I wasn't expecting a Woody Allen statue
5 czerwca 2019, Hiszpania ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
I was surprised to see this statue of Woody Allen in Oviedo. Apparently the city awarded him one of its highest honors back in 2002.
Oviedo
5 czerwca 2019, Hiszpania ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
Just a few pictures from Oviedo, which is the end point for the Camino del Salvador. The Cathedral here houses many relics, including the cloth that is said to have covered Jesus's face. However the Czytaj więcej
A looooong day
3 czerwca 2019, Hiszpania ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
I decided to do a 30 km walk today which usually wouldn't take me more than 5-7 hours, but because of the terrain and lots of ups and downs I was walking for over 10 hours.
The trail was very Czytaj więcej
La Robla to Poladura de la Tercia
2 czerwca 2019, Hiszpania ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Today was all about climbing - and sweating. But I was rewarded with these spectacular views.
Day one of Camino del Salvador
1 czerwca 2019, Hiszpania ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
There was a mailbox with a notebook along the trail today for those walking this route to sign in on. There were also some first aid supplies inside.
I also walked through oak forests and by fields Czytaj więcej
Leaving the familiar behind
1 czerwca 2019, Hiszpania ⋅ 🌙 55 °F
I'm leaving the Camino Francés - the most popular route, which I've done twice, and starting on the Camino del Salvador, which has much fewer people, and is more mountainous.
Storks
31 maja 2019, Hiszpania ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
There are stork nests on the tops of churches all over. Here are some that I saw on today's walk.
I literally stopped and...
31 maja 2019, Hiszpania ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
Smelled these roses
Early morning walk
30 maja 2019, Hiszpania ⋅ ⛅ 39 °F
Since I took an alternate route yesterday to stay at the albergue that my friend Nan was volunteering at I had a longish walk (about 12 miles) before breakfast. I started just as the sun was coming Czytaj więcej
A friendly face from home!
29 maja 2019, Hiszpania ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
My friend Marcella emailed me yesterday to let me know that Nan Schulman from our Camino group in Oregon was volunteering as a hospitalera "somewhere on the Meseta". It turned out that the town she's Czytaj więcej
The "halfway" point
29 maja 2019, Hiszpania ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F
This marks the halfway point between Roncesvalles and Santiago. But I started farther back in France, and I won't be continuing on the Camino Frances. Instead, when I reach León in a few days I will Czytaj więcej
Near Carrión de los Condes
27 maja 2019, Hiszpania ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
I met this couple this morning. He is traveling along the Camino under his own power in his wheelchair. They have chosen parts of the Camino that are smoother and flatter, but I was still amazed at Czytaj więcej
First two days of the Meseta
26 maja 2019, Hiszpania ⋅ ☀️ 43 °F
Some people think that this part of the Camino is boring. In fact today I talked briefly with a woman who commented on my cheeriness, then said how boring the landscape was. All that I could see was Czytaj więcej
Burgos
24 maja 2019, Hiszpania ⋅ 🌬 54 °F
Burgos Cathedral
24 maja 2019, Hiszpania ⋅ 🌬 55 °F
I've been to Burgos before and taken lots of pictures of the outside, but thus is the first time that I've gone inside.
Leaving Villafranca Montes de Oca
23 maja 2019, Hiszpania ⋅ ⛅ 45 °F
Azofra
20 maja 2019, Hiszpania ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
This tiny town is a hidden gem on the Camino. The municipal albergue is very well laid out with single beds two to a room. I'm sharing a room with Diane from England who I met on my first day on the Czytaj więcej
Navarette
19 maja 2019, Hiszpania ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
Logroño
18 maja 2019, Hiszpania ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
Saturdays in Logroño are busy! Saw multiple bachelor/bachelorette parties with people in costumes.
Enjoyed tapas with several people on Calle del Laurel.
Sansol to Logroño
18 maja 2019, Hiszpania ⋅ ⛅ 52 °F
A mostly great day for walking weather wise. Clear and cool. It clouded up a bit at the end, abd I felt a few sprinkles. I entered into La Rioja today, which is famous for its wines.
Michelangelo painting
18 maja 2019, Hiszpania ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F
Michelangelo painting in the cathedral in Logroño
Estella to Sansol
17 maja 2019, Hiszpania ⋅ 🌧 48 °F
It was a drizzly, but not really rainy day.
Puente la Reina
16 maja 2019, Hiszpania ⋅ ⛅ 46 °F
Dinner entertainment in Obanos
15 maja 2019, Hiszpania ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
Has dinner with several other pilgrims - didn't realize that there would be entertainment! 😀
Obanos
15 maja 2019, Hiszpania ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
The yard at the albergue, and view from the town of Obanos
Santa María de Eunate
15 maja 2019, Hiszpania ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
Took a detour today to visit this small romanesque church which was built in 1170.
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