Nipawin

Nipawin

Walking is my happy place! En savoir plus🇨🇦Vancouver Island

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Jour 49
vendredi 26 avril 2024 à 15:53
☁️ 13 °C
Altitude: 532 m
Espagne Río Boeza 42.543331, -6.58650642°32’36” N 6°35’11” W
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Hola - Adios
26 avril 2024, Espagne ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
This whole experience has been filled with greetings and partings.....

I especially love when Pilgrims find each other after a day or two or even more of separation . The exclamation of pure JOY is so heartwarming....it gets to me every time♥️♥️

I also feel pangs of brief sadness as I say "Goodbye" to my Pilgrims in the morning.

I got up at 430 to open the door for a Father and daughter who are doing the Camino on bicycles.En savoir plus
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VoyageurDo the pilgrims do all their own cooking?
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VoyageurYes most of them do 🥰
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Voyageur Very cool.
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Jour 46
mardi 23 avril 2024 à 12:19
☀️ 14 °C
Altitude: 563 m
Espagne Río Boeza 42.5442, -6.58842°32’39” N 6°35’17” W
No room at the Inn?
23 avril 2024, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
When we started working here, the number of pilgrims we registered started at 28 and then gradually increased over the days to 30- 40. We hit 50 and we were amazed. That number was short lived by our record of 64 pilgrims.

We far surpassed that number by 102 last night!!! That included a family with 5 children under the age of 12.!! I think our maximum capacity is 140🧐

The massive numbers of Pilgrims drastically changes the experience of the Camino to one of anxiety and fear. Will I have a bed tonight??

I no longer have the time to socialize in a meaningful way with each pilgrim. This makes me sad.😥
Registration is a time of speed and efficiency as best as one can do in very poor lighting.
That being said, the difficulty in reading of the numbers off of their cards can be extremely difficult. There are no LED lights here at all. I use the flashlight on my phone😉

The French DIN card has the most numbers and letters and the Italians win for the smallest print of their names on the card.

Speaking of names, there can be up to 6 given names for the French, Italian and Spanish.

We had one woman very ill last night and this caused panic amongst the other pilgrims in her room. Will they become ill? The lady was unfortunately unable to speak any English of any other language that we know of She ended up going to the hospital.

I must speak of keys. There are so many doors and so many keys!!! Even if you have the right key for the right door it may not open.....A lot of the doors are color coded....I am thinking a Canadian🇨🇦 did that 😅
Sometimes you have to turn the key twice around to the right. some you just nudge a bit to the right and some you have to use BRUTE strength while turning the key for it to open. It is quite an art to learn 🧐

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Jour 42
vendredi 19 avril 2024 à 12:24
☀️ 17 °C
Altitude: 532 m
Espagne Río Boeza 42.543326, -6.58649142°32’36” N 6°35’11” W
Mucho dias - Mucho Peregrinos Day 2-7
19 avril 2024, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
It is fascinating watching all of the different peregrinos from all over the world mixing together.
They are bound by a common goal, a desire to follow, " The Path."
Each has their own purpose which is as diversified as the mixture of cultures.

We are averaging 50 pilgrims per day now.

We had a young girl from Korea come and she was filming every moment of her experience not wanting to miss anything.

I also am amazed at how our kitchen is transformed into a fusion of different cuisines.
We had an Italian chef prepare a pasta extraordinaire for all the pilgrims including us!!!

There was also a guy who after walking 6 hours prepared stuffed dumplings from scratch using a box of pizza crust flour!!!

We had a family from the USA that were walking with their 2 boys ages 12 and 15 years.

I watched a tall elderly man do an entire Yoga Vipassana this morning. Amazing🤗 No I didnt stare.....🤔😂

At the end of the day you always wonder who will arrive tomorrow??En savoir plus
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VoyageurGlad you are enjoying pasta extraordinaire
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VoyageurI missed it I went to bed I was exhausted . Remember they eat after 9 pm🥱
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Jour 37
dimanche 14 avril 2024 à 08:00
☁️ 13 °C
Altitude: 548 m
Espagne Río Boeza 42.544906, -6.587342°32’42” N 6°35’14” W
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San Nicolas Albergue Day 1
14 avril 2024, Espagne ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
So, my first day working. We had about 36 pilgrims. This is the perfect job for someone who is interested in statistics for sure!!

The routine is to open the locked door and gate by 5:30 and be available to help the pilgrims with anything that may come up. They leave by 8 am.

Next we strip the beds of any paper sheets that were used and empty the garbage.

We wash down each mattress with disinfectant. There are 2 bunk beds per room with a few larger rooms that have 3.

We sweep and mop the floors.

I really enjoy this as I can listen to my music and podcasts etc..

We then have a break until we open at 1 pm.

The first shift is 1-4 pm, and the other is 4 pm to 7 pm although Pilgrims will arrive up until we lock the doors at 10:30 pm

We register each Pilgrim in a book including their Passport or DIN number , name, walking or cycling, where they started their Camino, and where the stayed the night before. We then assign a bed for them and needless to say most want the lower (baja) one and not the top ( arriba).🥴 We do the best we can.

We do offer a woman's and a men's wing which I think is great😉

So far so good🤞🙏🍀
I am working with Jolguin (He reminds me of Opa ( Kurt's Dad)

Isobel is from Montreal. Gilberto and Jolguin are both from Espana. Gilberto speaks only Spanish . Jolguin is learning English with Duolingo 😉 He also speaks some French and Italian but Spanish is his native language.En savoir plus
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VoyageurIt looks really nice there, mom How did you pick this location to volunteer at?
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VoyageurThey selected it for me.. It is beautiful to have small mountains on the horizon, sort of like the Foothills. 😅 Honestly the castle is so cool!!!! I just love it😍
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VoyageurSounds like a full day everyday. Ponferrada looks very nice.
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Jour 36
samedi 13 avril 2024 à 08:49
☁️ 14 °C
Altitude: 541 m
Espagne Río Boeza 42.542965, -6.5896642°32’35” N 6°35’23” W
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Around Ponferrada
13 avril 2024, Espagne ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
I spent today walking around Ponferrada and taking a few pics. It is such an interesting place with many photo opportunities.

I dropped by the Hostel that I will be volunteering at and introduced myself. i met Anna who is very experienced and returns each year from Italy to help. No other Hospitalaros have come yet maybe tomorrow.

I took a picture of 2 elderly gents who were looking for a bench. My competition!!!
It was very hot and all benches fill very quickly.En savoir plus
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Voyageur Oh my - even a moat! Was there water in the moat? Crocodiles?
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VoyageurNo water in the most There would have been back in the 15 century though and a draw bridge!!
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Voyageur Ha ha ha - are we officially "elderly" yet, or just competetors?
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VoyageurJust love getting your updates!!
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Jour 35
vendredi 12 avril 2024 à 17:04
☀️ 28 °C
Altitude: 508 m
Espagne Villafranca del Bierzo 42.609577, -6.80882542°36’34” N 6°48’32” W
Sarria - VillaFranca-Ponferrada
12 avril 2024, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Got ready to leave for the bus. Spoke to Fernando who is a Pediatric Hematologist from the Southern Phillipines. His flight was 25 hours. He starts walking tomorrow.

Going to Lugo switching buses then on to Villa Franca to check the church out. Unfortunately it was closed.

I missed the 12:30 bus out of Villa Franca so had to wait until 15:55.....I am standing out in the hot sun 32 C for 40 minutes and see my bus ....it was not slowing down so I started waving my hands wildly. The driver stopped and informed me that I should have been at a different stop.....he let me on luckily or I would have had to wait another 2 hours.🥴

Arrived at my Hostel after walking 2 km from the bus station. It is wonderful.

It feels like summer here.⛱️👒En savoir plus
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VoyageurMiss the greyhound?
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Jour 34
jeudi 11 avril 2024 à 21:41
☁️ 18 °C
Altitude: 445 m
Espagne Sarria 42.783554, -7.41761542°47’1” N 7°25’3” W
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Rest Day 160 km completed
11 avril 2024, Espagne ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Had scrambled eggs for breakfast and headed out to find a place in the sun to catch up on my journal.

Gorgeous day.

Had my lunch on a park bench listening to the birds.

Got my things ready for tomorrow. Fewer pilgrims are staying tonight perhaps 6 or so.

Saw a dozen pilgrims uptown...certainly the numbers are increasing.

Off to Ponferrada tomorrow.En savoir plus
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Voyageur Gotta love time in the sun, with or without a sad hat.
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Voyageur Interesting. We were in one in Columbia that looked very similar (well, Columbia is Spanish), complete with the well at the low point of the sloped floor to catch the rain water. Thought that was fascinating!
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Voyageur You do love your cafe con leche!!
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Jour 33
mercredi 10 avril 2024 à 14:23
☁️ 18 °C
Altitude: 442 m
Espagne Sarria 42.782374, -7.41633742°46’57” N 7°24’59” W
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Sarria 20.9 km
10 avril 2024, Espagne ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
I woke up at 6 am. I was quiet so as not to disturb the Italian woman even though she woke me up at 10 pm chatting with someone....
Then all of a sudden she leapt out of bed and switched on the big light!!

I was happy because I could pack up by the big heater in the room instead of the freezing cold kitchen.

She was raring to go in minutes, and wanted to wait for me but I declined.....I needed my coffee first.

It was a cool but beautiful morning. I knew Samos would have a bar for breakfast and that was 6 km away or so.

I reached Samos and no bar was open. Walked on and there wasn't a bar until Sarria!!! But I was fine....just disappointed.

Anyway..... I only saw one man from my O Breiro group. The others must have taken the alternative shorter route.

I saw 2 huge storks in a field and the cutest Burro. I don't have a picture of the Burro because the Man said NO!!!

I arrived at a hostel I have stayed at previously that I love. Hot showers cosy warm private beds, great kitchen, and close to the bus and train.

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Voyageur Looks really nice, mom
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Voyageur Wow!
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Voyageur Serenity!
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Jour 32
mardi 9 avril 2024 à 14:58
☁️ 10 °C
Altitude: 601 m
Espagne Renche 42.738868, -7.28049642°44’20” N 7°16’50” W
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O Cebreiro to Lusio 28.9 km
9 avril 2024, Espagne ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
So it snowed more overnight. Christianne was nervous walking by herself and wanted to walk with me again. We headed out with our headlamps. It was a winter wonderland. I loved every step. Christianne is a "Drama Queen" and was exclaiming loudly when faced with a hill.

As we reached another summit it ended with a bar being open!
I ate a huge piece of tortilla Patata. I saved the rest and the huge slice of bread for later. I am so glad that I did in hindsight.

We parted ways as Christianne is always wanting to be on the go.....me not so much and wanted to take a break to take off excess clothing.

I arrived in Triacastela. Very touristy town. I went into the Supermercado and was told to leave my pack outside. I understand that however the woman was not friendly at all.

It was just 12:30 and I didn't have a good feel for the town to spend the night and decided to continue on.
It was a beautiful path by the river.En savoir plus
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VoyageurAre you still going to Sarria or do you have to head back to start your hosteleiro
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Voyageur Yup, that's what it looked like here this morning.
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Voyageur Aaah - no more snow! Beautiful scene!
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Jour 31
lundi 8 avril 2024 à 14:19
🌫 5 °C
Altitude: 1 290 m
Espagne La Cernada 42.707806, -7.04642°42’28” N 7°2’46” W
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Trabadelo to O Cebreiro 21km
8 avril 2024, Espagne ⋅ 🌫 5 °C
So started out raining lightly. I brought an old raincoat that I used previously on the West Coast Trail.....well....it wasn't as water proof as I thought🥴

Anyway, I felt good and things were great until the light rain became a Classic Galicia Downpour!!!! Luckily there was a bar that was open after walking in it for an hour.

My 3 German friends stopped there as well. We decided as a group to press on to the next village 5 km away.

It was so muddy and impossible to keep ones feet dry🥴

When we reached the next Village it stopped raining and the sun even came out. Christian said she wanted to keep walking with me as our paces were similar.

We headed out after eating ( tortilla & cafe con leche) and this is where things started to fall apart.....

It started to rain and the trail was extremely muddy and getting steeper and steeper. We knew of we held on that La faba was 7 km away and there was an albergue there.

We arrived there and it was just pouring!!!! I was soaking wet ( should have brought my Camino rain gear 🥶) and we found out the Albergue didn't open until 2 pm.....it was 12 noon.
There was nothing open in this town.....so....we decided to keep walking.

Up and up and up....the rain turned into sleet......then into snow.....but we kept trudging along. We didn't have a choice to stop anyway. I did briefly to snap a few pics but honestly the low cloud hang obliterated the magnificent view!!

This is the highest altitude on the whole Camino.

We finally reached our Albergue at 2 pm. Shortly after arriving it started to snow even heavier. I saw a big snowplow that had been on the highway I think?

No stores were open so I settled on an Empanada.

We were able to dry our clothes but my boots are not really dry. I hope tomorrow they will be better.

The Albergue has 18 pilgrims or so.....It is toasty warm which is wonderful There are over 60 beds in one enormous room.

This has been quite the day!!
But shoutout to Merino wool and my Injinji socks!!!!! No blisters and I kept my core temp warm even though I was drenched.En savoir plus
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VoyageurOMG!
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VoyageurYay for Injinji - the very very best! Yay for Merino wool! Your day sounds like Hell - so glad you are now warm & dry, and in pleasant company!
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Voyageur Yuck!
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Jour 30
dimanche 7 avril 2024 à 14:38
⛅ 16 °C
Altitude: 570 m
Espagne Trabadelo 42.649376, -6.88267742°38’58” N 6°52’58” W
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Cacabelos to Trabadelo 19.27km
7 avril 2024, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Clear and warm this morning.
Passed fields and fields of vineyards.

It was beautiful to see them so well maintained.

Didn't see very many Pilgrims until Villa Franca
It was very busy there. I had a wonderful tortilla de patata.

Sunday is generally very quiet and many stores are closed.

The sun got quite hot towards the end of my walk.
The albergue is very clean and offered a home cooked meal of butternut squash soup, roasted chicken and an orange for dessert.

I met 3 pilgrims that had walked 35 km today!!! Amazing 👍

I was able to catch up on my journal and relax on the patio enjoying the sun.

Very cute town with very interesting old casas. One looked like it was a Hobbit House🤗En savoir plus
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Voyageur OMG!
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Voyageur Yes, gorgeous!
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Jour 29
samedi 6 avril 2024 à 15:23
☁️ 15 °C
Altitude: 486 m
Espagne Cacabelos 42.600536, -6.72505942°36’2” N 6°43’30” W
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Molinesca to Cacabelos 20 km
6 avril 2024, Espagne ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Today was an eventful day as I saw 2 burros and my very first Stork!!!

The road today was mixed asphalt, cement and dirt roads.

I continue to soak up Spring in Spain. The greens, buds on trees and numerous varied blossoms. The wild red and orange poppies, forget me nots, lilac and other flowers I do not know the name for.

It was quite a wet day but I was able to enjoy a delicious sandwich under cover at a bus stop 😉

My supper was 7 delicious fresh churros🥰😍😂En savoir plus
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VoyageurEmily loves the burros
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Voyageur Similar to the old parts of Columbian cities, but much cleaner & more well-kept. I find them so interesting.
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Voyageur Yay!!
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Jour 28
vendredi 5 avril 2024 à 18:26
☁️ 22 °C
Altitude: 599 m
Espagne Molinaseca 42.538563, -6.5255942°32’19” N 6°31’32” W
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Rabanal to Molinesca 26.75 km
5 avril 2024, Espagne ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Had a great sleep and breakfast tostada with marmalade.

Gave Fiona and Andrew big hugs and headed out

So the up was very wet and muddy due to Spring runoff.
The down was extremely challenging because of the jagged awkward rocks making one very slow in maneuvering them. It seemed to go on forever.

Beautiful views of the different valleys. Snow on mountaintops.

Wild flowers are blooming all over including Heather. I am really enjoying Spring here.

Still not too many Pilgrims. It kind of reminds me of the Primitive trail minus the horrible rocks .

Cruz de Ferro was a. Huge disappointment for me as I was expecting it on the top of a mountain and it is not at all like that. One lady I met actually thought it was something else as the Cross on the very top w.as so small. Needless to say she didn't leave a rock there. I did with my message.

So far this walk is nothing that I thought it would be.....very interesting to see what tomorrow brings.En savoir plus
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Voyageur Showed your picture to Theodor. He was impressed with all the rocks.
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Voyageur Yuck - mud.
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Jour 27
jeudi 4 avril 2024 à 14:32
☁️ 13 °C
Altitude: 1 164 m
Espagne Rabanal del Camino 42.481881, -6.2846642°28’55” N 6°17’5” W
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Astorga to Rabanal 20.9 km
4 avril 2024, Espagne ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Had breakfast with 3 women from Toulouse France. Excited to start walking again.

Great day with beautiful scenery. I was very tired at the end of 20.9 km. I was greete enthusiastically by Fiona and Andrew who were Hospitalaros from the UK.

They served tea and home made treats at 5 pm. They started a wonderful fire for us as it became chilly as soon as the sun went down.

The showers were wonderful!! I met pilgrims from Spain, Germany, USA New York and the UK.

I saw maybe 12 pilgrims during the walk today.En savoir plus
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VoyageurThe albergue looks very cozy.
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Voyageur You must be special then, though I already knew that!
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Voyageur I just love little villages & villas, especially the rock work.
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Jour 26
mercredi 3 avril 2024 à 20:12
☁️ 13 °C
Altitude: 846 m
Espagne Astorga 42.454627, -6.04911542°27’17” N 6°2’57” W
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Leon to Astorga
3 avril 2024, Espagne ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
I took the bus from Leon to Astorga. I arrived early so was able to have time to walk around.

Saw the Gaudi Palace. It looks like a castle out of Disney.

Sunny day. Leaving tomorrow to walk to Rabanal. I am very excited.En savoir plus
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Voyageur Wow, Astorga looks really nice.
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Voyageur Yes, Disney does come to mind!
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Voyageur Wow!
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Jour 24
lundi 1 avril 2024 à 15:11
☀️ 12 °C
Altitude: 663 m
Espagne Puerta del Sol 40.417057, -3.70413640°25’1” N 3°42’15” W
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Madrid to Leon
1 avril 2024, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Flew from Frankfurt airport to Madrid. I then took a train to Leon .

I didn't take many pictures as it was raining and very cold.
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Voyageur Didn't realize the Madrid area was so green. What random stuff are you sending home?
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Voyageur Wow it's very flat there
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Jour 22
samedi 30 mars 2024 à 15:20
☁️ 17 °C
Altitude: 176 m
Allemagne Niederweimar 50.759768, 8.72965650°45’35” N 8°43’47” E
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Chickens on the Run
30 mars 2024, Allemagne ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
We left at 10 this morning to go to a quaint cafe and garden.

On the way, Anja pointed out a chicken camper in a field. The people that Lilli works for move there chickens (by flatbeds on trucks) to different areas so they can be free range. They have 7 campers and 5,000 birds!!!

The eggs that they collect are sent to the factory to be hardboiled and covered to preserve them for 3 weeks!!
They put goats in with the birds to go after the Hawks that try to get the birds.

We went to a Hardware Store that has the sign meaning, "Where screws live."

We toured the small garden at the cafe and came home.

Lilli is very busy making raised beds for her vegetables and planting many seeds.

Madrid tomorrow!En savoir plus
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VoyageurWhat an interesting system for free range. Lilli seems very enterprising.
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Voyageur Love this!
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Voyageur So clever!
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VoyageurFascinating - the chickens & the goats & the free range system. Sure beats our efforts at chicken wire wall & roof, with electric wire, that all gets wrecked by heavy snow & visiting bears, etc. How lovely to have such quality time with Anja & learn the culture & countryside!
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Jour 21
vendredi 29 mars 2024 à 16:37
🌫 11 °C
Altitude: 176 m
Allemagne Niederweimar 50.75977, 8.72965750°45’35” N 8°43’47” E
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Torte and Cafe
29 mars 2024, Allemagne ⋅ 🌫 11 °C
Raining and very gloomy. Decided to take a walk in the woods as Anja was not feeling very well.

Afterwards Anja drove me through beautiful little villages . She once worked with an architect and showed me very old homes that were restored.

We stopped at an adorable cafe for coffee and a slice of cake. There were so many to choose from.En savoir plus
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Voyageur Looks amazing!
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Voyageur That's really neat!
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Voyageur Beautiful!
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Jour 18
mardi 26 mars 2024 à 20:53
🌙 7 °C
Altitude: 185 m
Allemagne Niederweimar 50.759581, 8.72975450°45’34” N 8°43’47” E
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Niederweimer Germany
26 mars 2024, Allemagne ⋅ 🌙 7 °C
Arrived in Marburg at 2045 pm. Very long day starting at 4am. from Edinburgh.

I had smooth flight connections but found the train system challenging in Germany. I accidentally missed getting off at a stop but a kind woman happened to glance at my ticket and told me to get off and go back a stop.

This mistake added another hour to my trip but at least I made my connecting train at Frankfurt. Who knows where I would have ended up!

Anja was at the train station to take me to her home. It is a ten minute drive away.

The next day we walked around her neiborhood and went to see where both of her daughter's worked. One works TCA clothing store and the other on a farm..

We went to Marburg the next day to see the castle that the famous Saint Elisabeth lived in. Then we climbed the messenger tower ( 140 steps) across from the castle to see views of Marburg and the surrounding area. We had coffee in an adorable cafe at the bottom of the tower.En savoir plus
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VoyageurMarburg looks very charming and quaint.
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VoyageurQuite the church. Just read about it.
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Voyageur What a quaint spot!
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Voyageur So fascinating to see different architecture, etc. in different cultures.
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Jour 18
mardi 26 mars 2024 à 06:44
☁️ 2 °C
Altitude: 20 m
Écosse Edinburgh Airport 55.94911, -3.35745155°56’57” N 3°21’27” W
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26 mars 2024, Écosse ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
I completed my 2 week Retreat in the midst of a forest. Owls were my night time companions lulling me to sleep with their to calls. Various birds sang to awaken me.

I then travelled down to Edinburgh where I took in some sights. What a beautiful city. I would make it a destination next time.

I am en route to London and then on to Cologne Germany.
I am so excited as I will be greeted by the end of this day with my Camino Del Norte friend Anja 🥰En savoir plus
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VoyageurNot sure which one I like better the ram or the yew tree. Both are great.
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Voyageur Ah - that looks like our yard. We have several like that to clean up soon.
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Voyageur Yes - beautiful!!
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Jour 3
lundi 11 mars 2024 à 09:18
☁️ 5 °C
Altitude: 62 m
Écosse Dunblane Railway Station 56.184176, -3.96231556°11’3” N 3°57’44” W
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Edinburgh to Dunblane
11 mars 2024, Écosse ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C
Took the train from Edinburgh to Dunblane. Joanna is going to pick me up which saves me a walk of 2 km after a bus trip😉

Very cloudy, dreary and cold.
Beautiful countryside and sooooo many sheep
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Voyageur I love the colors!
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Voyageur So inviting for exploration....
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Jour 3
lundi 11 mars 2024 à 08:01
☁️ 4 °C
Altitude: 16 m
Écosse Stirling Railway Station, Scotland 56.12049, -3.93524756°7’14” N 3°56’7” W
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11 mars 2024, Écosse ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C
I flew from Vancouver to Calgary and then on to London via a WestJet 787 Dreamliner.
Easily walked through customs no lineup at all. Found the Piccadilly Sub and went to Kings Crossing.

I caught the 1600 train to Edinburgh however it arrives at 21:30......5 1/2 hours. They are doing maintenance work on the line unfortunately.

So a long day. It is very wet and cold here. People are complaining about the weather.

Fingers crossed it is supposed to be nice this week.

Found my hostel after walking a km from Waverly Station.

Very clean , cosy and quiet🤗💕En savoir plus
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VoyageurTwo pubs within a block of your hostel Nice.
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VoyageurTerrific start! Hope the retreat stage went well - I look forward to updates.
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Voyageur Fascinating architecture & streets. So different from home & different again from where I was in Columbia. Little chance of such empty streets there - people, people, people & busy & noisy +++
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Jour 50
mardi 7 novembre 2023 à 15:09
☁️ -15 °C
Altitude: 391 m
Canada 66.2451, -92.97171566°14’42” N 92°58’18” W
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Day 47 Bilbao-Amsterdam-Seattle-Vancouve
7 novembre 2023, Canada ⋅ ☁️ -15 °C
Today is my least favorite aspect of travelling.....flying home.
It is not that I don't want to see my wonderful family, it is the 10 hour flight 😱

I am not a very cooperative passenger . I push the rules as much as I can. Like leaving my window covering up....I was told to lower it🤔 Not staying in one's seat....wandering up and down the aisles to stretch the ol' legs. 😂

But honestly the absolute worst part is when you arrive and you have to patiently wait your turn to exit the plane......YIKES!!!
SHEER AGONY!!!

But today I will try and be an adult,😇,.....but it will be difficult because I am hangry and exhausted 😡🍀🤞😷

I actually had a delightful flight as the guy next to me said absolutely nothing for the entire time. I was also given a full can of Diet Coke each time I asked😁 with ice!!!

I downloaded the US Customs app and swiftly went through Customs.

I then followed the arrows ( just like the Camino) to the light transit and hopped aboard to go to the Amtrak Station in downtown Seattle. It was a 30 minute ride.

When I arrived there I asked the lady about my ticket and she told me to go outside as the earlier bus had not left yet😃
It was just pulling away when I tapped on the door and hopped on. How cool is that!!! Talk about smooth connections 😍
The funny thing is that I thought I was taking the train....but that's OK.

So now I am on the bus for Vancouver arriving 3 hours earlier than my expected time.

My journey has ended but more adventures are coming soon....TBC🤗💕💕

Thank-you all so much for following me😉👍En savoir plus
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Voyageur I did enjoy Amsterdam - a very interesting city.
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Voyageur I find is soooo fascinating that Greenland is covered in ice and Iceland is green...!
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Jour 49
lundi 6 novembre 2023 à 12:27
☀️ 15 °C
Altitude: 39 m
Espagne Parque de Doña Casilda de Iturrizar 43.262982, -2.9437343°15’47” N 2°56’37” W
Day 46 ♥️Burgos♥️ - Bilbao
6 novembre 2023, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
My opportunities to enjoy tortilla de patata and cafe con leche are coming to a close😥
I so enjoyed them both this morning🤗

I wished the young Russian girl "Buen Camino" this morning. She gave me a small chocolate famous in Russia as a gift 😍 So sweet💕

I am on the bus 😷 at present to Bilbao. The sun is shining and the clouds are so beautiful. I love the diversity of the Spanish landscape from fairly flat to mountainous.
The lady I am sitting beside is from Sartuce which is very close to Bilbao. We have conversed a small amount ..... I really need to learn Spanish🥺 She gave me a tasty candy😉💖

I arrived at the bus depot and bought a ticket to the airport. The Hotel I am staying at sent over a courtesy van to take me there. I was joined by another couple whose flight to Brussels had been delayed due to overbooking. They were very annoyed as the Airline made no apology at all.

I went for a walk to a nearby village and bought a few things for dinner. I enjoyed the sun and warmth immensely😎

I enjoyed the best shower in such a long time!!! Hot water! Towels! AND I don't have to share with anyone😉
I feel like a 👸 for sure.

My ride to the airport tomorrow is at 5:20 am with my flight to Amsterdam at 6:50. It will be a very long day but I have been prepared for that with this trip😉 Here's to Connections working out🤠👍🍀🙏En savoir plus
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VoyageurSee you tomorrow
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VoyageurI miss you mom! I am just waiting for you to come home❤️
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VoyageurI miss you too Kendra♥️
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VoyageurDon't tell me you had to share a shower??
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Jour 48
dimanche 5 novembre 2023 à 18:19
⛅ 9 °C
Altitude: 886 m
Espagne Burgos Bus Station 42.338334, -3.7011342°20’18” N 3°42’4” W
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Day 45 ♥️ Burgos♥️
5 novembre 2023, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Nothing can spoil your day when you start it with freshly made CHURROS 😍 By chance I found a stand. OMG they were crispy and DELICIOUS🤗💕

My one bunkmate from Japan has ended her Camino in Burgos. She literally collapsed while walking because she was so tired and cold. She said a Spanish man picked her up and drove her to ,Burgos. She flies today to London to see the musical Phantom of the Opera. She says the musicals in Japan are just not the same.

My other bunkmate was in a terrible way with extreme back pain. She could barely move. She did see a Dr. but the pain pills they gave her were not working at all. I hope she will be OK.

I checked out of my Hostel at 11 and put my pack into a locker that they had at the Cathedral. It did mean that I had to pay for another admission but I could not rationalize packing my pack for 4 hours. My check in time was 3 pm at the other place.

Windy and cold today but no rain 👍

I walked the path along the river. Very beautiful with all of the fall colours. Many branches were on the ground due to the high winds that have been occurring.

I am settled in my new Hostel. I had to laugh because the young girl who checked me in said that she loved Canada because she loved Justin Bieber!!!

My bus leaves for Bilbao tomorrow at 1030.

Two more sleeps until I leave. Where has the time gone 🤔 Hmmmmm.......En savoir plus
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VoyageurWow it looks really nice there, mom!
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Voyageur Nice.
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Jour 27
samedi 4 novembre 2023 à 20:00
🌬 8 °C
Altitude: 860 m
Espagne Burgos 42.349589, -3.69050442°20’59” N 3°41’26” W
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Day 44 ♥️BURGOS♥️
4 novembre 2023, Espagne ⋅ 🌬 8 °C
I just love Burgos♥️ Even if it is 8 C with severe winds.🥶
It is such a beautiful city.

I had the best sleep and HOT SHOWER ever 😍🤗

I headed off to see the Cathedral as it has been 4 years since I last saw it. It is simply amazing. The architecture, carved marble tombs artwork tapestries, and stained glass windows are extraordinary
I particularly liked the Leonardo DaVinci painting of Mary Magdalene.

The Mass was held in the side chapel A young Nun came up to me after the service and offered me a Stamp for my Passport. So nice 🤗💖

I found my favorite cafe and had 2 cafe con leches😍

I wandered around town and found the hostel I will be staying at tomorrow night it is right beside the bus depot which is so handy.

There are only 2 other girls in my room It is sooooo quiet.

It is very windy here making it colder for sure. But the sun came out and I was able to enjoy it. I ate my lunch on a park bench.

I met a German Pilgrim at supper who had just started the Camino. She mentioned that the group she has been travelling with took a bus to Burgos instead of walking. She is very concerned about how cold it is. She will start the Meseta tomorrow

Jerry from Ireland said that in the past 7 years of doing different Caminos, this was the coldest and wettest he has seen it in October /November. He said winter in Burgos is warmer ( January+February)
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VoyageurHostel looks cozy
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Voyageur Cool perspective!
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Voyageur What/how does this machine work?
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