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. もっと詳しく

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日1
2023年8月28日月曜日 20:04
🌙 64 °F
海抜: 46 フィート
アメリカ Marina Vista Park 37.612448, -122.38937337°36’45” N 122°23’22” W
SFO to Heathrow
2023年8月28日, アメリカ ⋅ 🌙 64 °F
Just waiting to board our flight to London and then on to Madrid.
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Bon voyage! [Anna]
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Do I see tall nightcaps? Buen viaje! [Phyllis]
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旅行者SOOOOO excited for you both!!!!
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2023年8月29日火曜日 15:48
☁️ 68 °F
海抜: 75 フィート
イングランド Heathrow Terminal 5 Station 51.472733, -0.48738551°28’22” N 0°29’15” W
Heathrow to Madrid
2023年8月29日, イングランド ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
We just got off a 10 hour flight. The turbulence near Iceland was not amusing but we're feeling good on land now.

Our trip has been full of delays but we've finally arrived in Madrid. Pat says he'll only come to Europe again if we upgrade to business class. I think I agree. Time for bed.もっと詳しく
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All is good now. Looking forward to more updates! And some Sangria pics.... [Donna Brown]
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日3
2023年8月30日水曜日 21:49
🌙 77 °F
海抜: 2,129 フィート
スペイン Glorieta del Emperador Carlos V 40.407598, -3.68814240°24’27” N 3°41’17” W
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Madrid Part 1
2023年8月30日, スペイン ⋅ 🌙 77 °F
We put 8 miles on our feet exploring some of Madrid's delights. Started out with a simple but filling breakfast, walked up Calle Atocha through Plaza Mayor to the Catedral de Santa María la Real de la Almudena. We toured the cathedral and marveled at its beauty. One room covered in gorgeous mosaics didn't allow photography so you'll have to check it out for yourselves.

Next we toured the Royal Palace and said hi to King Felipe and Queen Letizia (ok, it was a painting). Lots of beautiful art and tapestries. After that, a well earned lunch in the cave at El Botín, operating since 1752.

For dessert, churros and chocolate at Chocolatería San Gines. Yum!

We did a little more walking and window shopping, then picked up some Jamón Iberico de Bellota to nibble on later.もっと詳しく
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Makes me hungry! Looks so nice. Have fun sight seeing. [Anna]
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旅行者Inspired by the endurance you both have displayed, I walked 5 miles through my neighborhood. Nothing like this! Although I might have heard a pig oinking. Or suckling? Fantastic pictures Rebel Gina!!!
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旅行者SO wonderful to see you both having such a relaxing and delicious time!!!
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日5
2023年9月1日金曜日 0:03
⛅ 77 °F
海抜: 2,113 フィート
スペイン Glorieta del Emperador Carlos V 40.407419, -3.68826240°24’27” N 3°41’18” W
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Madrid Part 2
2023年9月1日, スペイン ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
Walked 12 miles today.

Started the day with the buffet breakfast at our hotel. I tried the pan con tomate. It was tasty but it's really hard to beat the freshly baked croissant. We spent the rest of the morning waking it off in the Parque del Retiro.

We shopped and ate throughout the afternoon. I found several fabric stores but was only able to shop at two of them before they all closed for siesta. The Mercado de San Miguel was crowded and fun for tapas.

We capped the night with an intimate flamenco show. They only allowed us to record the opening song. I really enjoyed the show. The female dancer made beautiful shapes with her dress and body. The male dancer looked like Rick Springfield (enough said there).

Tomorrow we head for Pamplona.もっと詳しく
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旅行者So exciting!! Are you starting in Pamplona or St Jean’s?
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旅行者St. Jean.
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日5
2023年9月1日金曜日 10:35
🌩️ 68 °F
海抜: 1,522 フィート
スペイン Church of San Saturnino 42.81754, -1.64522942°49’3” N 1°38’43” W
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Pamplona-pre Camino
2023年9月1日, スペイン ⋅ 🌩️ 68 °F
Pretty chill day, not weather-wise (which was pretty warm). We made our way to Pamplona via train, which was a very comfortable ride. We saw several pilgrims on the train (there's a certain "look" about us). Once we arrived, we spent the afternoon exploring the old part of the city and walked the famous route of the running of the bulls. I'm fascinated by the architecture of the midieval, gothic San Saturnino church. I post alot about food, but I'm into the history of our surroundings as well. After late evening pintxos, we got drenched in a thunderstorm. Luckily, we only had to run through it for a quarter mile.もっと詳しく
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旅行者 Sangria!!!!
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旅行者 Getting closer and closer......😃
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旅行者 Did you tell him about me?
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日6
2023年9月2日土曜日 22:18
⛅ 64 °F
海抜: 636 フィート
フランス Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port 43.163349, -1.23584243°9’48” N 1°14’9” W
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2023年9月2日, フランス ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Took a two hour bus to SJPP, a cute little town in the Basque region of France. Our hosts are lovely and they are sharing their home with 18 of us. We are sharing a room with two ladies who turned out to be excellent roommates. Pat was kind and let me have the bottom bunk. We met two couples from Australia who are great fun. It rained off and on but we should have nice weather to officially start our Camino tomorrow.もっと詳しく
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Both of you look like real pilgrims! It was pouring rain in Sac Saturday morning, too. Crazy weather. [Anna]
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Pilgrim invasion in the cute little town! [Phyllis]
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旅行者 LOVE your bed cover that you made AND how it matches the curtains!!! Meant to be!!! And, yes, Pat always the gentleman.
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日7
2023年9月3日日曜日 21:44
☁️ 68 °F
海抜: 2,835 フィート
フランス Bois d’Orisson 43.101403, -1.23878743°6’5” N 1°14’20” W
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Day 1-Orisson/Auberge Borda
2023年9月3日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
No one slept much last night. We were all too excited. We had mild weather today which was perfect for hiking. We only walked 7 miles but it was straight up the Pyrenees. We went from 500 feet elevation to 2900 feet. Pat did today's walk in his Chaco sandals. We saw a couple different types of sheep, cows and vultures. The views are spectacular! The Aussies are with us as well as another Californian, NYer, South Koreans, a German, a Swede and a Brit. Our lives are pretty simple now....walk, laundry, eat and sleep...and converting kilometers to miles, pounds to kilograms, and Fahrenheit to Celsius. We really should just switch to the metric system.もっと詳しく
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You guys look great! I love the cobblestone streets! Have fun! [Eileen]
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旅行者 The cobblestone is pretty but it's rough on the feet.
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日8
2023年9月4日月曜日 23:01
🌙 70 °F
海抜: 3,104 フィート
スペイン Roncesvalles 43.008496, -1.31938543°0’31” N 1°19’10” W
Day 2 - Roncesvalles
2023年9月4日, スペイン ⋅ 🌙 70 °F
And just like that, we're back in Spain. What a day! Laurent, our host at Borda sent us on our way with a continental breakfast and a sandwich for the road. Hopefully, this offsets the gluttony of last night when he kept bringing out pots of food and bowls of bread. The other food available on this leg was a food truck that had snacks, including homemade sheep's cheese.

I don't remember every twist and turn of the trail today, but there was alot of uphill and then a very steep downhill in 40 mph winds. Luckily, it was a warm day so the wind felt pretty good (except when it was pushing us to the side). The view of Roncesvalles from Col de Lepoeder (4500 feet in elevation) was breathtaking. The terrain varied from asphalt to rocks to mud to six inches of decomposed leaves.

My feet are doing well so far but the hips are getting sore. We have a short day planned for tomorrow, so we'll sleep in and take our time. The only downside to doing a short day is that we may not see the friends we've made again. But I'm sure we'll make new friends.

Oh, and we walked 10+ miles, acended from 2900 feet to 4700 feet and then a steep decent to 3100 feet.

After dinner, I attended the pilgrim blessing at the church. One of the priests offered a historical tour of the church but most pilgrims either didn't hear him or had dinner reservations so there were only four of us. The finale was a tour of the crypt that is not available for tourists to see. It still has the original artwork from the 13th century.もっと詳しく
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旅行者It was smart what you did… I went over the mountain in one day!! You’ll make plenty of new friends!!!!
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旅行者That is amazing, I’ve never heard of that opportunity.
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旅行者Loved Borda
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日9
2023年9月5日火曜日 19:10
☀️ 79 °F
海抜: 2,579 フィート
スペイン Viscarret-Guerendiáin 42.967847, -1.41751242°58’4” N 1°25’3” W
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Day 3-Viscarret
2023年9月5日, スペイン ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
Since we had a short walk today (8.5 miles of gentle decent) we slept in and started walking at 10am. We brought part of our breakfast to snack on later because they gave us so much. For 5€, we each had two pieces of toast, a croissant, ham and cheese, yogurt, banana, coffee and freshly squeezed oj. I won't even tell you about the three course gluttony last night. I did say I was going to eat my way through Spain.

Our walk today took us through an enchanted forest and a couple of cute towns (Burgete and Espinal). We saw a couple people we knew and met a lady from Vienna that made a stamp for pilgrims' credentials. I was the first to get a stamp from her. She said she was too embarrassed to tell anyone about it until now.

We arrived in Viscarret hungry and stopped at Bar Juan, one of two restaurants in this hamlet. The ladies were quite dour and stonefaced but after I asked the elder what Patxaran tastes like, she started talking to us and brought us a complimentary shot. It's anise flavored but mild and mixed with some spices.

Now we're just waiting for feeding time. It smells really good.もっと詳しく
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Cute socks! [Eileen]
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旅行者 Cute!
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日10
2023年9月6日水曜日 20:39
🌙 77 °F
海抜: 1,670 フィート
スペイン Larrasoaña 42.903419, -1.53839842°54’12” N 1°32’18” W
Day 4-Larrasoaña
2023年9月6日, スペイン ⋅ 🌙 77 °F
A bottle of wine shouldn't cost 3.50€. Just so you know where I am.

We left Viscarret around 8:30am after a light breakfast. We walked under a canopy of trees most of the day.

Up...down...up...down...down...down...down...WTF am I walking on...down. Actually, I'd heard so much about this treacherous descent on "dragon's teeth" that I was prepared for it to be much worse than it was. It was long and hot but I never doubted our ability to get through it.

A couple from Chile were riding e-Bikes down the treacherous stretch and one of them got caught in a tree branch. When she pulled her bike out, it ended up in a jagged rock ditch. We helped her get everything righted on her bike and she was on her way. She has massive cojones riding down that trail.

We stopped for lunch at Zubiri and saw a few people we knew. I had the ribs that came with fries and salad. It was all delish. The olive oil is so good here.

All the pilgrims are in agreement that the distances on the maps are underestimated (that's polite speak for BS). We were supposed to walk 10 miles today but it was over 12 miles. We soaked our feet in the cold river and tiny fish started nibbling on our toes. We're sharing a room today with two ladies...we both got the bottom bunk since we arrived first. Pat's a lucky guy. We decided to forego dinner at the albergue since we had such a large lunch. We ended up sharing salad and pasta at a little place across the street owned by a couple who met on the Camino and left their jobs to work on the Camino. We met a couple there who live in Alsace, France (on the border of Switzerland and Germany) but the husband works in Switzerland. He is a chef and his salary is 3x what it would be if he worked in France. The wife does her shopping in Germany. It's fascinating hearing the everyday reality of other parts of the world.

Tomorrow we head to Pamplona and will be meeting up with the Aussies for dinner.もっと詳しく
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日11
2023年9月7日木曜日 22:28
☁️ 73 °F
海抜: 1,509 フィート
スペイン Church of San Saturnino 42.818038, -1.64525642°49’5” N 1°38’43” W
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Day 5-Pamplona
2023年9月7日, スペイン ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
Wow, today caught me by surprise. I woke up feeling good with nothing hurting. The path was supposed to be pretty flat but there were some steep climbs. Our albergue packed us a breakfast that was enough for breakfast and lunch so we ended up not stopping to rest along the way. We just snacked as we walked. Big mistake, as I hobbled into Pamplona 11 miles later.

Before getting into Pamplona we took a detour to a church that let us go into the bell tower to ring the bell. The weather got pretty hot after that so we pulled out our fashionable sun umbrellas. The Brits we walked with were melting and said they were going to buy umbrellas in Pamplona.

We had dinner with the Aussies and watched locals dancing in the Plaza. By the time the night was over, my aches and pains of the day were gone but nonetheless I'm looking forward to our rest day tomorrow.もっと詳しく
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Lovely couple! [Eileen]
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This should be on your holiday cards! [Phyllis]
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Old country ding-dong door ditch. Run! [Phyllis]
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旅行者Hahaha!!!
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日12
2023年9月8日金曜日 22:49
🌙 73 °F
海抜: 1,522 フィート
スペイン Church of San Saturnino 42.817617, -1.64526242°49’3” N 1°38’43” W
Rest day in Pamplona
2023年9月8日, スペイン ⋅ 🌙 73 °F
What can I say? Unbelievable, unexpected, and unforgettable. First, by chance, we met a local tour guide whose live online tours I followed during lockdown when I was recovering from spine surgery.

Then we met King Felipe and Queen Letizia who were here to commemorate the 600th anniversary of the unification of the three boroughs that became Pamplona.

We toured the beautiful cathedral and then saw the gigantes parading through town.

Just so you don't think our lives are all sunshine and butterflies, we left a suitcase at the hotel in Pamplona so that we could either offload some stuff or add new things to our backpacks. I had made several packets of my hair products that I intended to remove from the suitcase and put in my backpack for the rest of our Camino. Well, after we took the suitcase to the post office to send ahead to Santiago, I remembered that I didn't pull the hair products out and I really need to wash my hair. And Pat left his razor in the suitcase so we'll both be looking frightful. Oh well, it was still a stellar day.もっと詳しく
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旅行者What a day!!!! And great to get caught up on the first few days of the walk. You guys look fit and happy!!! I'm proud of all your effort and commitment so far!!!
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日13
2023年9月9日土曜日 17:20
⛅ 86 °F
海抜: 1,614 フィート
スペイン Uterga 42.708397, -1.76100342°42’30” N 1°45’40” W
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Day 6-Uterga
2023年9月9日, スペイン ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
I was a little sad to leave Pamplona and the great time we had there. I could easily spend a month or two just "living" there. The Camino took us past the University of Navarra so we detoured to the general office to collect a stamp. For those who don't know much about the Camino de Santiago, we collect ink stamps in a booklet to present to the Pilgrim's Office in Santiago. If we fulfilled certain requirements, we are issued a Compostela which documents our pilgrimage. We can get stamps at our lodging, restaurants, churches, etc.

Our 12 mile journey today included gentle ascents to the Alto de Perdon peak which is covered in wind turbines and a Pilgrim monument. The decent into Uterga was steep and covered in loose rocks but we made to our lodging in good shape.

After two nights at a nice hotel in Pamplona, tonight's accommodation leaves alot to be desired. We reserved a private room, but there is a room behind ours and that couple has to pass through our room to get out. They are very nice so I don't think there will be any issues. The place smells a little off, like mold and Raid.

We happened to meet a fellow Sacramento pilgrim couple on the way today. Paloma and Enrique are pretty much on the same schedule we are. There are a few others here that we've shared dinner with over the last week.

After my hair product fiasco, we bought some conditioner this morning. I figured I'd use our Dr. Bronner's bar soap for my hair and the conditioner would make me somewhat presentable. Luckily, someone abandoned shampoo in the shower so now I feel like a million $$$.

If you've noticed I'm always wearing the same clothes in the pics, it's because I only have two sets of clothes, one I'm wearing, and one I change into after my afternoon shower. Then I wash the dirty set and hope it will dry by the next day.もっと詳しく
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旅行者Yes she seems like she is wear the same, but I can say with 100% honesty she does not smell at all. Many (mostly men) walk by and reek hard. Wait I hope I don't reek.
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旅行者That is a good thing I'm sure! Lol
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旅行者I'm so glad you found shampoo! After meeting the king & queen, it must seem kind of quiet.
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日14
2023年9月10日日曜日 18:53
☀️ 82 °F
海抜: 1,608 フィート
スペイン Cirauqui 42.675814, -1.89208942°40’33” N 1°53’32” W
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Day 7-Cirauqui
2023年9月10日, スペイン ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
Today was a day of almosts. We left Uterga at sunrise when it was nice and cool out. We were supposed to walk 12 miles today but it was more like 14 miles. I had the bright idea to detour a couple of km to see a mysterious church called Santa María de Eunate. It's in a valley surrounded by farmland and nothing else. There's no record of its origin, only alot of supposition. We had to wait a half hour for the church to open (we were early, they were late).

Because of this detour, we ended up having a steep ascent into Obanos and it was starting to heat up. We trudged along and stopped for patatas bravas in Puente la Reina. The stretch between there and Mañeru reminded me of the American River trails. The first almost occured on this stretch. The Vuelta a España (Spain's answer to the Tour de France) was coming through this area today. We saw two helicopters fly by really low so we knew the cyclists were going by at that moment. Twenty minutes later, we ascended to the road they just passed through.

We arrived in Cirauqui, our final destination of the day, to the whole village finishing up a wine festival. They were all wearing a wine glass on a harness around their necks. It looked like a good time we almost had.

The almosts really don't matter. I had a physically challenging, but fun day with my honey. And we have a great private room with our own bathroom and balcony.もっと詳しく
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旅行者She is starting to rival my photographic experience. She is good.
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旅行者Missed a wine festival!!! Ouch!!! The octagon church is intriguing. I can't get over the mileage you are doing each day. SO happy you got a private room and bath for the night. By now you are nearing? the end of another long one. Super proud and impressed with you both!!! All the pics are soooo wonderful. Ditto who wrote about enjoying this vicariously. 💜🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️🐧🐧
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旅行者 Excellent photo!!! Will have to look up more about this place.
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日15
2023年9月11日月曜日 20:16
🌩️ 70 °F
海抜: 2,215 フィート
スペイン Villamayor de Monjardín 42.628988, -2.10403942°37’44” N 2°6’15” W
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Day 8-Villamayor de Monjardín
2023年9月11日, スペイン ⋅ 🌩️ 70 °F
We had a long day (17+ miles) ahead of us so we started out at 7am while it was still dark. It was also raining with lightening and thunder. We carefully walked over an old Roman road and bridge trying to dodge the puddles and mud. Miraculously, our socks and feet didn't get wet.

We walked through several towns, crossed over many bridges and played with some kitties. It's mostly a blur.

We have a private room and bath today but have to sleep in bunk beds. It's my turn to take the top bunk. Oh, I had seafood paella for lunch and veal cordon bleu for dinner. Yum!

The lesson I learned yesterday was to drink an Aquarius (Gatorade-like) at every break. I did that today and I feel great. Except for my feet. They hurt. Alot.もっと詳しく
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旅行者 I'm thinking they don't get a lot of business for option four from the pilgrims after 17+ miles..... not a question. 😂😂😂😂
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Stunning image! [Anne Dieu]
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旅行者My husband took that one. He's great with photography.
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2023年9月12日火曜日 17:53
☁️ 72 °F
海抜: 1,532 フィート
スペイン Torres del Río 42.55148, -2.27081942°33’5” N 2°16’15” W
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Day 9-Torres del Río
2023年9月12日, スペイン ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
Woke up early to eat our breakfast and be on the trail by 7am. Our host left breakfast on the table for us. Lovely fresh bread, homemade jams, donut peaches, and oj and coffee. It was good but since it was all carbs, I was hungry a couple of hours later. Luckily, there was a food truck with picnic tables set up so we has sammies and Aquarius.

It's funny how the body parts that hurt in the evening, don't hurt in the morning. I guess that's why we keep walking. The trail today was nice and easy. We started downhill and then it leveled off for most of the day, meandering through beautiful, green farmland.

We arrived in Los Arcos in time for lunch. We wanted pizza but it wasn't available for a couple of hours so we had tortilla de patata. We waited another half hour for the church to open because we heard it was a beauty, and it did not disappoint.

The half hour wait gave me time to attend to my foot. I have a problematic pinky toe that gets pinched and I've been surprised how well it's been handling the walks. Well, up until today. After two weeks in Spain and nine days on the Camino, I can officially announce that I have a blister. Yesterday's 17 miles must have done it in.

The last four miles seemed to go on forever, partly because it was actually six miles for a total of 14 miles today.

Our place today has a pool! The water was freezing but we got in anyway.もっと詳しく
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I didn't know goats could crow! [Phyllis]
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旅行者Really beautiful countryside!!! Hope you have moleskin or something to help with your toe....by now you have started another day. Walk on pilgrims. 🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️👍
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旅行者Sorry about your blister!!! The longer walks did me in too!
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2023年9月13日水曜日 19:55
☀️ 72 °F
海抜: 1,276 フィート
スペイン Plaza del Mercado 42.467214, -2.44641942°28’2” N 2°26’47” W
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Day 10-Logroño
2023年9月13日, スペイン ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Another 12 mile day that turns out to be 14 miles. At least it was mostly downhill and flat. Alot of the friends we're making now are transitory since we're doing different distances. We still get to chat a little and wish each other a Buen Camino.

We had a 6 mile walk to Viana and on the way we found a cute food stand run by a lady from Milan. We stopped for a Aquarius and a croissant the kept trekking. Viana was a larger and more modern town than I expected after seeing so many small, medieval villages. We arrived at 11am and found out they were doing a small running of the bulls at 1pm. We pondered waiting around to see it but that would mean we would walk the next 6 to 8 miles in the heat. So we opted to eat our snack and a couple of pintxos and then head to Logroño.

We arrived in Logroño around 2:30pm but still had to walk another mile to our hotel. At least we have a rest day tomorrow and we're near Calle Laurel where all the tapas bars are. By the way, right before Logroño, we left the Navarra Basque region and are now in La Rioja. So it's time to switch from pintxos to tapas.

We wrapped up my blistered pinky toe but because it tucks under the 4th toe, it hurt all day. I hiked in my Chaco sandals to give my toes extra space. After we showered and felt alive again, we figured out a way to tape my toes so the pinky one doesn't hurt as much.もっと詳しく
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I feel the pinky toe pain with ya! [Phyllis]
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旅行者Like except for the pinky toe pain.
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旅行者 Wow! That's random!
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2023年9月14日木曜日 16:46
⛅ 79 °F
海抜: 1,276 フィート
スペイン Plaza del Mercado 42.467213, -2.44641842°28’2” N 2°26’47” W
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2023年9月14日, スペイン ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
What a treat to wake up and not have to put on the backpack and head out. I couldn't rally last night to go to the famous Calle Laurel for a tapas crawl so we're doing it twice today, first at lunch then for late dinner.

Our hotel has a great breakfast spread of ham, chorizo, salchichón, cheeses, breads and eggs however you'd like. We stuffed our faces and then went out to explore. We walked along the Gran Via which reminded me of the downtown San Francisco of my youth; relatively clean, modern and lots of shops. We toured a couple of churches then headed to Calle Laurel to sample some tapas. The area wasn't very crowded at lunchtime which was fine by us. I had to try the mushrooms at Bar Soriano I had heard so much about...yum. Other standouts were the torreznos (fried pork belly), patatas bravas, and the creamy tarta de queso (slightly underbaked, crustless cheesecake). Most of these places specialize in one dish so you eat that and move on to the next place. Shops started closing at 1:30 and reopen about 5pm. The restaurants close about 3pm and reopen about 7:30. So we went back to our room for siesta time.

The tapas bars slowly started opening at 7:30pm and were in full swing at 8:30pm. Who are we having dinner this late?! It was a little more crowded but we always had plenty of space.

Now were getting ready to hit the trail tomorrow.もっと詳しく
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旅行者That food looks delicious! I hope your little toe is feeling better. Best to not let something like that get any worse, but tend to it right away.
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旅行者The toe is healing well. We figured a good way to tape it so I'm not stepping on it.
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旅行者I'm glad your toe is feeling better. The question is, are you exercising to eat or eating to exercise? That cheesecake looked SO yummy!
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旅行者The former.🤣🤣🤣
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2023年9月15日金曜日 18:07
☁️ 70 °F
海抜: 2,136 フィート
スペイン Ventosa 42.403594, -2.62694342°24’13” N 2°37’37” W
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Day 11-Ventosa
2023年9月15日, スペイン ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
Pretty easy walk today, although it turned out to be 14 miles instead of 10.5. We tried to leave early today but the breakfast buffet didn't start until 7am and you know my priorities. We even snuck jamón y queso sandwiches in my bag for snack later.

The walk out of Logroño took us past a Guardia Civil base so we walked in and asked if they had a sello (stamp) for pilgrims. They did and were very nice to us. They take pilgrim safety seriously.

The rest of the walk was pretty flat and took us around a lake where we met Marcelino at his donativo stand. We made it to Navarrete before the rain and ate our sandwiches among the other pilgrims outside next to the church.

The alterpiece of this church is really impressive. I put a 1€ coin in a box to illuminate it. Spectacular comes to mind. I'll have to do some research to find out how such a small town has such an impressive church.

We continued our way to Ventosa, our destination for the night, through vineyards loaded with grapes. It sprinkled most of the way so we covered our packs but didn't bother with our rain jackets or umbrella. The spinkles felt good and helped us stay cool.

We got to Ventosa at 1:30pm, earlier than our normal end of walk. We shared a yummy pizza at the Buen Camino cafe then checked into our place. It's a nice room with a gorgeous bathroom and there's a comfortable shared livingroom with tea available. Perfect since now the rain is coming down hard. Dinner tonight is a salad and chicken paella.もっと詳しく
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旅行者 Seriously incredible!!!
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2023年9月16日土曜日 16:00
☁️ 79 °F
海抜: 1,834 フィート
スペイン Azofra 42.423495, -2.80087942°25’25” N 2°48’3” W
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Day 12-Azofra
2023年9月16日, スペイン ⋅ ☁️ 79 °F
Short 11 mile day today. We left our hotel a little after 6am in order to finish walking early before the heat. It doesn't really get too hot here but you feel it when you're walking this much everyday. We stopped at the local restaurant that was, thankfully, open early for some breakfast and then we were on our way at 7am while it was still dark. Sunrise isn't until 8am here.

We stopped in Nájera for a snack and continued on to Azofra. Between those two towns were flies contstantly annoying us. We arrived in Azofra at noon and sat in the plaza for a couple of hours greeting pilgrims as they arrived. There are lots of flies here too. I'm not sure what's attracting them and I'm pretty sure it's not us.

The rest of the day will be spent strolling around town and having dinner.もっと詳しく
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旅行者Pilgrim flies....yick!!! Question for someday: on average, how often are you walking with/seeing other Camino walkers?
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旅行者Everyone trickles out between 6am and 8am. We probably pass/or get passed by a dozen people a day. Now that the trail is less windy, we can see about 20 people in the distance. In the towns, especially the small ones, the pilgrims get together at dinnertime.
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旅行者👍 Must be nice to have that built in community. Walk on....🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️😃
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2023年9月17日日曜日 21:26
🌙 64 °F
海抜: 2,159 フィート
スペイン Santo Domingo de la Calzada 42.439683, -2.95768742°26’23” N 2°57’28” W
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Day 13-Santo Domingo de la Calzada
2023年9月17日, スペイン ⋅ 🌙 64 °F
Walked about 11 miles today. Mostly flat with one climb. We walked pretty fast today. We checked into the Parador Bernardo de Fresneda which was originally built as a monetary and pilgrim hospital. It's really nice and parts of the walls show the original stone.

We had a huge lunch so we skipped dinner. Pat had pizza and I had fettuccine carbonara and dorado fish with salad. Dessert was coffee flan. Then we may have had churros and chocolate.

While Pat napped, I toured the church attached to our parador and the ivory and nativity exhibit. Then I walked over to the cathedral to find the chickens that live there (there's a hard to believe story behind it). The crypt below the cathedral has beautiful mosaics. I also walked up teeny stone steps up to the roof and could see our parador from there.

After that, my feet were done for the day.もっと詳しく
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旅行者 What a fancy room! You both deserve comfort after all that walking
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旅行者 Gina, you look fabulous and fantastic!
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旅行者Hard to believe but fun story!!!
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2023年9月18日月曜日 16:38
☀️ 70 °F
海抜: 2,585 フィート
スペイン Villamayor del Río 42.437753, -3.13238842°26’16” N 3°7’57” W
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Day 14-Quintanilla del Monte
2023年9月18日, スペイン ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
Had a massive breakfast at the Parador and thank goodness we did, because we didn't find anywhere else to eat until the end of our walking day, even though we walked through three other towns.

We've left La Rioja region with its green hills and vineyards and are now in Castilla and Leon where the hills are brown and covered in sunflowers. Bloom season is over but they're still cool to see and I even picked a seed out to sample. The shell was soft and as thin as paper and the seed tasted, well...like a sunflower seed.

We're walking over gently rolling hills now. I used to call these mountains, but now that we've walked over serious mountains, these are just hills.

And today is Pat's birthday! We're not in the most exciting place to celebrate but wherever he is, becomes the most exciting place to be.もっと詳しく
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旅行者Happy Birthday, Pat! Staying at a Parador must have been very nice.
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旅行者Happy Birthday!!!
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旅行者Happy birthday Pat, wonderful place to be on your big day. Enjoy!
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2023年9月19日火曜日 15:47
☁️ 72 °F
海抜: 3,146 フィート
スペイン Villafranca-Montes de Oca 42.388399, -3.30995242°23’18” N 3°18’36” W
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Day 15-Villfranca Montes de Oca
2023年9月19日, スペイン ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
I can't say enough about our stay last night at La Aldea Encantada. It was one kilometer off the Camino and had a few nice houses, alot of crumbling houses, no church bells and no services. I slept great since it was so quiet there. Apparently, the original Camino ran through there and our hostess showed us the original trail to take back to meet the new trail. Dinner last night was made by the hostess's mother with alot of it coming from their garden. It was delicious.

Today's walk was on rolling hills and through three towns. One has a hermitage built into the mountain. We snacked on some salchichón, cheese and bread on the way. Alot of the walk was on a gravel path next to the highway. Many semi trucks were driving by and back when I was in my 20's, drivers would honk at me. Well, fast forward a few decades, I have to work a little harder to get them to honk. You'll see my efforts in the video.

The weather was great and all the body parts are working well and don't hurt. This is a very cute town with several places to eat.もっと詳しく
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旅行者 Tosantos on of my favorite albergues. San Francisco de Asis. When you stay there they take you on a tour of that monastery.
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旅行者You've got the moves, Gina. Those truck drivers were impressed.
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2023年9月19日火曜日 16:35
☁️ 72 °F
海抜: 3,143 フィート
スペイン Villafranca-Montes de Oca 42.388483, -3.30972942°23’19” N 3°18’35” W
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Day 15 - Villafranca
2023年9月19日, スペイン ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
We started the day just off the established Camino, only to find out that we were actually staying on the original Camino path. after the stay, we walked about a mile of the super secret path of the Camino.

Make sure to watch both videos for all the video hilarity.もっと詳しく
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旅行者 Really cool shot!!!
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旅行者 Penny for your thoughts....hmmm....I wonder what I'm going to do tomorrow???
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2023年9月20日水曜日 15:16
🌬 72 °F
海抜: 3,136 フィート
スペイン Atapuerca 42.375965, -3.50685842°22’33” N 3°30’25” W
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Day 16 - Atapuerca
2023年9月20日, スペイン ⋅ 🌬 72 °F
Had a very pleasant walk today, started to a beautiful sunrise in Villafranca before we left. The walk was a 7.5 mile to start, we went 8.5 before stopping for a cafe Co leche and a cerveza (OK maybe two). We then made our way to our stopping point for the day, total of 12 miles today. One more day to Burgos, and a day off, yeah.
No video update today, sorry.もっと詳しく
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I suggest the river path into Burgos. Much nicer than the “official” path. [Cisco]
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旅行者Yes, we are on it right now almost to our hotel now.
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