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Second Camino, del Norte

August - October 2023
A 42-day adventure by Jzionna's Read more

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  • Jzionna's WanderingsSecond Camino, del Norte
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    Vilalba to Baamonde

    September 26, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C

    The days are passing so fast now that I barely have time to blog and sort pictures. The closer we get to Santiago, the shorter the days become.
    Early morning, while it was still dark, I saw a large white object on the side of the path. Shining my torch light on it, I saw it to be a very large fungi. Gorgeous speciman! Later this day, someone was drying a harvest of mushrooms they picked. Must be a common thing here, collecting mushrooms, the land is perfect for them.
    The rest are random pictures, all things fascinating to me. And of course, the camino cats.    Read more

  • Jzionna's WanderingsSecond Camino, del Norte

    Inside Chacon's World

    September 28, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C

    This lovely man and artist invites passing walkers to enter through his gate into his yard and work space. He encourages you to rest and tour his private museum of art. He stamps our camino passports with a wax seal and a stamp of his own carved creation. He's an amazing carver, painter, and sculpter. His gentle demeanor and incredible artwork attract most passers. You feel a spiritual peace with him. We all walk away touched by something extroidinary. I love these magical discoveries of the camino.💖Read more

  • Jzionna's WanderingsSecond Camino, del Norte

    To Miraz

    September 28, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C

    Now less than 100k to Santiago. We are coming to the end of our trek. Mixed feelings of accomplishment, but yet sad to say good-bye to all this. The journey has been, and it is still incredible.
    Every single one of the people I've met has given me joy and reflection; I love them all.
    The sound of the wind today brushing through the eucalyptus trees was worth stopping to listen in a quiet moment.
    We found a lovely albergue in Miraz, offering a lentil soup lunch. I'm showered, clothes are washed and hung, and all is well today.
    Tomorrow, 25k to walk to Sobrados dos Muxes.
    (And another camino cat.)    Read more

  • Jzionna's WanderingsSecond Camino, del Norte

    Oh these people, I love them all!

    September 29, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

    The challenges and joys we share together! Like I say, I walk the comino for the human experience. I fall in love with the people I meet. It's been a glorious experience. Four days before we reach Santiago; we've come a long way together, and in a few days, Iwe will embrace and say goodbye. But we will take with us the memories that we'll replay for the rest of our lives. 💖💕Buen Camino mi Amigos.Read more

  • Jzionna's WanderingsSecond Camino, del Norte
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    To Sobrado dos Monxes

    September 29, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

    We stayed in this beautiful monastery tonight. It's full moon, and all the sprits are high. We are on the down slope of walking to Santiago, knowing we have short days ahead and only a few to go. We are all more emotional and excited for the completion.Read more

  • Jzionna's WanderingsSecond Camino, del Norte
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    Chickens on Rooftops!

    September 29, 2023 in Spain ⋅ 🌙 19 °C

    We left a fantastic albergue with excellent accommodations. The lentil soup was the best meal I had in a while. As we left in the morning, mushrooms were spotted on the side of the path as the sun rose. After miles, we passed a house, which was also a place to get cold drinks. Chickens were in the yard, and also on the roof tops! It was milking time, so I peeked into the barn to take pictures. Cats and dogs were just hanging around with the chickens on a heated afternoon. The flies were ruthless there, so we didn't sit too long. We chugged a cold one and continued walking for another 10k.Read more

  • Jzionna's WanderingsSecond Camino, del Norte
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    To Arzua

    September 30, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C

    Today was an extremely hot day! The last 8k was so hard for me and many others to get through. But we all climbed beyond our limits and found a clean place ( with cotton sheets!) to rest for the night. I'm posting a few pictures from the monestary last night.
    This young man named Nico
    says he has traveled 700 kilometors on his small bike and packing a backpack in honor of his grandfather. It was his grandfather's bike.
    The walk now goes through more pine forests with another incredible fungi (Stinkhorn mushroom) and a golden spider, too!    Read more

  • Jzionna's WanderingsSecond Camino, del Norte
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    On our way to O Pedrouza

    October 1, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C

    Leaving Arzua, we pass a wall of potted plants.
    A group of walkers leaving early, getting an early start for knowing it will be a hot day.
    A natural spring flows freely from a hillside, a place to refill water bottles.
    Morning mist in a field with a lingering moon.
    Several camino routes have merged into the road to Santiago, and the crowds now come marching in.
    Along the way is a wisdom wall with questions and quotes to read. There are many places through the woods that share small quotes of wisdom.
    A shrine in the rocks may randomly appear on the way, where walkers may place a picture of loved ones who are ill or who have passed.
    Pumpkins grow enormous here. There is beautiful squash everywhere at this time of year.
    There is a house of shoes once worn by walkers on the camino. The shoes and boots are filled with soil and flowers. I remember this place when passing through in 2019 with Bri. It's still here! I think there are more shoes!
    I watched an elderly woman walking down the road with her shadow tailing her. Such lovely light this morning.
    Finally, pallella! So delish!
    There are ample cafés now, and plenty of accommodations on the Camino Frances. What a different world we've entered in the land of Galicia!
    Never have I seen such dark purple hydrangeas.
    20 kilometers to go! We'll walk 15 tomorrow and walk into Santiago after walking 5k on October 3rd. I could hardly believe that I am at the end of my 700+ kilometor walk!
    My albergue with sheets. All is good💤🛌😴    Read more

  • Jzionna's WanderingsSecond Camino, del Norte

    Evening out in O Pino

    October 1, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 46 °C

    Arrived to O Pino at 4:. The albergue was easy to find and gladly found that it was another clean one with sheets and paper towels. Such small things give us great joy!
    After showering and the washing of clothes, we found an ice cream 🍦 shop. Ice cream is so delicious on these overheated days!
    We found a Mexican restaurant and ordered nachos and gin & tonics.
    Before leaving the restaurant, we collected our stamps for our camino passports. The young woman was stamping with melted wax seals. I love these special stamps. This particular seal was a story about unexpected love. Sweet and sad. The stamp is the shadow of a pilgrim.
    We then attended a mass down the street in an old church, with a large shell behind the priest giving a sermon.    Read more

  • Jzionna's WanderingsSecond Camino, del Norte

    Monte do Gozo 4k away!

    October 2, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C

    Today, I stopped short of going into Santiago. I would rather walk into the square while the sun is rising. Tomorrow, I will walk in the morning and greet the cathedral with my hands lifted in gratitude. Many of us will walk in together and embrace the completion of our 3o+ day journey.
    Pictures:
    #1&2. The first view of the cathedral of Satiago from the hill of Monte do Gozo park.
    #3. I recognized this albergue café from where Bri and I stayed in 2019, the window of our room where we slept.
    #4. While still dark, the walkers head out each day.
    #5&6. The camino is a circus show now. Cueing up for purchasing special tokens and unique stamps on their passports. There are cafés around every corner, accommodations are ample, and people are coming in swarms. This part is quite entertaining, I'm not bothered in a bit because it's just another side of the camino now.
    #7. A very detailed picture painted on a building!
    #8. Poke weed. It is a beautiful ornamental plant that birds love but is highly toxic, even fatal for human consumption.
    #9. Passing a church, I like the expressions on both these statues.
    #10. Having lunch in this albergue with my aussie girls and Karen (78) from Germany. This is the largest albergue on the route (though so few were here today), over 500 beds in several buildings.
    #11. And again, another camino cat.💓    Read more

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