Camino Santiago de Compostella

Over 3 years in planning, delayed 1 year by COVID I am humbly embarking on a 500 miles Spiritual and Religious Pilgrimage walking the Camino Frances route Read more

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Triacastela
June 17, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
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Albergue
June 17, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 82 °F
Albergue is totally cool
It is completely eco-friendly and the owners are vegan so I'm looking forward to dinner; should be quite interesting but I'm sure tasty
Completely off the road with no traffic at all and the only sounds you hear are the birds chirping and cows mooing; everybody is actually debating whether or not we will hear owls at night
nice Garden and they have hammocks in the little Forest a little uphill way from the house there is a little Meadow out there and that's where Chico and his Dad set up their tent and are relaxing after the hard day's walk
There is another very old three we think it's probably about six hundred years old and Kyle from Seattle and Alicia from Netherlands are sitting under itRead more
TravelerWhat a wonderful place to rest for a bit! Not only the 600 year old tree, but the entire Albergue.
6/17/22Reply
TravelerVery interesting 🤔
6/18/22Reply
Think we can all relate to this quote. [Harvey]
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Traveleryes...Camino is full of Wisdom
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Dinner
June 17, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
Butternut squash soup
Medley over veggies with hummus rice cake something looks like baba ganoosh... and maybe something else
Chocolate cake

And we also discovered that Chico's name actually Bobo
When his dad said Chico he meant he was a male dog, so clear misunderstandingRead more
You have been eating such great food! [Nan Amanda Grimmer]
6/19/22Reply
Traveleryes Spain is definitely good for some awesome culinary dishes. I am couple of days from hopefully another yummy experience that I have been waiting for 😊
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So the tally for the day is...
June 17, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
Everyone remember where we ended yesterday
and we are now at about 16km vertical line so another 20km under the belt
Walking in the morning is beautiful
sun doesn't come in until the time we are in the albergue
the rains again held off and actually did not show their face throughout the whole day
As mentioned previously there were a couple of ups surprisingly for what I thought would be one downslope but on the overall it was an easy day with any obstacles Conquered as expectedRead more
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Morning has spoken
June 18, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
Slightly later than the last couple of days
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June 18, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
TravelerTerrific photo! All the green is great -- the vegetation, the shell, your backpack, the moss on the wall ...
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Travelerit's a green world out there but its not easy to be green 🐸
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Another Serene morning
June 18, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
for Pastor Mandy
TravelerAbsolutely beautiful!
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Traveler🙏
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Traveler Glorious! Thanks for sharing this trip and this video!
6/18/22Reply
Travelerde Nada Senor
6/19/22Reply
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Montan
June 18, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
And Camino provides again
Doors and everything
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Furela
June 18, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
Ok now I am slightly upset because the video of little calf eating my backpack straps is not here...
And he was sooooooo cuuuuute
Traveler☹️
6/18/22Reply
TravelerLucky you his teeth weren't sharp enough to chew through your straps. 🤣
6/19/22Reply
TravelerNaaww he was chewing on side straps and they are OK
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Casa Cines
June 18, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
Finally after 2.5 hours walking there's on OPEN café
Desayuno numero uno

Toast with tomato and olive oil
TravelerI love bread & olive oil dipping sauce.
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Villar de Sarria
June 18, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
TravelerStorks!!
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Traveleryup and this one was very close
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Sarria
June 18, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
Another major milestone
Sarria is the last place before Santiago that can be used to qualify for Compostela
As such, it is full with new blood on Camino including many students from various Spanish schools doing Camino as a field trip
It is quite possible to reach Santiago from Sarria in 5 days...which of course I am not doingRead more
TravelerEureka!
6/19/22Reply
Travelermore like Veni Vidi Vici but OK 👍 😁
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Porte de Aspera
June 18, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
TravelerLove the bridge!
6/18/22Reply
TravelerWhat a lovely locale
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June 18, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Never think you are finished with climbing up
TravelerBut at least the path doesn't look as dangerous as some rocky paths have been.
6/19/22Reply
Travelerthat is correct. While there are still plenty of hills to climb none are very high and/or steep and the trails are more 'groomed'. It does make it easier to walk
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Albergue
June 18, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
Another totally cool place
Very clean and it has a poolThe check in was not available yet so went for Desayuno numero duo

Mursellino (Brazil) and Alicia (Norway) were in the same albergue last night as I was and made it here slightly before me.

Once I went to the pool Anna from Netherlands (and it is possible that I might have picture of her previously as we play leapfrog for some time) informed me that my swim trunks are a Dutch Flag and insisted on photo
View from my front doorRead more
TravelerI love how beautiful the Camino is! It hasn't been junked up with all sorts of touristy stuff. What a great pilgrimage site. I'm so glad you did this.
6/19/22Reply
Travelerwell to be fair unfortunately there is plenty of that.... I simply choose not to focus on it. As I have alluded before one of big disappointments is the fact that so many churches are closed. Sometimes a 5 minutes solitude moment and a fast Prayer is all one may need...
6/19/22Reply
That makes me think of France where so many churches have been turned into public secular spaces…very sad. [Rosemary]
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Travelerhi Rose...very good to hear from you. Yes I totally agree it's a sad situation 😮‍💨
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Dinner
June 18, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
My bebidas del Dia 😃
Menu is all Gallega (Galician) specialty
Gallega Caldera and as you can see Huuuuge bowl
Lomo Barbadello
Cheese with sweet paste

Mostly Scandinavian folks here but we have managed to stick some from good Ole US, Ireland, English and HollandRead more
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If I could walk ...
June 18, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
..just a little bit more ....

Starting in the map rom last hight

As you can see there is still some ups n downs so going was bit tough
After 20km on the Way I stopped in Barbadello

Conversations with fellow Pilgrims while walking, during breaks or at albergue beginning to include "returns to real life" topics...and whether or not some are doing Finisterre/Muxia extensions after Santiago...
The end is getting closer....

In my typical way I quipped that I am afraid that after returning home I might go out for a short walk and get confused and lost because there will be no yellow arrows.... 😁Read more
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Barbadello morning
June 19, 2022 in Spain ⋅ 🌧 54 °F
So...lingered a bit, had Desayuno numero uno (Zuma, tostado, y Grande coffee con Leche supplemented by some of my hardboiled eggs) and went on my Way.
Got a picture of a door 😆

Methinks me should have this Tshirt

Looks cool with sunrays breaking through the clouds

Serenity video del Dia 😇😁Read more
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TravelerWhat time to you get going in the morning? Getting started early is a great way to beat the heat.
6/19/22Reply
Travelerhave been starting around 6:00-6:20 as of late but was lazy today because short stage
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Traveler Left behind by weary pilgrims? 🤣
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Traveler😆...Looks like a collection of things that is displayed in the restaurante but it very well could be that weary pilgrims left all this stuff... I mean how can one embark on Camino without a microscope, a sextant and a pharmacy scale?!?! 🙃
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June 19, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
This is one of those moments when phone camera is just not to par

I spy with my Camino eye... A STORK!!!! Eating breakfast!!! A French STORK, I think... if you get my drift 😁
And of course he is moving and the camera just cannot properly focus on 10x zoomRead more
TravelerStork alert!
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June 19, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
What are the shells? [Nan Grimmer]
6/19/22Reply
Travelerthe Scallop shell is a symbol of St James. You can get some interesting info at https://caminoways.com/the-scallop-shell-and-th…
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Peruscallo
June 19, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
Does not really count for Desayuno numero duo but I needed my 1st sello for the day (if you recall my explanation- now past Sarria I MUST have 2/day , so I try to hit a bar for 1 and my albergue for night is 2) and so I stopped... it is nice to buy something before asking for sello...and the senora didn't have Kas Lemon but she had Kas Naranja- works for me.
And I saw Philip who made good time coming here after going on Samos detour. He told me that Peter is about 2 days behind now as he decided to take a rest day

I also (quite surprisingly) saw that Bebe was there as well. I briefly mentioned her before...she traveled with couple of boys who was protecting her and she played mommy to them. This was good 2 weeks ago somewhere around Burgos...and here she was... without the boys they were 1 day ahead...

Both her and Philip had to run (although not together) but both were trying to make Portomarin - 23km and I had nowhere to run, so we said our adieus..adieu... we just might still run into each other perhaps one more time but it is unlikely. Buen Camino my fellow Pilgrims! ULTREIA

Meanwhile the clouds are gathering, the roses and Mercedes and a barking puppy dogRead more
TravelerIt's all about relationships. 😊
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TravelerLove the stone fence & puppy. 😊
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June 19, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
COW HEARD... and I could hear them coming up
I actually did not get stuck behind them (they went into a field not far away) but the road became sufficiently mined 😁
TravelerMind where you tread!!!
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Morgade
June 19, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
Interesting little chapel looks like for Maria Magdalena
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Albergue
June 19, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
And here is my albergue just in time as it's raining quite steady by now
It is a shame looks like another cool place to hangout outside if the weather is good and sunny
I do like the windows views
TravelerLooks like a very nice place. Sorry it's raining. ☔️
6/19/22Reply
Travelercannot be helped as we cannot control the weather
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Dinner
June 19, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
Acetunas
Jamon Galliego
Torneros y fritas

LOVE the tour organizers; we are being fed very well 👌 😁
TravelerThe food looks great! Is that steak and fries along with olives and prosciutto? Looks wonderful whatever it is.
6/19/22Reply
Traveler<Spanish> olives yes. not sure if I would say prosciutto.... it is Galician ham - different cure
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