Camino 2023

After 5 years, Lyn and I are heading back to do the whole Camino Frances. This time we are working at getting aware from the touristy side of things. Leggi altro

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Day 9
30 agosto 2023, Spagna ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Villamajor de Jardin to Torres 20ks.
Left 6.45am 1.45pm.
It was an easy walk, we had lunch 1k from Torres of cheese, jam on a baguette.
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Viaggiatore Wow. Dry and brown.
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Viaggiatore Lovely Ladies
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so different to here [Kerry Tillson]
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Viaggiatore Another photograph for the wall.
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Los Arcos
30 agosto 2023, Spagna ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
ViaggiatoreEverywhere you walk is so historic and beautiful.
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Torres
30 agosto 2023, Spagna ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Another village on a steep hillside.
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Day 10
31 agosto 2023, Spagna ⋅ 🌙 11 °C
Torres to Lorgrono
Left 6.45 am arrived 1.45 pm.
Walked 20k today.
The sun certainly came out today, and the last 5ks seemed to take forever. The terrain was more difficult today, very steep places with scoria, but we made it. We are staying in a public Albergue with men and women segregated. 16 in our room the same number as yesterday.
10 days down and 30 days to go.Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore That reminds me of NZ bra fences!
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only 10 - wow [Kerry Tillson]
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ViaggiatoreI love that you are walking in moonlight going into day. Such a lovely photo.
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ViaggiatoreYou’re doing so well. 😀
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N.S. del Poyo
31 agosto 2023, Spagna ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
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Viana
31 agosto 2023, Spagna ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
ViaggiatoreEverywhere you go is another stunning vista or view or historic village. All are so beautiful.
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Viaggiatore Awesome 😀
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Viaggiatore Beautiful 😊
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Logrono
31 agosto 2023, Spagna ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
The population here 155, 000, so it's quite a big place.
Municipal Albergue.
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Viaggiatore Perfecto!
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Viaggiatore Yes it is.
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there's your red wine [Kerry Tillson]
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Day 11
1 settembre 2023, Spagna ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
Left Logrono 6.45 am arrived Navarrete 11.45am
12.5ks today. It is our rest day.
Very little signposts to show the way out of Navarete this morning. It took 45 minutes to get out to the city fringe. We walked mostly on paved footpaths today, very hard on our feet. We need to get some washing up to date and have time to rejuvenate.
We have noticed that the locals are very helpful, and even though the language barrier is there, we get ourselves understood. Lots of laughter.
We are managing with our packs really we now we don't have the intense heat.Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore That’s a beautiful photograph
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Viaggiatore No, but I think it belongs to a bloke called Don!
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ViaggiatoreYou are a clever 😉 girl.
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gorgeous [Kerry Tillson]
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Navarrete
1 settembre 2023, Spagna ⋅ 🌩️ 21 °C
Another village on a steep hillside.
All the churches are massive, and the decorations inside are over the top.
While we waited for our accommodation to open, we had a delicious lunch, bacon, and eggs. Every pilgrim meal consists of hot chips with a piece of meat, not inviting at all.
We are staying at Bein Camino Hostal in a private room with proper beds and our own bathroom, with a full-size towel. It is glorious.
We had just finished dinner when the thunderstorm and rain started. We can hear rolling thunder, love it.Leggi altro
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ViaggiatoreThat sounds amazing, so good to get an unexpectedly treat like your room WITH OWN BATHROOM. Your reward for making it safely to a quarter of the way.
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ViaggiatoreAnd I love the over the top Church.
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Viaggiatore Oh yum paella 🥘
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Day 12
2 settembre 2023, Spagna ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Left Navarrete 6.45 arrived Azfroa 12 noon
14k today.
Lyn and I have been through the most incredible thunderstorm we have ever had, thunder, ⛈️ lightning 🌩 hail. The lightning was red in colour. The rain fell in torrents, thank goodness we managed to get our ponchos on before it hit us. We did turn back for a while, then realised it was moving away from where we were heading.
We managed to get to Ventosa, where we caught a taxis to Njaera and then walked in the rain to Azfroa, where we will stay the night.Leggi altro
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ViaggiatoreWow, that sounds incredible, especially the red lightning. What are your shoes like after that?
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ViaggiatoreOur shoes are soaking wet, and they will still be as we walk out tomorrow. More rain is predicted tomorrow, but there are no thunderstorms.
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ViaggiatoreOk, well take care. Will it still be slippery wet red clay-looking soil?
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Ventosa
2 settembre 2023, Spagna ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
Arrived 8.50am
Having hot chocolate to warm us up while waiting for a taxis to take us to the next Njaera as the thunderstorms are here for the day.
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Njaera
2 settembre 2023, Spagna ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
Look at the caves.
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ViaggiatoreAre they man made?
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ViaggiatoreYes, they are man made but not in recent times
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Azofra
2 settembre 2023, Spagna ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
Walked in the pouring rain. We are wet and cold. Sheltering a cafe while we wait for our Albergue to open.
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Day 13
3 settembre 2023, Spagna ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Left Azfroa 6.50 am arrived at Granon 1.50 pm.
21ks
As usual, we left in the dark and, at the beginning, very little signs to show us the way, but we made it. It was a low steep climb on an overcast day. Once we reached the top, the terrain was rolling. Had a bit to eat at San Domingo before carrying on. Found a pharmacy and got something for my hayfever.
This part of Spain must be where they grow Sunflowers for everybody. They are everywhere.
We are both tired, so we have decided to lie in tomorrow, so the alarm is set for 6.30 am instead of 6 am.Leggi altro
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ViaggiatorePerhaps it’s the sunflowers that have caused your hay fever to explode.
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Viaggiatore Awesome expanses of fields! Just a dot in the landscape.
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San Domingo
3 settembre 2023, Spagna ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Found this delicious shop but resisted buying anything.
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ViaggiatoreSuch temptation 😀
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Viaggiatore Yummy!
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Viaggiatore You didn’t buy anything!! Nothing!! Nada!! Zilch!!
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Granon
3 settembre 2023, Spagna ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
A small pretty village. We have accommodation in an original Albergue.
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ViaggiatoreEverywhere is so dry and dusty, which also maybe contributing to your hay fever. Hope you have some relief now.
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gorgeous [Kerry]
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Day 14
4 settembre 2023, Spagna ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Left Granon 7.30 am arrived 1.45 pm.
It was a reasonably easy walk today after a couple of climbs. The time passed very quickly as we walked with Kate and Harry, an Aussie couple who live close to Perth.Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore You both look well. X
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Viaggiatore No wonder you have hay fever!
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Viaggiatore That’s gorgeous
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love it and food looks fab [Kerry]
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Viloria de la Rioja
4 settembre 2023, Spagna ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Nothing in this village.
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ViaggiatoreNo comment.
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looks sad and boring [Kerry]
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Villamayor dei Roi
4 settembre 2023, Spagna ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Breakfast here. A very pretty and clean village.
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ViaggiatoreEverywhere you walk is so exquisite and quaint and so pretty. I’d do it myself if there was no walking involved. Hahahaha!
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with Jill on the NO walking bit [Kerry]
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Belorado
4 settembre 2023, Spagna ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Another very clean village. It is their last day of Fiesta, celebrating the last day of summer. It's called the Festival of the Onions. You will see in the pics groups of families sharing a meal together. Apparently, around 11 pm, they have a big parade, and they burn onions! They are playing music and having fun. We were going into the square to sit and watch, but there is a thunderstorm happening, so I think we will stay put in our Albergue.
The flower boxes are all so pretty.Leggi altro
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ViaggiatoreSeems magical living in a village like that. Away from the crazy busy life we live. I wonder what it’s like to actually live there. Very beautiful.
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Viaggiatore Looks like there are special happy looking clothes, too. It looks so warm and relaxing. Not like this cold drizzle in Tauranga...
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ViaggiatoreSo beautiful
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what a lovely looking village [Kerry]
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Day 15 - rest day
5 settembre 2023, Spagna ⋅ 🌙 14 °C
Left Belorado 7.45 am arrived at Villafranco Montes de Oca 12 o'clock.
Only 11.5k
By the time we arrived, it was getting quite hot.
It was an easy terrain today and so we were able to take our time. The landscape is still covered with sunflowers. My hayfever is under control but still have itchy eyes and a cough.
I haven't mentioned before, but we have helped ourselves to the blackberries that grow wild along the way. They are deviously sweet. The fig trees here are really large, and of course, I've had my share of those, too. There are also apple and pear trees, but I haven't come across anything ripe yet. 😕Leggi altro
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ViaggiatoreFresh fruit sounds delish.
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Viaggiatore Wow the sun looks HOT!!!
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ViaggiatoreJust imagine being able to pick a fig off the tree and not have to pay $5 for it! Such an exclusive and short season fruit these days, you lucky thing. Guess you will have done your long hill climb by now.
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Viilafranca Montes De Oca
5 settembre 2023, Spagna ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
It is a very tiny village we are staying in. It is at the base of a long, slow climb that we will take on tomorrow.
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Day 16
6 settembre 2023, Spagna ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Left Villafranca Montes De Oca at 7 am arrived Atapuerca 1.15 pm.
18k hike today.
We were half dreading today as we had been told how steep and hard the climb was going to be. Well, what a surprise, we didn't find it that difficult at all. Yes, it was a long, slow climb, but we had certainly had a lot worse. Today's walk was mainly through the pine forest, which we found very pleasant. There were lots of mosquitoes, though. I thought we had seen the last of the sunflowers, but alas, no.
Late this afternoon, we are going out to the archeological dig.Leggi altro
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love the painted people [Kerry Tillson]
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St Juan de Ortega
6 settembre 2023, Spagna ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Lovely Cafe. We had English Breakfast tea with milk, absolutely heaven. We also shared a ham and cheese toasted sandwich. This is really the first place that serves a mixture of food. Walked with Gerry, an English lady, for a time today.
The total population of this village is 20.Leggi altro
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ViaggiatoreWow, 20 people, that's a small village
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ViaggiatoreAnd they serve tea, with milk and a toasted sandwich. Incredible!
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glad you enjoyed the tea [Kerry Tillson]
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Atapuerca
6 settembre 2023, Spagna ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Our accommodation is very different from anything we have experienced so far.
Went to the archeological dig this evening. Every interesting to see where they are digging but sadly wasn't able to understand the commentary, as it was in Spain. But we will go to the museum in Burgos and get a better understanding of what it is all about.Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore So rustic looking!@! Please don't tell me it's new! Fabulous, Charmaine.
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ViaggiatoreYes, it's reasonably new. The guy who owns it is an artist, and he has a wonderful imagination that shows up in what he puts in.
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What an amazing looking place [Kerry]
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