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- Tag 1
- Sonntag, 10. September 2017 um 16:31
- 🌧 15 °C
- Höhe über NN: 796 m
FrankreichBois d’Orisson43°6’31” N 1°14’21” W
And so it begins ...
10. September 2017 in Frankreich ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
... with a single step on a French cobblestone lane under a stone arch which has seen millions of pilgrims over many centuries. Coleen and I add our names to the traveling ledger of wayfarers who haveWeiterlesen
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- Mittwoch, 13. September 2017 um 18:57
- ☀️ 30 °C
- Höhe über NN: 488 m
SpanienUterga42°42’30” N 1°45’39” W
And that's no Bull ...
13. September 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
After a rough trip over the Pyrenees in driving rain and wind, Pamplona was a much needed boost today. In the City where bulls are loosed onto the cobble streets each summer, we enjoyed wondrousWeiterlesen
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- Donnerstag, 14. September 2017 um 16:13
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Höhe über NN: 414 m
- SpanienEstella-Lizarra42°40’7” N 2°1’24” W
The Walking Wounded
14. September 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
We have been told that you walk the Camino with your head not your feet. Lofty sentiments but there is no convincing my two blistered toes and wonky knees that this is true. All manner of pilgrims areWeiterlesen
ReisenderI have just stepped into following the Paul journey. It looks like a beautiful start and now you need to work for the views and experiences. I hope that effort (and pain) makes them even more vibrant and breathtaking. It looks wonderful. Enjoy you 2. Oh A535 might be in order :)
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- Tag 6
- Freitag, 15. September 2017 um 16:16
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Höhe über NN: 493 m
- SpanienSansol42°33’13” N 2°15’56” W
Pointing the Way
15. September 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
It's hard to get lost on the Way. Flechas amarillos -- yellow arrows are always close by to guide you past historic churches, thru tiny villages and hillside trails. When a yellow arrow isn'tWeiterlesen
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- Samstag, 16. September 2017 um 20:13
- ☀️ 13 °C
- Höhe über NN: 516 m
- SpanienNavarrete42°25’43” N 2°33’43” W
No room at the Inn
16. September 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Arrived this evening and all the albuerges are full. The town is putting up about 40 pilgrims in a library building which is bring renovated. Only 1 bathroom amongst us all. Looks like a refugee camp.Weiterlesen
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- Tag 8
- Sonntag, 17. September 2017 um 16:51
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Höhe über NN: 750 m
- SpanienCirueña42°24’46” N 2°53’40” W
Always moving .... forward
17. September 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Illuminated only by our single headlamp, the trail out of Navarette was spooky this morning at 6:15 AM when we struck off. Once it has risen, the sun is a great guide in the morning as we need only toWeiterlesen
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- Montag, 18. September 2017 um 15:50
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Höhe über NN: 776 m
- SpanienBelorado42°25’14” N 3°11’26” W
Walk, Eat, Sleep. ..
18. September 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
.... and then repeat. Life is simple on the Way.
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- Dienstag, 19. September 2017 um 16:02
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Höhe über NN: 967 m
- SpanienAgés42°22’11” N 3°28’42” W
O' Canada, O' Camino ...
19. September 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Of all the nationalities on the Camino right now, Canada would appear to be over represented. Lotsa Canucks from BC, the Prairies, Ontario and Quebec. Canadians have become the subject of muchWeiterlesen
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- Tag 11
- Mittwoch, 20. September 2017 um 17:13
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Höhe über NN: 874 m
- SpanienRío Vena42°20’56” N 3°41’52” W
Burgos ... oh wow.
20. September 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
The medieval pilgrim arriving at the jaw - dropping cathedral in Burgos might have been tempted to stay here awhile for surely this was a place where heaven and earth seemed just a little closer. AWeiterlesen
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- Donnerstag, 21. September 2017 um 14:37
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Höhe über NN: 878 m
- SpanienHontanas42°18’45” N 4°2’35” W
Give a Pilgrim a grape ...
21. September 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
and he'll take a cluster.
Pilgrims are a rather unkempt, smelly and disheveled bunch until rejuvenating showers in the late afternoom make us human again. In the big cities we stick out like soreWeiterlesen
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- Freitag, 22. September 2017 um 16:30
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Höhe über NN: 792 m
- SpanienBoadilla del Camino42°15’30” N 4°20’47” W
Place and pace
22. September 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
The Way, right now, is the PLACE for me. The terrain on the Meseta is remarkably familiar to me -- sun-baked Southern Alberta without the coulees. Mostly flat but at times we hike up and out of aWeiterlesen
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- Samstag, 23. September 2017 um 15:22
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Höhe über NN: 824 m
- SpanienCarrión de los Condes42°20’14” N 4°36’2” W
Illumination. ...
23. September 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
... can take many forms. As we started off in the dark this morning from Boadilla our path was lit with my headlamp. Later in an ancient church, modern stain glass windows illuminated the stonyWeiterlesen
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- Samstag, 23. September 2017 um 21:44
- 🌙 20 °C
- Höhe über NN: 829 m
- SpanienCervatos de la Cueza42°17’59” N 4°46’19” W
The Fallen
23. September 2017 in Spanien ⋅ 🌙 20 °C
Marita was born 27 years ago on a beautiful summer day in Calgary. This post is dedicated to her.
There are sobering moments on the Camino when you come across a monument or a cross memorializing aWeiterlesen
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- Sonntag, 24. September 2017 um 15:23
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Höhe über NN: 858 m
- SpanienMoratinos42°21’40” N 4°55’40” W
The simple things ...
24. September 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
... in life are the best. Today that was two large slices of watermelon, being enthusiastically greeted by our Spanish friend Andrés, and sharing a laugh with a Belgian hiking trio. And now a tintoWeiterlesen
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- Montag, 25. September 2017 um 17:59
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Höhe über NN: 869 m
- SpanienEl Burgo Ranero42°25’27” N 5°13’13” W
Sing a Song ...
25. September 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
I've been singing on the Way from time to time. Right now I have the Carpenters' "Sing a Song" on my Camino sing list.
Last night at an Italian albergue we were treated to a live guitar performanceWeiterlesen
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- Mittwoch, 27. September 2017 um 17:12
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Höhe über NN: 818 m
- SpanienHospital de Órbigo42°27’34” N 5°53’6” W
Leon .. like moths to a flame
27. September 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Medieval pilgrims and modern pilgrims alike are drawn to the Spanish cities for provisions and to be wowed by their cathedrals. Leon is no exception. An elegant cathedral with exceptional stainedWeiterlesen
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- Mittwoch, 27. September 2017 um 18:05
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Höhe über NN: 818 m
- SpanienHospital de Órbigo42°27’34” N 5°53’6” W
A Knight's Tale ...
27. September 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
It's beginning to look a lot like ... the Medieval Ages. Grand cobblestone bridges, jousting fields and all manner of statuary and signage evoking the days of knights, chivalrous deeds and quests.Weiterlesen
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- Donnerstag, 28. September 2017 um 16:26
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Höhe über NN: 989 m
- SpanienSanta Catalina de Somoza42°27’18” N 6°9’33” W
Slow down ... you move too fast
28. September 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Ya gotta make the morning last. Just skipping down the cobblestones. Lookin' for fun and feeling groovy.
This Paul Simon song has come to mind many times over the past 24 hours. Last night, we stayedWeiterlesen
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- Freitag, 29. September 2017 um 18:23
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Höhe über NN: 1.183 m
- SpanienEl Acebo de San Miguel42°29’52” N 6°27’17” W
Cross my heart
29. September 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
We have left the Meseta, the great plains of Spain, and have headed into the mountains. Crosses everywhere including the famous iron cross at Cruz Ferro where we left a heart stone that Coleen foundWeiterlesen
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- Samstag, 30. September 2017 um 17:39
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Höhe über NN: 491 m
- SpanienCamponaraya42°34’47” N 6°40’8” W
And the words of the prophet are written
30. September 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
... well in Spain, they are written everywhere. On Camino markers, underpasses and traffic signs. I have grown to appreciate the colours and novelty demonstrated by the Spanish graffiti artists andWeiterlesen
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- Sonntag, 1. Oktober 2017 um 16:55
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Höhe über NN: 599 m
- SpanienLa Portela de Valcarce42°39’36” N 6°55’5” W
Look, there's a castle. ..
1. Oktober 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
I love castles.
Yesterday in Ponferrada we walked the castle walls of the former bastion of the Knights Templar. Great medieval castle with a secret tunnel, turrets and pageantry. I could imagineWeiterlesen
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- Montag, 2. Oktober 2017 um 16:35
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Höhe über NN: 1.288 m
- SpanienFonfría42°43’52” N 7°9’25” W
Go Your Own Way
2. Oktober 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
So I see a Pilgrim today walking down the trail backwards. Perhaps sun stroke ... perhaps just different strokes for different folks. But this peregrino was certainly hiking the Way on his terms.
AndWeiterlesen
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- Dienstag, 3. Oktober 2017 um 17:49
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Höhe über NN: 527 m
- SpanienBarbadelo42°46’10” N 7°26’40” W
What's in a name?
3. Oktober 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
I tried convincing 2 Italian peregrinas that my name was Juan Diego. I said it with gusto and exuberance, and a bit of a bow. They weren't buying it. Eventually when I said my name was Scott, the oneWeiterlesen
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- Mittwoch, 4. Oktober 2017 um 16:30
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Höhe über NN: 538 m
- SpanienGonzar42°49’31” N 7°41’46” W
What makes a pilgrim?
4. Oktober 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
I still haven't answered that question.
Some would argue that it involves a measure of sacrifice,. There are those who fall in the "no pain, no gain" camp. For others it is walking every mile of theWeiterlesen
ReisenderEvery walker has a story and a privilege it must be to share. Hope they also have some ice to share for those shins!
ReisenderOf course, "no pain, no gain" has a different meaning at 16 than it does 40 years on. I do believe it does engrain a more lasting memory of an event if that is any consolation. So, you will never forget where you were on the Camino when the pain set in. Hope it was a picturesque spot. Keep well my friend.
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- Donnerstag, 5. Oktober 2017 um 17:38
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Höhe über NN: 460 m
- SpanienMelide42°54’53” N 8°1’2” W
Feliz Cumpleanno
5. Oktober 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
On this fine day in Manitoba, Canada a beautiful baby, now woman, was born. Happy birthday Coleen.
Greetings from around the world are being sent your way from family, old friends and new CaminoWeiterlesen
ReisenderYou both look vibrant...if a bit wet. Love you two!
ReisenderLove your opening words. Feel I am beginning to read an adventure novel.