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Camino de Santiago (Frances)

We're setting out on an adventure of a lifetime. Just two crazy kids walking 500 miles across northern Spain. I hope you enjoy following along. Baca selengkapnya
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    Rest Day update
    Upper level Cloister at the place we are stayingSmall secret door, don't know where it goes, and yes we tried to open itLower Cloister of the hotel churchNave of the church of the hotel we are staying at (Paradores)Altar piece of the hotel churchLeón Cathedral1Side viewGina getting some shots inDaily selfie1A local guy taking our picture convenenced us to do this shotThe Stained Glass in the Cathedral was so majestic. I was throughly impressedAltar piece of the Cathedral.Altar Piece with Stained GlassOne of my favorite ones today, Christ Crusifiction in front of a Stained Glass1Sun shinning through part of the Cathedral

    Rest Day in Leon

    3 Oktober 2023, Spanyol ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F

    Spent the day walking around León, touring the Cathedral, drinking and eating local fare (wine, beer, and tapas).

    Getting back to the trek tomorrow with a 13 mile walk. I do want to go but I must if I plan on getting home.Baca selengkapnya

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    1The selection of cured meats at breakfast.
    The cheese selection.Oh, Romeo, Romeo...wrong balcony.1Sarcophagus room in the Parador.Stained glass at the cathedral.More stained glass.The cathedral from the cloister.1The Camino runs in front of the Parador.

    Rest day in León

    3 Oktober 2023, Spanyol ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F

    It's been a nice, relaxing day. We started off with a massive breakfast. We've had some nice breakfast buffets at a few places but this Parador takes it to another level. Instead of the usual two types of bread, they had eight. Instead of four types of meat, they had seven. Instead of two types of cheese, they had six. And then there's the fruit, cereal, smoked salmon, eggs and bacon. We're working on a plan to make and sneak a couple of ham and cheese sandwiches for snack tomorrow. Why? I don't know, it feels risky and fun. Maybe we need more reflection time on Camino, but I doubt it.

    The Parador itself is a museum so we toured the cloister and church area. There are tombs and stones that date back to the 10th century.

    We then headed to the cathedral. The Cathedral of León has the most spectacular display of stained glass. Everywhere you looked there was more stained glass. After the tour, we sat at a café across from the cathedral to admire the view and watch pilgrims arriving.

    Then it was time for a tapas crawl because it's fun to compare what each place gives you...then siesta time.    Baca selengkapnya

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    More bodegas.
    We snapped this on our way out of Leon. The cathedral stands out.1Having fun at a donativo stand.We took the alternate road which was more scenic.2We came all the way to Spain to walk through Fresno. There was nothing to see.1The most modern bell tower we've seen.Entering Villar de Mozarife.These are the fountains we get our drinking water from.Oue place for the night.1

    Day 28-Villar de Mazarife

    4 Oktober 2023, Spanyol ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F

    We didn't want to leave the Parador but it was time to hit the road. I stood on the balcony at 7am wishing the passing pilgrims a Buen Camino then we went downstairs for breakfast. First things first, we each snuck a ham and cheese sandwich for later. Pat said it was like a rich kid who shoplifts...they don't need to but they do it for the thrill. It turned out we really needed the sandwiches because when we were hungry, nothing was open.

    We had to walk through a couple busy suburbs before we got to the alternate route turnoff to Villar de Mozarife. It was a pretty walk in nature with little shade so I used my umbrella to keep cool. It's funny how towards the end of the walk I'm tired, hot and want it to be over but after a shower and cool beverage, I'm rejuvenated.

    Now we're just sitting in the courtyard watching our clothes dry. Our hostess just picked some apples and shared them with all of us.    Baca selengkapnya

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    1Video Update 1 of 2
    2Video Update 2 of 2What have come to know as BodegasLooking back to the León Cathedral2Just having a little fun at a donativo, place where snacks and refreshments are for all pilgrams2Gina also playing around1Bell tower where we stopped to have our sandwich lunch3I was shocked to see this

    Day 28 - Villar de Mazarife

    4 Oktober 2023, Spanyol ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F

    Back at it, 13 miles today. I did not want to get up today, let alone go walking for hours. However, after we got started I got back into walking.

    It is funny, I am so ready to come home, but at the same time I do not want this journey to end. Enjoy the update, I had to make two videos today.Baca selengkapnya

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    1Pat with a cool mural in Villar de Mazarife.
    A picture of a picture of the sunrise.1For the last 20 miles, the km markers have read 300 to 306 kilometers. The math doesn't quite work2We had to cross train tracks today.21Chicky with fuzzy feet.1Beautiful pheasant.Tiny rooster.1Legend has it that don Suero de Quiñones and 9 men defended this bridge against 300 men.2Scarecrows?Pat looks tiny next to the tractor tires.The courtyard at our albergue tonight.11

    Day 29-Santibáñez de Valdeiglesias

    5 Oktober 2023, Spanyol ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F

    We're starting to climb some small hills now. It's good training for what's to come, I suppose. We headed out just before sunrise and enjoyed cool air for most of our walk.

    We stopped for lunch in Hospital de Órbigo at a place with a beautiful garden. The highlight was sharing the garden, and some of our lunch, with the roosters, hens and pheasants. The pheasants had beautiful color patterns in their plumage.

    It started heating up for the final hour of our walk so we were happy to finally arrive at our albergue. 13 miles in all today. Tomorrow is a shorter day into Astorga.    Baca selengkapnya

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    Day 29 video update 1 of 2
    1Day 29 video update 2 of 2Cool selfieSitting in front of some art waiting on the qwiky mart to openGina is getting real good at capturing moments1Star shot from our early morning start1Clouds just before sunriseThe sun is coming up30 seconds after sunrise1See I told you Gina is really good at capturing momentsThe sign post says it allFirst set of train tracks we actually had to physically walk across1Cool bridge, used to be a river hereWe see at least 50 of these a day, notice how big the rear wheel is

    Day 29 - Santibáñez de Valdeiglesias

    5 Oktober 2023, Spanyol ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F

    13 mile walk today. It was extremely straight today, I almost forgot how to turn left or right while walking. Some of the images and videos were from last night after my last update.

    We are less than 300 kilometers away from our goal. We have an 8 mile walk into Astorga tomorrow and a day off.Baca selengkapnya

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    3Day 30 video update
    Pre sunrise1At sunriseA little after sunriseAbout 4 miles away from Astorga Cathedral1Another selfieStork at the nestThat is where we came fromThe main doors to the CathedralAwesome Stained GlassThe nave in the CathedralAltar pieceMore Stained Glass1Our room, the one behind the flags

    Day 30 - Astorga

    6 Oktober 2023, Spanyol ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F

    Wow, day 30 already, we have 14 more walking days until we get to Santiago de Compostela (not including our days off). Walked an easy 9 miles today, and we now have a day off tomorrow.

    Toured the Astorga Cathedral and the Bishop's Palace, designed by Antoni Gaudí today. We are probably going to the Roman museum and the chocolate museum tomorrow.Baca selengkapnya

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    2We felt like we were in Auburn, CA.
    1Cool donativo stand. Too bad we weren't hungry yet.Astorga in the background.1Pilgrim statues everywhere.1We finally saw a stork in its nest.2And for my next trick...They make the pilgrims go around and around and over the train tracks......meanwhile the locals take the dirt trail and walk on the tracks.2The trail we took into Astorga.1The Bishop's Palace designed by Gaudí from our room.The Cathedral.The cathedral's doors.Santiago Peregrino on display in the bishop's palace.Adam and Eve stained glass in the bishop's palace.3Pat's original backpack.

    Day 30-Astorga

    6 Oktober 2023, Spanyol ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F

    Short 9 mile walk today. We finished before noon. The hills are getting a little bigger and steeper. The thing I noticed today is that there doesn't seem to be any smog. We mostly walk in the countryside but as we approach cities, I don't see any polution. We do run into alot of flies and poop smells (cows, sheep, fertilizer, pilgrims).

    We toured the cathedral and Gaudí's bishop's palace then sat on a bench eating ice cream admiring the architecture of both.

    We had a reunion last night with a couple of people we met on day 2.

    Tomorrow we're going to the Museo de Chocolate.    Baca selengkapnya

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    The Bishop's Palace from outside the city wall.
    The Cathedral from outside the city wall.This restaurant only serves Cocido Maragato.6Pot of stewed meats (beef, chicken, sausages and various pork parts.2A replica of traditional maragata style.2A replica of traditional maragato style.1

    Rest day in Astorga

    7 Oktober 2023, Spanyol ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F

    We can't move. Pat and I had Cocido Maragato (the local specialty) for lunch and we fully understand siesta time now. It's the time when your body forces you to lie down and reflect on why you felt compelled to eat so much. The meal started with bread and sliced tomatoes dressed in olive oil, salt and oregano. Followed by a pot of stewed meats big enough for four people. Then a big dish of garbanzos and stewed cabbage. Then a small pot of broth with fideos. Topped off with cake and custard, wine and water. We're in a food coma and we didn't even eat half of what was served.

    This morning we went to the chocolate museum, which was pretty interesting. They had the old equipment that was used when the production was done by hand. Of course, there were samples at the end.    Baca selengkapnya

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    Rest Day video update
    Gina clowning aroundMe being serious nowMmmmm, chocolateOther side of the Cathedral, from outside the city wallMore outside the wallStill more outside the wallBack of the Cathedral

    REST Day In Astorga

    7 Oktober 2023, Spanyol ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F

    Pretty easy day. We actually slept in past 7am until almost 8. We toured around town to the Chocolate Museum, ate at a local resturant and had way too much. Laying on the bed now in a food coma.

    We leave Astorga tomorrow and have a 13 mile jaunt.Baca selengkapnya

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    1Day 31 video update
    1Start with a selfieSunrise out of Astorga1Street utility cover that has the Camino shell on itAwesome small villa we finally got toSelfie with sun raysSome artwork along the wayShe'll in the concrete outside a church

    Day 31 - Rabanal del Camino

    8 Oktober 2023, Spanyol ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F

    A total of 13 miles today, we are definitely off the Meseta. The terrain turned mostly green, and there are these things called 'Hills' along the way. We also took a side track to a little villa that not many pilgrams go to. We almost missed the turn, well we did miss it and walked back 200 meters. We are blaming our friend Jeff Stiles. A pilgram walked by us at the turn off, and Gina and I thought the person looked like Jeff, then we started in on how Jeff would love and hate the Camino. The next thing we knew, we were past our turn and had to back track.Baca selengkapnya

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    Cool art.
    11Teepee albergue.1The Cowboy Bar was closed.1Pretty sure we're hiking over that tomorrow.1Pulpo!2

    Day 31-Rabanal del Camino

    8 Oktober 2023, Spanyol ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F

    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 for sunrise.

    We took an alternate route through Castrillo de los Polvazares that is a maragato historic landmark. All of the houses and streets had the same construction and look. Nothing was open when we walked through but it was beautiful.

    The restaurant attched to our albergue is serving pulpo today so, of course, I had some. It was yummy. Now it's time to rest up for tomorrow's long hike up and then down the mountain.    Baca selengkapnya

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    Almost sunrise near Cruz de Ferro.
    We saw a distant fire yesterday. We lucked out that we were able to walk this way today.Lunch stop at El Acebo.Monument to a cyclist.1We're getting close to Molinaseca. Seeing it gives us hope.The bridge in Molinaseca.This becomes a swimming pool during the summer.3At Cruz de Ferro with our rocks.1In the trickle of the river in Molinaseca.

    Day 32-Molinaseca

    9 Oktober 2023, Spanyol ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F

    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 started walking at 6am so that we could watch the sunrise from the Cruz de Ferro. This cross is a place where thousands of people have placed a rock they've brought from home. You can symbolically place whatever intention or burden you want on the stone and then leave it there.

    The mountains are green, high and beautiful. But along with that comes rough terrain. There were steep descents on loose rocks and slate. It was brutal but the heat wasn't too bad. When we got into town, my legs felt like noodles.

    Molinaseca has a river that occasionally is dammed to create a swimming pool. There are even swimming pool ladders and rails. The river is just trickling today so we'll probably cool our feet for a bit.    Baca selengkapnya

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    Day 32 video update #1
    Day 32 video update #2Starting with a sunrise, so predictable1Mi reina, at the Iron cross, look it upAt a checkpoint for our trip, the Iron Cross, approximately 5000 feet elevation1The two of us at the cross1Cross and the moon1Just look cool to meSun coming up over the peakImagine that. A selfie1Another cool shotAgainClosing the day down just before dinner

    Day 32 - Molinaseca

    9 Oktober 2023, Spanyol ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F

    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 day tomorrow, then another 15 mile day.Baca selengkapnya

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    A couple of fountains for you
    1Day 33 video update1Early morning exit from townSunriseWind turbines in the morningLighter image inside the Roman fountain (Fuente Romano in the video)1Templar Castle in Ponferrada. Look up Templar when you get a chanceSelfie on the 'Draw Bridge' section to the Templar CastleFull view of the entrance to the Templar Castle1Me scared of coming down the skinny step (18 inches wide) up about 75 feet1Gina looking cool, calm, and collectedCatapult inside the castle

    Day 33 - Camponaraya

    10 Oktober 2023, Spanyol ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F

    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 was right 11 miles and was pretty much city walking the whole way. It is getting a little cooler each day. There is a chance of rain in a few days, I am hoping it does not or at least is very light.Baca selengkapnya

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    2Roman FountainPool surrounding the Roman FountainBridge going into Ponferrada.You can switch from the Camino Frances to the Camino Invierno here. We're staying on the Frances.1Cool door.The Castle of the Templar Knights.3Yeah, we're pretty cool.1Picture perfect.11It was pretty scary climbing up those tiny steps.Walking down the tiny steps was even scarier.Catapult. Real or reproduced?Hanging out in our garden for tonight.11

    Day 33-Camponaraya

    10 Oktober 2023, Spanyol ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F

    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 they kept offering more food.

    On the way to the next town, Ponferrada, a lady we've seen for the last two days told us about a Roman fountain up ahead. Her husband started walking two hours earlier and told her about it. It was a little scary walking down the steps to it because they just kept going and going and getting darker. We thought for sure we were being fed to the lions. We started joking that it's not everyday you see a Roman fountain or cross a Roman bridge, but walking the Camino you kinda do.

    We toured the Templar Knight's castle in Ponferrada. It looks just like the castles from our fairy tales. It was surreal seeing it in person and the thought behind the construction...an exit stairway to a well that draws water from the river.

    Our place tonight is an albergue and restaurant. The restaurant is closed today and there are only five of us staying here. Pat and I are currently the only ones sitting in the huge garden. The restaurant must be alot of fun when it's open.    Baca selengkapnya

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    1Me with a statue honoring Lydia Valentín, Olympic gold medalist from Camponaraya.
    121A sculptor's garden.2The store was closed. Oh well, I don't want to carry more weight.Villafranca del Bierzo1There are lots of stray cats. How could I not take a picture of one in a pot.11The river behind Casa Susi. The water is really cold.3

    Day 34-Trabadelo

    11 Oktober 2023, Spanyol ⋅ ☁️ 81 °F

    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 toddler and a couple of young ladies from South Korea. We all were walking to Trabadelo as our stopping point. They are all very sweet.

    Since we left so early, we didn't have breakfast until we got to Cacabelos three miles later. Yes, that's the name of the town. We had the requisite café con leche and I had a croissant while Pat had a Napolitana (a chocolate croissant). It wasn't close to the amount of breakfast we've become accustomed to. I was hungry one hour later. We'd bought a loaf of bread last night and had a package of cecina (beef jerky) from Astorga to snack on when we walked through Villafranca del Bierzo a couple hours later.

    We're back walking among the vineyards whose grapes have been harvested and we watched one bodega getting ready to crush the grapes.

    We dragged ourselves into Trabadelo at 1pm and had a snack before checking in at Casa Susi. We prefer booking private rooms but Casa Susi comes highly revommended. The shared room has ten twin beds, but no bunk beds so I think it won't be too bad. The downside is there are only two bathrooms/showers so we rushed through bathing to not keep others waiting. There's a pretty river running along the property so we cooled (froze) our feet for a while. Dinner at Casa Susi is supposed to fuel us well for the big climb to O'Cebreiro tomorrow. I hope so because so far today, we've burned more calories than we've consumed.    Baca selengkapnya

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    2Day 34 video update
    1Early morning departure because it was a long dayOlympic sculpture1Look at this, a selfie1They have hawks in Spain!!!1Sunrise1A friend we found on the wayView of a river as we walk over a bridgeI so wanted to go into this tunnel, but we went the opposite directionLooking cool

    Day 34 - Trabadelo

    11 Oktober 2023, Spanyol ⋅ ☁️ 81 °F

    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 reasonable distances left, and we have a day off on Sunday, and it is supposed to rain pretty good that day.Baca selengkapnya

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    1Day 35 video update 1
    1Day 35 video update 21This is how the day startedSunriseOld Castle on the hill1We definately are no longer on the MesetaLone horse in a pasture1A little close shotLooking back as far as we can from where we came from160.948 km to go, that means 100 miles left chicosHad to do a selfie thereFunky house in O Cebreiro1Pretty wife next to funky houseO Cebreiro, last building on the left, 2nd window from the right is our roomThe actual Holy Grail, I have found it!

    Day 35 - O Cebreiro

    12 Oktober 2023, Spanyol ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F

    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 feet elevation over 4.5 miles. This is our last hard day. From here on, it is literally downhill.Baca selengkapnya

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    3What we saw heading out of Trabadelo this morning.
    2The view were gorgeous at every turn.1Especially when Pat is part of the view.11160km equals 100 miles left!Interesting structures in O'Cebreiro.O'CebreiroThe Holy Grail!Caldo GallegoYummy ribs and fries.Local cheese with honey for dessert.1

    Day 35-O'Cebreiro

    12 Oktober 2023, Spanyol ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F

    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 bad luck with the insects. About an hour into the walk, I inhaled a bug. I had a coughing fit for about 15 minutes. A couple hours later, another bug flew into my mouth but I was able to spit it out. Why they chose me, I'll never know.

    We crossed into the province of Galicia and have 9 walking days and 100 miles left. It's getting more crowded now. There was a group of 50 high school kids at dinner tonight. I'm sure we'll see more of them tomorrow.

    We ended the day in O'Cebreiro and the pictures don't do justice to the views. Also, the church displays a chalice purported to be the Holy Grail. Of course, we had to take a look.    Baca selengkapnya

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    Day 36 video update
    18am start, just before the rain startedStill a ways to go and the rain is getting harderNow the wind picked up and we found a friendFinally, 13 miles later we get to our stop for the night1Blow drying our shoes, they were water logged

    Day 36 - Tricastela

    13 Oktober 2023, Spanyol ⋅ 🌧 63 °F

    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 many chances for photo or videos but we still did some.
    Tomorrow is an easy 6.5 mile hike and then we have a day off.    Baca selengkapnya

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    O Cebreiro
    1We totally understand this statue.1We finally made it.2

    Day 36-Triacastela

    13 Oktober 2023, Spanyol ⋅ 🌧 63 °F

    Not much to write about today. There was supposed to be rain starting at 3pm which would give us plenty of time to complete today's walk. Instead there was a torrential downpour with hurricane force winds shortly after we started walking.

    We played a game today called "dodge the cow patties". At one point it was no use so now our shoes smell like cow 💩. They're not coming home with us.

    We stopped a couple times for nourishment and jogged the last mile downhill during a break from the wind. It was a 13 mile walk.

    We feel pretty good now after a hot shower and a hot meal. We have a very short day tomorrow plus a rest day.    Baca selengkapnya

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    In Triacastela. If you zoom in, you'll see three castle carvings.
    Mosaic of the three castles that used to be in Triacastela.Pilgrim rest area.Selfie time in one of the little towns.Pat walking through town following the yellow arrow on the house.Sometimes the arrows are on a tree.3Stinking, stinging nettles!11Pat's been wanting to walk through a tunnel.The stop signs are in English.1First glimpse of the monastery.1Part of the monastery from in town.1We had a lovely tomato and Fonfría cheese salad.2They serve the scallops still attached to the shell and include the roe.2The shells are beautiful.2

    Day 37-Samos

    14 Oktober 2023, Spanyol ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F

    We were able to sleep in a bit today since we only had 6.5 miles to walk. It was a nice surprise to see so many people we knew at breakfast since I thought they would have left much earlier.

    The weather was mild and no rain was forecast. The trail went up and down but nothing too steep. Since we weren't in a rush, we stopped midway for a coffee...and sorbet. We walked through a few sleepy towns loaded with chestnut and walnut trees.

    Today's calamity is brought to you by my curiosity and obsession with food. I kept seeing these big bunches of herb-looking plants growing wild everywhere. When I think a plant is an herb, I rub a leaf to smell it to determine what it is. When I rubbed the leaf, I noticed it was fuzzy and then I felt a really painful, prickly, burning sensation in my fingers. I thought I had a dozen splinters in my fingers but Pat said it was probably stinging nettles. I did an image search and, sure enough, that's what it was. It will take a few hours for the pain to completely dissipate. I wonder what mess I'll get into tomorrow.

    As we entered Samos we were greeted with a beautiful view of the 1500 year old monastery. We'll tour it tomorrow on our day off.

    When we checked in to our place, we met an Italian couple. It was fun practicing my rudimentary Italian and I was able to have a 15 minute conversation with them before running out of words.    Baca selengkapnya

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    1The church in Samos. The front stairs are reminiscent of the ones we'll see in Santiago.
    11The cloister (gothic, I think).This is the only Romanesque arch in the monastery.The apothecary.1The fibula bone of San Benito.11000 year old cypress.1Cool sidewalk art.11

    Rest day in Samos

    15 Oktober 2023, Spanyol ⋅ 🌧 61 °F

    This was our last rest day until we reach Santiago in seven days. We had a nice breakfast with the Italians and a couple from Texas. We ended up speaking a new language called Spanglishian.

    We toured the monastery which was pretty darn big. I think the monk said it's 14,000 square meters and it was built in the 6th century. They rent rooms to pilgrims but I don't think staying in a monastery is for us.

    We had a long, leisurely lunch because we really don't have anything else to do. After lunch we walked over to a chapel that is next to the oldest cypress tree in Spain which is believed to be 1000 years old!    Baca selengkapnya

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