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Viajante Camino de Santiago
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- 26 de abr. de 2024
- ☁️ 55 °F
- Altitude: 2.703 pés
- Espanha Castilla y León Hospital de Órbigo 42.463687, -5.88113142°27’49” N 5°52’52” W
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León to Hospital de Órbigo
26 de abril, Espanha ⋅ ☁️ 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 cafes. So I started on my way at 8:00 am and walked for 3 hours before I found an open cafe. Had a quick coffee and then walked another 3.5 hours to my destination, Hospital de Órbigo. The walk itself wasn’t scenic… it was mostly along the side of highways and through industrial areas on the outskirts of Leon.

Hadn’t eaten breakfast or lunch, so I grabbed a burger at a little bar nearby the hotel after walking in mid-afternoon which sufficed for both lunch and dinner. I still have yet to have a good burger here in Spain.

The Comic Sans font is used EVERYWHERE in Spain. On municipal signage, on menus, on billboards and other advertisements… really. It’s maddening! The only place this font should be used is in daycare centers as a cheerful font for 4 or 5 year olds who are learning to read. That’s it. Stepping down off soapbox now…

Had a zoom meeting this evening with others who I will be walking with on the Portuguese Camino in October. I’m looking forward to seeing how that landscape differs from the Camino Frances.

Rain, rain, and more rain forecast for tomorrow. Looks like it’ll be a wet day!Leia mais
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Really enjoying following along. Great pictures! [Vanessa]
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Viajante Wow, 66% complete! Amazing.
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Viajante ?
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Viajante It was a shock to me too, but this is where charcuterie comes from….🤢
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The World is Out There Camino De Santiago
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- 24 de mai. de 2022 07:58
- ⛅ 43 °F
- Altitude: 2.703 pés
- Espanha Castilla y León Hospital de Órbigo 42.463268, -5.8871342°27’48” N 5°53’14” W
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Hospital Orbigio to Astorga
24 de maio de 2022, Espanha ⋅ ⛅ 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 saves the day. The best part was the guitarist.Leia mais
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The World is Out There 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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The World is Out There Not sure what this means…
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The World is Out There Saved by this little camino stop, run by peregrinos, gives you a chance to have a bite and recover
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Viajante Camino Frances
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- 17 de out. de 2022
- ☁️ 17 °C
- Altitude: 825 m
- Espanha Castilla y León Hospital de Órbigo 42.463991, -5.8765342°27’50” N 5°52’36” W
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On the trail of Don Quixote
17 de outubro de 2022, Espanha ⋅ ☁️ 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 may have travelled to attend a jousting tournament. The jousting fields have been in use next to the long cobblestone bridge for centuries and tournaments are still held here in 2022.

Legend has it Don Suero de Quiñones and nine other knights, his friends, defended the Hospital de Órbigo bridge for a month against any knight who wanted to cross it. The bridge witnessed up to 700 combats in which knights from all corners of the Peninsula, Germany, France or Portugal participated. The chronicles speak of a single deceased, a Catalan knight who received a spear to the eye. This was all a display put on for a king to win the hand of a woman and so the tradition of a jousting tournament here was born.

The whole fairy tale was exactly that, with no written evidence of the event until at least 150 years later. Cervantes then immortalised the tales by referring to it in Don Quixote.

Tonight I find myself in the cutest of accommodation with a comfy rocking chair and a nice hot shower, after a stroll through the rain this morning.

"he who's down one day can be up the next, unless he really wants to stay in bed, that is..." Don QuixoteLeia mais
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What is the tower for? [Tanya]
17/10/2022Responder
Viajante That is a very good question that I keep forgetting to ask someone. There are a few of them around here but this is the prettiest one I've seen. Silos??
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Or a water tower [Darryn]
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Viajante probably
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Wanderklebchen Jakobsweg, Part 2
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- 30 de nov. de 2022
- ☁️ 6 °C
- Altitude: 828 m
- Espanha Castilla y León Hospital de Órbigo 42.465423, -5.88043942°27’56” N 5°52’50” W
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34. Etappe: Hospital Orbigo (36,5 km)
30 de novembro de 2022, Espanha ⋅ ☁️ 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 andere Mal den Weg in der Großststadt. Trotz ohnehin schon langer Etappe entschied ich mich dann doch für den 4 km längeren und ruhigerem Weg fernab der vielbefahrenen Landstraße und kehre in der einzig offenen Herberge La Encina in Hospital Orbigo ein. Einige andere Pilger sind hier auch untergekommen und wir freuen uns auf das Pilgermenü am Abend und das gemeinsame Fußbalgucken direkt in der Bar, die zur Herberge gehört. Ich hab heut Glück und muss mir mein Vierbettzimmer mit niemandem teilen und hab sogar ein eigens Bad 😊Leia mais
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Viajante Camino 2023
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- 29 de abr. de 2023 19:46
- ⛅ 68 °F
- Altitude: 2.684 pés
- Espanha Castilla y León Hospital de Órbigo 42.45948, -5.88498342°27’34” N 5°53’6” W
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Tonight’s Stay - Albergue Verde
29 de abril de 2023, Espanha ⋅ ⛅ 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 hammocks, picnic tables, friendly dogs, a greenhouse, and yoga studios ! We were offered a yoga class, dinner, and breakfast all in exchange for an anonymous donation/whatever we had (I’ve met a few pilgrims who are surviving on donations).Leia mais
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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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Viajante Yes i think so!
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Nita Schwarz Hi. It’s Erin. I’m on your mom’s phone….such a cool stay. Love you
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Viajante love you (Auntie Erin) too ! 🤣
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Viajante There really are such giving, loving people your there!
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Viajante Camino Francés 2022
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- 13 de ago. de 2022 09:37
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Altitude: 824 m
- Espanha Castilla y León Hospital de Órbigo 42.463333, -5.87833342°27’48” N 5°52’42” W
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Orbigo river
13 de agosto de 2022, Espanha ⋅ ⛅ 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 destination, not just a place for pilgrims.Leia mais
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Viajante Walking the Camino
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- 20 de jul. de 2022 18:42
- ☀️ 90 °F
- Altitude: 820 m
- Espanha Castilla y León Hospital de Órbigo 42.463373, -5.88431342°27’48” N 5°53’4” W
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Hospital de Orbigo
20 de julho de 2022, Espanha ⋅ ☀️ 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 from his prison of love and restore his honor, he had to joust and break 300 lances, near the Orbigo bridge. He succeed in his task, his honor restored, (get over it, already), and the old Roman bridge still stands, today. Signs seen along the way, since the beginning of the Camino: Castilla is crossed off many signs, signifying Leon's desire for autonomy; cute gender neutral shower/ bathroom signs; art in the park; two who met their demise in the Pamplona, Running of the Bulls; an invitation to my quilting sisters; good rules for any household; mural outside of a school; outside pooping area instructions for humans, you dog owners know the drill 😂; Socrates was right- the second bar WAS better😁; Just check out the name of the second bar!; Isn't it a shame that the free parking is perpetually Full? Oh wait, Full is the name of the hardware store!; An example of how the Basque language is so different from Spanish. I'll SIGN off for now. Love to you all!Leia mais
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Quilting is international! [Barbara Massa]
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Viajante 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
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Viajante 20 miles and I think your feet deserve to be tired. Thanks for sharing the pictures and it looks like a pretty place. Glad it’s not so hot now. Love You
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Viajante 20 more miles down, way to go!!! Love the signs and commentary! Dad says Buen Camino and we send big hugs❤️
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Viajante Camino Santiago de Compostella
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- 9 de jun. de 2022 18:09
- ☀️ 84 °F
- Altitude: 2.700 pés
- Espanha Castilla y León Hospital de Órbigo 42.463333, -5.88333342°27’48” N 5°52’60” W
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Hospital de Orbido
9 de junho de 2022, Espanha ⋅ ☀️ 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 Angeles restaurant which I will do so shortly but meanwhile he said go to the owner and tell him that Arturo sent you and go ask to see the grandfather house which is almost like a museum now ....which is what I did 😁
quite fascinating stuff 👍

As far as the town goes this is some quite cool little place
I wish I had a chance to explore some more
I am including a link to Wikipedia and apparently this little place saw a lot throughout the history

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospital_de_Órbigo

...and a door 😁Leia mais
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Viajante Beautiful town.
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Viajante Lovely doors!
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Viajante Camino Santiago de Compostella
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- 9 de jun. de 2022 15:44
- ☀️ 81 °F
- Altitude: 2.703 pés
- Espanha Castilla y León Hospital de Órbigo 42.463333, -5.88542°27’48” N 5°53’6” W
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Albergue
9 de junho de 2022, Espanha ⋅ ☀️ 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 👍😁
I was offered the same but of course I can't paint...Leia mais
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Viajante Did you ever actually try to paint? :)
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Viajante no I didn't... maybe I should have. Hii (see next day) did...she did good
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The World is Out There Camino De Santiago
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- 23 de mai. de 2022 12:52
- ⛅ 64 °F
- Altitude: 2.674 pés
- Espanha Castilla y León Hospital de Órbigo 42.463787, -5.87753742°27’50” N 5°52’39” W
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El Puente de Orbigio
23 de maio de 2022, Espanha ⋅ ⛅ 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 if he and his friends could “defend” the Puente (bridge) at the Orbigio River by breaking 300 lances. Leonor would realize that he was the knight for her and return his love. He let the challenge be known far and near and was said to have booked 700 jousts.
He and his friends broke 166 lances, but incurred injuries so serious they couldn’t continue. Defeated, he sought penance for his failure by pilgrimage to Santiago. To this day, they have a terrific yearly festival with jousts. Everyone is dressed in Medieval costume and La Puente is adorned in banners, flags, and pennants.Leia mais
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The World is Out There The competition field for the jousts is in the field to the left
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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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Viajante And the clanking half coconuts???
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The World is Out There Too migratory!
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