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Canal de Campos

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    • Penaflor de Hornija to Medina de Rioseco

      September 20, 2019 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

      A long 24 kilometres stretch today, with about 10 kms of road walking. The scenery is getting more Meseta like. Very dry with large open spaces.

      We are relaxing in an albergue here, the used to be a convent.

      A very nice town here. Have a look at today’s pics!
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    • Day 16

      Medina de Rioseco

      April 23, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

      Well finally crossed into Spain! I awoke to eagles circling above the Douro gorge that makes the portguese/ Spanish border and they remained a feature of the first couple of hours cycling. Rocky plateau covered in dry stone walls constructed between huge menhirs every few yards. There was no signs of ( current) life for the first 20k of Spain- a bombed out petrol station and a boarded up village- and eagles. Gradually this made way for cleared land and large scale crops and I joined a lovely valley where I gate-crashed an ultra running race and cycled down(up?) to Zamora with one of the spectators cycling home. I was able to sneak around Zamora's impressive castle on bike as it was Sunday free day and there were disabled access ramps everywhere😉. A mega tail wind and flat cycling was too tempting so pushed on to Toro for lunch. For the same reason decided to add another 50k to the day and was blown into Medina. Castles everywhere- must be why this area is called Castilla y Leon. Very much on the Camino Frances here so will try and follow it for a while to get the pilgrim vibe/ mow down pedestrians/ cheap accomodation🤪Read more

    • Day 10

      Day10 Penaflor De Hornija to Medina De R

      April 13 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C

      Camino de Madrid

      Day 10 Penaflor De Hornija to Medina De Rioseco 25kms

      Penaflor is strangely located with huge gorges around it. As you approach and leave it, you think that it sits simply on the flat landscape. Unfortunately there is a very steep 100m descent and descent into the town. It must have been for defensive purposes.
      Leaving this morning, we had to repeat the same process. It certainly gets your heart going.
      As we settled into the trail today, we walked along open countryside teeming with wind turbines. They were an incredible sight.
      Today, the villages, we encountered, were pretty evenally spaced at 9kms apart. We managed to find a small bar for coffee.
      We carried on to the next village after a short rest. The trail was just a long walk on a gravel track. This is the time that you reflect internally or in case listen to a fantastic audio book called ‘The Lonesome Dove’.
      At the next village, we couldn’t find anything and almost walked on until an old lady shouted and pointed out where there was a bar. The building was so modern and seemed out of place in the village.
      We arrived in Medina De Rioseca at 1pm. The Albergue didn’t open until 2pm so we walked into town for a beer and get some food for the next few days. The town was buzzing and the bars busy.
      We went back to the Albergue to find it open. The hospilardo gave us a wonderful greeting. It is located in an old convent. It was used by Franco’s fascists as a prison of war camp in their Civil war. Admin completed.
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    • Day 16

      Segovia and Real Sitio de San Ildefonso

      June 16, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C

      The day was packed of ambitions and extreme heat - not a good combination. David and Elijas went to rent the car and the initial idea was to get 2nd hand car seats. But it was a holiday, Corpus Christi, in Madrid. So we had to buy new seats from a shopping mall, luckily rather cheap. After that we could all start the road trip under 39°C of heat. We headed towards Segovia to see the impressive Roman aqueduct. However, there was very little excitement because the heat was so intense. The next stop, the Royal Palace of San Ildefonso, inspired by Versailles tradition and with huge gardens. We crawled ourselves there, but the extensive shades helped us survive. We continued our trip north to find our hotel and rest comfortably - and Elijas could enjoy some dives in the bathtub!Read more

    • Day 9

      Klaryski po raz drugi (Medina de Rioseco

      August 14, 2016 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

      To co dobre warto powtarzać. Na camino wprawdzie pierwszeństwo przed zachciankami ma droga, ale nieraz przyzwala na nie. Po blisko czterdziestu kilometrach marszu czuję się całkowicie usprawiedliwiony do spełnienia jednej z nich i zatrzymuję się na nocleg w Medina de Rioseco w klasztorze sióstr klarysek.

      W domku pielgrzyma, na kuchennym stole czeka już na mnie ciasto i miska ogórków. W wymarłym o tej porze mieście nie dostanę niczego innego do zjedzenia, ale poczęstunek od sióstr całkowicie zaspokoi moje potrzeby.

      Kiedy wezmę prysznic, upiorę ubrania i wyrównam temperaturę ciała do przyzwoitych rejestrów, odważam się rzucić wyzwanie palącym promieniom i wyruszam na spokojny spacer malowniczymi uliczkami starówki – na szczęście w cieniu. Moją uwagę zwraca rzeźba krokodyla przytwierdzona do ściany jednego z budynków. Wiąże się z legendą o pochodzeniu krokodylej skóry z miejscowej katedry. Zwierzę miało jakimiś nieznanym kanałami dopłynąć tu z Nilu i pożerać w nocy budowniczych świątyni, aż nie przyszedł miejscowy Szewczyk Dratewka, by raz na zawsze skończyć z tą murarską dietą.

      Wieczorem odmawiam z siostrami nieszpory i odprawiam mszę z wigilii Wniebowzięcia Marii Panny. Nieszpory okazują się, jeśli można tak powiedzieć, zwodnicze. Bo mniszki każdy wers psalmu śpiewają na inną melodię. Choć psalmy nie są długie i tak trzeba przyznać, że siostrom inwencji nie brakuje. Ponieważ kantorka śpiewa raczej basem niż sopranem, ma to dodatkowe walory tonacyjne.

      Po takim doświadczeniu msza przebiega już w o wiele spokojniejszych warunkach, tak że prawie bym nie zauważył, że to pierwszy raz, kiedy głoszę kazanie w języku Cervantesa (a przynajmniej w czymś, co ma pretensje go przypominać). Najwyraźniej muzyczne ekstrawagancje sprzyjają modlitwie wstawienniczej za kaznodziejów. Polecam moim braciom do wypróbowania – choć zastrzegam, że może to działać jedynie w przypadku hiszpańskich klarysek.

      Jeszcze chwila wspólnej modlitwy w ciszy, uściski, pożegnania i wyprzedzam do łóżka słońca. Niech sobie jeszcze świeci. Dla mnie dzień już zakończony. Spotkamy się jutro. Oby na przyjacielskiej stopie!
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    • Day 9

      8 Medina de Rioseco 24km

      July 31, 2017 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C

      Until 0:30 the place in front of the alberque was a meeting place for the kids of the village, so quite noisy, but then it was quiet and I slept well.
      I set off at 8:30 and arrived to Medina at 1pm - too early to stay here, so another 23 km to the next alberque. I bought some fruits and some drinks.Read more

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