Day 36 - Tricastela
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13 mile trek today, started to sprinkle rain as we set out. Turned into a full on storm by 10 am. The wind was blowing at least 50 miles per hour, not what we were expecting. Did not get to manyLeer más
13 mile trek today, started to sprinkle rain as we set out. Turned into a full on storm by 10 am. The wind was blowing at least 50 miles per hour, not what we were expecting. Did not get to manyLeer más
We walked 13 miles today. The first 8 were pretty easy but then the rest were straight up a mountain (1800 feet elevation gain). Luckily, the weather was cool most of the time.
I had a little badLeer más
We are double digit midgets (term from my military days), we have less than 100 miles left in our Camino!!!! We also have 9 days of walking left.
What a day, the climb was really hard, 1800 feetLeer más
Day 34 is in the can, 15 miles total today. This was our last long day (>15 miles in a day). Tomorrow is shorter but no easier as we are going 4.5 miles up a steep incline. At least we have reasonableLeer más
We walked 15 miles today of gentle ascents and descents. We started at 6:45am to beat the heat...and we did. We walked alone until the last couple of hours when we encountered a couple with a toddlerLeer más
13 miles today of flat, mostly sidewalk. We are 3/4 of the way done. It's hard to believe.
We had a lovely breakfast served by our Brazilian hosts and we purposely didn't overeat, even though theyLeer más
We are 75% done with our walking portion of the Camino (in terms of days walking). We are 73.8% complete in actual miles. We have walked 362 miles of the 490 miles for the whole Camino.
Today wasLeer más
Iron Cross Day. It is a checklist item as part of our trip. Long day, 17 miles. We peaked at 5000 feet elevation and ended up at 1900 feet elevation. It was really hard.
We have an 11 mile dayLeer más
We did a 17 mile day today and while it was mostly downhill, it was a crazy, difficult downhill. Today was also the dirtiest are clothes have gotten. A powdery dirt ended up all over us.
We startedLeer más
We're not on the meseta anymore. We have steeper ascents now on rockier paths. We walked 13 miles today and tomorrow we are leaving two hours before sunrise so we can be at the top of the mountain forLeer más
Viajero
Gotta stuff 'em with newspaper!!! I think that was mentioned already. It works!!!
Viajero
I love this shot of the village!!! Nice one!!!
Viajero You will be ready for that rest day...