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Güemes

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    • Day 15

      Guemes

      May 24, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

      Nachdem wir das Kloster nach dem angebotenen Frühstück verlassen hatten, müssten wir im Regen ca 5 km zur Fähre zurücklegen, mit dieser übersetzen und unseren Weg über die Steilküste fortzusetzen. Jacobus war uns gnädig und ließ die Sonne scheinen und nachdem wir diese Steilküste gut und mit sensationellem Ausblick gemeistert hatten, erwartete uns ein Strand von ca 10 km Läng, traumhaft, die Schuhe und Socken könnten endlich weg und unsere Füsse trugen uns durch kaltes Meerwasser und Sand bis San Miguel, wo wir bleiben wollten, aber wir wollten doch noch ca 7 km schaffen bis zur Kultpilgerherberge v. Pater Ernesto in Grünes. Dort kamen wir wirklich fix und fertig um ca 18 Uhr an und die Füsse schmerzten. Ich hatte auf jeden Fuss auf der Sohle eine Blade, scheinbar rieb der Sand.
      Wir würden mit guter Suppe, Paella und Joghurt und Rotwein als Pilgermenü versorgt nach einer sehr langen Einführung des Spirits der Herberge und fiel dann in einen komatösen Schlaf bis um 6 Uhr morgens.
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    • Day 14

      Guemes

      September 10, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F

      A photo of our night sleeping arrangements. So special and happy to have them at the end of another 30km day. Some of us don’t have ac dryer for laundry. 😉.
      We walked the town out then to a Ferry . A walk on boat that only crosses about 10 minutes then let’s you off. in another town. Beautiful!
      The first challenge of the day was the hike up a narrow bushy beach climb with rocks, roots and rocks to climb over and walk through. I could stop and take photos because of our real challenge.
      The group of 11 folks ahead that were taking this as if it were a line at a grocery store. Every step and turn was one person at a time with a line up!! No flow. Take a step and wait!!
      They wouldn’t let us try because they said were old!! They’ve were mostly younger than me. They were a few that shouldn’t of even been on that trail. . They were dressed in sandals, not necessarily for hiking. The women had her toes freshly done. Nobody was using poles, but a few. They mostly likely thought it was a walk on the beach.
      We had had a gentleman at a cafe warn us it was peligroso ( dangerous) and cuidado ( take care) and warned us the sand would fall away.
      . I don’t think this group of 12 knew what they had gotten into. It was scary to watch them try and maneuver.
      Some local that jam up this daily just passed the group with a quick ‘Pardon’ That broke the damn! We finally got past them. They may still be working they way down.
      If one of them doesn’t have a twisted ankle or a scrap I will be surprised!
      Then we walked about 5-7 miles on the beach Women and men often bath nude. But to walk right by a couple of gentlemen with their ‘bits’ tanning is a shock to us puritanical States side folk. 😎. We did take s break. Such s view!!
      Then onto another 11km Lovely fields and hot roads for the rest of the day.
      We are each staying in a sublime 65€/night room with a queen bed! No bunkbeds tonight!! I took a shower knowing there was no one else waiting to shower. I can go downstairs and have a gal do laundry, not take my dirty laundry 3 blocks away then run a timer while we try to relax with a glass of wine and run between wash cycle and dryer cycle.
      I have died and gone to heaven!
      Oh, there is a bar/restaurant here that has steak 🥩! Tammy and I are so excited!!
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    • Day 16

      Albergue de Peregrinos de Guemes

      October 5, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F

      From the Buen Camino app:

      Probably the most extraordinary hostel in all the Northern Route, with globetrotter Father Ernesto and some volunteers led by Berna giving pilgrims the warmest and most traditional of welcomes.

      An outstanding pilgrim hostel, El Cagigal is a bit off the road. A milestone in the Coastal route, with a brotherly welcoming atmosphere, where dinner, conversation and breakfast is shared. He gives two instructive lectures at the "Hall of the Ways" and in the "Chapel" (not actually a chapel, although it looks like one).

      Güemes does not benefit from subsidies of any kind, so its maintenance depends on your free and anonymous donation.
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    • Day 17

      Leaving Guemes / Father Ernesto

      October 6, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F

      It's baaaaaaccck!!! (The rain! 😂).
      Father Ernesto gave a talk in what they call the chapel, even though it's not really a chapel, and I'm not totally sure he's a priest either lol. There were only seven of us out of the 44 Pilgrims from 13 different countries. During his talk, he discussed the three main powers used for manipulation of large parts of society are money, politics and religion. I had goosebumps the whole time listening to the translator and Ernesto, because just two days earlier that exact same subject was discussed in about the middle of the book Sapiens, as I listened to it for a couple of hours in a boring section of the Walk.
      This morning after breakfast I wrote that story as my comment in the guest log (see photo above) in addition to how much I enjoyed the people in the albergue. I waited until being one of the last pilgrims to leave for the morning so that I had an opportunity to speak to him through an interpreter and tell that story and it was such a wonderful experience!!!
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    • Day 11

      Santoña to Guemes

      September 22, 2017 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C

      This was another nice walk, with no fixed plan for our final destination. We took the coastal option from the Santoña beach, which involved a short sharp climb on a narrow track. It certainly got the heart and lungs working! It felt a little precarious at times, but the views were worth it. I'd hate to try it in bad weather, though.

      We enjoyed the beach walk to Noja. After that, we followed the arrows to Castiillo and then to Meruelo and Güemes. I'll look at this on a map when I get home, but I suspect that the waymarked route to the albergue is not the most efficient one.

      There were 57 pilgrims from 20 countries in the Güemes albergue. It's an impressive operation and it was great to be away from the tourist trail and in a Camino environment. Surprisingly, I slept really well in spite of all the snoring!
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    • Day 9

      The elusive yellow arrow

      September 13, 2019 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

      Today’s KMs - 30kms
      Total KMs - 159kms
      Total blisters - 5 + foot rashes

      We left Bilbao by bus to Laredo to avoid the Camino which followed car roads through the industrial areas of the city. From Laredo we caught a ferry across to Santona a beautiful little coastal town known for their anchovies. Passing through the town we saw the bars packed with locals watching the Spain v Australia basketball game. We peaked in to see Australia miss a free throw to put the game into overtime. We still don’t know the result as we had to keep moving. We had a long day planned and the heat has picked up here.

      The Camino path is clearly marked (I’ve attached the official markers which vary depending on the region) however for the most part it is marked by yellow spray painted arrows. As you walk you look forward to finding them, sometimes on a rock, tree trunk, ruin or stone wall. They are your assurance you are going the right way.

      So what happens when one slips pass you... well, we found out! About 3 hours, 12kms, walking on a main road with cars speeding either side of you in the hot sun 🥵. We looked like amateur hitchhikers that didn’t want a lift.

      Needless to say we were hot, tired and very over walking. But we did eventually make it to Guemes, our final destination for the day.
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    • Day 3

      Die berühmte Albergue del Abuelo Peuto

      October 9, 2017 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C

      Tag 3.2: 09.10.2017

      Albergue del Abuelo Peuto - hier würde ich auch länger bleiben...
      Diese Herberge ist unter Pilger*innen gut bekannt, was nicht zuletzt auch am sehr herzlichen Hausherren liegt. Dieser Ort ist eine kleine Oase im Nirgendwo zum Krafttanken, Herunterkommen und Stille finden. Einfach nur ein Traum.
      An einem Tag wie diesem, an dem wir alles in Frage stellen the place to be. So in mich zurück gezogen, genoss ich ganz für mich und bei mir die Sonne im Gras und die Stille der Kapelle, um dann den Abend wieder kraftvoll mit den anderen in Gemeinschaft zu verbringen.

      #jakobsweg #küstenweg #caminodelnorte #kultherberge #meditationsraum #perfectretreat
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    • Day 9

      Tag 9: Sonne.. Sonne.. Sonnenbrand

      April 17, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

      Strecke: 28,5 km; HM: 550 m; von Santona nach Güemes.

      Der heutige Tag begann direkt mit schönsten Sonnenschein. So verließen wir den wunderschönen Ort bei aufgehender Sonne. Der ganze heutige Tag war total windstill wodurch die 21 Grad noch viel wärmer wirkten. Zeitgleich war natürlich das Meer sehr gewogen. Generell war es heute sehr ruhig. Neben tollen Strandbuchten sind wir zudem durch viele Ortschaften mit den bekannten wunderschönen spanischen Fincas gelaufen und es war heute, da wir weit entfernt von viel befahrenen Straßen waren einfach ruhig. Entspannt ruhig. Sonnig schöne blühende Wiesen. Jede Menge Tiere und Vögel, schöne Strandbuchten. Ein wahrer Tag zum Genießen. Das einzige was schade ist, dass einige direkte Küstenorte bis auf wenige Stellen noch wie eine Geisterstadt sind. Da hier scheinbar nur noch wenige Einheimische wohnen und viel auf Tourismus gesetzt wird. Die Badesaison hat halt noch nicht angefangen. Aber das zählt nicht für alle Orte. Übrigens ist nun das was die nächsten Tage am meisten weh tun wird vielleicht der Sonnenbrand. Denn der Rucksack ist mittlerweile keine Belastung mehr, sondern eher eine gewohnte Last. Man merkt ihn schon noch an den Schultern, aber das Gewicht ist vertraut.Read more

    • Day 9

      Liendo - Güemes

      April 13, 2019 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C

      Heute war ein langer Tag: 37 km. Auf meinem letzten Camino in 2013 war das die längste Distanz, die ich gelaufen bin. Heute musste das aber durchgezogen werden, denn heute war das Tagesziel eine must-see Herberge in Güemes. Alle Pilger kommen da hin, egal ob sie 10 oder 40 km am Tag gehen. Und es war auch wirklich ein Erlebnis. Normalerweise sieht man auf dem Weg selbst nicht allzu viele verschiedene Pilger, aber heute Abend kamen sie alle zusammen. Das war echt ein spezieller Moment. Heute habe ich mein Zelt im Garten aufgestellt, was auch mal eine schöne Abwechslung war.

      Die Strecke war zum Glück wunder-, wunderschön, lief sie praktisch gänzlich verschiedenen Stränden entlang. So wurde es zwar ein sehr langer, aber auch sehr sonniger und schöner Tag.
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