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    • Prayers of Encouragement

      17. september 2022, Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F

      Hi everyone! I am back on the trail from my fall. It was cold all day!

      When we set out, I was (am) still sore from the fall. I badly bruised my right arm, so I can’t use my trekking poles. But the Meseta is so flat, it wasn’t an issue.

      Throughout the night as my body ached, I prayed for encouragement. Once we were up and out of the Albergue, I felt happy to be back walking, but still incredibly sore. My black eye has now moved to a good portion of my face and as I looked in the mirror, I can understand now why the Phantom from Phantom of the Opera had half a mask! Not a pretty sight.

      As we rounded the bend heading out of town, many of us stopped in our tracks! Up ahead we met this amazing group of individuals helping two wheelchair-bound men walk the Camino. My prayer was answered! I hope they encourage or inspire you as they did me!
      Buen Camino!
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    • Dag 15

      Castrojeriz to Fromista (25.3 km)

      2. maj 2022, Spanien ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C

      The day started with a steep (12% grade) 1.5 km long hill then quickly went back down at a 19% grade. Tough way for my lungs and feet to start the day! It had rained all night so some of the paths were a muddy mess and it was a long walk with only one cafe stop along the way. I did see more storks nests and the walk ended along side a canal complete with a tour boat! It was a long and tiring day.Læs mere

    • Castrojeriz to Frómista

      1. oktober 2022, Spanien ⋅ 🌙 4 °C

      Today was a 26km day, bigger than we prefer. It was mostly shadeless and sunny all day but at least it was not too hot. I wouldn’t enjoy it in August.

      We left Castrojeriz about 8am after breakfast where we stayed, at the Hotel Iacobus.

      2km west of town there was a steep climb rising 150m vertical in a 12% grade to get to the top of the Alto de Mostelares. Very good heart starter, was that climb. We paused to catch our breath and admire the views.

      Then it was a steep 80m descent down the other side into more meseta-like countryside.

      We stopped for a snack at a donativo truck (“pay what you think it is worth”) parked at a shaded rest area, then on into Itero de la Vega for lunch.

      Soon after lunch we crossed a river and entered the province of Palencia from that of Burgos. Two more provinces after Palencia on this walk: Leon and Galicia.

      A shadeless march took us into Boadilla del Camino where a cold drink and a foot airing were needed.

      From the outskirts of Boadilla to Frómista we walked beside a section of the Castilian Canal, an 18th century transport project. It was fairly well shaded most of the way by rows of tall trees.

      We checked into the Oasibeth hotel rural, which is a nice place. We enjoyed an excellent fixed price 3 course dinner in the hotel restaurant.

      A rest day in Frómista to give our well worn feet and legs a chance to refresh and to celebrate Kevin’s birthday. It I was nice to sleep in, have a leisurely breakfast and catch up on a few domestic chores like washing hiking clothes.

      Being Sunday we attended Mass at the Gothic 15th century church of San Pedro. The rather long Spanish sermon didn’t do much for us.

      We ate dinner tonight again at our hotel with several other pilgrims. We first met Levana way back in Zubiri and Chris in Los Arcos and have have crossed paths with each at various points along the Way. By far the fittest at the table was 76 year old Allen from the Peak District in the UK who is averaging 40km plus per day.
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    • Castrojeriz to Fromista

      15. september 2022, Spanien ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F

      The Meseta provided a good day on the Camino. Not sure why people pass it up. As I was drawn back into the “real world” this evening by events, I’m reminded how life often feels like there’s too much going on. A symptom of our modern complicated lives? The Camino has a way of simplifying and clarifying the necessities: Air, Water, Food, Shelter, Hospitality, Companionship… I’ll leave it at that for today.Læs mere

    • Dag 17

      Day 17..

      9. september 2022, Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

      Well.. I know I seem to have developed an appetite I haven’t had since I was about 15… but .. croissants 🥐.. Eeww!!! Panic at breakfast thinking that was possibly all I was going to get before a longer walk today, I held my breath and struggled through half of one!! … It wasn’t 🙄.. toast followed 😀and a dodgy cold omelette like cake 😬… but the Orange juice was amazing and I’m warming to coffee…
      Time to go… a really lovely morning with a strange low hanging mist in the distance, but much warmer than it’s been for a few days.. found my way out of town ok as I was once again staying on the route.. I hadn’t bothered looking at the route for today as I assumed it was another flat one!! Well, imagine my joy to discover after the first couple of km’s I had “Bob’s hill” only for about 2km!! 😀 Totally made my day!! I love the hills!!!
      The low hanging mist I mentioned.. mmm .. it suddenly went freezing once I was down the other side and had to walk through it.. all good and part of what turned out to be a really enjoyable stage with a bit of everything.. though I apologise if my pictures are all a bit “cloudy “ again 😬.. but seriously, the clouds ARE amazing!!
      Met the gorgeous Chloe on route again today.. I think the two ladies ( sisters ) from Vancouver must be with the same company as me, as we seem to be staying in more or less the same places .. we both love it when dinner is before 8.. imagine our giddiness to discover it was from 6.30 this evening!!!
      On my arrival here today, I was a bit too early to check in, so obviously it was an opportunity to go for a beer ( lemon 2% I might add!!! )
      Anyway, a guy that I didn’t realise I passed every day said to me when he walked in “ you drink beer and still walk straight past me!! I’m not too sure why I apologised, but I did 😬..
      Shower and Nana nap later, i went for a wander round and to check my way back to the route for the morning, it was by then seriously hot and required another ( 2%, for those thinking I may be developing a drink problem ) beer 😳😂🍻
      The meal tonight was really good, they let me have both bits off the first section which was great and what I wish I could do more often..
      Another day in the bag and I’m still ok, do all good 😊…
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    • Dag 16

      Finaly arrived

      15. august 2022, Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 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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    • Dag 12

      Boadilla de Camino

      28. juli 2022, Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

      Four years ago this albergue was the best on the Camino. It had a pool, a beer garden, pilgrims were sitting and laughing.

      Today the albergue and garden are closed. The three pilgrims are housed above the hotel next door, which sells 0.2 cola for three bucks and did not have food.

      It’s not just COVID, the Camino got too big for its own good and enthusiasm was replaced by greed that quickly destroyed many businesses.
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    • Dag 16

      Etappe 15: Boadilla nach Formista

      3. oktober 2022, Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 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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    • Dag 26

      Villalcazar de Sirgo

      13. oktober 2022, Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 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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    • Dag 14

      14. DAY | 25 km

      12. maj 2023, Spanien ⋅ ☁️ 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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