Carrion de los Condes
29 июля 2022 г., Испания ⋅ 🌙 20 °C
For 500 years, pilgrims stayed and healed at the Monastery of San Zoilo in Carrion de los Condes. Today, the Monastery is a high class hotel with Michelin priced (and Truck Stop inspired)Читать далее
Fields
30 июля 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
I don’t post very many pictures from the road lately. This is my view. It’s always the same, corn and sunflower fields, for miles.
That is shit for a picture journal, but I love it. My body isЧитать далее
Compostela
30 июля 2022 г., Испания ⋅ 🌙 20 °C
Santiago de Compostela derives its name from the myth that, all the way along the Way of St James, the Milky Way will lead you towards it.
This is obviously incorrect, but for about two weeks inЧитать далее
Half Way Point
31 июля 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
This is not 100% accurate, and obviously I am walking further so it only applies to pilgrims ending in Santiago de Compostela, but it’s a moment nevertheless, passing the half way point of theЧитать далее
One third
31 июля 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
It occurred to me that as of today, one third of this magnificent adventure already lies behind me.
Over 350 kilometer of dust and sun I have met amazing people, shared laughs, patched smallerЧитать далее
Late Start and „cheating“ a bit
1 августа 2022 г., Испания ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
Today I am giving my tortured legs a bit of a rest. I’ll be taking a bus past the industrial outskirts of Leon, which is essentially just a cat and mouse game against trucks and speeding cars on theЧитать далее
Barbershop
1 августа 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
I had too much hassle with the Mohawk, so now it’s just a Mo. Ten bucks with a cup of coffee and a discussion of Man City vs Liverpool, totally worth the six to nine months to grow back.
Leon
1 августа 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
This is the view from my hostel. I am literally between Cathedral, Gaudi Palace, and main plaza.
Leaving León
2 августа 2022 г., Испания ⋅ 🌙 17 °C
It will be a hot day and though I’ll have only 26 kilometers ahead of me, most of it will be pounding asphalt on my way out of León and along N-120.
After last nights‘ discovery of vino deЧитать далее
Mind
3 августа 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
I didn’t write much yesterday. I was done. Not physically, I feel absolutely fine, and not emotionally, I am happy as can be, but mentally.
The Meseta ends tomorrow, first over lightly rollingЧитать далее
La Casa de los Dioses
4 августа 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 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 hereЧитать далее
Astorga
4 августа 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 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 andЧитать далее
Gaudí
4 августа 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 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 thisЧитать далее
I hosed myself hard
4 августа 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 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 thatЧитать далее
Up the hill
5 августа 2022 г., Испания ⋅ 🌙 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 aЧитать далее
The Cowboy Bar
5 августа 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 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 wayЧитать далее
(Ascending) to Foncebadón
5 августа 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 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 theЧитать далее
Cruz de Ferro
6 августа 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 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 9Читать далее
A Vegan/Vegetarian Food Truck
6 августа 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Being vegetarian on the Camino is hard. But every once in a while something cool comes along. Like this food truck.
Molinaseca
6 августа 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 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 screamingЧитать далее
Ponferrada
7 августа 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Had great pancakes for breakfast after an easy 10k walk into town. The castle is a must and free to Icelanders and Norwegians because apparently they paid for it.
Today takes me to Camponaraya andЧитать далее
Alberge Camponaraya
7 августа 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
Of course there was no such luck. The albergue is mediocre but nothing to complain about. But it is in the attic of a local bar, which has a party or something like that and we’re not welcome. SoЧитать далее
Mountains in sight
8 августа 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
The terrain is getting progressively more rolling and steep, as the vegetation gets thicker and greener. We’re in the last stretch before crossing the mountains into Galicia, the final province.
A late start
9 августа 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Decided to start extra late today and only walk 10 kilometers to the foot of O Cebreiro. I am feeling a bit under the weather, which could be food or lack of sleep and I intend to fix both today.
Leon … done
9 августа 2022 г., Испания ⋅ 🌙 23 °C
The sun is setting over my last day in the province of Leon. Tomorrow, somewhere up the hill, I’ll be entring Galicia.
The landscape has changed drastically, from a flat, barren, and dusty sceneryЧитать далее
ПутешественникThis post made me laugh. I'd probably would've done the same