Signs of Camino Withdrawl
7. heinäkuuta 2022, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 57 °FFacebook post to American Pilgrims on the Camino.
Facebook post to American Pilgrims on the Camino.
It looks like 2022 will be a record year. These counts are for Peregrinae that reported their credentials to the Pilgrims Office. Estimates are that these numbers are about one third of the actualLue lisää
conservationist John Muir on hiking in the mountains...
“I don’t like either the word or the thing. People ought to saunter in the mountains, not hike! Do you know the origin of that word,Lue lisää
The Museum, cloister and treasure room
So I woke up and had breakfast and got to the church early for The Port of Glory. The great entrance by Master Sculptor Matteo from Galicia. He was paid a handsome sum over years by King Ferdinand toLue lisää
I was able to get a ticket for a tour of the cathedral roof. After a brief tour through the conservation museum (being made of stone, the delicate features erode over time or break). We make the climbLue lisää
Started walking in Léon on 22 May
Finished 16 June Santiago de Compostela
Took 5 Rest days: Léon, Astorga, Ponferrada, O Cebreiro, and Melidé.
25 days hiking
315 kilometers = 195.73 miles
15,245Lue lisää
A bittersweet day. My last leg into Santiago is tomorrow. But a good day that I spend in fellowship with several peregrinos. Breakfast is in a little cafe next door. I make it in before the largeLue lisää