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    • Jzionna's WanderingsJzionna's WanderingsSouth of Spain 2023
      Goodbye streets of Santiago!
      1San Martin Pinerio is a very good place to stay.A veiw from my rooftop room.She kneels all day for euros.Last day at the Cathedral. I attended a pilgrim mass. But no Botafumeiro swing!A tourist train is always at the square, and it always fills up.I saw women making lace in a yarn shop.St. JacobiThe old water pitchers.Waiting at the airport.

      5/8 Last Days in Santiago!

      June 8 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

      In waiting to fly,
      I whisper goodbye to Spain,
      wearing her blessings.

      It's my last challenge before flying home tomorrow. I have hours to wait in the Santiago Airport, then even more hours to wait in Madrid. Patience, I say, read your book cover to cover. Write, sleep, and dream. The sun will sink, the moon will rise and fall, and after the sun rises again, I'll be flying home. It's been an incredible journey in so many ways. I'm saturated in contentment with my fill of adventure (for now, anyway).💖Read more

    • Jzionna's WanderingsJzionna's WanderingsPortugal 2025
      A garage door painting.Tree of knowledge.Santiago marketplace.Chicken feet in the market.A very pretty café.Money from all over the world from the cieling of a café.It's my favorite bookstore!

      6/7 Coming to the end of my stay.

      June 7 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

      The adventure now
      quieted by the yearning
      to be home again.

      It's been over a month that I've been away from home. The weariness and the demands of traveling takes its toll on my body and mind. Moving from place to place, bed to bed. Following maps by phone and setting up reservations daily, accomplishing the miles needed to get through each day, is more like a marathon. I'm counting the days when I will fly home. It's been an adventure of many wonderful events. As usual, I bring with me my treasures of precious memories. But this third Camino walk, yet shortest of all, has been the most exhausting. I am yearning for my cozy, quiet little spot called home.✨️Read more

    • Jzionna's WanderingsJzionna's WanderingsPortugal 2025
      Another meal with Terri again and her friends from the walk.

      6/6 Rainy Days in Santiago.

      June 6 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

      In Spain in the rain
      Under café canopies,
      We sip black coffee.

      For two days, it's been raining here in Santiago. I drink rich coffee and read under café canopies while waiting to check in to my next room ( this time in a hotel). I had another good-bye meal with fellow walkers from the Camino Englais. German, English, and Canadian friends. I said goodbye to my French friend (Carin) this morning over coffee and croisants. It's all winding down, my walking journey to just days before I fly home. The highlight of my entire month was walking the Englais. I wasn't feeling the Camino connection until these last 4 days. It was the cherry on top, the cream on the cocoa, the butter on the bread, the honey in my tea! A nice finish to this Camino.✨️💖✨️
      More pictures of the Cathedral, I can't get enough of that stunning structure!      Read more

    • Jzionna's WanderingsJzionna's WanderingsPortugal 2025
      Back in Santiago!
      Morning breakfast and chat before we set out.Sam and Carin. A rainy day walk!A misty, moisture morning!Sam, the pilgrim.

      6/5 Returning to Santiago

      Jun 5–9 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

      The rain fell on us all day. Tapping on our ponchos while they flew in the wind like superhero capes. What a beautiful walk this day! I chatted with Sam from England, who is having the time of his life, so enthusiastic about this camino experience. And Carin from France, who is walking with blistered feet, but enjoying the moments. We strided into Santiago with our bare legs dripping with rain and filled with the joy of accomplishment. Walking in with Sam, a first-time Camino walker, reminded me of my first time completing a walk.
      We all separated to find our lodgings. I was the first one again in mine (I love being the first to pick out my bed). I showered and snacked on cheese and bread that I carried with me. I went to a book store to find something in English to read on my flight home, I found Maya Angelou's last book,
      "Mom & Me & Mom".      Read more

    • Jzionna's WanderingsJzionna's WanderingsPortugal 2025
      The albergue group. The last night before our last walk into Santiago tomorrow.
      A very lovely albergue(Camino Real in Sigüero).Cotton sheets, a blanket, and a towel with a chocolate on top!💕Such an interesting dissplay on the side of the road.Love the rooster weathervanes.After the rain.At a private home.Acres of new corn starts.Love-in-the-mist, one of my favorite garden flowers!There is light at the end of the tunnel.In the town of Sigüero.At the Mexican Resaurant.This looks familiar to me.AThis lovely young woman is adding a wax stamp to our passports.A sampler of today's forrest walk.

      6/4 To Sigüero, day 3 of the English Way

      June 4 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

      When starting early,
      The walking is easier
      when kissed by sunrise.

      I began walking at 6:00 this morning. There was a lot of country road walking, then into the forrest for a large part of the day. For about an hour and a half, I walked a dirt (sometimes asphalt) path along side of the highway, though still in the countryside with wildflowers in bloom. Casa Rural Dona Maria is a café that opens before 8: am. After walking for 2 hours, I was grateful to have a cup of coffee, fresh orange juice, and a slice of lemon pound cake to fuel me until lunch. These past days have really made my Camino. I'm really enjoying these last several days, more endearing than any part of the Camino this whole month.Read more

    • Jzionna's WanderingsJzionna's WanderingsPortugal 2025

      6/3 Day 2 The English Way.

      June 3 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

      Into the forrest
      Where trees catch wind and bird songs.
      Music to my ears.

      Today was less than a 10 mile day. A walk through forrest and dirt paths. It was very similar to how I remember the frances way, especially all the up, up , up we hiked to get to Bruma.😫Besides the challenging climb, we arrived early to this very pretty albergue (Hospital de Bruma). It was too early to be opened yet, so we left our packs at the door, and Othelia (from Korea) and I soaked our feet in the creek filled with poly-wogs.
      A perfectly, beautiful day!
      Today, we gratefully came upon the only bar after hours of walking. The owner, Carman, served us our coffee and juices. She put a stool under my feet and kept offering us more bisquits. She was being so kind to us. I would say we were getting the ✨️pilgrim treatment✨️. I asked for a picture to remember her by. She finished up behind the bar and jumped in for a group picture of the three of us and wished us a Buen Camino, blessing and all.💖
      At our albergue, a small restaurant was packed full of pilgrims. The pilgrim meal for $12. Consists of a Galician soup of potatoes and chard, chicken or pork, pasta or salad with a bottle of wine and a custard for dessert. It was so delicious. I was extra hungry for not having food available the night before.
      I end this day in full contentment.      Read more

    • Jzionna's WanderingsJzionna's WanderingsPortugal 2025
      I climbed up a hill this morning, and voila!
      Rent a bike, a good idea. I wish we could have such a thing without vandalism.1A beautiful shadowing on this church. I love the color.Manhole cover on the street.Walking paths and bicycle paths are along every park.Wild clover in the park.Wildflowers grow up everywhere! No pesticides.A walk along the river.The front of an old building.I love walking down a road to be greeted by a mural like this.I did get to walk through a bit of forest today.Many of these prayer alters are often seen on the road edge throughout the way.Fountains on the side street with a place to sit.Hola sweet caballo.The scowling cat.A room to myself!

      Walking the English Way from A Coruña

      June 2 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

      I will keep walking
      along another way back
      to Santiago.

      I walked the English Way from A Coruña to Segude today. I have extra days on my hands until my flight back home, and I'd rather keep moving. This particular Camino is only a four day trek. I hadn't seen a single other Camino walker all day! I walked in solitude for 12 miles. Now, at this albergue, two other women have shown up, coming from the Camino Norte. Now we are only three in a room. It's quiet on this Camino. There's no problem in finding a bed. That's a good thing.
      The walkout from A Couña was 2 hours of road walking. Then there's a beautiful river walk! The 12 miles wove in and out of busy road walking to country scenery, but mainly it's on the road.
      I'll see where tomorrow takes me.✨️      Read more

    • Jzionna's WanderingsJzionna's WanderingsPortugal 2025
      Prestine parks are active with walkers and the elderly visiting on benches.One boy walking away, blushing.Painted tiles are part of the decor of many buildings.

      6/1 A Coruña Spain

      June 1 in Spain ⋅ 🌬 18 °C

      It's the weariness
      of traveling and hustling....
      I want to come home.

      A Coroña is a pretty city by the sea. It was an active Sunday. The central street was blocked off for a bicycle race in progress. Loud music was shouting from one block where people were holding drinks on a packed full street. Some kind of celebration was going on, another one of Spain's many holidays.
      There are many statues, sculptures, and tile designs. I saw these young boys slaping the hugely grotesque breast of a statue. When I approached to take a picture, I asked, "Qué opinas de ello?"
      This one boy walked away, blushing.
      My time here is wearing thin on me. Traveling for so many days is exhausting. But I continue to be amazed by the incredible sights. I'll be walking the next four days from A Coroña and back to Santiago. There I will catch my flight home.      Read more

    • Jzionna's WanderingsJzionna's WanderingsPortugal 2025
      These seagulls just squat on the beach. Just like the human sunbathers.Impressive mural of a Galician fisherman.I walked up on the ridge of town just to see where it would take me. Gorgeous!On the top of the hill is this junk sculpture creation of a home.✨️This was a wonderful beach for walking, swimming, and sunbathing!Tortoise shell gatito.I like this design.3

      5/30 Fisterra/ Finesterre

      May 31–Jun 3 in Spain ⋅ 🌬 19 °C

      Whenever in Spain,
      I return to Fisterra,
      Where my heart can rest.

      I took a few days to rest and to take in sun and salty air. Tomorrow, I will bus to A Coruña to walk back down to Santago. I have the extra time before flying home, so I will walk the English Way Camino. It's a short 4 day walk, and I'm curious to see that route.
      I thought it a good idea to wash my clothing, especially my coat at the laundry mat (since it hadn't been washed for a month). But to my disappointment, the dryers are much warmer than I'm used to. My Pantagonia coat melted and shrunk, now unwearable. As I've walked three caminos and washing often in laundry mats, I've never had that issue before. So, instead, I had to purchase a bulkier sweatshirt to wear for warmth. Well, on the bright side, now I have another momento from Fisterre.      Read more

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