El Acebo de San Miguel
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Today was a hard walk up the mountain and down. Beautiful views to help and lots of advice written on rocks. Cruz de Ferro for emotional wrenching resulted in very tired pilgrims
Today was a hard walk up the mountain and down. Beautiful views to help and lots of advice written on rocks. Cruz de Ferro for emotional wrenching resulted in very tired pilgrims
Well we made it, 13.5 more miles, today was challenging terrain going up and over the mountain but we were rewarded with spectacular views.
We have left the Meseta, the great plains of Spain, and have headed into the mountains. Crosses everywhere including the famous iron cross at Cruz Ferro where we left a heart stone that Coleen foundRead more
And so begins a very long descend
thankfully there is still no rain
And El Acebo is still 2km away...and it's getting hotter
Finally here after pretty nasty descend and shall enjoy this " everything but the kitchen sink" salad (with tuna 😀)
Beautiful flower and a cute little Sparrow bird
A second grueling day: crossing the Monte Irago Pass and then picking my way painfully downhill across scree for 5 km to the first pueblo below, El Acebo, just about wrecked me. I’m staying here inRead more
Breakfast was later than I preferred, but the rooster kept quiet (the dog did not) so a good way to begin the day? Great breakfast and ate too much as I had a side stitch for a mile or two.
I needRead more
Yeah j’ai pu dormir un peu!!! Je me lève vers 5 h et pars vers les 5:40. Grosse journée aujourd’hui, car je veux me rendre à la Cruz de Ferro si j’ai le temps. Le temps est encore beau àRead more
My jaw dropped when I arrived in Foncebaden: what was less than a decade ago a dilapidated, haunted village with only two functioning structures containing hippie-run albergues has become a boom townRead more
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El Acebo de San Miguel
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The last big hurdle faced and overcome. Congratulations to you all!!!
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Beautiful!!
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You two lookso happy!!