SpanienSan Justo de la Vega42°27’37” N 5°59’1” W
4. August 2022 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
The last time I came past here was four years ago. Since then the world has changed, and tens of thousands of pilgrims have come past as well. Three first sentence he greeted me with: "You were hereWeiterlesen
SpanienAstorga42°27’15” N 6°3’10” W
4. August 2022 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
I have left the Meseta and am entering the hills that will take me to Galicia, the last province on my walk.
Bigger city also means better food. No more wilted leaves on oil, a vegetarian burger andWeiterlesen
SpanienAstorga42°27’27” N 6°3’21” W
4. August 2022 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
As Spain lay in the throes of one of the worst poverty driven famines and health disasters, as churches and hospitals had to turn away the sick and ailing, the Bishop of Astorga commissioned thisWeiterlesen
SpanienAstorga42°27’24” N 6°3’18” W 4. August 2022 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
This morning, leaving the albergue of horrors (that’s for a blog post after the trip), I pulled my charger from the communal charging station and the US-EU converter slipped off.
You’d think thatWeiterlesen
SpanienValdeviejas42°27’38” N 6°5’14” W
5. August 2022 in Spanien ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
Today’s leg takes me onto the highest point of the Camino. Once an abandoned town with wild dogs and dangerous paths, Foncebadón has become a bit of a hippie pilgrim haven with vegan bars (and aWeiterlesen
SpanienEl Ganso42°27’46” N 6°12’26” W
5. August 2022 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
A Camino staple and legend, the owner is a man of few words but a heart of gold. It has a foosball table, cold beers, and a Spaniard’s idea of what a Texan bar would look like. There’s no wayWeiterlesen
SpanienFoncebadón42°29’28” N 6°20’35” W
5. August 2022 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
After a few kilometers of uphill and somewhat hasty uses of shade, I am in Foncebadón. My bed feels soft and the mountain air wafts smells of a nearby campfire into the room.
The best part is theWeiterlesen
SpanienFoncebadón42°29’20” N 6°21’42” W
6. August 2022 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
The Cruz was moved in the 80s to get it closer to the tour bus stop, but the original has been here since before the Camino (and, as a heap of rocks since before Christianity).
The following 9Weiterlesen
SpanienRiego de Ambros42°31’13” N 6°28’42” W
6. August 2022 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Being vegetarian on the Camino is hard. But every once in a while something cool comes along. Like this food truck.
SpanienMolinaseca42°32’19” N 6°31’20” W
6. August 2022 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Ran into the lady from the vegan place up on the mountain and had some more great vegan food, this time tempura vegetables in a spicy sesame sauce.
Today took everything I had, my poor ACL screamingWeiterlesen
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