecary.
Reisende Did nothing here but eat and sleep. Took a picture of the Cathedral-if that counts
SpaniaCastilla y LeónAstorga42°27’17” N 6°3’19” W 7. april, Spania ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Had a slight delay this morning. Took the bus from Leon to Hospital de Orbigo to start our walking. Instead of going straight there we took a detour and went to a random Hospital in Leon on the cityLes mer
SpaniaCastilla y LeónBrazueloEl Ganso42°27’50” N 6°12’17” W 8. april, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 2 °C
Today was a short walk. 9 miles. But out of those 9 miles it rained a lot!! Found out my new waterproof jacket is not 100% waterproof.
When we got to El Gonzo we had a choice. Keep going another 4.5Les mer
Reisende So cool! The tee-pee place was closed for the season when I was there. Enjoy! I hope the rain clears up.
Reisende They have been super nice! Mom doesn’t speak English. We muddled our way through it. Then her son came. We talked a lot. He doesn’t get too many chances to practice his English so he was happy to talk to us. 12 euros. Included dinner and breakfast.
SpaniaCastilla y LeónSanta Colomba de SomozaFoncebadón42°29’28” N 6°20’33” W 9. april, Spania ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
Last nights adventure sleeping in a teepee with no heat went ok. I was in my sleeping bag, fully clothed, jacket on and two heavy blankets. Was worried our stuff was not going to dry out. But alas,Les mer
SpaniaCastilla y LeónPonferradaRío Boeza42°32’35” N 6°35’23” W 10. april, Spania ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
What a long day!
Last night we stayed in a bunk house Albergue. It had 7 bunks. So 14 people in this room. I had no idea how I was going to sleep because lights out was at 10 pm. I slept all night!Les mer
Reisende Today we also walked to the highest part of the Camino. There is a cross where you can leave a stone to represent your worries. Supposed to leave your worries behind. (Cruz de Ferro).
Reisende In case any of you are wondering how Patrick is doing—he is doing great!! He often walks ahead of me.
SpaniaCastilla y LeónVillafranca del Bierzo42°36’28” N 6°48’28” W 11. april, Spania ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Another long day! 16.5 miles. It took us way too long. Most of the day today was on a road. Didn’t take too many pictures today. Most of the day was just Patrick and I walking. No other pilgrimsLes mer
SpaniaCastilla y LeónVega de ValcarceLa Cernada42°42’5” N 7°1’19” W 12. april, Spania ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
Another long walk! 17 miles this time. Forgot to say, it ended up being a hot one! I think it was in the 80s. I was lucky to find a store that sold sun tan lotion. I forgot ours. But we did get someLes mer
SpaniaGaliciaTriacastelaTríacastela42°45’21” N 7°14’27” W
13. april, Spania ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Today started off going uphill to O’Cebrio. One of the highest points on the Camino. Then it went down, down and more down. We didn’t go as far as we had been. Walked 14 miles but we went slowLes mer
Reisende Patrick lives his life relaxed!!
Reisende I'm so darned excited for you to do this with him!