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Carrión de los Condes

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    • Day 30

      Day 21 - Carrión de los Condes

      September 26, 2023 in Spain ⋅ 🌙 73 °F

      Today was our longest hiking day of our trip, and it seemed easier than the last long hike we had earlier. We have two more long hike days, but they are in the last ten days. The hike was over 16 miles, and we started at a 6:45am. The sunrise here is at 8:05am.Read more

    • Day 18

      Day 18

      September 10, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

      Fair to say I woke up feeling a bit tired this morning.. I’m no party popper and I love a good band!… but!.. 3am really is kind of late to finish playing… especially when I’m getting up soon after 6.. but hey ho…
      Waiting to go into breakfast .. it’s always a busy one.. a guy that had said hello last night at dinner, asked if I was going the whole distance… I said I was, asked if he was, he asked where I’d started, I said St John, asked where he had… he said Germany!! I sort of blurted / squeaked out WHAT 😮.. he then asked if he could join me for breakfast!! Feeling a tad rude about my response, I said yes of course!!😬
      Turns out, Norbert, from Bavaria, set off walking from Germany, to do the Camino!! He’s a bit tired ( really??!! ) and had lots if blisters.. but hoping to finish by the end of September as he’s flying back on 2nd October.. what a guy!!! I imagine I’ll catch up with him again ( he’s said he’s stayed in a few of the same places as me up to now??!.. who knew?! ) .. he’s staying in a monastery tonight and I’d love to hear about it.
      He must have seen my three legs on my rucksack as he seemed to know I was from the Isle of Man, and said it had always been a dream of his to have raced the TT, but it just hadn’t worked out.. what a small world we live in..
      The walk today wasn’t actually all that interesting, but it was just a fabulous morning to be out walking and appreciating how lucky I am to have the health and fitness to be able to do, and enjoy this walk. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky and it was just a feel good morning!
      If I’m totally honest, I had very low expectations of where I was to finish today, but, it’s a really lovely place, small, but absolutely vibrant and just so different from the last two places.
      It’s a little bit sad, but I got seriously excited that I count do laundry here too!! Showered, changed, laundry sorted, I went off for a wander around.. yep!! I ended up in a bar with a beer watching the last 59km of the penultimate stage if the Vuelta!
      My dinner this evening was at a different location to where I was staying…. VEGETABLES!! YES!!i had the most amazing plate of vegetables…I’m so hy.. it really is the small things…
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    • Fromista to Carrion de los Condes

      September 16, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F

      The walk was good this morning, although we didn’t sleep well last night due to no a/c and keeping the windows closed to keep out the bugs.

      We were gifted one of those iconic Camino moments when a Sheppard lead his flock of sheep with two dogs across the highway blocking our Camino for a minute. It was a nice reminder of the stories my father told of tending sheep in Rainier, OR on their farm on the Columbia River delta under the Longview Bridge. He gave us a tour of all the area where he grew up last summer when we visited him.

      We arrived in Carrion de los Condes around noon. The town has a great vibe. Bought some needed supplies and we were granted immediate access to our Hostal room. One of the best showers in days. Hot water until clean and then turning the water to cold to help the footsies recover.

      Lunch was a fantastic 3-course meal for 14 Euros. It was so good we made reservations at the same Restaurant, El Corte for this evening.

      After visiting a farmacia, we are now going to take a proper Spanish siesta.
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    • Day 24

      P de Campos to Carrion de los Condes 17k

      September 28, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

      Another easy walk today. 17k in about 5 hours. Depending on the source, we are approximately half way there. Only 400ish Km to go!! We took a variant of the Camino that kept us in a more shaded route. The last part of the walk was along a road with no shadows. Luckily we did it early enough in the day that we didn’t feel too hot.
      We decided to do our big meal as lunch. So much food when you order the menu del dia. We met up with some other pilgrims from the States and Brazil and dined with them. This restaurant came highly recommended. It was full of locals. It was the first time this trip that we had to wait to be seated.
      In the evening we attended a pilgrim mass and received a pilgrim blessing on the alter afterwards. It was beautiful
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    • Day 23

      Carrión de los Condes

      September 27, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F

      Day 2 on the Meseta and we clearly have moved into the mental stage of the Camino. Our walk was sprinkled with an odd silence. This section of Spain is so quiet. The roads have few cars or trucks and the village streets are empty most of the time. It has a peace to it that we just don’t get at home. When you see something going on it stands out, like the lady placing shoes out to air on a second floor window sill. No other sounds or activity for blocks, just an older Spanish lady going about her day.

      At one point we where walking along a road into a town and I said to Peg, “do you hear that?” there was no sounds other than a bird in the distance whose sound was amplified by the lack of noise. The peace and silence gives you time to clear your mind and think. The Meseta will last about a week so we have a lot of thinking time ahead of us. 😳

      On the health side of things, Peg looks to be on the mend. Today ended up at about 13 miles across the plains with a lovely walk along a tree shaded canal. The walking is mostly flat and easy going at this stage.

      Tomorrow will take us about 17 miles with a stay in a group albergue at the end of the day. While Peg has been feeling bad, we have been staying in private rooms in hostels or hotels. But it’s time to stop being spoiled with nice sheets and quiet rooms. Back to the serenade of two dozen people snoring the night away.
      Wish us luck with that!

      Buen Camino.
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    • Day 19

      Day 19

      September 11, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C

      Today has been the first day that I’ve felt a bit out of it.. a bit flat and a bit lonely.. i guess there was always going to be that one day..
      i had intended to start a bit later today, as it was a shorter day and a flatter one.. it didn’t really happen as everyone else banging their doors and clomping down the corridor, had me so awake that I thought I may as well get going…
      Today’s stage was a bit boring, nothing wrong with it, just long straight flat tracks through wheat fields for miles and miles, with no villages or stops for those that needed it.
      Some days it feels a little bit like a handicapped stage race and I’m always off scratch!!
      Before getting to the wheat fields, I went along a stretch that took me straight back to sitting on the wheel arch of the tractor ( no health and safety in those days 😬 ) with my Dad, cutting the grass and rowing it up for hay.. I wasn’t sure if the memory made me feel really happy or really sad.. but it did make me long for my Dad… amazing how smells and songs ( no songs involved on this occasion ) can evoke such strong emotions and memories…
      Although the stage was a bit monotonous, the weather was again absolutely fabulous, with not a cloud in the sky… it’s supposed to rain for the next 4!!!! Yes 4! day’s!!
      The village I finished in today was incredibly tiny.. another excuse for a guilt free reading session!!
      Dinner was early this evening..6.30.. Yes!!! Don’t know where my appetite has come from, but I was more than ready for dinner… tonight it was chickpea stew ( soup ) and then mackerel… just the mackerel.. no veg 😢 and I had to share my wine with Norbert.. yes, Norbert is staying at the same place and asked to join me !!!
      A bit of a down day ended on the up.. thanks Han, you made my day, and your support is so much appreciated 🥰
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    • Day 36

      Villalcazar de Sirga to Carriòn de los C

      October 15, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F

      This was a rest day, we only walked about 6 km to our lodging on the far side of Carrión de los Condes. It was also a splurge night: I had reserved a room in a hotel that was inside an old monastery in Carriòn, it was a four-star and super nice, but it cost less than a Comfort Inn in the US.Read more

    • Day 29

      Carrion de los Condes

      September 16, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

      Dzisiejsza droga zaprowadziła nas do hotelu, który jest tak na prawdę częścią Real Monestario de San Zoilo. Dosc krótki odcinek ale próbujemy dać szansę aby moje kolano i stopa się wyleczyły. Jest duża poprawa i myślę że po Leon ruszymy już cała para na przód.
      Dzisiejszy szlak był przyklejony do drogi na szczęście malo ruchliwej. Nie mieliśmy deszczu aż dotarliśmy do celu no i potem rozpadało się na dobre. Pierwszy postój w Villalcazar de Sirga. Pięknym barem tuż przed wejściem do kościoła Santa Maria La Blanca, który po raz kolejny był zamknięty. W XII wieku był on siedzibą Templariuszy z siedzibą dla ważniejszych rycerzy. Niestety nie udało się go zobaczyć.
      Ruszyliśmy dalej oczekując naszego docelowego miasta. Zaraz na początku pojawił się klasztor Klarysek od wiecznej adoracji. Klasztor powstał w XIII wieku i od tego czasu monstrancja wystawiona na głównym ołtarzu nigdy nie jest sama, zawsze ma przynajmniej jedna Klaryske, która czuwa. Jest to miejsce w którym dobrze jest być długo.
      Kupiliśmy tam pamiątki i ciasteczka, które były robione pewnie przez najmłodsze Klaryski. Przepyszne z odpowiednią ilością cukru i wilgotności. Kupiliśmy dwie paczki ale chyba szybko znikną bo są tak dobre.
      Idąc dalej po prawej stronie mijaliśmy kościół Santa Maria del Camino(Victorious). Był on na szczęście otwarty. Południowa bram ma parę posągów byków na upamiętnienie pozbycia się Maurów. Ponoć pogonili ich bykami za miasto. Jest tam rzadki spotykany w Hiszpanii krzyż w kształcie litery Y. Prawdopodobnie koncept pochodzi od Wizygotów.Jest tam figura Matki Bożej z XIV wieku. Ponoć szef Murów wymagał 100 dziewic rocznie od okolicznej ludności no i w końcu przebrał miarkę i skończył razem ze swoimi kolegami albo przed, pod albo za bykami.
      W końcu dotarliśmy do naszego miejsca docelowego. Hotel można powiedzieć w dawnym klasztorze Clunies od 1076 roku, którzy później zostali częścią Benedyktynów. Wiadomo że mieszkali tu mnisi zw 948 roku.Miejsce to przechodziło wzloty i upadki, co prawda wzloty trwały parę setek lat. Było to znaczące religijne i polityczne miejsce. Przebywali to rycerze, książęta i ludzie nauki.
      Pozostałości budynku potwierdzają jego świetność.
      Patronuje nad nim Sw.Zoilo. w III wieku był torturowany przez Rzymian i wycięto/wyrwano mu nerki od tyłu a gdy to nie pomogło ucięto mu głowę. Kolejny obraz w którym widać jak bardzo ludzie potrafią być obrzydliwie okrutni.
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    • Day 17

      Etappe 16: Formista nach Carrion

      October 4, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

      Um 8 Uhr gings los.
      Heute standen 18 Kilometer an.
      Zuerst führte mich der Weg raus, aus dem kleinen Ort Formista.
      Der Camino führte, mich heute 18 Kilometer an einer vielbefahrenen Landstraße entlang.
      Manchmal hupten die Lkw-Fahrer, um uns zu grüßen?
      Keine Ahnung, aber ich hatte nur ein Ziel, endlich ankommen..also Musik aufs Ohr und weiter auf den Weg Richtung Carrion de Condes dem Ziel des heutigen Tages.
      Nach dem einchecken, musste ich mich erstmal ausruhen, da ich mich irgendwie nicht gut fühlte.
      Morgen geht's dann hoffentlich weiter.
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    • Day 22

      Carrion de los Condes to Terradillos

      September 7, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F

      Left for Terradillos at 7:45 AM. Approximately 26 km's. Was fortunate enough to meet up with Paola from Italy via Peru. The unfortunate part in that is it was at the beginning of the stage. No sightseeing with her. Strictly business. We got to Terradillos in record time, but my dogs are barking. The local church gave Mass for the pilgrims, which was
      very nice. The Sponsoring Alberque had a dinner for us afterward . Met a gentleman from the Czech Republic, Las. He gave me a pear. Yeah, thought it was weird as well. Thanks to Paola I going to bed early. Buen Camino.
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