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    • Dag 44

      Melide

      13 oktober 2022, Spanje ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

      Day 40 - Today and tomorrow are shorter walks. Since I didn’t take a rest day in Sarria I decided to break this 28 km stage into two. It was an easy walk (9 miles) and I bumped into this guy who I’ve met 3 or 4 times and each time he compliments me on my shoes (he has the same kind) and calls me India. I say ‘Brazil, right?’’And he says ‘No - Venezuela’. And then I say - ‘but you live in Canada’ - and he says - ‘No, Australia’. We both laugh at my good memory!
      Melide is a decent sized town and has a local population of 7,500. Three Camino routes from the north come together in this town - Camino Frances, Camino Del Norte and Camino Primitivo. This means that the crowds have grown even more and it’s harder to find rooms and beds. Three of us (Ginny, Steve and I) are sharing a hotel room. The room costs €80, so each of us pays a third of that. We have booked apartments for the next two nights, until we get to Santiago. After that I am splurging and getting my own hotel room.
      On the Camino, the goal is to pay as little as possible for the night so that the pilgrimage is more meaningful. In the past I’ve stayed in dorms that have 4 - 10 people and a bed costs as little as €10. A couple of times there have been some heavy snorers, that’s when my one deaf ear comes into good use. But each time it was a very pleasant experience because those albergues had a really good communal dinner and I met a lot of fun people from different countries. Now that I’m nearing the end of the pilgrimage and the crowds have grown humongous, I’ve thrown in the towel and pre-booked hotels/apartments till Santiago.
      More tomorrow from next stop - Arzua….
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    • Dag 35

      Mother Gretchen

      26 april, Spanje ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C

      "I mean, if you even knew how mean she really is. You know I’m not allowed to wear hoop earrings, right? She told me two years ago that hoop earrings were “her thing” and I wasn’t allowed to wear them anymore. And then my parents got me a pair of really expensive white gold hoops for Hanukkah and I had to act like I didn’t like them. It was so sad. And you know she still cheats on Aaron. Every Thursday she hooks up with Shane Oman in the alcove behind the auditorium. And I never told anybody that cause I’m such a good friend!"Meer informatie

    • Dag 7–8

      Road to Melide 15kms Day 3

      15 mei, Spanje ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C

      An "easy" day of "only" 15kms...ah how ones perspective changes! The day started out sunny but cool (7 degrees), and the path was much more interesting.

      At km 63 was San Xulian do Camiño, and in this tiny village there is a beautiful romanic church from the xii century where an old man gave us a stamp.

      At Km 63.486 was a nice tiny artisan shop.

      Just beyond that on a photogenic bridge we met up with the foursome of Australians again and got our pic with them. We had met them the first night in Sarria and had been bumping into them the whole time, even at dinner the night before.

      We had lovely canopied forest paths and it was really enjoyable...and then the heavens opened up, and the torrential downpour began.

      Mud, mud, and more mud with ankle high puddles that left wet feet.

      I was only 2k. From town when I saw the first cafe/bar in a while and thought ...I need a break. Turns out many of our crew did too. A bag of chips and an Estrella Galicia beer and I was good to go again.

      The city of Melide is quite large, and we were all craving pizza, so after drying off we hit the streets looking for some and found a place not too far from our hotel with great pizza and great sangria. And lo and behold we met the Australians again!

      A quick wander around, and I headed back for a nap before dinner.

      Pau is an excellent guide but his choices for dinner...questionable. he wanted us to have an opportunity to try Pulpo (octopus) and said this place would likely be the best place in the world to have it. Yep....nope.

      Grabbed a couple of souvenir tshirts for the kidlets and a Christmas ornament, and then off for another Estrella!

      A good day! Even with the rain.
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    • Dag 11

      Gonzar - Melide

      22 september 2012, Spanje ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

      Irgendwann heute Nacht habe ich ein Täschchen, indem u.a. meine Ohrstöpsel drin sind aus dem Bett geschmissen. Heute morgen habe ich fast 30 Minuten danach gesucht. Irgendjemand hat die Tasche genommen und auf die Bar gestellt. Ich hab´s dann nur noch durch Zufall auf der Bar entdeckt. Den die Herberge hat eigentlich zwei Ausgänge – ich wäre da eigentlich nicht mehr entlang gelaufen. Um 07.15 Uhr, und ziemlich als der Letzte, bin ich dann auf der Strecke. Vor 08.15 Uhr ist es aber draußen sowieso noch zappenduster.

      Bis Hospital de Cruz folge ich also erst mal der Straße. Kein Problem, da der Weg sowieso parallel zu selbiger verläuft. In Ligonde will ich eigentlich frühstücken. Aber als ich ankomme ist noch alles geschlossen. So ziehe ich weiter von Weiler zu Weiler, auf bzw. neben kleinen Sträßchen. In Palas del Rei gibt’s dann einen Kaffee. Es ist bereits 10.15 Uhr.

      Der folgende Abschnitt bis O´Coto gefällt mir heute besonders gut. Es geht etwas mehr auf und ab und die Wege sind nun oft unbefestigt, teils felsig, teils mit sandigem Untergrund. Am Wegesrand stehen kleine Mäuerchen. Die Brombeeren sind reif und ab und zu nasche ich ein paar. Aber besonders gut gefallen mir die Eichen, die mit Efeu bewachsen, den Weg beschatten. Ich habe teilweise das Gefühl durch einen grünen Tunnel zu spazieren.

      Vor Melide geht’s dann allerdings durch ein Industriegebiet. Ist aber halb so wild. Auf der nahen Straße brummen getunte Autos an mir vorbei. In Melide findet heute die Galizien-Ralley statt. Im kleinen Park im Stadtzentrum ist eine Rampe aufgebaut. Direkt vor meiner Herberge im Stadtzentrum ist ein Kreisverkehr mit einer Ampelschaltung. Diese ist jedoch defekt. So regelt ein Polizist den Verkehr. Was für ein Job – der Arme. Ich mache erstmal Siesta und werde mir später die Stadt anschauen. Heute Abend will ich in der Pulperia Tintenfisch essen gehen, der hier besonders gut sein soll.
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    • Dag 11–12

      Day 11 Melide

      8 november 2023, Spanje ⋅ 🌧 14 °C

      Today started a bit difficult. I ate my last instant soups last night and was planning to go to a restaurant for breakfast. It was supposed to open at 7 a.m. But it was closed, I had no food left, only candies. I had no idea what to do, so I walked. Miraculously, after 1-2 km in a small hamlet, there was a small bar open with a very nice lady. I had bread with marmalade and banana. Ready for the day! Now in Melide for the second to the last night. Tomorrow probably to Santa Irene.Meer informatie

    • Dag 17

      Blowing in the wind

      25 mei 2018, Spanje ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C

      As Seixas - Melide 15km

      Bei trüben und extrem windigen Bedingungen ging es heute einen kleinen Stich hoch auf 750Hm. Die Vegetation änderte sich schlagartig und hatte den Charme schottischer Highlands. Danach ging es wieder bergab und wir erreichten gegen Mittag das Etappenziel Melide. Hier endet offiziell der Camino Primitivo. Für die letzten drei Tage heißt es nun "Augen zu und durch" auf dem kommerziellen Camino FrancesMeer informatie

    • Dag 13

      Lieflike stapdag na Melide

      12 oktober 2023, Spanje ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C

      Dit was nou lekker! ‘n Rustige 15 km deur woude tot in Melide. Daar was baie tyd vir koffie drink met ‘n sny Santiago-amandelkoek (tarta de Santiago) en vir middagete ‘n yskoue bier met pulpo - die bekende seekat-dis van hierdie streek. Môre is weer ‘n korter 15 km, maar die weervoorspelling wys reën. Dit sal ‘n nuutjie wees om te hanteer. Maar môre is môre se uitdagings.Meer informatie

    • Dag 146

      Melide - July 24

      25 juli 2018, Spanje ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F

      July 24th

      We only walked ten miles to Melide today and will do another short day to Arzúa tomorrow. Some of our friends made it to Santiago yesterday, and Andy made it to Santiago today 🙂. Some more will get there tomorrow, and Paul and Mirabelle will get there on the 26th. The end is so close now!

      Highlights from today:
      1. Sleeping until 7am
      2. Four cafe stops along the way today
      3. Seeing families hiking with little kids
      4. Watching Alan enjoy fresh 🐙 octopus
      5. Amazing dinner with Paku
      6. Groin muscle is fine now 🙂
      7. Little heel blister is gone 👍🏻

      Only 34.5 miles to go!
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    • Dag 35

      Melide

      2 oktober 2022, Spanje ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C

      Not a lot to say today. It was beautiful weather for the walk through gentle countryside, cool and misty to start with the sun then coming through. We were accompanied for several kilometres by a dog. She didn’t seem distressed or even that interested in us but she just walked alongside us, moving out of the way whenever a car came along. We are in Melide now which is very busy with pilgrims as it is where we join the Camino Frances which is the most popular route. We met up with April again and after a couple of abortive attempts to get beds in an Albergue we have rooms in the same pension as her. It is lovely and quiet and has a freezing cold outdoor pool which is perfect for icing my leg in.Meer informatie

    • Dag 8

      Palais de Rei

      6 september 2022, Spanje ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F

      19 miles of walking today - Portomarin to Palais de Rei

      And - the horror, the Hostel de Outeiro gave my private room and bath away!

      The town was completely booked out and the only thing available was a bed in a mixed dorm of 4 people with 1 bathroom shared among other rooms as well. We’ll, I guess I did finally have a complete Camino experience, and an experience totally overrated in my opinion 😀. Not planning to repeat that, though I survived and was even able to sleep for about an hour. There were 2 guys and another women (from Taiwan) and myself, having arrived late I got to have the top bunk - at least I didn’t fall down.

      The town was not nice, but we did have a great dinner of octopus (fist time for the Elk Grove people) and some meat with French fries with the usual bottle of wine. Everything comes with fries here and if you order a glass of wine they bring you a bottle, at about 4 euros.
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