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- Day 29
- Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 9:18 PM
- 🌙 14 °C
- Altitude: 878 m
SpainAstorga42°27’24” N 6°3’20” W
Mazarife to Astorga
October 20, 2024 in Spain ⋅ 🌙 14 °C
291/800 ks to go. All of a sudden this epic walk is going quickly. We are all in good form, and that’s great. Astorga is a beautiful town with incredible sights to see. Streets are alive with localsRead more
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- Day 30
- Monday, October 21, 2024 at 4:25 PM
- ☁️ 14 °C
- Altitude: 1,165 m
- SpainRabanal del Camino42°28’57” N 6°17’6” W
Astorga to Rabanal de Camino
October 21, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Well, there goes another 20 ks towards Camino de Santiago 2024. I say that lightly, there’s always effort required and that fourth hour of walking is the toughest, the day started with a lots of funRead more
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- Day 30
- Monday, October 21, 2024 at 6:34 PM
- ☁️ 13 °C
- Altitude: 1,165 m
- SpainRabanal del Camino42°28’57” N 6°17’6” W
Impressions
October 21, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Day 29/40 Pre-Dawn, Cafe, Friends, Laughs, Sunrise, coffee, chats, Aquarius, tortilla, steps, misty, moody, foggy, uphill, painterly, cobblestones, arrival, shower, rest, yoga, 240km to go.Read more
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- Day 31
- Tuesday, October 22, 2024
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 591 m
- SpainMolinaseca42°32’14” N 6°31’11” W
Rabanal to Molinaseca
October 22, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Ahhhhhh, a rest day, 🙏🏼
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- Day 32
- Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 3:51 PM
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 590 m
- SpainMolinaseca42°32’14” N 6°31’10” W
We’re in Molinaseca
October 23, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
30 and 31/40 Cute town to rest in. I have some thoughts about how long this Camino is taking. I remind myself I chose this. Think 2025 I’ll go play pickleball instead of hiking . Or, swimming, orRead more
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- Day 33
- Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 5:06 PM
- ☁️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 523 m
- SpainVillafranca del Bierzo42°36’16” N 6°48’32” W
Molanseca to Villa Franca
October 24, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
A cool start to the day and then a beautiful sunrise, followed by a foggy walk into Ponferrada. We had explored the castle last year, so a quick second breakfast and on our way to Villa Franca throughRead more
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- Day 33
- Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 8:56 PM
- ☁️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 522 m
- SpainVillafranca del Bierzo42°36’16” N 6°48’33” W
Fog andVines
October 24, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Day 33 I think. We were shrouded in fog we walked into Ponferrada, swung past the famous Castle and out the city through vines to Villafranca. Was a lovely day and tonight in lovely accommodationRead more
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- Day 34
- Friday, October 25, 2024 at 6:11 PM
- ☁️ 10 °C
- Altitude: 677 m
- SpainLas Herrerías42°40’14” N 6°58’53” W
Villa Franca to Las Herrerios
October 25, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Magic, magic, magic all around today. Walking in the rain didn’t seem to deter the Camino Magic today at all. It is said walking the Camino can be broken down into 3 stages; 1 - Body, 2 - Mind, 3 -Read more
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- Day 34
- Friday, October 25, 2024 at 8:34 PM
- ☁️ 8 °C
- Altitude: 677 m
- SpainLas Herrerías42°40’14” N 6°58’53” W
River walk to Las Herrerias
October 25, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Day 33. After a nice stay at Villafranca where we had excellent food which is unusual on the Camino. It’s usually light on green vegetables and protein unless you like pork which I do not we set offRead more
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- Day 35
- Saturday, October 26, 2024 at 8:53 PM
- ☁️ 7 °C
- Altitude: 1,282 m
- SpainFonfría42°43’55” N 7°9’31” W
Over O Cebriero
October 26, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Day 34/40 Yesterday we rested in a valley by the river at Las Herrerios. Today we walked up 8km to the high point of the mountain range leading us into Galicia. And then another 12 to ourRead more
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- Day 35
- Saturday, October 26, 2024 at 9:17 PM
- ☁️ 7 °C
- Altitude: 1,282 m
- SpainFonfría42°43’55” N 7°9’31” W
Las Harrarias to Fonfria
October 26, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Cold, beautiful and a long day.
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- Day 36
- Sunday, October 27, 2024 at 9:57 PM
- 🌙 9 °C
- Altitude: 469 m
- SpainSarria42°46’38” N 7°24’58” W
Sarria with Sophie
October 27, 2024 in Spain ⋅ 🌙 9 °C
Day 35/40 Sophie arrived today. 5 days to walk . Yay!
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- Day 37
- Monday, October 28, 2024 at 5:07 PM
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Altitude: 389 m
- SpainPortomarín42°48’30” N 7°36’54” W
Sarria to Portomarin
October 28, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
And now we are four, Sophie has arrived and brought the spirit with her. We will all walk into Santiago together. Beautiful day, walking once again in the mystical early morning fog, which cleared toRead more
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- Day 37
- Monday, October 28, 2024 at 5:23 PM
- ☀️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 389 m
- SpainPortomarín42°48’30” N 7°36’54” W
Portomarin
October 28, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Day 36/40. Soph truly brought the happy joyful vibe today. She loved the 20k walk we did through very green Galicia. A foggy morning, Loads of mossy stone walls, past farms, at least a dozenRead more
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- Day 38
- Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at 5:55 PM
- ☀️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 560 m
- SpainPalas de Rey42°52’25” N 7°52’10” W
Palas de Rei
October 29, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Day 37/40 38,000 steps today. 24k. A hard days walking through some forests but mostly farmland. Soph’s knee hurting her all day. Trooper pushed on with no breaks in case the leg seized up. FeltRead more
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- Day 38
- Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at 9:03 PM
- ⛅ 13 °C
- Altitude: 557 m
- SpainPalas de Rey42°52’25” N 7°52’11” W
Portmarin to Palas de Rei
October 29, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Not many photos today, probably a reflection on a long and hard day of walking. We did have a lot of lovely forest walking to begin with and then we went into farmland which was beautifully verdant.Read more
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- Day 39
- Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at 5:14 PM
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Altitude: 392 m
- SpainBoente42°55’28” N 8°5’57” W
Castaneda
October 30, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Day 38/40 Walked 24km today. 35000 steps. Through beautiful forests and lovely little very old stone villages. Seemed an easier day than yesterday but still just as far. Soph was in fine form and theRead more
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- Day 39
- Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at 6:05 PM
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Altitude: 397 m
- SpainBoente42°55’29” N 8°5’57” W
Palas de Rei to Castaneda
October 30, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Just 2 days to go to complete our Camino, we were spoilt with all the forest bathing today, it’s quite the tonic for the body and soul. Another 25 ks completed, there will be more tomorrow and theRead more
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- Day 40
- Thursday, October 31, 2024 at 5:19 PM
- ☁️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 290 m
- SpainArca42°54’18” N 8°21’47” W
O Pedrouzo
October 31, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Day 39/40. Today’s walk was 27km. 39,000 steps. Soph coped very well. Saw a bunch of pilgrims with witches hats on for Halloween. Lots of cafes and albergues were closed as it’s a public holidayRead more
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- Day 40
- Thursday, October 31, 2024 at 5:47 PM
- ☁️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 290 m
- SpainArca42°54’18” N 8°21’47” W
Castenada to O Pedrouzo
October 31, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Our penultimate day is complete all 27 ks of it. I’ve got to say it was beautiful scenery and the weather was great for walking. Forest’s never disappoint and there were many of them to walkRead more
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- Day 41
- Friday, November 1, 2024 at 7:59 AM
- ⛅ 12 °C
- Altitude: 299 m
- SpainCarballal42°53’59” N 8°26’49” W
40 days on Camino Frances
November 1, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
So the Camino is completo. Taking some time in Santiago to recover a bit and process all the things. So many places, 40 different hotel rooms and beds, so many faces. Lots of thoughts and feelingsRead more
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- Day 41
- Friday, November 1, 2024 at 4:22 PM
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 254 m
- SpainIglesia de San Francisco42°53’0” N 8°32’43” W
O Pedrouzo to Santiago
November 1, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
An early start today 5:15 am, it was a new moon which meant the sky was dark. Walking through the forest with a head light was quite a thrill. It was very quiet except for the owls calling and waterRead more
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