And the adventure begins...
20 августа 2023 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ 🌬 12 °C
Made it to Barcelona
20 августа 2023 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
After leaving Wellington at 10:30am Sunday we finally made it to Barcelona, NZ time 12:30am Tuesday.
Flight was great no issues, no lost bags this time, pretty easy all the way through.
The room forЧитать далее
Barcelona day 1 +
21 августа 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
To finish off our first day we wandered the streets and sampled a few beers and tapas from bars as we passed. Still quite hot. We had all intentions to walk down to the beach but made it as far as theЧитать далее
Barcelona day2
22 августа 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Started the day with a tuktuk tour for 2 hours all around the sights of Barcelona.
Lunch then a tour of the Sagrada, which was amazing. We climbed the Passion tower with great views across the city.Читать далее
Barcelona 2.5
22 августа 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Last night we went to the flamenco show which was amazing. The guitarist was so gifted as well as the dancers.
Today is extreme with the heat 36 degrees that felt like 38.
This morning we visited ParkЧитать далее
ПутешественникLoving the highlights hopefully it cools down for the main event beautiful photos
Barcelona Day 3
23 августа 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
Last night in Barcelona.
We shipped our "good clothes" to Santiago today and headed out into a slightly cooler afternoon for dinner.
Stumble into an amazing small square with 4 restaurants, all withЧитать далее
Burgos
24 августа 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Boarded the fast train to Burgos this morning, a 6 hour journey through some very hot and dry countryside.
Caught a local bus from the station that dropped us off in the centre of town. We startedЧитать далее
ПутешественникI stayed in that very albergue in June. Burgos is awesome. So envious.
ПутешественникOh my gosh! Very hot temps for walking! Take it easy and drink lots of water!!!
Camino Day 1 - Raba de las Calzadas
25 августа 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Visited the Burgos cathedral before starting our walk this morning so we were late away but that was planned. The heat was not.
We carried plenty of water but had to fill up at every availableЧитать далее
ПутешественникWow, how good is that you've started this amazing adventure in earnest! Sleep well!
Camino Day 2 - Hontanas
25 августа 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
We were invited into the local convent for Vespers. There was only 6 mins still living there and all above 80 year old t seems. They were so nice and gave us each a Pilgrim blessing and a medallion toЧитать далее
ПутешественникWow the meseta has dried up in the last couple of months. Hontanas is cool. How are the crowds? Doesn't look too bad from your pictures.
ПутешественникHey Murray, no real crowds at all yet. Plenty l of beds in Hontanas and the municipal was closed.
Camino Day 3 - Itero de la Vega
26 августа 2023 г., Испания ⋅ 🌬 18 °C
Wonderful shared dinner last night with a huge salad, paella and fruit, plus the standard bottle of red.
An earlier start today, as we set off in the dark. Through the remaining Meseta. Stunning dayЧитать далее
Camino Day 4 - Villalcazar de Sirga
27 августа 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 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 fairlyЧитать далее
ПутешественникAwesome!!! Following you from the comfort of my arm chair.!! You are both amazing 👍👍
ПутешественникJust so beautiful! Good to hear your enthusiasm is outweighing your blisters!! Happy sleeping😅🙂
Camino Day 5 - Calzadilla de laCueza
29 августа 2023 г., Испания ⋅ 🌙 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 withЧитать далее
ПутешественникLoving the sandles Carlos and following along 😀 hope the feet settle for both of you
ПутешественникDefinitely a big day on many fronts! Enjoy tonight , you both deserve it! 👏👏
Camino Day 6 - Sahagun
29 августа 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 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,Читать далее
Camino Day 7 - El Burgo Ranero
31 августа 2023 г., Испания ⋅ 🌙 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 andЧитать далее
ПутешественникSich beautiful scenery and amazing experiences growing, never to be forgotten, I'm sure! ... and very impressed with the trendy footwear fashion!🤣
Camino Day 8 - Reliegos
31 августа 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 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 willЧитать далее
Camino Day 9 - Leon
2 сентября 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 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.
SetЧитать далее
ПутешественникThree 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
Camino Day 10 - Leon (rest day 1)
2 сентября 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 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) wasЧитать далее
Camino Day 11 - Leon (rest day 2)
4 сентября 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 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 itemsЧитать далее
Путешественник
Cool city. Had beers and meal at the place immediately behind you with the awning.
Camino Day 12 - San Martin del Camino
5 сентября 2023 г., Испания ⋅ 🌙 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 hotЧитать далее
ПутешественникWow, long haul today!! But we'll done, you met the challenge👏👏 Hat's off to you all! 👍👍
Camino Day 13 - Astorga
6 сентября 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 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 aЧитать далее
ПутешественникAnother huge day! You're doing great!!💥💥👏👏Scenery so beautiful!
Camino Day 14 - Rabanal del Camino
7 сентября 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
So we left the beautiful city of Astorga around 7:30 am, well just the albergue, and walked about 100m to get breakfast.
Then meandered out of the city past the cathedral, and into the countryside.
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ПутешественникAwesome effort today guys!!! That albergue sounds perfect 👍
Camino Day 15 - Acebo
8 сентября 2023 г., Испания ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
We left around 8am for a climb into the hills.
It started out pretty ok, but soon turned into a bit of a hard slog uphill on rough terrain.
Stopped in for a great breakfast an hour in.
The sceneryЧитать далее
ПутешественникWow, what an extra significant day today in your journey. Enjoy the World Cup tonight and maybe an extra beer or wine or two💚
Camino Day 16 - Ponferrada
9 сентября 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
So a bit of a tough day with more steep downhill tracks. The scenery was amazing, again, with views forever.
Small mountain villages broke up the trail before we walked into a major city,Читать далее
Путешественник,Scenery looks beautiful & sounds like a great afternoon & night👏👍
ПутешественникJust realised Lauren and I were there exactly the same time ! Lots of celebrations, markets , music and dancing . Great timing !!!
Camino Day 17 - Villafranca del Bierzo
10 сентября 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Left Ponferrada and started winding our way through this wine region. Fairly easy walking with only a couple of hills, but all through green vineyards and forests.
Today we took our time and stoppedЧитать далее
Camino Day 18 - Ruitelan
11 сентября 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Not a great night for me unfortunately, as I was quite ill with a stomach bug. Not pleasant.
We set off in the morning with a varied route through a tunnel that took us back to the main path.
TodayЧитать далее
ПутешественникWow, thinking of you ...woud be such hard slog even when 100% well! ...but scenery amazing - hopefully helos to keep you keeping on. And what hospitality!👍👍
ПутешественникHere’s hoping you feel good again soon Carl.. it must hard enough without not feeling well. ❤️
ПутешественникOooh that sounds tough Carl. Hope you are on the improve quickly.
ПутешественникSo excited for you both!!! Have an awesome time. Safe travels ❤️
ПутешественникGreat light packing!! ♥️
ПутешественникStoked for both of you have a great trip Hol and Carl looking forward to following the trip 😀