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- Day 62
- Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at 4:54 PM
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 2,178 ft
SpainTríacastela42°45’22” N 7°14’23” W
Heading Toward Galicia
October 4, 2016 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Left the Castilla region and started heading into Galicia. Beautiful! Pictures can't come close to what I've actally been seeing, but I'll post some of them nonetheless.
Oct 2: Ponferrada toRead more
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- Day 62
- Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at 5:06 PM
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 2,178 ft
- SpainTríacastela42°45’22” N 7°14’23” W
Villafranca to O'Cebreiro
October 4, 2016 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Mon, Oct 3, 30 km
This day was pretty tough - long and very uphill the final 10 km. We officially left the Castillo region and came into Galicia today. Things are starting to green up!
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- Day 62
- Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at 5:14 PM
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 2,178 ft
- SpainTríacastela42°45’22” N 7°14’23” W
More Scenery Coming into O'Cebreiro
October 4, 2016 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Pic #2 leading the cows through town to pasture
Pic #3 another marker along the route with many well wishes; stopped and left another stone for Ms Jamie
Pic #4 another sweet Camino critter
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- Day 62
- Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at 5:22 PM
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 2,178 ft
- SpainTríacastela42°45’22” N 7°14’23” W
Dinner, Sky & Sunset
October 4, 2016 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Tues, Oct 4 in O'Cebreiro
Pics #1-2 modern day pilgrims don't lack for much out here in the way of food; pic 1 is the first course, ensalada mixta (there are usually 4-5 options to choose from) & picRead more
TravelerThe food looks amazing!! I'm so confused, though. How does your family start at the same place, end at the same place, but not walk together. Seems like you'd all be on the same path. Guess I'll just have to keep pondering this. 😉
C. WhettenRight, Connie, everyone is on the same path, and they must have agreed on where to meet at the end of the day, but some folks move faster than others at different times of the day.
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- Day 62
- Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at 5:30 PM
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 2,178 ft
- SpainTríacastela42°45’22” N 7°14’23” W
O'Cebreiro to Triacastela
October 4, 2016 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Tues, Oct 4: a good walk (21.3 km) going both up and downhill into Triacastela. Unbelievable sunrise today!!!
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- Day 62
- Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at 5:35 PM
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 2,178 ft
- SpainTríacastela42°45’22” N 7°14’23” W
On the Road to & intoTricastela
October 4, 2016 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Pic #1 local dog doing an excellent job of begging
Pic #2 Doggie Pilgrims
Pic #3 youngin's napping in late morning sun
Hi, Kathy. Been following your trek and enjoying your photos. Looks like you're in the home stretch. Hang in there! Tom Hogan.
C. WhettenA month ago this morning, we were watching for our backpacks coming off the plane in Biarritz. You've gone a long ways sense then. You've met a lot of fun people and probably a few that are not so nice. You've had a lot of great experiences and a few that were not so fun, like watching your hiking pole drop into the river. Thanks for sharing your friendship and experiences on the trail (good and bad) with us.
Hi Kathy - I've been thinking about you - just took a few minutes to look through some of your pictures. It looks like this trip has has probably been all you hoped for - I can see you have experienced many beautiful places and many smiling faces. You will carry these memories in your heart forever. SallyK.
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- Day 73
- Saturday, October 15, 2016 at 5:33 AM
- 🌙 2 °C
- Altitude: 341 ft
United StatesMorristown Green40°48’3” N 74°29’2” W
Wow . . . catching up!
October 15, 2016 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 2 °C
The final 5 days into Santiago went quickly and the days following that have flown by even faster. Back in the states now, visiting a friend on the east coast so I'm hoping to catch up on the blog aRead more
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- Day 73
- Saturday, October 15, 2016 at 6:01 AM
- 🌙 2 °C
- Altitude: 341 ft
- United StatesMorristown Green40°48’3” N 74°29’2” W
Tricastela to Barbadelo
October 15, 2016 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 2 °C
Day 29, Oct 5; 26k day
The Gaicia region is so much greener and parts of it even remind me of Portland. Coming into fall, the morning light isn't really present until after 8am or even 8:30am, butRead more
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- Day 74
- Sunday, October 16, 2016 at 7:59 AM
- ⛅ 6 °C
- Altitude: 344 ft
- United StatesMorristown Green40°48’3” N 74°29’2” W
Day 29 Continued
October 16, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
In late morning I came across a very sweet and fantastic "Donativo" spot where they offered fruits, hard boiled eggs and other treats such as coffee, hot chocolate and tea for whatever amount youRead more
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- Day 75
- Monday, October 17, 2016 at 8:28 AM
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Altitude: 341 ft
- United StatesMorristown Green40°48’3” N 74°29’2” W
Day 29, More Scenery Along the Way
October 17, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Pic #1 crazy spider webs; there are quite a few of these along the way now, but never a spider sighting . . . where & what are these arachnids?
Pic #2 Passing through the city of Sarria, there was aRead more
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- Day 75
- Monday, October 17, 2016 at 8:41 AM
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitude: 341 ft
- United StatesMorristown Green40°48’3” N 74°29’2” W
Barbadelo to Hospital
October 17, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Day 30, Oct 6
30+ km
This was a loooong day as I strolled along with 2 pals Antonio & Adrian (I think of them as The A Team), stopping for some leisurely breaks and food along the way. We didn'tRead more
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- Day 75
- Monday, October 17, 2016 at 8:49 AM
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitude: 341 ft
- United StatesMorristown Green40°48’3” N 74°29’2” W
Day 30 Continued
October 17, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Pic #1 chestnut tree
Pic #2 I found a catio in Spain!
Pic #5 at the 100k marker
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- Day 75
- Monday, October 17, 2016 at 8:57 AM
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitude: 341 ft
- United StatesMorristown Green40°48’3” N 74°29’2” W
Day 30, More Pics
October 17, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Pic #2 handsome beast perched on a wall
Pic #3 this soda was consumed on our final break this day, about 4k from our destination; orange soda never tasted so good
Pic #4 Antonio saying hello to aRead more
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- Day 75
- Monday, October 17, 2016 at 9:17 AM
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Altitude: 338 ft
- United StatesMorristown Green40°48’4” N 74°29’2” W
Hospital to Melide
October 17, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Day 31, Oct 7
28km
Pic #1 Spider forrest!!
Pic #2 I'd been thinking of Halloween & enjoyed seeing these big, more familiar spider webs
Pics #3-4 farmers market in town of Palas De Rei
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- Day 75
- Monday, October 17, 2016
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Altitude: 341 ft
- United StatesMorristown Green40°48’3” N 74°29’2” W
Pulpo Feast in Melide
October 17, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Oct 7
This region is known for it's delicious octopus (pulpo). It is lightly boiled, then seasoned and grilled, and was indeed very tasty. We had quite a feast!
(Craig Burley, check out thoseRead more
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- Day 79
- Friday, October 21, 2016 at 8:47 AM
- ☁️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 16 ft
- United StatesNewark Liberty International Airport40°41’10” N 74°10’47” W
Melide to O Burgo
October 21, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Day 32, Oct 8
33km
20.5 miles, my longest day! Whew. More beautiful scenery and critters. Tomorrow we're scheduled to reach our destination, Santiago. Can't believe it's gone so quickly.
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- Day 79
- Friday, October 21, 2016 at 9:25 AM
- 🌧 19 °C
- Altitude: 16 ft
- United StatesNewark Liberty International Airport40°41’10” N 74°10’47” W
Horreos (accent over first o)
October 21, 2016 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
Been seeing many of these the past week. Horreos were/are used for storing harvested crops and grains. Many of them have looked unused, but there have been a couple that appear to be storing corn.
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- Day 79
- Friday, October 21, 2016 at 9:32 AM
- 🌧 19 °C
- Altitude: 16 ft
- United StatesNewark Liberty International Airport40°41’9” N 74°10’48” W
Day 33, Santiago de Compostela
October 21, 2016 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
Oct 9
20km
A lovely walk this morning. The whole "family" stuck together for the entire walk so we could all arrive together. Bittersweet, of course. Glad to reach the destination, but very sad toRead more
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- Day 79
- Friday, October 21, 2016 at 9:56 AM
- 🌧 19 °C
- Altitude: 16 ft
- United StatesNewark Liberty International Airport40°41’10” N 74°10’47” W
Pilgrim No More
October 21, 2016 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
I found a beautiful boutique hotel to splurge on (€60 per night) just off of the plaza and had a long soak in the bath. I also wasted no time in finding a place to get a pedicure. Transition fromRead more
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- Day 79
- Friday, October 21, 2016 at 10:39 AM
- 🌧 20 °C
- Altitude: 16 ft
- United StatesNewark Liberty International Airport40°41’11” N 74°10’46” W
Day 2 in Santiago
October 21, 2016 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
Oct 10
Although I was technically no longer a pilgrim, I still had a final pilgrim meal with the family. Pic #2 was my first course, seafood chowder. Second course was salad and a beautiful cut ofRead more
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- Day 79
- Friday, October 21, 2016 at 10:55 AM
- 🌧 20 °C
- Altitude: 16 ft
- United StatesNewark Liberty International Airport40°41’10” N 74°10’46” W
Finisterre, The End of the World
October 21, 2016 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
Oct 11
Back in the day, explorers believed this was where the land ended on the west coast. Many pilgrims continue to walk from Santiago to reach this point, typically taking 3 days to do so.
I, noRead more
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- Day 79
- Friday, October 21, 2016 at 11:15 AM
- 🌧 20 °C
- Altitude: 16 ft
- United StatesNewark Liberty International Airport40°41’11” N 74°10’46” W
Finiaterre, Day 2
October 21, 2016 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
Oct 12
My second night in town, I walked a final 3 km to the 0 km mark - the lighthouse at the "end of the world". A gorgeous walk and the amazing experience of watching the sun go down over theRead more
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- Day 79
- Friday, October 21, 2016 at 11:20 AM
- 🌧 20 °C
- Altitude: 16 ft
- United StatesNewark Liberty International Airport40°41’11” N 74°10’46” W
Sunset/Moonrise in Finisterre
October 21, 2016 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
Kind of hard to see the near full moon in Pic #4, but it's there on the left.
Pic #5 the 0 km marker
C. Whetten
What a classic picture: the 0.00 km marker, the shell symbol, the ocean and the rainbow all together. Great shot!
Dear Kathy Thank you for sending me this site. I lived every moment of your pilgrimage in my heart. What a blessing to have been able to take this journey. I sense Michael was with you every step you took. He treasured your friendship so very much, luv Carole
Kathy ThielenI couldn't believe what a beautiful day/evening it was! It truly felt magical.
Vanetta Abdellatif
Rooster shirt. 😂