HiszpaniaCastilla y LeónHospital de Órbigo42°27’49” N 5°52’52” W 26 kwietnia, Hiszpania ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
328 miles done. 172 to go. 66%!
Woke up and hit the road. I noticed that Spain treats Thursday nights like the start of the weekend and everything is closed on Fridays until late morning. Even Czytaj więcej
HiszpaniaCastilla y LeónHospital de Órbigo42°27’48” N 5°53’14” W 24 maja 2022, Hiszpania ⋅ ⛅ 43 °F
After a few miles of Maseta we’re in rolling hills. Very similar to the Santa Barbara back country, but with
alternating planted forests, wheat, and scrub oak stands. A pilgrim run camp station Czytaj więcej
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Sr. Gumersindo Cortes waits patiently in his garage for the passing peregrino. Sella!? You stop for a stamp to you compostela passport. You need two a day. He asks where you are from? Seattle then takes to his postcard collection, right to the one of Mt. Rainier, then to each one from practically every major US city. He then gives you two cookies, pats you on the arm, Buen Camino!, then off to another new friend
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Saved by this little camino stop, run by peregrinos, gives you a chance to have a bite and recover
HiszpaniaCastilla y LeónHospital de Órbigo42°27’50” N 5°52’36” W 17 października 2022, Hiszpania ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Don Quixote is a 16th century Spanish Literary classic about a would be knight and his side kick Sancha. Hospital de Orbigo (which is a town, not a hospital) is the sort of town the mythical Quixote Czytaj więcej
HiszpaniaCastilla y LeónHospital de Órbigo42°27’56” N 5°52’50” W
30 listopada 2022, Hiszpania ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
Ave Maria! Ab 6:30 in Endlosschleife! Das treibt selbst den gläubigsten Pilger vor 8 aus der Herberge! 😅
So wars auch noch ordentlich dunkel als ich flüchtete und ich verfehlte doch das ein oder Czytaj więcej
HiszpaniaCastilla y LeónHospital de Órbigo42°27’34” N 5°53’6” W 29 kwietnia 2023, Hiszpania ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
My favorite albergue so far ! The hosts were so kind and welcoming ! We were given REAL, freshly washed sheets and a blanket upon arrival, which is a rarity. There’s a beautiful outdoor space with Czytaj więcej
Nita Schwarz Gorgeous!! Amazing! I want to go and stay there. Is this the big Knights of Templar town where they have a huge festival every summer with jousting etc?
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Hi. It’s Erin. I’m on your mom’s phone….such a cool stay. Love you
HiszpaniaCastilla y LeónHospital de Órbigo42°27’48” N 5°52’42” W
13 sierpnia 2022, Hiszpania ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
We passed through 3 nice villages built around the Orbigo river. The villages are small and close together, and very well developed, with nice cafes, modern houses, etc. I imagine it must be a holiday Czytaj więcej
HiszpaniaCastilla y LeónHospital de Órbigo42°27’48” N 5°53’4” W
20 lipca 2022, Hiszpania ⋅ ☀️ 90 °F
We trekked 20 miles today- cooler weather, feet are little achy, good time to put them up and blog. A little background about Orbigo: in 1432 a woman snubbed a knight. In order for him to be released Czytaj więcej
Podróżnik Our next quilt hop! Great pictures makes an interesting collage. Hope you sampled your favorite bar. Are you tasting the different paellas along the way? It’ll be interesting to hear of the differences of the foods in each region. Taste on as you trek, you’re all doing fantastic! Tell Cyndee I’m cheering her on too
HiszpaniaCastilla y LeónHospital de Órbigo42°27’48” N 5°52’60” W
9 czerwca 2022, Hiszpania ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
So I went out to take a look around the town a little bit didn't cross to the other side of that bridge; it does look pretty cool ... very old bridge in any case Arturo told me to go to eat in Los Czytaj więcej
HiszpaniaCastilla y LeónHospital de Órbigo42°27’48” N 5°53’6” W
9 czerwca 2022, Hiszpania ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
This is a very cool albergue! Arthuro the owner and his wife actually live here and all the paintings on the wall are done by pilgrims
if anything they encourage anybody who can paint to paint Czytaj więcej
HiszpaniaCastilla y LeónHospital de Órbigo42°27’50” N 5°52’39” W 23 maja 2022, Hiszpania ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
In 1434 a Leonese knight by the name of Don Suero de Quinones found himself hopelessly in love with the lady Leonor de Tovar. A love that she did not return. Somehow, Don Suero convinced himself that Czytaj więcej
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The competition field for the jousts is in the field to the left
The World is Out There
I tried to get these guys to joust with me down on the field but they thought I was nuts. I had visions of Monty Python trotting with my hiking stick as lance
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Really enjoying following along. Great pictures! [Vanessa]
Podróżnik Wow, 66% complete! Amazing.
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It was a shock to me too, but this is where charcuterie comes from….🤢