Camino

août - septembre 2024

Our big retirement adventure part 1. We are walking the Camino de Santiago on the Frances (the french way) from St Jean Pied Deport, France to Santiago, Spain for a total of 879 km. En savoir plus

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- Jour 12
- vendredi 23 août 2024 à 22:22
- 🌙 26 °C
- Altitude: 402 m
- Espagne Plaza del Mercado 42.468337, -2.44294342°28’6” N 2°26’35” W
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Day 9 - Sansol to Logrono
23 août 2024, Espagne ⋅ 🌙 26 °C
Our legs are getting used to walking, and boy, does it make a difference. Don't get me wrong, the feet and legs are tired at the end of the day, but most of the soreness is gone.

It was a good day walking as we transitioned from fields of cut grain to vineyards as we entered La Rioja region of Spain.

Tonight we went to the famous pinchos street Calle de Laural and had pinchos for dinner. It was awesome, a ton of people out and good food. I tried the olive, pepper, and anchovies skewers...not bad. The mushrooms were probably the best.

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Voyageur Look at all those people out!
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VoyageurOh my gosh, how fun. What an amazing trip!
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VoyageurCarrie, that street was amazing. Families young and old all out having a good time. I can get behind this spa ish lifestyle. Lunch runs from 1 ish to 4 ish, then siesta time where businesses close up. Then around 630 (closer to 8pm for most), they open back up for dinner. We're taking naps during siesta, it's nice.
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- Jour 13
- samedi 24 août 2024 à 20:39
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 645 m
- Espagne Ventosa 42.404435, -2.62539942°24’16” N 2°37’31” W
Day 10 - Logrono to Ventos
24 août 2024, Espagne ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Well, I may have been premature on the leg thing. Our legs were tired today and seemed heavy most of the day. We started to regret not taking a rest day as planned. We trudged on through the vineyards on a mostly flat (spain style) path. The walk out of Logrono was through a nice park system with trails and paths for walkers and bikers past a huge reservoir.

Towards the end of the day, we met Begonia from Barcelona. We started talking and walking with her, and the next thing we knew, we were in Ventosa. She helped us pick up our pace without even realizing it.

There's a festival here in Ventosa tomorrow, which would be awesome to see. They have 4 pigs being cooked and the town will go from 200 population to over 2000.

We had a good dinner of frozen pizza with several others we've seen on the path. Mitch and Mira and Hans from the Netherlands and another couple from Norway. Nice people.En savoir plus
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VoyageurHow’s the lingual coming along?
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VoyageurOkay, most people speak some English. We did find the only tequila bar in this part of spain...
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VoyageurI loved walking out of Logrono. Enjoy!
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- Jour 14
- dimanche 25 août 2024 à 20:58
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Altitude: 545 m
- Espagne Azofra 42.42507, -2.80037142°25’30” N 2°48’1” W
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Day 11 - Ventos to Azofra
25 août 2024, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Today was a better day of walking. It was cool most of the day, much more enjoyable. Only one little climb out of a village that got us huffing a little. Still dealing with a head cold and sore Achilles but it was manageable today.

We mostly walked through vineyards today as the landscape is wine country. In a few spots it had a feel of Utah with red rock and desert plants. We came across several aqueduct irrigation systems for the vineyards. At one point they were using a tractors pto to run a pump. Had a scare when Teresa rolled her ankle and hit the ground. She's okay, but we'll see how the ankle is tomorrow.

Tomorrow is a long day so we're sending our bags ahead to give our legs, her ankle and my Achilles somewhat of a break.En savoir plus
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VoyageurOoh, no! I hope it's not too bad☹
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VoyageurIt’s interesting that there doesn’t seem to be fences everywhere! Hope you both feel better soon! Take care of those feet 😜
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- Jour 15
- lundi 26 août 2024 à 21:12
- 🌙 19 °C
- Altitude: 777 m
- Espagne Castildelgado 42.437028, -3.08287942°26’13” N 3°4’58” W
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Day 12 - Azofra to Castildelgado
26 août 2024, Espagne ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
My wife is a beast, we went 19 miles today. Granted it was without out packs, but she was on fire. I spent most of the day behind her because she was walking so fast, all with a bum ankle. Me being me, I had to throw out those classic pick-up up lines like " can I have a burger with that shake", she did laugh and blamed it on her ankle.

We passed out of the wine country and back into farmland. Lots of cut grain fields, some green beans and even some hop fields today. It was easy walking during the morning due to overcast sky's, but it warmed up in the afternoon. The cathedral in Santo Domingo was amazing.
We're at a nice albergue with great hosts. They cooked us dinner of soup, beef stew, and a flan. Oh yeah, and plenty of wine.

Tomorrow will be a shorter day, I hope.En savoir plus
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VoyageurLol, she is fierce! I hope you have a shorter day too🙂
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- Jour 16–21
- 27 août 2024 - 1 septembre 2024
- 5 nuits
- ☀️ 30 °C
- Altitude: 958 m
- Espagne Villafranca-Montes de Oca 42.388352, -3.30963142°23’18” N 3°18’35” W
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Day 13 - Castildelgado to Villafranca
27 août–1 sept. 2024, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Today started a little rough for me as we had used all our ibuprofen and my achilles was pretty sore after yesterday. I gimped along until we found a pharmacy that was open. After getting some meds things improved, and the day was better.

The landscape is all agricultural, mainly cut grain fields and sunflowers. We passed several farmers bailing straw in the fields. We aren't seeing livestock like we did in the mountain region of a Navarra. However, we did walk past a pig farm and saw several livestock trucks hauling pigs.

It's a good feeling when you come over a hill and see a village knowing they should have a bar or cafe to get a cold drink. The simple pleasures.

Tonight we're in a private room which is nice. Had a great dinner with our camino friends Mitch and Mira from the Netherlands, a nice couple.En savoir plus
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Voyageur Hops!!
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VoyageurThank goodness for those bars!!!
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VoyageurI am really enjoying the pictures you and Teresa are sharing. What wonderful countryside and churches. What an amazing journey you two are on!
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- Jour 17
- mercredi 28 août 2024 à 20:58
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Altitude: 958 m
- Espagne Atapuerca 42.375425, -3.5074442°22’32” N 3°30’27” W
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Day 14 Villafranca to Atapuerca
28 août 2024, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
What a difference meds and ointment make, legs felt better today. Straight uphill climb from the village for roughly 6 km through forested areas. A little later start than normal due to having breakfast at the hotel.

Good day of walking, and once out of the mountains, we dropped back into farmland. However, we don't see the olive, fig, and apple trees along the roadways like we did before . Sunflower fields were the main crops in the fields (besides the grain fields that had been harvested).

Another nice albergue with a great meal. We had creamed vegetables soup, pork loin with rice and vegetables and flan for dessert. Along with wine and bread. We had about 13 people for the communal dinner. People were from the UK, Australia, France, US, Hungary, and South Korea.

Tomorrow, we head to Burgos for a rest day, we may encounter the first serious rain of the trip.En savoir plus
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Voyageur I took the same picture!
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Voyageur Now, was it the best coffee?
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VoyageurLol Andrea! We didn't end up stopping to try it
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- Jour 18
- jeudi 29 août 2024 à 22:47
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 870 m
- Espagne Burgos Cathedral 42.340785, -3.70281642°20’27” N 3°42’10” W
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Day 14 - Atapuerca to Burgos
29 août 2024, Espagne ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Well, we've been walking for 2 weeks now with no rest days. Burgos is the biggest city we've been in so far, so it's a good time to take a rest day.

Teresa's doing great, and her legs seem to be getting used to walking. Mine are not. I've developed another issue in my quads, so we'll be looking into that tomorrow.

Today's route was easy until we decided to take the "good" way and not the commercial way. I did question my leader, but she got us to where we needed to be (still think we took the long way).

Ran into some camino friends ( Jeff and Kris) we walked with a week ago here in Burgos, nice to catch up and visit with them. Jeff's been the only one to recognize my beaver shirt because he's an Arizona Wildcat.

It will be a good day to sleep in and do some sightseeing.

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VoyageurHope your legs recover a bit in your day off!
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VoyageurHave a good rest day! Maybe a massage 🤔 🥾 still good? So much happens due to feet. Enjoying following along.
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- Jour 19
- vendredi 30 août 2024 à 22:26
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Altitude: 870 m
- Espagne Plaza Mayor 42.340772, -3.70279242°20’27” N 3°42’10” W
Day 15 - Rest day in Burgos
30 août 2024, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
The rest day was great. Slept in, slow walked around town, and took a tour of the cathedral. Probably should have made the effort to see some of the other sights, but the priorities were to give our legs a break.

To find a few stores we needed to visit, we left the Plaza and saw more of the neighborhood away from the tourist area, which was nice.
Burgos is a very walkable city with a nice park along the river. Cafés and bars are everywhere so you'll never go with coffee, danishes, or pinchos.

The cathedral is something else. Words can't really explain it, and the pictures we took don't do it justice. Some artifacts were from the 12th and 13th centuries.

Tomorrow, we start the Meseta. It is basically crossing the plains of northern Spain. Some people skip this section due to the landscape and conditions, but not us.
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VoyageurWhat an amazing adventure! It's an honor to follow along! Praying for continued healing ankles and legs for you both!
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VoyageurThank you my sweet friend!
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VoyageurI say your pictures of the cathedral speak for themselves, so many beautiful details everywhere you look. Lovely to get rest days, you are Walkers!
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- Jour 20
- samedi 31 août 2024 à 20:39
- ☁️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 826 m
- Espagne Hornillos del Camino 42.338552, -3.92431842°20’19” N 3°55’28” W
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Day 17- Burgos to Hornillos del Camino
31 août 2024, Espagne ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Good day of walking. Our legs felt better, the aches and pains were minimal, and it was only 12 miles today. We sent our bags by courier to the albergue just to make sure we tried out our new "feet" tools without the extra weight. It seemed to work out well. Tomorrow will be another short day, so we'll carry our packs to see how things go.

The landscape is changing again, flatter with some rolling hills of farmland. Looked like some fields of alfalfa, which we hadn't seen before. Had a special moment when we stepped into a small church. An older woman who was there invited us in, gave us each a pilgrims blessing, a Mary, mother of god pendent and a hug, then sent us on our way.

Upon arriving at the albergue, we finished our chores and then soaked our feet in the cold pool. We had a siesta, made a few calls, and then had another pilgrim meal, but this time, there were about 18 people from several different countries. Our first homemade paella of the trip, it was delicious. Hopefully, the rain will end tonight, so tomorrow will be a dry walk day

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Voyageur That’s pretty cool!!!🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑
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VoyageurSheep, countryside, church, cool pool for aching feet. I think it’s all here. You’re not looking quite as tired as previously. Must be getting used to the walk? LOL — Once again, thank you for sharing your pictures with us. They really are remarkable. Take care Russ!
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VoyageurWhat a special experience at the church. Very cool.
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- Jour 21
- dimanche 1 septembre 2024 à 21:10
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Altitude: 824 m
- Espagne Monasterio de San Antón 42.292508, -4.09912142°17’33” N 4°5’57” W
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Day 18 - Hornillos to San Anton
1 septembre 2024, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Had a good day. Legs felt good even carrying our packs. Short walk of 10 plus miles, so this also helped with the legs.

Staying at an albergue that is a donitivo tonight. These are a donation based lodging in the truest sense of the camino. Basically, you pay what you can afford. This place included a pilgrims dinner that was tasty lentil soup and wine, of course. The pilgrims help make the meal and clean up after.

This albergue is in the ruins from an old church and hospital from the 14th century. The current owners wanted it to be a real pilgrims experience. Hence, there is no electricity or hot water, there is a flush toilet...thank god. This is where we met Denise, Loretta, Hannah and Stefan.En savoir plus
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Voyageur Reminds me of counting BBQ’s🤔
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Voyageur LOL!!!!
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Voyageur Haha!
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