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  • TravelerCompostelle
    3
    Day 23

    Carrión de los Condes

    May 6 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 6 °C

    Une autres belle journée pour la marche . Il fait quand même froid ces jours-ci. Nous avons traversé quatre villages et en avons profité pour manger des patates bravas légèrement épicées! Miam!
    Nous songeons à sauter quelques km de marche pour s’avancer un peu de notre retard! Les européens font leur chemin sur plusieurs années faisant une partie à chaque année. Un concept que nous trouvons intéressant !! Nous avons parcouru 300km jusqu’à maintenant.
    Ce soir nous dormons dans un monastère à Carrión de los Condes..magnifique !    Read more

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  • TravelerCompostelle
    Day 22

    Fromista

    May 5 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

    Beau petit village où nous avons fait de nouvelles rencontres .
    Nos marches quotidiennes vont bien. Nous marchons dans ce qu’on appelle le désert espagnol. Nous longeons une route qui nous même de village à village bordée de champs de blé. Il n’y a aucun arbre pour se protéger du soleil. Heureusement qu’il ne fait très chaud !!! Nous avons suivi le Canal de la Castilla une bonne partie de la marche .Read more

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  • TravelerThe Beauty of Moving Slowly
    1
    Day 19–20

    Fromista to Carrion de los Condes

    May 5 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

    Hola Pingüinos.

    I had a beautiful breakfast at Dóna Mayor, my accomm in Frómista, before heading off under overcast skies, but no wind and a crisp morning with bits of fog floating around like cotton wool that someone forgot to pick up. The first few klms to Población were alongside a main road but it was early and there wasn’t much traffic to disturb the morning vibe.

    At Población, the path diverges. To the left, you can continue to follow the main road, and to the right you follow the small rio Ucieza away from the road. I chose the latter. As I went along I could see over to my left, about a klm away, that many peregrinos had chosen the road. That suited me fine, and for most of the day I was totally alone and in my head. My playlist for the day was the sound of birds in the bushes around the river and the water tumbling through choke points and then passing quietly and languidly through the wider sections. It was a beautiful morning.

    At Villacázar the paths join up and I decided to take a quick break. While there, I saw a Japanese couple that I saw yesterday along the canal. The father is carrying his baby girl on his back while the Mum is shepherding the young boy along as he jumps in puddles and has the time of his life. It is an uninspiring final six klms to Carrión de los Condes and I put the jets on to beat the rain that was threatening on the horizon.

    I was eager to get to my accomm for the night, the Real Monasterio San Zoilo. It is a beautifully restored old monastery and is one of the best stops on the Camino. I happened to arrive early, and they weren’t taking guests for another three hours but the lady behind the desk appreciated my poor attempts at Spanish and admitted me. Now I am in the bar, writing my blog and being looked after by José the barman. He’s a good bloke and, fortunately, his poor English is better than my poor Spanish. He also put the measuring cup away when he poured me a G&T so I’m feeling good as I listen to some fabulous music on the sound system. I’ve also heard about Bill from Brisbane who was finding accommodation difficult to find. He’s ahead at Sahagún for a rest so I should catch up with him in the next couple of days.

    Tomorrow is a long day with not many stops so I’ll need to be well hydrated on my way to Terradillos de Templarios. Below is the link to Guiroy’s video of today’s walk.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44J6TDSKu6A&amp…

    Buen Camino

    Distance today: 22 kms
    Total distance travelled so far: 374 kms    Read more

  • Camino De Santiago
    11
    Day 24–25

    Carrion de los Condes

    April 19 in Spain ⋅ 🌬 10 °C

    Staying tonight in Hostel de Santiago which is really a large, vintage hotel. It should have been a quick day, but we got a late start leaving Boadilla at 8:30 am. The thing about leaving early is you arrive earlier at your accommodation. This is important for a few reasons.

    1. If you arrive between 2 and 4 pm, places are open to feed you. If you arrive after 4...no food until 7:30.

    2. There is hot water available until about 2:30. After that, all bets are off because all of the pilgrims come in like wild herds and use all of the hot water.

    3. Most importantly - the weather here brews up after 12 pm. And when I say it brews up, it BREWS UP.

    Today should have been a 5 hour max walk...14.5 miles. BUT - with 40 MPH winds right in our face, and then kind of sleety rain banging us around...it felt like we were walking with those black rubber PT bands around our legs. We could barely move forward. My booty better have at least a little curve to it when this is all over.

    Tomorrow is Easter. Today as we were being knocked around like metal balls in a pinball machine - I kept thinking about how grateful I am. Grateful that all of the Christians who were persecuted as they walked this same path paid the price for me to walk it without being in fear of losing my life.

    When the Christians walked here, the Knights Templar did their best to protect them...but eventually, the Pope "dissolved" the group at the urging of the king, who owed the Knights Templar a LOT of money. The pope dissolved the group and the King forced false confessions and then burned many of them at the stake in the city squaSquare. Historical monuments here in Spain tell quite a story.

    My grateful heart also thought of St James...the brother of Jesus- who came to Spain to disciple to the people here. He returned to Jerusalem where he was beheaded and became the very first Christian martyr. They put his body and his head, on a boat that returned to France. His remains were carried along the path we are walking and are reportedly buried at the Compostela de Santiago, the cathedral in Santiago, Spain. This is how the Camino de Santiago became known as "The Way of St. James".

    I'm grateful for technology today as well. I'm blessed to be able to share this trip with you almost real time! And... although I'm not certain where...or if...we will be able to physically attend a service, we will be watching our home church, The Bridge, tomorrow on streaming video.

    Most of all. I'm grateful to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, for giving His life to forgive us all for our sins and I'm grateful that on Esster Sunday...that stone was rolled away. He has risen.

    Happy Easter.    Read more

  • TravelerSpring 2025 Camino
    22
    Day 21

    Moratinos

    April 16 in Spain ⋅ 🌙 0 °C

    I almost skipped my entry for today - it’s just a mostly quiet, inward time, and not going to be interesting to you my family and friends, I think. But, a couple things came to mind.

    For one, I had the always lovely Camino experience of stepping into the next bar where you will again sit, rest, and drink coffee, and was unexpectedly and warmly greeted by a couple I met the very first night in St. Jean! We were so pleased to reconnect! And five minutes later I hear “Allison!” and it’s Belinda, who I last saw maybe a week ago, when she was struggling so much I thought she might have to head home. But no, here she was, and again, we were so pleased to meet back up and exchange news. So write a nexus in that little bar.

    And for myself I’m deep into a book called The Wisdom Jesus. So well timed and helpful to me as I walk the Meseta and also walk through Holy Week. Give me lots to ponder as I walk.

    Today was mostly rainy and windy, not super conducive to photo taking, but of course I took a few. I was happy the sizeable hailI saw in the frosty grass did not fall on me.    Read more

  • TravelerSpring 2025 Camino
    Day 20

    Carrión de los Condes

    April 15 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C

    Quick one today, I think. Someone set their alarm for 5:30 today, (Bad form in an albergue!), but I decided getting an early start might be smart anyway, since I was a little worried about getting a bed. Probably unnecessarily. So I was walking by 6:10, in a cold wind under a nearly full moon. See attempted photo.

    The price I paid for my cold, dark, early start was no coffee or warm food for way too long. Nothing when I started, and then THREE little towns in a row let me down. When I did finally get to an open place it was great, and I had a nice chat with a woman from Canada. We communed over our love of merino wool, and she was very impressed by my pockets so I got to explain the whole skirt thing. Very satisfying!

    Nice, early arrival at my preferred albergue, welcomed by an efficient but also very warm nun, had a relaxing day. AND scored a new pair of liner toe socks, so now I don’t have to wash my one precious pair every day. Yay!! Did I mention that the ultra-distance runner I talked with as we left Burgos had Injinji as sponsor at one point? Well she did.

    Talked with some walking wounded today. Much bus-taking going on. One does not have warm enough clothes, was too cold today and tomorrow will be colder, so she’s probably wise to take the ride. Another’s feet are rebelling severely. I’m very grateful for my good gear and for my body so far putting up with all this.

    Tomorrow starts with a walk of 17 Km before the next town, the largest such gap on the whole Camino I believe, so I am NOT leaving town until I’ve had some coffee. Not happening.    Read more

  • TravelerSpring 2025 Camino
    21
    Day 19

    Frómista

    April 14 in Spain ⋅ 🌧 12 °C

    For whatever reason, today started out feeling like a slog. Just a low start, made worse by the fact that it was an 11K walk to get to the first open cafe for some coffee. What happened to my plan to pack a little instant?!? It was only 9 K as it turned out because a very kind volunteer was providing coffee in tiny glasses in an ancient Ermita, where people have been caring for pilgrims for centuries. The tradition lives on! The stone carving is from that building.

    My sad and lonely blahs lifted after the cafe stop and a nice visit with a pilgrim from Portugal who I’ve been crossing paths with lately. Amazing what some coffee and a little human contact can do for the spirits.

    Arrived at my albergue without incident. Then the round of pilgrim life chores. Find an outlet to charge phone. Shower. Do the laundry. Find an ATM machine, because this town is big enough to have one and it’ll be a while. Dutifully visit the giant 15th century church on your way back, walking slowly on your tired feet. Check the laundry. Lie down!

    Also, because it’s Holy Week, and way more than usual people are arriving into the Camino, I had a little booking frenzy this afternoon. I’m not booked for tomorrow, so send me good vibes, but I am from Wednesday through Monday. I think. Pre planning, not my strong suit.    Read more

  • TravelerCamino Frances
    1
    Day 14–15

    Itero de la Vega - Villalcázar de Sirga

    May 5 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

    Aufbruch um 6.15 Uhr
    kühle Witterung mit herbstlicher Stimmung am Vormittag
    kurz entlang am Canal von Sevilla
    Frühstück nach 14 km in Fromista
    Mittagsrast nach weiteren schnurgeraden 11km in Villarmentero de Campos
    14.30 Ankunft in der Albergue
    Don Camino nach 26.9 km    Read more

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  • TravelerThe Beauty of Moving Slowly
    Day 18–19

    Castrojeriz to Fromista

    May 4 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

    A beautiful start to the morning; no wind, perfect temp, overcast skies, and an easy walk out of town after a great breakfast.

    After crossing the ancient Roman road, I hit the climb up to Alto de Mostelares. I reflected that it would have been more daunting on Day One but now it presents no issues for me. Must be getting fitter! As I climbed, three Spanish guys who had been hitting the cigarettes at the bottom of the climb were taking regular rest breaks. Made me feel good.

    At the top of the climb, I could look back across the Pisuerga valley, a stunning sight of wheat fields and so many wind turbines that I couldn’t count them all, stretched across the mesa that seemed to surround the valley. After a quick transit of the mesa, I saw the path laid out before me and started on the way down.

    I met Carlos, a Spaniard who has been walking from Pau in France and has, so far, walked on five different Caminos to get to this point. He has been walking parts of the Camino Francés for twenty years and this year is his big effort of more than 1,000kms. Nice guy. Along the Way, I also met Mark from Brisbane who is here to sort out a relationship that didn’t end as he wanted it to, Lisa from Belgium, and Josie from the Netherlands who is on her first Camino and is having the time of her life.

    Just before Itero de la Vega, I came to a food truck where I bade goodbye to Mark. The owner of the van, happened to be standing on the path and he offered me an orange and a “Buen Camino” to help me on my way. Very generous of him considering that his offering is his trade. I came down the hill to the Ermita de San Nicolás which is a well-known stop on the Camino. This is a donativo Albergue and beds are limited but it has no electricity or mod cons. There is a ritual washing of the feet and candlelight is the illumination of choice. I heard Josie from the Netherlands tell the hostelier that she would stay there on her next Camino. Sounds as though she’s hooked.

    I was going to take a break and have my orange at Boadilla but the skies looked threatening and so I decided to keep going and try to get to Fromista ahead of the rain. The walk along the Canal Castilla is very easy and a nice change from the hectares of wheatfields that I crossed in the morning. Before long, I reached Fromista and quickly found my accomm which is really comfortable – best shower on the Camino, so far. Remember, it’s the little things. When I entered the town, there was a festival happening and a parade along the main road. I took a video that reflects my poor skills but I’ll try to get better. Apparently it is the end of a week-long celebration in honour of Saint Martin (I think).

    Today’s clip from Guiroy starts before my overnight at Catroheriz and finishes about six kilometres before Fromista. I hope you are getting a good feel for the countryside that I am seeing.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JK-7S38w1Y&amp…

    Distance today: 26 kms
    Total distance travelled so far: 352 kms    Read more

  • TravelerChris’s Camino
    11
    Day 23

    Rainiest day so far

    May 2 in Spain ⋅ 🌧 10 °C

    That was cold and wet. It rained very hard. I was nice and dry in my Altus rain jacket/poncho (that is big in back to cover my backpack too). But my feet and lower legs were soaked. No big deal. I heard from others who had waterproof shoes, and they eventually get soaked too.

    Stayed at very nice albergue Morena. But got a tiny little private room. Had the pilgrims meal with a bunch of folks. I tried “fried anchovies” which I would not suggest.

    Food truck was a great sight. Had heard there was nothing. But they had covered containers and hot food where many pilgrims were enjoying some shelter from the rain.    Read more

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