Camino Flowers
26 de mayo de 2018, España ⋅ 🌬 12 °CFlowers everywhere — geraniums and roses in front of houses, fields of lavender, pink, yellow and white broom, red poppies — Spain is abloom everywhere we walk.
Flowers everywhere — geraniums and roses in front of houses, fields of lavender, pink, yellow and white broom, red poppies — Spain is abloom everywhere we walk.
Well, the weather odds finally caught up with us. We had sunshine walking up to O Cebreiro, but it’s been drizzly and chilly ever since. So here are a few pictures from my visit in 2016.
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It’s the edge of an asphalt roadway... the crushed stone road built by Romans over 2000 years ago.
It’s farm roads that run from village to village... and a road for sheep and cows (and cowLeer más
We have less than 20 miles to walk! Tuesday will be only 6 miles, so we can arrive early to visit the Pilgrims’ Office and pick up our Compostelas before it gets busy. Then we’ll retrieve theLeer más
We’re in Santiago! We arrived yesterday afternoon after a longer walk than planned —
At 10:00 yesterday morning, with only 12 miles to go, we decided to forge on through the rain so we could wakeLeer más
The rainy climate here in Galicia turns the stone walls and tile roofs into miniature gardens —
How many years have they been there? How many pilgrims have passed by?
We spent part of the morning doing a little shopping, then went back to the Cathedral to watch some pilgrims arrive in the square. We found a seat and waited for the noon Pilgrim’s Mass to start. ItLeer más
Just a short clip, sorry — my phone died as I filmed this 2 years ago.
We were repeatedly asked not to take photos, so today I didn’t. At least John had the chance to experience this —
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It’s Monday, a week since we walked into Santiago. We arrived back in San Antonio on Friday night after 24 hours of travel, and the jet lag seems to be subsiding.
We walked around the old town onLeer más
Viajero Wow, those are beautiful flowers. I hope you are having a great day. Love you.
Viajero Beautiful pictures!!!!
Viajero Have you gone thru ponferrado?, looks like y’all are close to Santiago, we miss you both , talk soon
Viajero Lovely!