Carl & Hollie's Camino

august - september 2023

Burgos to Santiago, with a few days in Barcelona to start. Les mer

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Carl & Hollie's Camino
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- 27. aug. 2023, 19:52
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Høyde: 779 m
- Spania Castilla y León Itero de la Vega Arroyo de Vallarna 42.287436, -4.25801942°17’15” N 4°15’29” W
Dag 8
Camino Day 4 - Villalcazar de Sirga
27. august 2023, Spania ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Finished off yesterday with an amazing group from all around the world. Many laughs, many stories, lots of red wine.
The day started out just before sunrise, walking through huge open plains on fairly flat paths. Picture perfect views in all directions.
As we got closer to our destination we followed a canal which was lovely.
Then it turn around a bit as our planned accommodation was closed. On the advice of a local hotel person, the next town had an albergue open, which was run by the same group she was in.
It was also closed, so on we walked.
Finally made it to the next town and a bed, and a beer, after 28 km.
We are not registering the plan as we have now made up an extra day. All good.
Blisters are getting worse (won't post photos) but spirits are high.
We are now 88km in after 4 days.Les mer
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Reisende Awesome!!! Following you from the comfort of my arm chair.!! You are both amazing 👍👍
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Reisende 😁
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Reisende Just so beautiful! Good to hear your enthusiasm is outweighing your blisters!! Happy sleeping😅🙂
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- 29. aug. 2023, 07:25
- 🌙 9 °C
- Høyde: 808 m
- Spania Castilla y León Villalcázar de Sirga 42.316097, -4.545442°18’58” N 4°32’43” W
Dag 10
Camino Day 5 - Calzadilla de laCueza
29. august 2023, Spania ⋅ 🌙 9 °C
Another group dinner last night with old friends and new ones. The food was ok but the company was fantastic. Three courses, plus wine for 14 euro.
We had prebooked tonight's accommodation along with all our new friends as it was Aussie Anna's (who lives in Barcelona) birthday today, and we wanted to celebrate together.
So we left a little later, 7:30 ish, and headed for Carrion de los Condes for breakfast. The 4 km walk there was extremely painful, to the point I was considering a bus. At the stop, I performed some required surgery, along with some great pain killers and felt fine to continue.
5 km's down the road we started walking on an old Roman road that was 2000 years old. Could not see any resemblance to Romans whatsoever. This road was 11.5 km long and felt it would go on forever. Straight, flat, no trees, just small gravel that found its way into my shoes.
This was a tough day.
Hollie had a tough day as well, in tears for about 2 hours, not from the walk, but we think a "Camino cleanse". All good now.
We finally made it to our albergue, WHICH HAD A POOL!!
So about 10 of us made here for tonight to celebrate, eat and drink too Anna's birthday.
Regardless of how much crap you go through each day, at the end, you are still grateful for the experience and the people around you.
We have now completed 111kms.
Not bad, not at all.
Bring on tomorrow.Les mer
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Reisende Awesome progress guys.
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Reisende Loving the sandles Carlos and following along 😀 hope the feet settle for both of you
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Reisende Definitely a big day on many fronts! Enjoy tonight , you both deserve it! 👏👏
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- 29. aug. 2023, 20:33
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Høyde: 859 m
- Spania Castilla y León Cervatos de la Cueza Calzadilla de la Cueza Arroyo Cueza de Cabañas 42.3286, -4.80446742°19’43” N 4°48’16” W
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Camino Day 6 - Sahagun
29. august 2023, Spania ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Another 23kms today which brings our total to 135kms. A great walk today with towns almost every 3-4 km's which really broke up the day nicely.
Stopped in one for 2nd breakfast, another for a juice, another for lunch.
The scenery is still magical with open plains as far as you can see. The temperature was ok with mid 20's.
Our bed for the night is in a monestary run by VERY religious Marist brothers who seperate men from women sleeping in the same room. But a lovely place and the best shower yet on the Camino.
Feet are still sore. Tried to wear my shoes for about 5k's today but that was not a good idea. Back into my Teva's with toe socks. Stunning look.Les mer
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Reisende I even sat at that very table!
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Reisende Amazing food there. Best yet. I had the rabbit.
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Reisende Hello fabulous 4 ❤️
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Reisende 😁
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- 31. aug. 2023, 07:02
- 🌙 9 °C
- Høyde: 819 m
- Spania Castilla y León Sahagún Monasterio Real de San Benito 42.370581, -5.03299442°22’14” N 5°1’59” W
Dag 12
Camino Day 7 - El Burgo Ranero
31. august 2023, Spania ⋅ 🌙 9 °C
Left the Monastery a little later and made it easy to our 1st stop.
A bit difficult getting accommodation for tonight saw us booking a private room, at triple the cost of an albergue, and Helen and Rod taking an alternative route and booking a room in a different town.
These things happen on the Camino.
The path was really nice today with trees lining almost all of it right up to our finish town.
Had to farewell our Brazilian couple today who needed to walk on to meet their deadlines, so that was sad. We will probably say goodbye to the rest tomorrow as we head into Leon in a couple of days and spend a few rest days there.
A bit sad.Les mer
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Reisende Sich beautiful scenery and amazing experiences growing, never to be forgotten, I'm sure! ... and very impressed with the trendy footwear fashion!🤣
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Reisende Lol
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- 31. aug. 2023, 19:46
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Høyde: 866 m
- Spania Castilla y León Burgo Ranero, El El Burgo Ranero 42.421825, -5.218342°25’19” N 5°13’6” W
Dag 12
Camino Day 8 - Reliegos
31. august 2023, Spania ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Short day today with only 14 km's.
Problem with accommodation has forced us to stop early. The town ahead has two albergues but one is closed today and the other hasn't reopened after COVID. This will also lead us to walk to the next town and then take a bus to Leon.
Yes, this is not the planned way but no accommodation and injury has forced us to do it. We have now planned a three day stopover in Leon to fully recover before we start the hills of Galacia.
We are all fine from the knees up but the lower levels have taken a pounding, more than any other walk.
Lots more pilgrims are now on the trail so it's getting busy at each town.Les mer
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Reisende Did you go to the famous Bar Elvis in Reliegos?
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Reisende Yep!. Photos in next post
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- 2. sep. 2023, 15:31
- ☁️ 21 °C
- Høyde: 868 m
- Spania Castilla y León Burgo Ranero, El El Burgo Ranero 42.421633, -5.21828342°25’18” N 5°13’6” W
Dag 14
Camino Day 9 - Leon
2. september 2023, Spania ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Had a fun night at Bar Elvis with shots all round and 50's music playing loud. An iconic stop on the Camino trail. Even managed to find a spot and Hollie added our names to the endless writing.
Set off for Leon this morning with a short 6km walk then a bus to finish. That is if I booked the tickets for the right date and not in a month's time. So a taxi to Leon it was as there were no buses running.
I actually walked into Leon almost the same path I did 6 years ago, straight to the Cathedral.
We had a walk around, went to the markets, had a beer and some lunch, walked around some more, had another beer, and waited for our apartment guy to turn up.
Leon is an amazing city and we have 3 nights here to explore and recuperate.Les mer
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Reisende Three cheers for Leon I say! And truth be known....that taxi ride was planned long ago!😉😉🤣Saw your names on that amazing wall.....awesome! Enjoy yr R & R
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- 2. sep. 2023, 16:13
- ☁️ 22 °C
- Høyde: 831 m
- Spania León Plaza San Marcelo 42.594986, -5.56952542°35’42” N 5°34’10” W
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Dag 14
Camino Day 10 - Leon (rest day 1)
2. september 2023, Spania ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
A rest day on Leon today with us all doing our own thing. An amazing city.
Hollie and I spent the morning at the physiotherapist getting sorted for the next 300kms, and Javier (physio guy) was amazing. I spent the rest of the day with my feet elevated laying on the lounge. My blisters are now almost fully healed and with Javier's help, my legs and back are in good shape.
Caught up with the Camino family in the afternoon for drinks and later for dinner. It was a fun but sad evening as we were saying goodbye to a really dear friend Anna, who was heading home to Barcelona.
The four of us went for a walk through the city and picked up crepes for dessert before heading back to our apartment.
Another day in Leon tomorrow to fully prepare for the next stage of our adventure.Les mer
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Reisende Sounds like a well timed and deserved R&R!! 👏
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Reisende Just what the doctor ordered 👌
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Reisende Incredible !!
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- 4. sep. 2023, 12:13
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Høyde: 836 m
- Spania León Catedral de León 42.599053, -5.56690642°35’57” N 5°34’1” W
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Camino Day 11 - Leon (rest day 2)
4. september 2023, Spania ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
After a night of heavy rain we only had a couple of showers today.
We took the "tourist train" ride through the city and then wandered around doing a bit of Camino shopping, basically replacing items we needed for the trail.
Lunch in a very Spanish bar which we also went back to for dinner as the food, locality and atmosphere was so good.
We are all keen to get back on the trail tomorrow, but not quite as keen on the 26kms planned for the day.Les mer
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Reisende Cool city. Had beers and meal at the place immediately behind you with the awning.
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Reisende Very cool place
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- 5. sep. 2023, 07:35
- 🌙 12 °C
- Høyde: 845 m
- Spania León Plaza de San Marcos 42.601653, -5.58157542°36’6” N 5°34’54” W
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Camino Day 12 - San Martin del Camino
5. september 2023, Spania ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
Left Leon reluctantly at 7am for a long boring trail along busy highways and through industrial areas.
26kms later we end up at our home for the night. Cold beer, cold bucket of water, and a hot shower, is all you need to finish the day. Dinner is on from 6:30pm so an early dinner and then early to bed.
Another 24kms tomorrow, so an early start.Les mer
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Reisende Awesome 🔥
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Reisende Wow, long haul today!! But we'll done, you met the challenge👏👏 Hat's off to you all! 👍👍
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Sounds like a long day! Well done xx [Julianne]
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- 6. sep. 2023, 05:53
- ⛅ 12 °C
- Høyde: 868 m
- Spania Castilla y León Santa Marina del Rey San Martín del Camino 42.497597, -5.80387542°29’51” N 5°48’14” W
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Camino Day 13 - Astorga
6. september 2023, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
An early start this morning with another big day in which we covered another 28 km's.
Out before 6am have us a good couple of hours before the sun comes up fully and most of that was walking beside a busy road.
The scenery has changed and now we are walking through forr forrest and farmland with small villages breaking up the path it was a long hot day with a few tasty hills thrown in to test us, but we arrived in beautiful Astorga by 1pm.
We had no booking for tonight so we were aiming for the local albergue at 7 euros per bed. Very nice old 3 story building.
Clothes washed and all of us showered we wandered off in search of food and drink.
Then back for a rest before heading out for dinner then another early night.Les mer
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Reisende Some of these roads look long and hard 😳😳
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Reisende Another huge day! You're doing great!!💥💥👏👏Scenery so beautiful!
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