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Villamayor to Sansol (Part2)
Jul 20–21, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
I met 2 adorable Taiwanese sisters. The younger, almost put sardines in my mouth (lol), then dabbed mint ointment on my neck, showed me her trick of using panty liner pads on her feet, and the both used umbrellas for protection from the sun! Ingenious!! The Palacio is my absolute FAVOURITE place that I've stayed at so far. When I retire, this is where I'm going to volunteer!!Read more
Traveler Wowsa. Nice.
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Traveler I bet you slept good! 😴
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TravelerBetter believe it!!!
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Palacio Sansol
Jul 20–21, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
The supper we had, is the usual supper that was served every evening to pilgrims. The owner, now deceased, ate this same meal every evening with the pilgrims. After buying it for 30,000 euros, the renovations cost him 1 million. Now, his daughter owns it, but she has Menno manage it.Read more
TravelerThat is a lot of euros!!
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TravelerYes, it is!
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Sansol to Logroño (Part 3)
Jul 21–22, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
The last stretch into Logroño
Traveler LOL
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Traveler Food chain.
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Traveler I can't get over the beautiful blue skies!
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Logroño & municipal albergue
Jul 21–22, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
The volunteer that welcomed me was very nice and laughed when I said that I'd prefer a lower bunk because I'm old. I think we might have been about the same age, but she said I look young. I'm not so sure!!!Read more
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Sansol to Logroño (Part 1)
Jul 21–22, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Started off at 8:00 am after having breakfast and speaking with Menno and Lia about volunteering at the Palacio.
Traveler Enjoy! Looks like a beautiful day! 😍
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Traveler Is it easier going up or down??
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Traveler What is inside these buildings?
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Sansol to Logroño (Part 2)
Jul 21–22, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
I went through Viana and lots of people celebrating
TravelerYou are often walking along nice farm land between the towns.
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Traveler Beautiful view.
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Traveler Fields look healthy.
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Logroño to Ventosa (Part 1)
Jul 22–23, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Today is an 18 km day. My pedometer registered 22.9 kms.
Traveler Building looks pretty modern with all the glass.
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Traveler Purple bricks?
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Traveler Beautiful!
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Traveler What is your snack?
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Logroño to Ventosa (Part 2)
Jul 22–23, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
So hot at this time of day. Patrick, at the albergue told me that the signs had been vandalized and that I should have gone straight ahead instead of going through Sotés. While I was walking, all I could think about was the time when I was learning how to drive a dump truck, and all the times I made mistakes. At least I'm still alive to laugh about it all!Read more
TravelerWe have all made mistakes in our lifetimes. Makes for good entertainment/laughter as we get older! Even better, when we can laugh about ourselves with others. 😘
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Intriguing history...the pilgrimage continues 🤔 [Sandra]
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Wouldn't want to guzzle that all at once [Sandra]
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San Saturnini albergue, Ventosa
Jul 22–23, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Patrick the host, (originally from France), was nice and witty! The albergue was really nice!
Traveler Beautiful place with beautiful people who help each other!
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TravelerI agree!
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Traveler Yum! 😋
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Ventosa to Azofra (Part 2)
July 23, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
The last stretch of the day felt like going through a desert.
Traveler Hopefully that's what happened lol 🙏
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Traveler Sewage system???
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Traveler Where is everybody?
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Ventosa to Azofra (Part 1)
Jul 23–24, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Today is a 16.2 km trek according to my guidebook. My pedometer said I walked 18.99 kms.
Traveler TAKE! YOUR! TIME!!!
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Traveler Oh crap! Makes you appreciate the nice paths you had!
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Traveler Beautiful but very daunting! ❤️ 💖 ❣️
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Azofra to Grañon
July 24, 2024 in Spain ⋅ 🌙 22 °C
Traveler Looks delicious 😋
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Traveler Pretty glorious in its day.
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Traveler Looks like a nice area.
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Grañon Donativo Albergue
July 24, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
My first donativo albergue.
Traveler I hope the meal was good. Looks like it was the better part of this day.
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TravelerThe dinner was nice, yes. Salad, pasta, and I forget what was for dessert.
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Traveler Unusual spot for laundry??
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Grañon to Tosantos (Part 1)
Jul 25–26, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
My guidebook shows that it is a 20.5 km hike today. My pedometer measured 22.3 kms.
Traveler It appears to be well preserved.
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Traveler And very happy!
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Traveler That is quite old.
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Grañon to Tosantos (Part 2)
Jul 25–26, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
The albergue was very nice and the hosts were great (Jessica & her husband Carlos). We were 3 women that shared the premises: 2 women from France named Chantal.
Traveler Looks delicious. Looks as if you filled up here.
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Traveler Well done.
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Traveler Is he there to attract customers, or what if he scares more people away lol.
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Tosantos to San Juan de Ortega (Part 1)
Jul 26–27, 2024 in Spain ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
My guidebook states that it is a 19.4 km hike today. My pedometer calculated 21.34 kms.
Traveler These are only starting to bloom...
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Traveler Interesting mural.
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Traveler Funny looking flower pot.
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Tosantos to San Juan de Ortega (Part 2)
Jul 26–27, 2024 in Spain ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
The flies were unbelievable today! I'm pretty sure it was because of the kind of pine trees. Small, fruit flies, flew under my sunglasses, onto my sunglasses, one or two (or more) went into my mouth. I was telling them not very nice things, but they weren't listening to me.Read more
Traveler Purple is lovely.
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Traveler Hope the flies stayed away.
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Traveler This is a big place.
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1. SanJuanDeOrtega-CardeñuelaARiopico
Jul 27–28, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
The distance today according to the guidebook is 12.4 kms but my pedometer showed 14.68 kms.
Traveler Nice big slice.
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Traveler Wow, just keeps going and going and going...
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Traveler No hiding those thistles here.
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2. SanJuanDeOrtega-CardeñuelaARiopico
Jul 27–28, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
It was tricky finding the albergue because there were no street signs, had to go up a set of stairs, to the church, in the middle of wedding pictures being taken, and the albergue was tucked away beside the church, up on the hill. Carlos was busy sleeping when I arrived, then later watching the Olympics. I saw a glimpse of the opening ceremonies including Lady Gaga and Céline Dion. Carlos was more interested in watching TV, than he was helping his wife to look after the pilgrims. Quite a character!Read more
Traveler Where's the salad already? In your tummy?
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Traveler Past the best before date?
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Traveler Not by too many days!! Lol! You would notice that!!
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Traveler There is some salad left on the plate off to the right. It was a communal plate!
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Music in Burgos
July 28, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Live band playing in the city center of Burgos!
TravelerLovely!
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1. Cardeñuela a Riopici to Tardajos
Jul 28–29, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
The distance according to the guidebook is 23.4 kms. My pedometer registered 22.7 kms.
Traveler Nice spread of sweet goods.
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Traveler It's still dark..
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Traveler That is awesome.
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2. Cardeñuela Riopico to Tardajos
Jul 28–29, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
By the end of my walk, I had run out of water. It was extremely hot, and I had 2 kms more to go in the middle of nowhere. Augustine, a 75 year old, retired oil drilling platform worker, who had worked all over the world, even Halifax, gave me a lift to a local fountain, and then dropped me off at the path again. I took it as a sign: my birthday is in August, and his name is Augustine. It reaffirms my belief that we are all connected to each other and to our environment!Read more
Traveler Ouch!
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Traveler More ouch!
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Traveler Lots of good food...and 🍷 and 🍺. The reward at the end of the day.
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Tardajos to Hontanas
Jul 29–30, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 35 °C
The distance for today is 20.9 kms. My pedometer registered 22.35 kms. I had originally only wanted to go to San Bol and have my extra luggage forwarded there, but the delivery service said the albergue is inaccessible by vehicle.Read more
Traveler Hope the wind was pushing you in the right direction!
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Traveler What a beautiful walk.
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Traveler Looks a little quieter. 😴
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2. Hontanas to Castrojeriz
July 30, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
I had picked up my delivered luggage from albergue San Esteban. It was full, so I had to find other accomodations. I ended up at albergue Rosalia, and Anne-Marie and Robert (Australia), whom I had met on the path also ended up at the same albergue. We all decided to skip the next 6 stages of the camino ( 139.3 kms.). Robert arranged the taxi to take us to the bus station in Melgar for the following morning. From there, we took the bus to León.Read more
Traveler Equipment as modern as what we have in Canada.
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Traveler I know!! Pretty impressive! But they had a little cement bucket on the end of the crane, so I don't know how modern that is.
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TravelerTime to do less walking through countryside and to do more sightseeing!
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1. Hontanas to Castrojeriz
Jul 30–31, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
The distance for today is 9.6 kms. My pedometer calculated 12.59 kms.
Traveler Behold, there is shade too. Hope not so many flies and bugs here.
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Traveler Quite a sight!
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Traveler Did you?
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