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- Gün 1
- 10 Eylül 2017 Pazar 16:31
- 🌧 15 °C
- Yükseklik: 796 m
FransaBois d’Orisson43°6’31” N 1°14’21” W
And so it begins ...
10 Eylül 2017, Fransa ⋅ 🌧 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 haveOkumaya devam et
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- Gün 4
- 13 Eylül 2017 Çarşamba 18:57
- ☀️ 30 °C
- Yükseklik: 488 m
IspanyaUterga42°42’30” N 1°45’39” W
And that's no Bull ...
13 Eylül 2017, Ispanya ⋅ ☀️ 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 wondrousOkumaya devam et
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- Gün 5
- 14 Eylül 2017 Perşembe 16:13
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Yükseklik: 414 m
- IspanyaEstella-Lizarra42°40’7” N 2°1’24” W
The Walking Wounded
14 Eylül 2017, Ispanya ⋅ ⛅ 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 areOkumaya devam et
GezginI 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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- Gün 6
- 15 Eylül 2017 Cuma 16:16
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Yükseklik: 493 m
- IspanyaSansol42°33’13” N 2°15’56” W
Pointing the Way
15 Eylül 2017, Ispanya ⋅ ⛅ 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'tOkumaya devam et
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- Gün 7
- 16 Eylül 2017 Cumartesi 20:13
- ☀️ 13 °C
- Yükseklik: 516 m
- IspanyaNavarrete42°25’43” N 2°33’43” W
No room at the Inn
16 Eylül 2017, Ispanya ⋅ ☀️ 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.Okumaya devam et
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- Gün 8
- 17 Eylül 2017 Pazar 16:51
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Yükseklik: 750 m
- IspanyaCirueña42°24’46” N 2°53’40” W
Always moving .... forward
17 Eylül 2017, Ispanya ⋅ ☀️ 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 toOkumaya devam et
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- Gün 9
- 18 Eylül 2017 Pazartesi 15:50
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Yükseklik: 776 m
- IspanyaBelorado42°25’14” N 3°11’26” W
Walk, Eat, Sleep. ..
18 Eylül 2017, Ispanya ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
.... and then repeat. Life is simple on the Way.
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- Gün 10
- 19 Eylül 2017 Salı 16:02
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Yükseklik: 967 m
- IspanyaAgés42°22’11” N 3°28’42” W
O' Canada, O' Camino ...
19 Eylül 2017, Ispanya ⋅ ☀️ 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 muchOkumaya devam et
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- Gün 11
- 20 Eylül 2017 Çarşamba 17:13
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Yükseklik: 874 m
- IspanyaRío Vena42°20’56” N 3°41’52” W
Burgos ... oh wow.
20 Eylül 2017, Ispanya ⋅ ☀️ 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. AOkumaya devam et
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- Gün 12
- 21 Eylül 2017 Perşembe 14:37
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Yükseklik: 878 m
- IspanyaHontanas42°18’45” N 4°2’35” W
Give a Pilgrim a grape ...
21 Eylül 2017, Ispanya ⋅ ⛅ 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 soreOkumaya devam et
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- Gün 13
- 22 Eylül 2017 Cuma 16:30
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Yükseklik: 792 m
- IspanyaBoadilla del Camino42°15’30” N 4°20’47” W
Place and pace
22 Eylül 2017, Ispanya ⋅ ☀️ 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 aOkumaya devam et
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- Gün 14
- 23 Eylül 2017 Cumartesi 15:22
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Yükseklik: 824 m
- IspanyaCarrión de los Condes42°20’14” N 4°36’2” W
Illumination. ...
23 Eylül 2017, Ispanya ⋅ ☀️ 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 stonyOkumaya devam et
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- Gün 14
- 23 Eylül 2017 Cumartesi 21:44
- 🌙 20 °C
- Yükseklik: 829 m
- IspanyaCervatos de la Cueza42°17’59” N 4°46’19” W
The Fallen
23 Eylül 2017, Ispanya ⋅ 🌙 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 aOkumaya devam et
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- Gün 15
- 24 Eylül 2017 Pazar 15:23
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Yükseklik: 858 m
- IspanyaMoratinos42°21’40” N 4°55’40” W
The simple things ...
24 Eylül 2017, Ispanya ⋅ ☀️ 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 tintoOkumaya devam et
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- Gün 16
- 25 Eylül 2017 Pazartesi 17:59
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Yükseklik: 869 m
- IspanyaEl Burgo Ranero42°25’27” N 5°13’13” W
Sing a Song ...
25 Eylül 2017, Ispanya ⋅ ⛅ 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 performanceOkumaya devam et
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- 27 Eylül 2017 Çarşamba 17:12
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Yükseklik: 818 m
- IspanyaHospital de Órbigo42°27’34” N 5°53’6” W
Leon .. like moths to a flame
27 Eylül 2017, Ispanya ⋅ ☀️ 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 stainedOkumaya devam et
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- Gün 18
- 27 Eylül 2017 Çarşamba 18:05
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Yükseklik: 818 m
- IspanyaHospital de Órbigo42°27’34” N 5°53’6” W
A Knight's Tale ...
27 Eylül 2017, Ispanya ⋅ ☀️ 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.Okumaya devam et
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- Gün 19
- 28 Eylül 2017 Perşembe 16:26
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Yükseklik: 989 m
- IspanyaSanta Catalina de Somoza42°27’18” N 6°9’33” W
Slow down ... you move too fast
28 Eylül 2017, Ispanya ⋅ ⛅ 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 stayedOkumaya devam et
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- Gün 20
- 29 Eylül 2017 Cuma 18:23
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Yükseklik: 1.183 m
- IspanyaEl Acebo de San Miguel42°29’52” N 6°27’17” W
Cross my heart
29 Eylül 2017, Ispanya ⋅ ☀️ 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 foundOkumaya devam et
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- Gün 21
- 30 Eylül 2017 Cumartesi 17:39
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Yükseklik: 491 m
- IspanyaCamponaraya42°34’47” N 6°40’8” W
And the words of the prophet are written
30 Eylül 2017, Ispanya ⋅ ☀️ 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 andOkumaya devam et
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- Gün 22
- 1 Ekim 2017 Pazar 16:55
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Yükseklik: 599 m
- IspanyaLa Portela de Valcarce42°39’36” N 6°55’5” W
Look, there's a castle. ..
1 Ekim 2017, Ispanya ⋅ ⛅ 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 imagineOkumaya devam et
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- Gün 23
- 2 Ekim 2017 Pazartesi 16:35
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Yükseklik: 1.288 m
- IspanyaFonfría42°43’52” N 7°9’25” W
Go Your Own Way
2 Ekim 2017, Ispanya ⋅ ☀️ 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.
AndOkumaya devam et
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- Gün 24
- 3 Ekim 2017 Salı 17:49
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Yükseklik: 527 m
- IspanyaBarbadelo42°46’10” N 7°26’40” W
What's in a name?
3 Ekim 2017, Ispanya ⋅ ☀️ 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 oneOkumaya devam et
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- Gün 25
- 4 Ekim 2017 Çarşamba 16:30
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Yükseklik: 538 m
- IspanyaGonzar42°49’31” N 7°41’46” W
What makes a pilgrim?
4 Ekim 2017, Ispanya ⋅ ☀️ 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 theOkumaya devam et
GezginEvery walker has a story and a privilege it must be to share. Hope they also have some ice to share for those shins!
GezginOf 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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- Gün 26
- 5 Ekim 2017 Perşembe 17:38
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Yükseklik: 460 m
- IspanyaMelide42°54’53” N 8°1’2” W
Feliz Cumpleanno
5 Ekim 2017, Ispanya ⋅ ☀️ 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 CaminoOkumaya devam et
GezginYou both look vibrant...if a bit wet. Love you two!
GezginLove your opening words. Feel I am beginning to read an adventure novel.