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Lorca

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    • Day 9

      Uterga to Lorca 21 km 8hrs

      September 13, 2023 in Spain ⋅ 🌙 17 °C

      Today may have been one of our hardest days. Lots of ups and downs and the sun was relentless. We started at 7am in the dark. The moon lit the sky for us and the weather was pleasantly cool. When the sun comes over the mountains around 8:30, walking is much more of a challenge. It was nice to meet up with some of our friends today who had moved ahead of us and we had not seen on a couple of day. The father and son from England who were only walking for week, so their Camino is over and Josiah who we met on our first day. We walked with Josiah for a while but he needed to get further on than us so we split. Hopefully we will cross his path again. I think we will. One of the most amazing things to happen today was we came upon a village festival. A villager told us it was day one of a week long celebration. So fun to see.
      Today we came across olive trees, fig trees and almond trees as well as beautiful vineyards
      Tonight we cooked our own dinner with Cecile. We went to the local grocery store to pick up supplies. The store owner uncorked our wine for us and we walked back to albergue with an open bottle of wine. I love Spain.
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    • Day 4

      21.4mi Cizur Menor to Lorca

      August 9 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C

      Walked by myself today. Had a lot of quiet time, listened to The Deepest Well audio book, and some music. Little bouts of tiredness and loneliness, but I let them come 🤍 Made more Italian friends tonight 🇮🇹Read more

    • Day 12

      Puenta la Reina to Lorca (Part 2)

      July 17 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

      Finishing up the
      walk of the day and arrived at Lorca around 3:30pm. It was 32°C and I walked 15.5 km. Host José Ramon was very kind and thoughtful. He offered water when I arrived, and said to take a shower and get comfortable before checking in. He then offered the use of a VOIP program to call Canada. While I was doing that he was mopping the dining area. Later, he made dinner for us all. Amazing host!!!Read more

    • Day 10–11

      Pamplona

      July 15 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C

      Day of Rest: Ignacio, the shoe store owner, told me to take a day of rest. Spent 3 hours with him. He made sure to get good fitting shoes and sandals for me. He also explained the importance of magnesium and complex sports vitamin for the hiking. I bought the recommended items from him. Then, I listened to the "doctor's" orders, I went to find an albergue instead of continuing to walk.Read more

    • Day 7

      Day 4- Zariquiegui to Lorca

      September 9, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F

      Well the name of today will be “Kodak Moment” . From the moment we started it was nothing but one picture worthy view to another. Sunrises, landscapes, bridges , grape vines etc etc. It is a challenge to get the walk in with all of this beauty surrounding us.Not to mention the fig trees all over that kept CJ full of snacks!
      So we got the early start this morning and had the head lamp hiking experience which was really interesting and lead me to my first pondering idea for the day( more on that later). The walk started with a good uphill climb and we got to the top right as the sun was rising over Pamplona. Couple of pics of that as it was magical. At the peak there are the metal pilgrim statues as well. The funny thing is atop that mountain ridge are many windmills . Kind of odd to see modern technology aside a centuries old trail.

      At this point we began the descent as the sun was rising which was good as it was rocky and steep. CJ gave me some more walking stick mgmt lessons because my trapezius muscles were killing me. Took a bit to get used to the new techniques but it did seem to rescue the strain. One of the tips was to relax my death grip on the polls and to stop trying to stab the earth to death:) my forcefulness with the poles was transferring to much of the pressure on my trapezius

      During the descent I encountered injury number 1 . My foot went one way and my knee went the other way. Not too terrible but definitely tweaked. 5 or so miles after that stopped at a phamarcy and got some ibuprofen which is helping . Right now downhill still has some discomfort but flat and uphill is ok.

      We cruised thru the first 13kms and along the way walked with a group of four for a bit. 1 lady from Holland, 2 guys from Slovia and 1 guy from N Carolina. He lives about 2 miles from CJ. Go figure …. they had started there day at 4 am so we said good bye when they stopped for breakfast as we had a few more km’s to get in.
      At the halfway point of the day we found a great breakfast place and took our break to feed and hydrate. I had done a much better hydration job today and had a few snacks before we left so my energy level was good. CJ explained that he was getting his hiking legs so don’t be surprised if I zip out ahead. No problem slow and steady was good for me! So I followed him quite a bit today.
      Our lunch was in Manura which was a really quaint town and we went to a restaurant a bit off the trail and you could tell they were surprised to have pilgrims come in for lunch. The food was great and they were hospitable but even though I don’t know Spanish I could tell the guys at the bar were having some fun with our appearance:)

      Then we set out for the afternoon walk which again was in very sunny and hot weather and without a lot of shade. We cracked out our sun umbrellas and they helped a lot. Mostly small up and downs until we got to our destination. Why is it we always pick a place straight up a freaking hill to get to…..erghhh

      We checked into our albergue and the two guys we bunked with last night came into the place like 10 minutes after us! They are from Germany and no English so we smile and laugh with each other…

      We just planned tomorrow and it’s going to be a long day as the way the towns layout and some impending rain we have to get 18 miles in tomorrow (30 kms). I will keep the ibuprofen up tonight so that we can accomplish this. As a reward CJ is looking for hotels or pensions to stay tomorrow night. Not that I don’t like bunk beds in a room with 20 other people but I plan to be cranky tomorrow:)

      So my mind this morning was on the topic of not knowing what is ahead that I need to plan for. My whole life I have always looked ahead and developed plan a, b, c etc etc. it drives Susan nuts. When you are walking up a mountain in the dark with nothing but a head lamp., guess what. ….You can’t see what is ahead, you can’t create plans …. You just move forward and deal with it as it comes and you know what, worked out just fine, Susan you were right:) It will take me sometime to get to that approach in total but it was pretty cool to be able to do that this morning and the irony hit me right then hence my pondering.
      My second pondering was early afternoon when we were leaving a town and CJ stopped and said, …”Dad look at that mountain with the wind turbines…. That’s where we’re this morning” When I looked I said to myself …holy crap that is far away. Most of the time I look forward and the past is the past. When you are hiking and you can see the tangible result of the past , it then leads me to think about taking the time to look back and feel good about what I have accomplished . I rarely if ever do that but it did feel important to take that moment today and savor the victory. Thanks to CJ for that!

      Off to the pilgrims dinner and then to hopefully a good night sleep!
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    • Day 6

      Lorca

      September 7 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

      Short walk to Lorca - good job because my heels are a bit sore 😩 Quite a change of weather - sunny, hot and dry. Beautiful scenery. I’m now out-of-sync with my familiar group from SJPP. But lots of new people to meet!Read more

    • Day 15

      Camino Day 5: Puente la Reina to Lorca

      August 16, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

      Total Distance: 15.6km
      Step Count: 24k
      Blisters to date: 1
      Tortillas to date: 3

      Australia was playing today so I planned a short day to watch the game (we lost 😞).

      Going to Lorca the scenery along the Camino started to change into expansive plains. I walked alone for the first time today and it was quite beautiful leaving Puente La Reina at dawn. When I got to my Albergue, I was the only one there. However, as the day passed, more and more people started to arrive and everyone signed up for the communal dinner.

      Our hospitalero was so kind and generous. Washed everyone’s clothes for free and went above and beyond with everything. The food and the people made for a very memorable night as dinners up until this day had been quite average (maybe something about staying in small villages as opposed to the bigger stops).

      My friends Josh and Adam had popped by to say bye on their way to Estella but it was so hot they decided to stay too. There were also 2 lovely Spanish women who had met on their first day and decided to walk together to Logroño where they where both going to finish. They had the most amazing energy and we became friends instantly!

      Everyone was so touched by the hospitality in the Albergue de Lorca that we made José Ramón (the owner) a beautiful thank you card and off to sleep for a very early start the next day to try and beat the heat.
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    • Day 11

      Coffee Stamp Pupper

      June 7, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F

      craving salad and some rest, enjoyed each at @albergue_on_the_left_lorca

      Then treated myself to a midday coffee and got what is currently my favorite stamp. The super-friendly owner, Kyoko, signs each stamp with a japanese character version of the pilgrim's name. A wonderful touch from a genuinely friendly woman.

      While sipping, I chatted with two gents from Ibiza who gave me some tips on the next stages of the Camino, much appreciated.

      Walking out the door I found a pair of cycling gloves on the ground and with a few shouts I stopped the gentleman riding away. His fantastic puppy Sky was very enthusiastic about thanking me....

      Good food, friendly people, a good deed done, a pupper kisses! All in one spot.

      Life is good. I am happy.
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    • Day 8

      Lorca natthärbärge

      June 26, 2015 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C

      Så har vi hittat ett litet härbärge i Lorca. Pilgrimsvandringen har hittat sin takt och nu är varje backkrön och kurva spännande. Vad döljer sig bakom nästa? Fötterna fungerar, trots några små blåsor. Värmen är just nu den största utmaningen runt 12 tiden.Read more

    • Day 9

      Lorca

      September 13, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F

      Made it 12 miles today! The first few and the last few were in rain. I was trying to make it to the next town but did not have 3 more miles in me. My feet were dragging. They say it takes about 2 weeks to get your hiker's legs. I'm looking forward to it. This albergue has bowls with Epsom salt for you feet. It's magical!
      The photo of the town on the hilltop is where the festival was.
      P.S. Mom, here are your trail photos. Hehe
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