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    Not ancient - a Spanish Civil War memorialGuy had a trailer! Good if you have back issues I guess. Mud looked rough.1

    Alto del Perdón

    April 16, 2025 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C

    Another big climb and descent today. Here are some shots from the top. Looks like they have a Stonehenge type rock circle. I have to look that up, read about it once and cannot remember what those are e called.Read more

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    Uterga

    April 16, 2025 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

    Spent the night here at the Albergue Casa Baztan. Kind of a crowded situation. Felt sorry for the girl above me as she had top bunk and many bunks don’t even have a ladder! She must have been in great shape and part gymnast to get up there. The snoring wasn’t too bad, but the bag wrestling in other noises did not help to get a good night sleep. Dinner was yummy thin chicken and lots of sides. Tomorrow I should have my own room and will catch up on my sleep. Met a couple of nice guys from Korea, a nice lady from Germany, Holland, and Peppi from Scotland who likes to play his little guitar. And he has the most lovely accent.Read more

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    Eunate church

    April 17, 2025 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 6 °C

    Built in the 1100’s! Another Romanesque church. This one octagonal. Had to take a variant off the Camino a couple km to see it.

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    Obanos

    April 17, 2025 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C

    My first tortilla! Lots of potato and egg for energy. I’ve been making them at home not knowing what that really supposed to taste like but I was close. This town is small and nice. With a very nice bar.Read more

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    My first poppies! Hope to see many more in future weeks.

    Puenta la Reina

    April 17, 2025 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C

    Nice Long main narrow Street very historic and tall cathedrals. I ran into Joan and Bob from point Richmond, California on the bridge, and they took my photo. And just outside of town I ran into my first red poppies

    12 more kilometers to go for my room    Read more

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    Structural Engineering! Cool bridge.Not an ancient Roman aqueduct but a modern Spanish aquaduct.

    Cirauqui

    April 17, 2025 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C

    Walked with Yoko for the last few miles. She is a soft spoken older lady from the Nagoya prefecture of Japan. She read Shirley McLains book about the Caminon and has been dreaming of walking it for 30 years!Read more

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    Lorca

    April 17, 2025 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

    Walked slowly with Yoko, grandmother from Japan, for the last few miles. Said goodbye to her in town. Hopefully she finds a spot in the Albergue gate. She is not reserved anywhere. Tougher walk than expected today. 35,000 steps. 26km. My spreadsheet said 20 km, I did do the longer variant in order to see Eunate church, but I didn’t think it was supposed to add 6 km. Way more uphill than I was hoping for as well. I use the “WisePilgrim” app and it shows profile of the trail but I didn’t soak it in apparently.

    This place “Casa Nahia” is awesome. Stocked with food beer and wine and I am going to sleep good tonight. More uphill tomorrow.    Read more

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    Azqueta

    April 18, 2025 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

    About 2 more km to go today. Looks like this last bit will be steep. Tiny town of Azqueta has a nice bar. I got a tuna and pepper “empanada” although it is cut from a sheet of a large thin one apparently. Tastes good. Fuel for the last push.Read more

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    Church across the street from my AlbergueMy AlbergueOver the town: Castillo de San Esteban de Deyo o de Monjardín

    Viamayor de Monjardin

    April 18, 2025 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

    I made it! Fitbit says only 26,000 steps and 20km.

    “Relive” video shown. Note the landscape is Way More green than what relive shows.

    Legs and feet and hips are tired. But otherwise all good.

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    Monjardin to Sansol

    April 19, 2025 in Spain ⋅ 🌧 7 °C

    Brrrr. Cold walk today. And some serious mud. I’ve been through the mud before, but today was worse because there was no way around the mud. And it was very slippery. Somehow, I managed not to fall on my butt.

    I think it was in the high 30s for much of the morning. I stopped for a nice second breakfast snack at Los Arcos.

    Made it to SANSOL around 130. Found a really nice café in this tiny town and they served a big giant burger with really yummy fries too my first Spain burger.    Read more

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    Sansol

    April 19, 2025 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C

    I made it! Very tasty burger here at cafe/bar. Warm in the sun. Cafe video for atmosphere.

    Staying in Albergue Karma. It’s kind of funky, maybe a little dusty smelling, but it has character. I even kind of scored a private room since I got here before others. It’s not really private, but there’s no one sleeping on a bunk above me. See video.Read more

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    From Sansol to Viana

    April 20, 2025 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C

    On the way from Sansol, I stopped for breakfast in el Torres del Rio. Picture of TdR here taken from
    Sansol. The two towns are very close. Both with cool old churches. Found a lunch spot in Viana where the owner had some tasty chines dumpling, tortilla, and AquariusRead more

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    Viana to Logroño

    April 20, 2025 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

    Took forever to get to Logroño. Went over a bridge but my legs and brain didn’t really want to go up those steps. The rest Was mostly flat at least. This sign reminded me of Saturday Night Live cajon skit.Read more

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    My hotel just past the pilgrims. It was nicer than expected!Monkey on my Guinness. At Irish pub22

    Logroño

    April 20, 2025 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

    Logroño was a busy little city with many families out to eat on Easter evening. Finally met my Camino Internet friend Don from Ohio in person! He had a few buds and we shared some tasty food.

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    Logroño to navarrete

    April 21, 2025 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C

    The church here in Navarrete is fancy! Much gold. We had lunch at a bar here in Navarrete that had so many yummy looking items. Lots of locals enjoying the afternoon. Could only try a couple items. And on the way out of Logroño DUCKLINGS!!! So cute!Read more

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    Navarrete to Najere

    April 22, 2025 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C

    We walked for almost 4 hours / 10mi before getting a real breakfast. Good thing I had some nuts and salami things in my bag. Let this be a lesson to me. Always be prepared for some morning food in case there is nothing along the way.

    Stopped in Najara for a coffee con leche, breakfast sandwich, and a little fillet of fish of some sort. I was hungry! Six more kilometers to our stopping point of Azofra.    Read more

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    Azofra!

    April 22, 2025 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

    Got a room in the tiny town of Azofra. Splitting it with my Camino buddy Don it’s a pension right next to the church. So far, I haven’t heard too many bells. But that could be interesting throughout the night. There is a stork on the top of the church with a big giant nest. So that’s pretty cool. It’s my first stork and nest that I’ve seen so far in Europe.

    We walked 14 miles today, the first several miles were right along a freeway. The scenery was nice on the left but freeway on the right. The clouds were threatening to rain, but we only felt a few sprinkles.

    The town of Najera we only walk-through, but it had some cool cliffs that look like Arizona Grand Canyon walls.    Read more

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    Snow!
    Don from Ohio1Pat from Australia

    Out of Azofra

    April 23, 2025 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 4 °C

    Started by walking 9km to the golfing town of Cirueña where they apparently built too many houses and people did not move there, so there are many empty condos. Also, apparently a quite rude albergue owner who was mean to one of our Australian friends. But the golf course looked kind of nice. Lots of fields, nice trail without too many puddles.Read more

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    1The big fancy cathedral
    Bean and clam soup. Tasty!

    Santo Domingo de la Calzada

    April 23, 2025 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C

    Had some tasty beans with clams hot “spoon dish” per the menu. This is the town where legend has it a miracle involving a rooster that came back to life on a priest’s plate occurred many centuries ago. So now they keep roosters inside the church. Look it up, fun story.Read more

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    Grañón

    April 23, 2025 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C

    Staying in Grañon tonight at a room in a Casa Rural, with my Camino acquaintance. 15 miles done today. About 15 more tomorrow. Mostly uphill tomorrow but not too steep yay. Grañon is tiny with just one bar/cafe. But of course a big 400 + year old church.Read more

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    Grañón to Espinosa del Camino

    April 24, 2025 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C

    It’s warming up here! Only about 70 but it made for a warm walk uphill in the sun wearing backpack and hat and too many clothing layers. Several pictures from Belorado here which I thought was an extra cute town. Lots of murals and art. 5 storks nests on the church bell tower! Grand Canyon style rock formations.

    We made it to La Taberna de Espinosa Albergue in Espinosa del Camino. It is full, but we have beds. The meal was fantastic! 4 courses. Our Australian friend even helped do some of the preparation.    Read more

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    Listen for the cuckoo bird!

    Espinosa to Ages

    April 25, 2025 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C

    Made it to little town of Ages. Kookoo bird call in last video. Saw some crazy big green lizards 🦎 sharing a room here with 3 others. Tomorrow I should make it to Burgos! And I’m going to take a rest day! Yay. (Feet and everything are fine, but they will thank me to just rest)Read more

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