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Camino del Norte

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Giorno 24
giovedì 26 settembre 2024 16:45
🌬 68 °F
Altitudine: 249 ft
Spagna Muros de Nalón 43.540721, -6.09819243°32’27” N 6°5’53” W
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Avilés to Muros de Nalón
26 settembre 2024, Spagna ⋅ 🌬 68 °F
We slept in this morning since Moriah has not been well. We left our accommodations at 10:00 and debated whether we would walk or bus. It was raining and the prediction was thunderstorms all day. Still, we headed off and, though it rained off and on all day, it never poured hard. Because we left late, we didn't get to our hostel until almost 5:00. We walked 14 miles.

Our hostel is very interesting. We requested the private room for two, even though it had a shared bathroom. Our room is actually an horreo (pronounced "Oreo".) Moriah wrote about them yesterday, but for those who are not following her link, I will point out that horreos are rooms on stilts that were built outside homes many years ago to house grain and extra produce. Being on stilts kept the vermin out. So basically we are staying in a rustic "cabin" with two little dim lights. There are some large "windows" that can be "un-barred", but it's pretty chilly out so we're just hunkering down in here. We can't close the door all the way or we'll never open it from inside. The bathroom is in the main building, so it won't be fun in the middle of the night going down all these concrete steps. The last two steps to our room are concrete blocks probably a foot high. This is, indeed, an adventure... albeit and overpriced one. It will be remembered as the one time in our lives that we stayed in an horreo!Leggi altro
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ViaggiatoreSounds crazy. What an adventure, especially in the Middle of the night. How is Moriah? Nothing like walking fourteen miles while you are sick.
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Viaggiatore What a banner!
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Viaggiatore A nice promise
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Giorno 25
venerdì 27 settembre 2024 14:00
🌬 61 °F
Altitudine: 36 ft
Spagna Soto de Luiña 43.561151, -6.22988143°33’40” N 6°13’48” W
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Muros de Nalón to Soto de Luiña
27 settembre 2024, Spagna ⋅ 🌬 61 °F
We were a bit discouraged when we left this morning (after listening to the wind howl all night and anticipating thunderstorms), but are more upbeat now that we have rested and cleaned up and done laundry. Our day was only 10.25 miles, which was nice, but it did rain off and on all day and we were on some muddy paths in the woods. At one point we stopped to sit on a stone wall under an horreo and eat our snacks, and about the time we were ready to move on, the sky opened up. We were quickly getting soaked, so we went back to our overhang and hung out until the worst of it was over. We were not excited to repeat our "soaked to the skin" experience.

Part of our better attitude is that Moriah is feeling better, and I have seen a professional who helped me without telling me (or even hinting to me) to stop walking. People here are very supportive of the Camino. It's a part of the culture (and religion) here.Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore Look great!
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Viaggiatore Such beauty
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Viaggiatore Fishing poles?
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ViaggiatoreHiking poles. 😊
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Giorno 26–28
28 settembre 2024 17:30 - 30 settembre 2024
2 notti
⛅ 63 °F
Altitudine: 318 ft
Spagna Villademoros 43.542842, -6.39162343°32’34” N 6°23’30” W
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Soto de Luiña to Canero
28–30 set 2024, Spagna ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
This has been a difficult day. We are sitting at the train station right now, hoping the schedule is correct to take us the rest of our way into Canaro. Our estimated distance today was going to be pushing the limit of what I should be doing with my feet, and then we made three wrong turns. The first was in the dark this morning when we unintentionally started up the mountain route instead of the coastal route. It is no longer recommended because it is unmaintained, overgrown and without services. A man we visited with later said he did it one time and it was "terrifying". He said he met a German woman who was beginning to panic, so he just panicked along with her. 🤪

We are now in our accommodations. I told Moriah I was sorry I wimped out and she pointed out it was actually being wise. We walked 16.4 miles and it would have been over 20 had we not taken the train. We actually had to walk another 30 minutes after getting off the train. In spite of it being a difficult day with too much mileage, too many missed markers, and continual ups and downs, it was beautiful weather and lovely scenery.

I'm back to wearing my boots for various reasons.Leggi altro
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ViaggiatoreThankful you are where you need to be!!!!! Take care ♥️
28/09/24RispostaTradurre
Viaggiatore Cool picture!!
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You made a wrong turn, in the dark, on an unfamiliar route, in a foreign country? What a surprise. :P The awesome thing is that you made it to your accommodations. Stay wise. [Mrs. Paffa]
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Giorno 27
domenica 29 settembre 2024 14:15
☀️ 73 °F
Altitudine: 243 ft
Spagna Villapedre 43.544607, -6.64752743°32’41” N 6°38’51” W
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Canero to Villapedre
29 settembre 2024, Spagna ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
This day was bookended with a beautiful sunrise and a beautiful sunset. As usual, we left in the dark, on wooded paths. Sunrise is not until about 8:30 now. It was warmer today than we've been experiencing, though nothing extreme. It was a pretty day and we walked 12.8 miles. I think it's a mental thing, but I'm always worn out when we arrive at our destination, whether we have a long day or a short day!Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore 😄
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Viaggiatore Lovely progression!
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Viaggiatore Stunning!!! God’s beauty ♥️
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Giorno 28
lunedì 30 settembre 2024 13:00
☁️ 66 °F
Altitudine: 180 ft
Spagna La Caridad 43.550871, -6.83189943°33’3” N 6°49’55” W
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Villapedre to La Caridad
30 settembre 2024, Spagna ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
This has been pretty easy day. I have more energy than when we arrived yesterday and we have gone out to eat and we'll go to the grocery store later. Moriah pointed out that our nice hotel here only cost three Euros more than the horreo, which sounds "horrible".

This was a pleasant day for walking, overcast and not too hot. We walked 12 miles. At one point a little dog came barking and bearing down on us, and jumped Moriah and scraped her leg. I I swung my poles a little and it ran off. We walked a few more yards, realized we had missed a turn, and went back. The dog was barking at us again but when we started back to our missed turn it quieted down and went back to its house. Maybe it was just watching out for us!

Rain is expected tomorrow, which we are not happy about. But this is the Camino, and you take whatever comes.

(Later) There is a festival going on here. The grocery store was closed but we were able to eat churros and chocolate at the festivities. This is basically like the county fair and doesn't have any regional/cultural feeling. We'll wear earplugs tonight!Leggi altro
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It's so special that you and Moriah can do (endure) this together. The challenges you're meeting head-on, the memories that you're making - all the ups and downs (literally and not) - your notes here should turn into an actual book. And - churros and chocolate beat grocery shopping any time. Hope the festival was fun, and not too loud for sleeping. [laurie a.]
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Viaggiatore Interesting
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Viaggiatore That's neat
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Giorno 29
martedì 1 ottobre 2024 13:15
☁️ 73 °F
Altitudine: 194 ft
Spagna Atalaya Park 43.536128, -7.04120943°32’10” N 7°2’28” W
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La Caridad to Ribadeo
1 ottobre 2024, Spagna ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
We were fortunate to beat most of the rain today. We will probably not be so lucky tomorrow. There was an optional coastal route that we debated taking, but because of the rain and because of the extra distance on my foot, we chose not to. As it was, we walked 14 miles, and because we couldn't find a place to eat, we only stopped once for about 5 minutes. We did finally find a very small grocery store that sold some local apples and onions. We chose the apples.

When we crossed the long bridge into Ribadeo, we entered Galatia, the last of the regions we pass through. (Basque, Cantabria, Asturias, and Galicia) That was a big milestone for us!Leggi altro
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ViaggiatoreAre you packing enough food to sustain you throughout the day? I’m hungry just thinking about missing lunch, let alone logging so many miles on foot and expelling lots of energy!!
01/10/24RispostaTradurre
ViaggiatoreWe usually carry a couple apples but didn't have that today. We have a few snacks, but not enough to sustain us. We were definitely ready for a nice meal when we arrived. Usually we expect to pass a cafe or two to eat something and rest our feet, but it doesn't always happen!
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ViaggiatoreApples were a good choice! 😆. Last region 🎉🙏🏻
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Giorno 30
mercoledì 2 ottobre 2024 14:30
🌧 68 °F
Altitudine: 1.125 ft
Spagna Villamartín Pequeño 43.493944, -7.21492543°29’38” N 7°12’54” W
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Ribadeo to Villamartín Grande
2 ottobre 2024, Spagna ⋅ 🌧 68 °F
This was a day of milestones: 1) We officially moved into Galicia, 2) we officially left the coast, and 3) we officially began our fifth week.

We walked 12 miles, all of it in the rain. As Moriah put it, "Somewhere between a drizzle and a downpour. " As was the case once before, we were soaked to the skin. We talked all day about how we would wash and dry everything we owned, and were shocked when we arrived and discovered they only had a washer. Since that would at least spin out the water, we chose that option. The nice young lady that worked here whispered to us that she would take our laundry home to dry it. It gave us a new lease on life.

I was worried about food today, because we only knew of one place to eat along the way, and when we got there it was closed. Fortunately, we found an open cafe later and were able to get huge bocadillos that fed us for two meals, thus allowing us to wait until the 7:30 Pilgrim's Meal. Although it was late for us to eat dinner, it was delicious and we enjoyed visiting with the other pilgrims.Leggi altro
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ViaggiatoreSo thankful for the people who come along to help you.
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Viaggiatore Love the smile:)
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Viaggiatore Hope all dries out quickly
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Giorno 31
giovedì 3 ottobre 2024 14:00
☁️ 68 °F
Altitudine: 387 ft
Spagna Mondoñedo 43.428002, -7.36166443°25’41” N 7°21’42” W
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Villamartín Grande to Mondoñedo
3 ottobre 2024, Spagna ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
There was no rain predicted today, but starting out we had our doubts that we would avoid it. But the weatherman was right and we walked 11.5 miles in good weather.

When we got to Lourenzá, we stopped in the cathedral to see it and to have our "credencials" stamped. When Moriah asked if we could sit in the church, she was told that it would cost 5 Euros! We were stunned!

We are staying in the "Hospedería" (think "hospitality", not "hospital"), connected to the cathedral in Mondoñedo. The building dates from the 16th century and was originally built as a seminary to train priests. It is now used for accommodating people like us, and also as a home for retired priests. They make it clear that the chapel is always open if you need a moment of private prayer, I assume at no extra charge!Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore Beautiful
03/10/24Risposta
ViaggiatoreGlad you had a good day of walking. How many more miles to go?
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Phew, no charge for prayer! [mjp]
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Giorno 32
venerdì 4 ottobre 2024 14:00
☁️ 66 °F
Altitudine: 1.611 ft
Spagna Arroyo de Castromayor 43.344572, -7.53344843°20’40” N 7°32’0” W
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Mondoñedo to As Paredes
4 ottobre 2024, Spagna ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
We had an interesting beginning to our day. When we got to the reception area leaving the building, Moriah dropped our key in the slot at the same moment I was about to open the door. However, I couldn't get the door unlocked! That's when we saw the sign that read, "Attention: Open the door before leaving the keys." We were locked inside a quiet, seemingly deserted 16th century building. Fortunately, we had passed a man at the elevator and Moriah remembered which door he had entered, so we went in search of him. We found an elderly priest fixing his breakfast, explained our dilemma (thanks to Google Translate), and he let us out. I felt guilty that he had to walk those long hallways with his walker, but he was very cheerful and kind about it.

We walked 12.3 miles and took the mountain route, which was the steepest climb on our entire Camino. We were dreading it, but took it anyway because it was 3 miles shorter. As it turned out, it wasn't as bad as we had anticipated and we were glad we did it.

We walked for quite a while with a young man from Switzerland who we have met repeatedly along the way. We had quite a discussion about our faith, when we realized we were all Christians. God has given us many opportunities to share or faith with people of all backgrounds.

We expect rain tomorrow and for the rest of our walk. Tomorrow should be a shorter day, though.Leggi altro
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Fancy! [mjp]
04/10/24Risposta
ViaggiatoreFunny about the key. Sure makes me feel good:)…how many times have keys been a problem:). thankful for your helper and chances to share your faith. It's cold there ...and rain...keep marching on. Praying.
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Viaggiatore Blessing to him!
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Giorno 33
sabato 5 ottobre 2024 13:00
🌧 66 °F
Altitudine: 1.585 ft
Spagna Museo de Prehistoria e Arqueoloxía de Vilalba 43.301224, -7.67662343°18’4” N 7°40’36” W
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As Paredes to Vilalba
5 ottobre 2024, Spagna ⋅ 🌧 66 °F
This was a short day of 9.37 miles and, although it rained the entire way, it was not unbearable. But it did limit our taking pictures! After gaining elevation yesterday, we are now staying on a high plateau and not returning to sea level for the rest of our walk. Thus, although there are some ups and downs all day, the terrain is pretty gentle compared to most of the stages we have already walked.

Moriah worked at evening out our days to make them similar (shorter) lengths, but the next two days will be longer than we would like. Again, it's because of accommodations. Because of these longer stages and because of the swelling in my ankle, I'm going to have my backpack transported for these two days, a luxury we haven't taken advantage of thus far. I may get spoiled! Moriah made these arrangements for me, which was not easy. If she wasn't doing this for me I would just have carried my pack!

We told the woman working here that we would be leaving at about 7:00 tomorrow and she was stunned. She described it as "noche" (night). Cultures are certainly different!Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore Moriah you look great! -JoAnna
05/10/24RispostaTradurre
Agreed! [mjp]
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Wow! Hopefully the transported pack allows enough relief for powering through the last few days. [mjp]
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Giorno 34
domenica 6 ottobre 2024 16:00
☁️ 64 °F
Altitudine: 1.463 ft
Spagna Becín 43.158238, -7.83891743°9’30” N 7°50’20” W
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Vilalba to A Pobra de Parga
6 ottobre 2024, Spagna ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
Even though this day ended up to be 17.5 miles, it was not as unpleasant as we had anticipated. The rain held off until shortly afternoon, which gave us over 5 hours of walking before it started. It didn't begin to rain really hard until later in the afternoon, shortly before we arrived. We were soaked, but at least we didn't have to walk wet through all day.

This was a landmark day for us because at Baamonde we dropped below the 100 km mark to Santiago de Compostela. That is the magic number that is required to be walked (not bussed!!!) in order to receive your certificate ("Compostela") at the end. We now really feel like we are on the final stretch. Just four more days.

We are tired of bocodillos every day, so in Baamonde we found a restaurant that served a delicious thick soup of "carrots, onions, garlic, uh... whatever is from our garden."

We passed a pretty old church on the woods and there was a group of four French women quietly singing. It was a lovely, sacred moment, even though we didn't understand the words!Leggi altro
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Praise the Lord! [mjp]
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ViaggiatoreWow! That’s wonderful! God bless you both- what a special journey 💕
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Viaggiatore Yeah!
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Giorno 35
lunedì 7 ottobre 2024 14:15
⛅ 59 °F
Altitudine: 1.640 ft
Spagna Sobrado 43.040286, -8.0233243°2’25” N 8°1’24” W
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7 ottobre 2024, Spagna ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
This was a difficult day. It rained continually for several hours and we were soon drenched through. When we thought it couldn't get any worse, the wind began to blow! Plus the temperature was 52 degrees. This stretch had very little in the way of services, so there was really no place to stop and warm up. (The place we stayed last night sent us off with a sack lunch, which was a first. Maybe they knew it would be difficult to find food.) We finally found a cafe to buy hot drinks and warm up. When we left, the rain was letting up, and our last few miles (of the almost 16 we walked) were better weather.

My ankle was less swollen when we arrived in Sobrado than it has been for several days. I attribute that to not carrying a pack, so I am going to have it transported for the next two days.

We took very few pictures today because of the rain, so not a lot for you to see! Just use your imagination. 😳Leggi altro
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ViaggiatoreHope you are both warm and comfy tonight! 😊🙏🏻
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Viaggiatore Cute little rucksack!
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So thankful for less swelling! [mjp]
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Giorno 36
martedì 8 ottobre 2024 13:30
🌧 59 °F
Altitudine: 1.404 ft
Spagna Campo 42.979497, -8.23910742°58’46” N 8°14’21” W
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Sobrado dos Monxos to Goimil
8 ottobre 2024, Spagna ⋅ 🌧 59 °F
It was another rainy day, though it wasn't as miserable as yesterday. This was probably primarily because, although it rained most of the day, the conditions weren't quite as extreme. Also, we prepared better for the day: leggings, balaclavas, gloves. A nice fire going here (and a washer and dryer) have helped to lift our spirits!

Tomorrow is looking like it will be pretty unpleasant, but as usual we will take what comes!Leggi altro
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ViaggiatoreOnly two days to go. I hope the sun is shining as you enter the city!
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ViaggiatoreAs do I, but I have my doubts. It will be anticlimactic in the pouring rain, but that's what we expect.
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Pretty! [mjp]
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Giorno 37
mercoledì 9 ottobre 2024 15:40
☁️ 57 °F
Altitudine: 1.404 ft
Spagna Campo 42.979485, -8.23911142°58’46” N 8°14’21” W
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Goimil to Santisa
9 ottobre 2024, Spagna ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
This has become a different day than we had planned. It's 10:30 in the morning and we haven't left our accommodations yet because of the weather. Pounding rain and strong winds. The possibility of flash flooding and falling tree limbs were the deciding factors. Everyone else here is also waiting it out. Electricity has been off and on. Hopefully this afternoon will be better, so we changed tonight's accommodations so we didn't have as far to walk. It will add some distance tomorrow, but that was a short day anyway. Everything worked perfectly: open room where we needed it, the ability to cancel our booked room, and even the ability to have my pack transport changed just as the driver was arriving to pick it up. Plus, someone to do all this in Spanish for us!

(Later) We stayed at our B&B until after 11:00 and then walked for 10.8 miles, much of it in the rain. We are so glad we waited out the major part of the storm. We passed downed trees limbs, lots of debris, and some angry, rushing water.

Tomorrow is our LAST DAY OF WALKING!!! We think we have about 10 miles to Santiago de Compostela. We may even arrive without rain. 🙄 We are excited to be almost done!

Now that our trip is almost over, I'm including some pictures of my toes. (Now that it's too late for anyone to fuss at me!) Moriah said I need to include a note that says "Graphic photos! Use parental discretion."Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore So glad you used discretion and waited it out!!! That must have been a strong storm!!
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ViaggiatoreIt looks like Iowa a few years ago, doesn't it?
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Viaggiatore Oh my Susan!!!! Your feet look AWFUL!!! How are you able to put them in your shoes or boots each day??? Thankful you are almost finished.
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ViaggiatoreI haven't had any choice but to put my boots on each day if I wanted to finish. I'm so glad that will be tomorrow.
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ViaggiatoreI'm glad it's over. :)
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ViaggiatoreMe, too, actually. 😲
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Giorno 38
giovedì 10 ottobre 2024 01:00
⛅ 54 °F
Altitudine: 705 ft
Spagna Conxo 42.869105, -8.54881742°52’9” N 8°32’56” W
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Santiso to Santiago de Compostela
10 ottobre 2024, Spagna ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
We made it! It was so satisfying and very moving to walk into Santiago! As we estimated, it was about 10 miles to get here this morning. (We have walked another 3+ miles within the city.) Although we had rain off and on this morning, it was not raining when we got to the cathedral. The only thing that was not perfect was that Nathan was not with me, which made me cry.

About a third of the way here our route merged with the French Route ("Frances"). The Northern Route ("Norte") is much less traveled and the alternate that we took the last four days was nearly deserted. Because of that, it was shocking to suddenly be surrounded by LOTS of pilgrims. It sort of spoiled the solitude of our own walk, but of course it's not all about me!Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore 🥹 this made me cry a bit ♥️
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What an accomplishment!!! Emotional for us, too, that followed you along your journey. Oh, Nathan, this was supposed to be you... You two have been amazing with all you've been through. Now rest, soak your feet, and look forward to coming home. [laurie a.]
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ViaggiatoreCongratulations!!! So proud of you gals!!! Oh how Pastor would have loved it. ♥️ Time to let those feet heal and enjoy the satisfaction of completing the pilgrimage. So cool.
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Giorno 39
venerdì 11 ottobre 2024 23:11
☁️ 63 °F
Altitudine: 705 ft
Spagna Conxo 42.869113, -8.54881842°52’9” N 8°32’56” W
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Santiago de Compostela (Friday)
11 ottobre 2024, Spagna ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
We began our day by going back to the pilgrim office to have some things corrected on our documents. My Compostela had my name listed as Susannam, which they told me was the Latin form of Susan. Having looked it up, we felt like it should end in an H not an M, but they told me it was the accusative form. Far be it for me to argue Latin with them! Also, the starting date on our distance certificate indicated we started on May 9th instead of September 5th, a confusion between the European and American dating system. They printed us new ones.

We took a tour of the cathedral and its museum, which was very interesting. My conclusion regarding Catholicism versus evangelicalism is that Catholics do better with architecture and evangelicals do better with worshiping God alone.

We did lots of browsing and wandering in the old City around the cathedral, and ended our evening with a special celebratory dinner, thanks to Jeremiah and Lydia.

Now that we have officially ended the Camino, we only walked 8 and 1/2 mi today. 🤪Leggi altro
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Way to pique our interest! 😁 [mjp]
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I went and looked it up - I hope you do get to see it in action!😳 [mjp]
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Yum! [mjp]
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Giorno 40
sabato 12 ottobre 2024 20:38
🌙 63 °F
Altitudine: 705 ft
Spagna Conxo 42.869101, -8.54882342°52’9” N 8°32’56” W
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Santiago de Compostela (Saturday)
12 ottobre 2024, Spagna ⋅ 🌙 63 °F
The highlight of our day was definitely to see the Botafumerio swing at the 12:00 mass. The Botafumerio is the largest incense censer in the world and swings nearly to the ceiling of the cathedral. It is about 4.5 tall and weighs well over 100 pounds. It used to be used at most masses (or maybe it was the Pilgrim masses, I'm not sure), but now is only used on holy days or when a group pays for it. They never tell ahead of time if this is the case, so you have no idea when you go to mass. Moriah and I went in quite early and literally got the best seats in the house for viewing it.

The pulley system was replaced in 1604, so I was hoping it would hold since we were right below it. Apparently it has flown off in the (far distant) past!

This incense burner has swung since the middle ages. Incense is a part of Catholic worship, of course (Psalm 141:2), but the practice is also tied to needing to cover the smell of unwashed pilgrims in the middle ages arriving from across Europe, and to hopefully stop the spread of diseases like the plague.

Tomorrow we will bus to the western coast of Spain (Atlantic Ocean) to Finisterre/Fisterra. More on that tomorrow!Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore This was fascinating to watch!!!! You did have the best seats 😳
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ViaggiatoreWhat a great accomplishment for you and Moriah, and a fitting tribute to Nathan. Congratulations
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ViaggiatoreThank you. 😊
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ViaggiatoreWhat a wonderful experience so be able to see this.
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Giorno 41
domenica 13 ottobre 2024 21:14
☁️ 63 °F
Altitudine: 686 ft
Spagna Conxo 42.868677, -8.53931642°52’7” N 8°32’22” W
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Finisterre/Fisterra
13 ottobre 2024, Spagna ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
We had a nice day traveling to the coast. (Finisterre is Spanish and Fisterra is Galician.) The name refers to the end of the Earth, which is what the Romans considered it. In medieval times people thought that the edge of the Earth was out in the Atlantic Ocean and if you went too far, you would fall off. We picked this day for this outing because the weather was supposed to be beautiful, and it was. We had neither the extra days nor the inclination to walk it (5 days), so we took the bus which was about five and a half hours round trip. I was stunned when we got there because, although there was water, there was no view of open ocean. Instead, we were at the end of a bay. It turns out that you have to walk the rest of the way! It was about four and a half miles round trip to the tip of the peninsula where the lighthouse is. At this point four and a half miles is no big deal, but it was unexpected. All in all, it was a good outing to end our trip.

On another subject, toenail #2 fell off this evening!Leggi altro
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A beautiful day for it! [mjp]
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Viaggiatore Woohoo! You made it all the way!!
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ViaggiatoreBy bus! 😁
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Giorno 42
lunedì 14 ottobre 2024 14:00
☁️ 70 °F
Altitudine: 2.103 ft
Spagna Casco Histórico de Barajas 40.46667, -3.5898440°28’0” N 3°35’23” W
Santiago to Madrid
14 ottobre 2024, Spagna ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
This was our last day in Spain. We traveled by train from Santiago to Madrid, a trip of about three and a half hours. It was amazing how the terrain and the vegetation changed as we left rainy, hilly, lush Galicia and approached the flatter and dryer region of Central spain. I told Moriah it looked like eastern Montana.

We are settled in a hostel for the night with free shuttle to the airport in the morning. Unfortunately, we leave out of different terminals, Moriah to the U.S. and me to Bulgaria, so we can't spend the morning together.

This is the end of our Camino adventure! Thank you for joining us as we traveled. I'm sure it was less painful for those of you reading this than it was for the two of us! 😂Leggi altro
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ViaggiatoreIt was fun to see each day and know some of how to pray for you. I’m sure a mother daughter bonding that few encounter.
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ViaggiatoreI'll miss coming on here every day and going along in the adventure with you!
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ViaggiatoreWhat a great adventure you two have had. Even though it was painful, wet, cold, you were hungry, lonely, and tired, this will be one of the greatest accomplishments of your lifetime. In the future when something seems difficult, you'll have the confidence and will power to follow through, knowing that if you can do 500 miles, you can do anything!!! You'll forget all the above mentioned hardships and remember the people you walked with, the great food you tasted, the kind locals who helped you out, the relationship building, the laughs and the feeling you got when you arrived at the cathedral!!! I'm so proud of you. I'll be bragging that MY sister and MY niece did this, because I NEVER will! Lol
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Giorno 43
martedì 15 ottobre 2024 10:41
☁️ 64 °F
Altitudine: 1.985 ft
Spagna Barajas 40.472578, -3.57079940°28’21” N 3°34’15” W
Madrid Airport
15 ottobre 2024, Spagna ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
One last picture. Looking out the window at the airport reminded me of Great Falls, complete with a "butte" (though not a real one) and trees along the Missouri River.
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ViaggiatoreHave a wonderful time visiting your family!! I have enjoyed following along with you and Moriah on your Spain adventure ♥️ love and prayers ~ Callie
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ViaggiatoreEnjoy your visit! And rest those feet 💕😊
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ViaggiatoreGlad you had a successful trip. Enjoy your time in Bulgaria.
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ViaggiatoreThank you for sharing your trip and pictures with us. What memories you and Mariah have, so glad she was with you. Enjoy time with your family.
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