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Trip to Italy and Spain

helmikuuta 2025
Combined sightseeing, pilgrimage, and volunteer trip Lue lisää

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  • Espanja
  • Italia
  • Yhdysvallat
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Reppumatkailu, Kulttuuri
  • 10,9tajetut mailit
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  • Trip to Italy and Spain

    Day 14

    28. maaliskuuta, Espanja ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F

    Another lovely evening with new friends and good food. We had 4 Americans, 2 Japanese, 2 S Korean, 2 Spanish. We had mushroom risotto and pork curry. All very good.

    We both feeling a bit better and sleeping better. Maybe we are just getting used to it when it is almost time to leave? We have 4 more days and then we hand off and go.

    If we don't get picked up to volunteer at a language school, we'll walk on as pilgrims until the 16th. I have train tickets to Zamora from Leon on April 16. We will spend the Easter week festivities there before returning home.    Lue lisää

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    Day 15

    29. maaliskuuta, Espanja ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F

    A pretty full house last night with 14 pilgrims. One vegan, one vegetarian, but dinner was a snap for our two volunteer chefs. A Frenchman made a giant pan of ratatouille, and the Italian woman made a beans and rice dish along with a kind of creamed chicken. All delicious and every scrap was eaten!

    Today there is a short pilgrimage in town in celebration of the Catholic Church Jubilee year. Townspeople are walking to Santi Domingo (about 4 miles). Of course car travel is also permitted and there will be a special Mass.

    We won't be going. Still resting up from sleepless night with pilgrims coughing and restless upstairs.

    It's a rainy day against perhaps fewer pilgrims today? We will see.    Lue lisää

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    Day 16

    30. maaliskuuta, Espanja ⋅ ☀️ 46 °F

    We are officially 7 hours time difference again now with my parents as Spain had their switch to DST last night. We got an hour less of sleep, but it was a quiet day. We had only 4 pilgrims last night. All men who were not much interested in cooking, but who at least helped with the peeling and dicing. We had breaded chicken cutlet, mixed vegies in cream and wine sauce and rice. Simple to make and tasty to eat.

    The sun is out today, but is is cold.it was only 35 F this morning. I wonder sometimes if Spring will ever arrive?

    Our replacements come tomorrow. Our mentor will also be here to help teach as they are newbies. A third experienced hospitalero is coming on Tuesday before we leave and he will have a car so the team can shop more easily.

    It's Sunday so Mass is at 12:30.    Lue lisää

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    Day 17-Last full day!

    31. maaliskuuta, Espanja ⋅ ☀️ 52 °F

    We had 8 pilgrims last night. The weather is better, and we've had 2 sunny days in a row now. Today is our last full day.

    Last night, 2 German pilgrims took the lead on cooking. We had Shakshuka with some chicken in the sauce over mashed potatoes. Very tasty! We added a little salad and some hummus and, of course, fresh bread. There is a tiny bit left today for our lunch.

    We expect two of the three hospitaleros today, along with our mentor Marina. They are completely new although they have had the training course. A third man will come tomorrow and he has a car so shopping will be easier.

    I have checked, and there's an albergue open where we intend to walk tomorrow, so we will leave mid-morning and walk about 7 miles.    Lue lisää

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    Carrying on to Leon

    1. huhtikuuta, Espanja ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F

    We had 11 pilgrims last night and another great dinner. Phil and I taught the hospitaleros as much as we knew and headed out late this morning.

    We stopped at the bakery to get our t-shirts and say goodbye to the bakery team of Susanna, Chuchi, and Chuchi's dad. It was a beautiful sunny day. We stopped once for a sandwich and a soda.

    We are in the village of Villoria de Camino. This is the birthplace of St. Domingo who built bridges and roads for pilgrims in the 9th century. We are sitting in the sun watching tractors roll by.

    It was such a beautiful day compared to our pre-hospitalero walking. I hope it holds. We'll walk a few weeks before heading to Zamora for Easter.    Lue lisää

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    Villambistia

    2. huhtikuuta, Espanja ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F

    We walked 16 km or 10 miles today. It was misty and cold this morning, but it turned off sunny. It is supposed to rain tonight and tomorrow. We've got a slightly further 17 km tomorrow. I was proud of Phil for hanging in there.

    We got word that there were a record 35 pilgrims last night at Grañón! We are glad, but also glad to just worry about ourselves again.

    We are in a small town off the main stops tonight, and there are already 4 other pilgrims. Phil and I will have a top and bottom bunk so we can share an electrical outlet for our CPAP's with my double extension cord.

    Last night, we had only one other pilgrim from Austria sharing the bunk room. We had chicken paella for supper in a quiet farming town.    Lue lisää

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    San Juan de Ortega

    3. huhtikuuta, Espanja ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F

    Well, it was a nice evening. There were 4 other pilgrims and we were all in bed by 8:30. Everyone had walked themselves into an early evening.

    It was relatively miserable walking today. It was cold and rainy. We climbed a steep, steep hill that lasted a couple of miles and then walked in the mud through the forest. All the total, we walked just over 10 miles, although our fitness counters say we walked much more!

    Tonight, we are at San Juan de Ortega, which is mainly a big church in the middle of nowhere. We do have our own room tonight as the albergue is not yet open, so I booked us a room.

    Tomorrow, we will walk a shorter day at 7.5 miles. It is supposed to rain all day again, so it will be good to go a shorter distance.    Lue lisää

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    Cardenuela Riopico

    4. huhtikuuta, Espanja ⋅ 🌬 61 °F

    We walked in a cool but windy day through part of Spain, which has been inhabited for at least 1,300,00 years. 5 different types of human ancestors have been found in the Archeological digs near Atapuerca, Spain. Originally, a train was planned in this region, but the works uncovered a cave that had the remains of early peoples. The dig continues, and a new find has recently been uncovered. There is also a big museum in Burgos where we will be tomorrow, which documents the finds. The dig site has been a Unesco World Heritage site for 25 years now.

    We had a dry walk today, but once we came out of the big hill, Sierra de Atapuerca, the wind was very strong. At least it was sunny.

    Tomorrow, we walk into the city of Burgos, where we will stay for 2 nights. Lots to see there.    Lue lisää

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    Burgos Day 1

    5. huhtikuuta, Espanja ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F

    We met a couple from France and a woman from Ukraine last night at supper. Honestly, our supper wasn't very good. We had a salad and two meatballs in cold sauce with cold French fries. For dessert, plain yogurt with no sugar.

    We slept well, but it was cold and misty this morning. We walked about 5 miles and, then decided to take the bus the rest of the way into town. We are staying at a Marriott that we've stayed at several times before. It is downtown near everything.

    Right now, I am at the laundromat, and Phil is at the barber! The weather is dreary, but it is supposed to be better tomorrow. We have 2 nights here before moving on Monday.    Lue lisää

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    Burgos Day 2

    5. huhtikuuta, Espanja ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F

    At lunch yesterday (late Spanish lunch), we basically crashed someone's 90th birthday party at the Old Castle Restaurant. They pulled out all the stops, and we got 3 appetizers, a main course, dessert, and a bottle of wine for 66 euros total. There was a table set for about 24 people, and the older folks were sitting at the end by us and the "kids" table clear at the other end.

    My cold has gotten worse, and if it isn't better by morning, I think we'll stay at least another day here in Burgos. It is a head cold, and I have a sore throat. It makes it hard to sleep. I'm too congested to sleep with my CPAP on much of the time, and I always sleep better with it on. If my sore throat persists, I will try to see a doctor tomorrow. We have travel insurance, so I will give them a call if I don't improve today.

    We had a big breakfast buffet, and Phil will go finish our laundry after a shower. We are planning calls with both my Dad and Chris and Mom and Mike today. It is a 7 hour time difference, so we'll likely chat after lunch Missouri time and after supper here in Spain.    Lue lisää

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