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    • Day 22

      Fromista

      September 26, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F

      Just a short 8.6 miles today. My perception of distance is changing. After breakfast, I said to Carol "This is great, we only have 5 more miles of walk. It will be easy."
      It was a mostly flat walk today. The last hour was spent walking next to a canal. We arrived in town too early to check in. So we stopped for lunch. Pizza...my favorite!Read more

    • Day 22

      Fromista - 1st full day on Meseta

      September 26, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F

      Before I get into the day I just have to comment on something really special in Spain, the showers. Oh my word, in California we have those low flow shower nozzles. They don’t have those here. When you turn the shower on, if you’re not careful, you might knock yourself to the ground. The pressure and volume is amazing!

      Now to the day - Peg woke up still feeling bad after a rough night of coughing and a horrible sore throat. When we discover the town doctor and pharmacy did not open until 11:00 we decided to start walking in hopes of finding medicine along the way. Sabrina at the hostel got us coffee and a Spanish standard, fresh squeezed orange juice, and we where off. This was our first full day on the Meseta, a vast plain that goes on for a week. The weather was perfect hiking weather with amazing color and a constantly changing landscape. Many see the Meseta as boring flats to be endured. We found them to be beautiful with big skies, easily competing with Montana. The walking was easy and Peg tackled it with grace. I was very proud of her, knowing how she felt.

      We grabbed lunch in Boadilla del Camino in a fancy place that was playing jazz from NPR which was very out of place in the small farming town. From here we had a 4 mile walk along a beautiful canal into the town of Fromista. Peg found the pharmacy and got setup with a special 'bag of cures' to fix her up.

      Today finished up at 17 miles. Tomorrow will likely be a lighter day around 12.
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    • Day 17

      Etappe 14 - Frómista 2

      September 28, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

      Das Ende des Kanals in Fromista.
      Nach erfolgreicher Suche nach einem Bett, duschen und Wäsche folgt nun noch ein kleiner Stadtrundgang.
      Zum Abschluss gab es noch das Pilgermenü a la Fromista, super Rippchen vom iberischen Schwein, Pudding und Wein. LECKER!!!Read more

    • Day 19

      Day 19: Moratinos

      September 28, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F

      We set out shortly after 8 a.m. from Hontanas, which would be a late start for walking but was just right for biking.

      We pedaled past several ruins, including the impressive remains of a medieval nunnery before stopping for breakfast in Castrojeriz. It is a long, skinny town of great beauty.

      After Castrojeriz we soon came upon the steepest hill of the day. The batteries on our rented ebikes were extremely helpful in providing extra oomph to get us to the top without stopping. After a short bit of level riding, we then faced another roller coaster drop off the hill.

      By the time we arrived in Fromista, which was a little shy of our halfway point, our batteries were down to 2 of 5 bars. So we stopped in a cafe bar, asked if we could charge while we ate, and spent a pleasant hour eating tortillas and bocadillos, and drinking coffee and tinto de verano.

      Setting off from Fromista, the headwinds we’d been battling all day seemed to intensify. Riding with the wind whistling in my ears was a constant reminder of Hurricane Ian’s strong winds bearing down on our home state of Florida today.

      Three towns prior to our lodging, my bike’s battery died. We tried swapping in Allan’s battery which still had some charge, but it didn’t fit. So we took turns alternating between the bikes from then until we reached Calzadilla de la Cueza, a few kilometers down the Camino.

      The first albergue I approached asking to buy 30 minutes of electricity turned me away, suggesting that I try one of the town’s bars. The first was closed, but we got lucky at the second. An hour later we were on our way with enough charge to make it to Albergue San Bruno in time for quick showers before the 7 p.m. communal meal. All in, we pedaled close to 90 kilometers today.

      Sitting down to dinner, we were delighted to bump into a father-son duo we’d met at Orisson.

      Tomorrow, we’ll bike about 65 kilometers to Leon, and relinquish our two-wheeled steeds.
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    • Day 18

      Etappe 15 - Ledigos

      September 29, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C

      Heute sechs Uhr Beginn der Pilgerwanderung. Bis 10.30 Uhr keine offenes Café gefunden. Erst am eigentlichen Etappenziel des heutigen Tagesziel Carrión de los Condes konnte ich frühstücken.
      Mit dem Frühstück kam die Entscheidung weiter zu laufen. Der Weg führte nach Calzadilla de la Cueza. Leider kein Bett zu bekommen. Deshalb entschlossen sich mein deutscher Wegbegleitet und ich noch bis Ledigos weitet zu pilgern. Hier haben wir dann nach ca. 47 km ein Quartier in einer Alberque gefunden. Ist zwar ziemlich groß, aber wir waren heute nicht mehr wählerisch. Bett ist Bett!!!
      Damit fast zwei Etappen an einem Tag bewältigt!!!
      Der Weg hierher war sehr eintönig - plattes Land, staubige Wege und viel, viel Gegenwind über alle Kilometer. Zwischendurch kamen dann auch noch Regenschauer.
      Fazit des Tages: Gegenwind aushalten und trotzdem dein Ziel erreichen!!!
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    • Day 16

      Finaly arrived

      August 15, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C

      Today I did 35 Km in 7h (breaks incl.)! A few kilometers were next to a canal and at the end the canal fell down 30-40m- and I had to cross this reservoir bank (Staustufe) via a very small bridge! A bit scary if you are afraid of hights like me. Puh- my feed were burning but it worked out! It was actually the longest stage I did so far!
      Tomorrow there is a monster step of 18 through the Meseta with nothing (no village, no water), that‘s why everybody tries to get here- I might start early again and see how far I get afterwards! Tomorrow I will also pass the midpoint of the whole Camino, so I get closer and closer to Santiago and also ultimately to my family! 😘😍🥰
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    • Day 16

      Etappe 15: Boadilla nach Formista

      October 3, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

      Heute stand eine extrem kurze Etappe von
      sechs Kilometern an.
      Der restliche Tag sollte als Rest- Day genutzt werden.
      Bei Sonnenaufgang gings los.
      Der Camino führte uns relativ unspektakulär quer durch die Meseta.
      Im Zielort angekommen, checkte ich erstmal im Hotel ein und genoss meinen Rest- Day
      Morgen geht's dann weiter nach Castellanos de Castro.
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    • Day 26

      Villalcazar de Sirgo

      October 13, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C

      After our wonderful canal walk this morning, the afternoon walk was a let down.

      After visiting a church in Fromista, we set off out of town. The Camino became a dirt track parallel to a road.

      After 3k we entered a small town, with two route options : a flat straight , boring walk next to the road. Or a flat straight boring walk not next to a road.
      We chose option B. It led us to a small town that was basically closed. The one cafe was closed. The town did have a Jai Alai fronton. Nobody was playing.

      We then used a dirt road across the fields to re-join the main Camino route, which was the shorter walk.

      We arrived in our little town for the night, checked into our hostel and had beers/snacks. The only two cafés in town closed soon after that., Joining the rest of the town for Siesta. Not to reopen for dinner until 9 PM. Fortunately, the Albergue restaurant down the hill will open at 7:30 for a Pilgrim dinner.

      It is not clear anything in town will be open for coffee/breakfast in the morning, so we went to the mini-market for pineapple juice and a bag of mini-donuts for the morning. 6k walk to the next town tomorrow to find an open café!
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    • Day 14

      14. DAY | 25 km

      May 12, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

      The Camino provides...

      Habt ihr euch schon einmal die Frage gestellt, weshalb manche Menschen Wunder erleben und andere eher weniger oder garnicht ? Also eine Thematik habe ich heute jedenfalls für mich gefunden. Hier werde ich minimal einmal am Tag mit dem Dilemma der Schlafmöglichkeiten konfrontiert, dass es dieses Jahr der Horror sei den Camino zu gehen. Die Besitzer von den Unterkünften beschweren sich weil sie keine Betten für die Menschen haben, welche sich ein Bett verdienen weil die "Bus, Taxi Pilger" den anderen alles weg nehmen und die Pilger beschweren sich weil sie Stunden damit verbringen vor zu buchen um ein Bett zu bekommen was ihnen weg genommen wird. Mag es dahin gestellt sein ob ich alles richtig mache oder nicht, denn was ist schon richtig oder falsch, aber wie sollen sich denn Wunder ergeben, wenn man den kompletten Camino durch plant und alles voraus bucht ohne sich leiten zu lassen wie im Leben auch? Bezugnehmend auf den Kontext erzähle ich euch was heute passiert ist: Gestern rief ich in einem Hostel in der Stadt in der ich heute gerne übernachten wollte an und ein älterer Herr sagte "Ich habe für dich ein Zimmer unter dem Namen la chica italiana reserviert" er hatte mein Humor vermutlich aus dem Telefonat entnommen. Nun kam ich heute hier an und die Inhaberin sagte zu mir: Hier ist alles voll, mein Vater muss wohl etwas übersehen haben, dann fragte sie und der Vater sagte zu ihr: Ist dass la chica italiana? Schön dass Sie da ist ich habe mir schon sorgen gemacht, bringe sie in unsere freie Wohnung. Ja und genau da bin ich jetzt, zwischenzeitlich habe ich noch ein Mädchen eingecheckt, weil die Hotelbetreiber kein Englisch können und nun hätte ich einen Job wenn ich wollen würde (was ich natürlich, dankend abgelehnt habe).

      Heute hat es geregnet, war eine tolle Erfahrung mit einer tollen Begegnung.

      Elli

      Il Camino provede...

      Vi siete mai chiesti perché alcune persone ricevono dei miracoli e altre meno o per niente? Ebbene, oggi ho trovato una risposta per me stessa. Mi ritrovo almeno una volta al giorno di fronte al dilemma delle sistemazioni per dormire, in tanti che dicono che è un orrore percorrere il Camino quest'anno. I proprietari degli alloggi si lamentano perché non hanno letti per le persone che guadagnano un letto perché i "pellegrini in autobus, e in taxi" tolgono tutto agli altri e i pellegrini si lamentano perché passano ore a prenotare in anticipo per ottenere un letto che viene loro tolto. Sarà irrilevante se sto facendo tutto bene o no, perché cosa è gia giusto o sbagliato, ma come possono accadere i miracoli se si pianifica tutto il Cammino e si prenota tutto in anticipo senza lasciarsi guidare come nella vita reale? Riferendomi al contesto, vi racconto cosa è successo oggi: Ieri ho telefonato a un ostello della città dove volevo alloggiare stanotte e un signore anziano mi ha detto "ho prenotato una stanza per te con il nome la chica italiana", probabilmente aveva colto il mio umorismo dalla telefonata. Oggi sono arrivato qui e la proprietaria mi ha detto: Qui è tutto pieno, mio padre deve essersi perso qualcosa, poi ha chiesto e il padre le ha risposto: È la chica italiana? Sono contento che sia qui, ero preoccupato, portala nel nostro appartamento libero. Sì, ed è lì che mi trovo ora, nel frattempo ho fatto il check in ad un'altra ragazza perché i gestori dell'albergo non parlano l'inglese e ora avrei un lavoro se lo volessi (che ovviamente ho rifiutato con un grazie).

      Oggi ha piovuto, ma è stata una bella esperienza con un bell incontro.

      Elli
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    • Day 29

      Milles vies et des coquelicots

      May 17, 2023 in Spain ⋅ 🌬 18 °C

      Journée avec plein de moments à retenir, des chemins balisés avec des champs plein de coquelicots,
      voir les randonneurs si attachés et y prendre des photos de tout ses angles en ne sachant pas quelle mouche nous a piqué pour faire le chemin cette beauté naturelle nous transporte avec la sensation du jamais vu.

      Chaque vie à ses raisons bien personnelles de faire le chemin, souffrance,pardon,reconnaissance, recherche de réponses, performance, etc tous unis à reconnaitre la splendeur d'une

      John McCrae médecin militaire lors de la première guerre mondiale avait été inspiré par cette
      plante pour créer un poème pour mentionner toute les pertes humaines de cette guerre dont celle de son meilleur ami, le coquelicot grâce à ce poeme est devenu le symbole de la reconnaissance envers nos militaires au Canada.

      Le coquelicot sera servi par son symbole, sa grâce et sa beauté

      Un couvant du 14 ième siècles aura été un arrêt pour observer la vision de la spendeur que pouvait avoir les architectes de l'époque et comment il répondait a l'inspiration de ce moment (Jésus sur la croix )

      De plus le chemin nous a permis de bénéficier de vent constant sur un chemin sans ombre qui nous a offert une montée de 1050 m que nous avons gravis dun seul coup avec une certaine fierté, l'achalandage commercial asiatique devenu une destination à faire a changé en partie le rôle religieux et historique du chemin, leur priorité n'étant pas les mêmes, compostelles a perdu de sa signification et de son mythe.

      Quand l'humain oublie ses valeurs intérieures issues de son héritage, il cafouille souvent à les remplacer
      par une satisfaction instantanée et de l'obtenir pour soi au dépend
      d'autrui.
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    Frómista, Fromista, 34440

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