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    • Day 21

      Halfway point stocktake

      April 12 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

      SJPP to Santiago de Compostela is hard to nail down as a distance, surprisingly, everyone has a different number but it's usually around the 780km mark. This is just the trail, obviously, the wandering around after the day is done is extra.

      So I reckon this 390km to go mark in Terradillos de los Templarios (named after the Knights Templar) will do as a mid point.

      Some quick stats:

      Days on Camino: 18
      Days walking: 16
      Rest days: 2 (Pamplona and Burgos)
      Distance walked: 498km, 70,1175 steps
      Average daily cost: €31.70/$51 (albergue €11.70/$18.70, food and drink €20/$32)
      Blisters: 2, very minor, both on toe tips
      Shoe status: minor wear on inside heels
      Cats pat: 12

      I've walked nearly 500km? But I'm so tiny! Will you please note in this photo my ingenious hands free snack device, such as you might see attached to a horse or another barnyard animal. I've put a bag of chips in it. Immensely satisfying, tomorrow I might try suspending a piece of cake on a fishing rod just out of reach.

      I mean all this is to assume I'm actually doing the Camino. Keen eyes will have noted the length of this trip is 49 days, imagine if I was smashing out a Survivor season instead and just doing a phenomenal job of covering my tracks? We may never know.
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    • Day 27

      Moratinos

      October 1, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

      Z opóźnieniem dwu dniowym nadrabiamy straty w opisywaniu naszej drogi.
      Dopiero teraz widzę jak bardzo jest się daleko od bycia przepełnionym dobrem i jak łatwe jest mówienie o filozofii życia a z drugiej strony jak trudno jest nią żyć . Jak przyjemnie było napisać pierwsze zdanie dnia poprzedniego, w które w sumie bardzo mocno wierzę a jak trudno było z nim żyć. Słabości ciała i duszy i wiary w coś co jest dobre jest nieodłączną częścią życia ale również świadomość że jest droga, która akceptuje Cię bezwzględnie gdziekolwiek zaczynasz i to sposób absolutny tylko trzeba ją zaakceptować i chcieć nią podążać. I najpiękniejsze jest to że nie ważne jak bardzo zboczysz ona zawsze jest i możesz wrócić.
      Dzisiaj nie było zabytków może jedynym zabytkiem była droga, pochodząca z czasów Augustyna. Rzymianie zbudowali ją do przewożenia złota i innych cennych metali. Po 17 km mieliśmy pierwsza wioskę. Po drodze na około 8 km stał trak z kawą,herbata i kanapkami. Generalnie tylko droga.
      Calzadilla de la Cueza tak naprawdę składała się z baru,który był otwarty i kościoła,który był zamknięty. W barze jak to w barze był barman, miał cztery zęby ale był pełen życia i humoru. Zamówiłem grande cerveza i dostałem do stolika kieliszek z piwem o po pierwotnie kamiennej twarzy rozlał się uśmiech pokazujący właśnie cztery zęby i druga ręka zza pleców wystawił wielki kufel zimnego piwa, bezcenne.😂
      Później już tylko droga z pomału podwyższająca się temperaturą.
      Bardzo szybko przeszliśmy przez Ledigos gdzie zamieniliśmy parę słów z Asia i Kamilem naszymi przyjaciółmi z Camino i później następne wyglądające na opuszczone miasteczko Teradillos de los Templarios . Kiedyś mieścił się tu kościół należący mnichów rycerzy Templariuszy. Tak na marginesie zakon działał przez około 200 lat ochraniał pielgrzymów i robił inne rzeczy. Ich wielki mistrz Jacques de Molay w piątek 13 w 1307 roku został oskarżony za herezje( czytaj niewygodny partner polityczno-ekonomiczny) i szybko spalony na stosie przez ówczesne władze kościoła.
      Pewnie od tego bierze się pechowy piątek 13.
      Na noc dotarliśmy się do Moratino.
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    • Day 16

      Moratinos

      May 8, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

      Nach heute weiteren geschaffen 29,7km in Moratinos in ner Herberge gelandet. Heute habe ich mich echt gut ausgepowert und sitze nun frisch geduscht in der Sonne und genieße ein alkoholfreies Bier und Oliven auf Kosten des Hauses. 😱😱 Ich scheine dem Kellner zu gefallen 🤭 🤭 🤭 🥳🤔.

      Nun wie auch immer ein klitzekleiner Ort mit ner einheimischen Oma, die schon fleißig das Abendbrot vorbereitet und darauf freu ich mich gerade am meisten 🤤🤤🤤 Hunger!!!!! 😂😂

      Nach dem vorherigen Fußstapfen ging es im weiteren Verlauf und midnight poison Nummer 18 und 30 ans weitere sammeln meiner Bausteine. Heute wurden Farben und für mich damit verbundene Tugenden gesammelt :

      Blau : für Vernunft und Treue

      Braun : für Bodenständigkeit

      Grün : für die Hoffnung und den Glauben

      Violett : für Harmonie und Gelassenheit

      Gelb : für den Neid (im positiven Sinne von, Ansporn zu kämpfen und es irgendwann auch mein Eigen nennen zu können

      Weiß : für meine Ehrlichkeit und mir nix zu Schulden habe kommen lassen

      Schwarz : Platz für Tränen und Traurigkeit

      Rot : selbstverständlich für die Liebe (und das wird mein Dach vom Haus unter dem ich leben werde 😉

      Und dann ich kann es kaum glauben, hab ich heute wieder einen Glückscent gefunden 🥳🥳🥳🍀🍀😊

      Ach und was ich der Johanna noch erzählen wollte, in meiner zweiten Pause heute war ich in einer Bar /Restaurant und Queen lief hoch und runter. Kleine Erinnerung an damals :Theater des Westens - Queen-Musical 😉🤭🤭🤭😘😘👍🏻

      Ach ja und ebenso musste ich an Queen Melli denken 🤔😂😂😂😘 der besten derma fachfrau ever. Hast mich damals ganz schön rangenommen in der Umschulung, aber durch dich lernte ich Verbände, Bewunderung mit welcher Geduld und Erfahrung jedes offene Diabetesbein wieder intakt bekommen hast, die sämtlichen Allergietest und Epikutantests, Nativpräperat/Pilzkultur, und ich lernte ambulante OP-Assistenz, welches mir dann in der Praxis Driesener Straße die Verantwortung für die ambulanten Leberbiopsien einbrachte. Danke und Grüße du bist wie du bist einfach wunderbar 💕 bleib wie du bist, humorvoll, selbstbewusst, taff und behalte dir dein großes offenes Herz. Deswegen bin ich ein Queen-Melli-Fan 🥳
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    • Day 23

      Stage 21: Calzadilla de la Cueza-Sahagún

      October 5, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

      22.4 km/13.9 miles, 46°-75°, about 7.5 hours
      The foot felt so much better today, I started early at 7:15, the first time I've used a light to walk with. By 8:00 I didn't need it anymore. I stopped every chance I got to sit down, rest and eat something, so grateful not to be in pain. By 10 miles the pain started to return and I was getting stumbley. A strategically placed park with picnic tables and shade appeared just as I was about to fall over and turned out to be the geographic center of the Camino. So I have passed the halfway mark! Found my hostal in Sahagún and did the usual chores- shower, laundry, book the next couple nights, go in search of food. Reconnected with a couple from Longview I first met in Navarrete,and keep tag teaming with, and a couple from Denmark that stayed in the same hostal with me in Fromista and we made a merry band for dinner. I'm going to go to the Tourist Office in the morning when it opens at 9:00 to get my halfway certificate, then walk the 8.5 miles to Calzadilla de Los Hermanillos. I've been walking since September 13, need to try to plot out my stages for the rest of the Way. The plan was to be in Porto, Portugal October 22. That would mean some long stages the next couple weeks. Will have to get input from the team on that.Read more

    • Day 28

      Hobbitt Houses in Moratinos?

      October 15, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

      No, the hobbits don't live here!

      We saw these little caves built into the hillside in the little town of Moratinos that we passed through.

      These little caves are called "bodegas," used in the past for food storage and wine-making. Moratinos is one of several hillside bodega groups visible along the Camino de Santiago trail, part of a wine culture that dates back 2,000 years to the Romans.Read more

    • Day 30

      San Nicholas del real Camino

      September 14, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F

      Well what a day, started off beautiful then ended in rain, we walked 11 miles about half in the rain..... not many pictures today, but thankful for a dry place to rest our heads tonight. Sometimes the path is marked in unique ways. There is a great debate about where the halfway point is... so far 4 towns have been said to be it, well we have traveled through 3 of them and the 4th we will travel through tomorrow.... so posting our half way selfie just as Greg and Tam did. Buen Camino
      PS they have fabulous Bocodillas "sandwiches" 👌
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    • Sunday and Monday Long Walking Days

      September 18, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F

      In the last few days, we have walked about 30 km each day. That is a lot of walking! But the flat terrain of the Meseta makes this doable.

      Finding a place to sleep at the end of a long day has been more of a challenge. We have been successful in booking an Albergue two days ahead. But we have noticed since we left Burgos there are many more pilgrims on the trail. Since COVID, quite a few Hostels and Albergues have closed. So the supply of beds isn’t what it used to be. In our planning, we try to decide if we will shoot for our “planned destination” or stop and stay in a town before or after our planned stop.

      We get up before the sun and take in beautiful sunrises. Morning on the Camino is my favorite time of the day.

      As I have mentioned before, once we reach the town we are staying in, and receive our bed assignment, we shower and wash our clothes. Then it is cocktail time, dinner and bed. I thought you might like to see the luxurious washing facilities we have on the Camino! Trust me, we are happy to have the wash basin and clothesline! It is a plus if they provide clothes pins otherwise I use the large diaper pins I brought! These are essential if it is windy!

      Thank you for the prayers! I am still sore from the fall — but improving every day. I am praying for all of you! ✝️💜
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    • Day 30

      San nicolas del real camino

      September 14, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F

      They say this is the half way point in the Camino but I have heard that before this is the second time we have walked in the rain but we still walked. I got my boots cleaned off which should make getting them on and off easier Socrates told us to stop at the second bar which we did great food. Sorry I have not posted much the last couple of days we have been tired and sore. Buen CaminoRead more

    • Day 32

      Day 23-Moratinos

      September 28, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F

      Well, today was supposed to be a short day, about 9 miles, but it turned into 12 miles due to a minor screw up of mine.

      We had a delightful time walking from town to town today, stopping for coffee or a beverage each time. As we arrived in Moratinos for a break, we were surprised by a guy who was doing wax stamps rather than ink ones. We got our stamp and stopped for a snack and a beverage. Then we wandered another mile and a half to the next town, San Nicolás, to spend the night. When we arrived, I checked my phone for the name of our place...Hostal Moratinos...sinking feeling sets in. Why would Hostal Moratinos be in a town a mile and a half away from Moratinos? Uh-oh. A google search later had us walking back to Moratinos to the exact place we stopped for our break. The stamp guy and the hostal owners had a good laugh. Oh well, we added three miles to our Camino. We needed to burn our breakfast calories anyway.Read more

    • Day 32

      Day 23 - Moratinos

      September 28, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F

      Very different day, today we made our first big mistake. It was going to be about a 10 mile walk. We stopped in a small town to get our Camino passport stamped and to have a refreshment, our final stop was just under 2 miles away. Well, when we got to the next town we realized we made a big mistake.

      Make sure to watch both videos to catch what happened. Overall we walked around 12 miles.
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