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Camino 2023

Started w the Camino Frances with Auntie Erin 💕💕and ending it solo w the friends made along the way Read more
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    April 10, 2023
  • Devi SchwartzCamino 2023Traveler
    Usually the English translation is "The Way of St. James," but here it was Jacob's way
    Very top of a steep climb!1also at the aforementioned highpoint showing the km to different popular cities1

    Made it to Puente La Reina

    April 14, 2023 in Spain ⋅ 🌧 48 °F

    40k steps, 16.7mi and we are here ! it was a hard and rainy day, very steep. Puente La Reina is a cool town with only 2800 people - but it’s only a 15 min drive to Pamplona. So although it feels like an isolated, far small town to us, it’s more of a suburb in a way.Read more

  • Devi SchwartzCamino 2023Traveler
    we walked by a ton of endless fields of an unknown
    lots of tunnels todaya doorway seen as we left puenta la reina1a church right outside of Estella, tonights stay12rock reliefs from the year 1000, just casually on the side of a tiny town's preschoolpilgrim's gate as you leave puente la reinariver we kept crossing over and overchurch building in tonight's stay, estella, which at one point was one of the main cities of Navarrafancy dinner in estella

    Last Day of Walking for Auntie :(

    April 15, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F

    Made it to Estella, which is probably my favorite city besides Pamplona thus far. Walked about 16.7 miles today with weather that was very indecisive about what it wanted to be.

  • Devi SchwartzCamino 2023Traveler
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    the sunrise as i left los arcos around 7amseeing more and more vineyards1this was also as I was leaving los arcos this morn1so many lil ruins!!! I have pics of ab 30 more scattered ab todays trailcrossed over into a new spanish state called La Riojaas i was entering Logroñolots of pretty vast landscapes like this !!3not sure what the white/red flags are but was seeing them everywhereloved this plant/tree, not sure what it is

    Walking to Logroño

    April 17, 2023 in Spain ⋅ 🌙 39 °F

    Today was a longggg day. Walked 17 mi in hot weather w hardly any towns placed in a spot that made sense for me to stop - meaning I accidentally arrived to today’s hostel running on nothing but this morning’s cinnamon roll and little bocadillo.Read more

  • Devi SchwartzCamino 2023Traveler
    2had ice cream w hostel friends
    Logroño's famous landmarkinside one of its churches2here's a pic of some of us strollin around. im in the black outfit w the white hat :)1an old tabacco factorystreets in Logroño similar to in other Spanish citiesbeautiful park in Logroñosame park as earlier1funny mural: the camino is for (etapas) phases (w the e crossed out, tapas - eating)a beautiful river in Logroño that seems like a nice place to run/walk/chill for locals

    In Logroño

    April 17, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F

    Arrived around 1:30! Met ppl staying in my hostel and wandered around the city with them all afternoon, got dinner, and got back at the hostel at 9pm. This brought my distance walked to 25 mi and a whopping 56k steps 🫣🫣 might not have been the best idea seeing as how my trek tmr is longer and hotter hahahRead more

  • Devi SchwartzCamino 2023Traveler
    park this morning as i left the city of Logroño
    lake on the outskirts of Logroño1had granola bars and apples to keep me going for 8 mi until i hit the first town that had breakfastwalked in dead heat deser for about 2 hours before reaching today's town1lots of little ruins like this today

    20 mi day to Najera

    April 18, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 43 °F

    Today was my worst day so far, but it sounds like it was equally hard for everyone else who came from Logroño to Najera 😅 my albergue is only 15€ and is rlly nice despite sharing a room w 5 others. Tomorrow should be an easier day.Read more

  • Devi SchwartzCamino 2023Traveler
    my albergue from last night in Najera
    1have been catching the sunrise most days lately 🤭🫶🏼🫶🏼fields of gold, but nothing gold can staysaw a lot of the these big black beetles1how most of the camino looked today - stunning1a glimpse at our town for today, Santo Domingo1Catedral de Santo Domingo

    shorter day today to Santo Domingo

    April 18, 2023 in Spain ⋅ 🌙 57 °F

    today was a shorter today, which was nice seeing as my last couple of days were on the longer side 😅😅 got to my town for the night at noon, which is about 2-3 hours earlier than when I am normally done walking. and then drinks w friends, while waiting for laundry - a nearly daily routine thus far 😂Read more

  • Devi SchwartzCamino 2023Traveler
    1today's brekky - tostada con tomate y aceite (had a lot of it in madrid)
    a naughty phrase underneath a religious phrase hahahKOMBUCHA !! 💕💕first town - a lot of stops/towns along the way todaytypical view for today1pretty !church in the town we passed through as i was unknowingly lost i think 😂today's stay :) im staying in a room w 11 other ppl so my earplugs will be working hard tn1can you spot the lizard ?

    feelin the heat en route to Belorado!

    April 20, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 52 °F

    starting to feel the desert heat that I’ll be feeling more of in the coming second third of the Camino. today was still fun because I had very interesting talks w new friends, (despite getting lost and accidentally taking a +2.5mi detour) and because the albergue I’m staying in tonight has a pool !!!! 😁😁😁Read more

  • Devi SchwartzCamino 2023Traveler
    "may love be hope in ur walk, may peace outline ur heart...love embraces you eternally
    "ur heart is free, have the bravery to listen to it"1"red pill or blue pill ? ""listen to the voice of the forest"1i found this to be true for me actually, the one blister i got, i named and it went away"ill continue believing in happy endings"1of course, im an angel1interesting, and want to check out more laterthis sign should be everywhere 😂this is typically what i see on nearly every sign "cymru am byth - wales forever" and "i love bill!"

    signs on the camino

    April 21, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F

    i have lots of pics of signs I’ve seen on the camino that I want to remember but haven’t been able to include bc I normally can only post only 10 photos. I’ve fixed that so Im posting a small compilation of Camino signs rn :)

    I’m translating them but the caption only allows 100 characters so I have to shorten some/my explanation.

    Bill is a lucky man!    Read more

  • Devi SchwartzCamino 2023Traveler
    amazing sunrise today!!
    officially have less than 550km to Santiago now!1had a lovely, tranquil solo walk today - had time to think ALL the thoughts for better or worse😅more ruins!!was walking in the forest for most of the day1monument erected in memory of the 300 local people shot in the first months of the Spanish civil warlittle oasis after barren miles. a kind man appreciated my trying to speak spanish gifted me some 🍓sarriving in Atapuerca!2museum!

    11 days of walking , now in Atapuerca!

    April 21, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F

    Atapuerca is a really cool small town ! While only about 50 people live here year round, it has HUGE anthropological significance as it’s an “exceptional reserve” of the earliest humanoids in Europe. I walked quickly to beat the heat (arrived around 1:30) and was really glad I did because the museum in this town closes at 3 ! :( Amazing to think that I had no idea I would stumble upon such an important site this morning !!Read more

  • Devi SchwartzCamino 2023Traveler
    right outside of albergue!
    🐑🐑"Since the pilgrims defeated the Burguette mountains in Navarra and saw the extensive Spanish fields...never have they seen a more beautiful site."1Foggy today!31burgos cathedral2yummy lunch today :)another museum... the museum of human evolution11cathedral entrance, which was closed :(

    Burgos ! Burgos ! Burgos !

    April 22, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 45 °F

    Today was a short, slow day that was along the highway most of the day :( but in other news, Burgos is a really cool city that reminds me so much of Madrid (which I already miss so much 💕💕💕) I wish I could stay here and explore more so I’ll definitely have to come back !Read more

  • Devi SchwartzCamino 2023Traveler
    6some entertainment during lunch
    4leaving the cathedral without having a chance to go inside :(the morning was along the highway2lone tree in the middle of endless fields1the view all day 😅22a pilgrim (peregrino) hospital in a town where Charlamagne was rumored to frequent1we are now in the 400s !2after endless fields, i was worried i would never see Hontanas. this was a very welcome site1exploring hontanas

    hontanas

    April 23, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 43 °F

    today was a long 18 mile walk thru the “mesetas” - fields - which was time for lots of reflection and discussion with the people i walked with. the albergue im staying at is top-notch, with by far the best shower I’ve had on the Camino. I’m excited for the communal meal 🥳Read more

  • Devi SchwartzCamino 2023Traveler
    sunset from the night before last night (in Hontanas)
    a Jenn King-esque statue I saw en route to Fromista250 miles more !stumbled upon the abandoned St. Anton ruinsa giant mountain that i had to climb early in the morningHobbit housefinally some trees in the mesetas !field of goats in Boadilla, the town before Fromistabeautiful river i walked along during the final 3 miles to fromistariver outside of Fromista

    22 mi to fromista !

    April 24, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F

    I was EXHAUSTED yesterday after (hopefully) my longest day on the Camino so I skipped my post and am retroactively posting it today. But, Fromista was a cool city (I think - I fell asleep alarmingly early and didn’t have a chance to explore it). To keep me going for all 22 mi, I walked with a Pennsylvanian named Caroline for most of the day. I was proud of myself for being able to keep up w her - a mom that solo thru-hiked the AT and has a goal of running a marathon in every state (she’s run one in 37 states so far), all of this on top of being a mom to 3 boys that are 33, 35, and 37.Read more

  • Devi SchwartzCamino 2023Traveler
    1saw a helicopter
    1cool worm1entering town !1gorgeous park here11beautiful river here in the parka badly taken picture of my hotel, the converted monastery1also not great lol

    in Carrión de los Condes

    April 25, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F

    Following my longest day, i had a short day - only about 13 miles. Still, i did not feel well, not just physically, but also unmotivated. I simply did not want to walk today. Walking 13 mi when there’s not even an ounce in you that wants to do it is nearly an unmatched mental challenge 😂. But now I am in Carrión (which is at the 400km mark i think), staying in a 4 star hotel that used to be a monastery that my mom booked for me saying it was her favorite stay on the Camino, so all is well. :) also in choosing my pics, i realized I didn’t take a lot today. I think I begrudgingly stomped my way here all 13 miles and forgot to enjoy it. 😅Read more

  • Devi SchwartzCamino 2023Traveler
    pretty trees this morning
    2my first bit of food in a while 😅🥹🥹11pretty !!1according to this sign, i passed the halfway point this morning😅gotta do everything all over again1over 500 year old storage place for wines (and sometimes cheese); doors all around this hill1another view1so many cats !1town's square of tonight's stay1tonight's albergue

    recharged ! and in Moratinos

    April 26, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F

    I made it pretty far today :) last night I felt very sick and was unable to eat anything. I still didn’t feel normal this morning and couldn’t eat breakfast either. Nevertheless, I felt I did not need to take a taxi nor sit around longer, and began my walk. I was a bit worried as there was about 10 mi in nature before the next town. Luckily, 5 miles in and conveniently when I started feeling better there was a food truck in the middle of the 10 mile stretch between towns and I was able to eat!! The rest of the day I walked with random people I happened upon and ended up in the town where most people end their day (Ledigos) at around 12:30 and got lunch. It seemed too early to end my day and I felt leagues better than I did last night at that point, so, I decided to continue. I am now writing this in Moratinos at around 2 pm, a small town that is about 4 miles from Ledigos where I think I’ll stay for the night if there are beds available.Read more

  • Devi SchwartzCamino 2023Traveler
    got a late ish start today after i had a communal breakfast at the albergue
    so many pretty flowers and trees on today's walkcoke zero 🤤 break in the town eight miles out from Reliegosthe kms are dropping slowly but surelyon the phone w my dad at this point, needed him to talk me thru the last 2 mi 😂more bodegas!1Bar Elvis - supposedly the most famous bar on the Camino but tbh idk why

    Reliegos !!

    April 27, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F

    Today was a challenge ! I ended up walking a marathon - 42km ! In doing so, i put myself one full day ahead of schedule. So I now have time to squeeze in a rest day where I need one (which I might need after today 😅), or end up spending an extra day in Leon or Santiago! Besides the last two or so miles, I wasn’t feeling too bad, likely thanks to amazing home-cooked Italian meal I had at my albergue last night. 😂 also, for some reason it is only letting me upload 10 pictures lately, rather than the usual 20 :(Read more

  • Devi SchwartzCamino 2023Traveler
    2more storksreached the 200s today 🥳🥳1looks like nv !3the highway was up on my right most of the day, very loud and unpleasant1

    Leaving Leon !

    April 29, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F

    Today started kind of hectic - left my bag w all my stuff (wallet, passport, pilgrim’s credential) at my hotel and had to taxi back for it and then taxi back to where I was. However, I fell back into the rhythm of things ! The trail was right next to the highway the entire day today, which meant I spent more time listening to audiobooks trying to drown out the cars than I usually do. I arrived in the town I originally planned to stay - San Martín Del Camino - too early (noon) and I was having fun trying to converse w a French lady who spoke zero English but spoke Spanish to the same level I do. Although we were able to communicate pretty well via Spanish, a lot of the ‘conversation’ was just us laughing because we were mutually struggling to communicate. Anyway, I decided to walk 5 mi further than previously anticipated to Hospital de Órbigo. I love this town and the albergue I’m staying in tonight so much that I’ll dedicate a later second post to it !Read more

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