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    • TravelerCamino hike
      2
      111141113
      Day 22

      Getting into the rhythm

      September 2, 2019 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

      It has been a few days since I last posted an update and now I feel we are finding our camino rhythm. Get up,grab a coffee, walk,then stop for brekkie usually a potato frittata another coffee, walk some more. Eventually we reach albergue/hostal. Then first job is a shower 🛀and to wash our clothess then a Náp or rest. Then we go in search of food.🍕 .Bars And cafés offer pilgrim meals around 9-16 euros which are 3 course meals with Bread water wine. Often they can tend to be a very carby offering. They differ in quality and amount. sometimes we buy food and cook ourselves and sometimes we get a pilgrim meal.. Tonight we made egg bacon🍳(for mo)omelette(for mark)and chips.we are in santa domingo de la calzada staying in a cisteine monastery,not the cistine chapel as I first said!
      Luxury tonight as we have our own room for the princely sum of 10 euros. It was 7 for a bunk in the dorm. Its basic but at least we have it to ourselves and no one can hear us snore!💤
      We walked 15 klms to get here it was a beautiful mild day. In fact its a bit cool tonight. The landscape is fields and vineyards with mountains⛰ in the distance.blackberries, fennel,pink thistles and sweet peas Line the path. Today we had a few hills to climb but we are better at those now. Im still slower than others but i dont care,i put some music on my phone put my ear buds in and bop down the road. Im singing away and enjoying it so much. Sometimes i even dance if the song takes me.
      Today we had a discussion about happiness as we walked and what we think it is. A nice little bit of thoughtful introspection.🧠
      Since i last wrote we sampled the delights of tapas in Logroño. Theres a whole street of tapas only bars,each competing to deliver ( i didnt see any liver though,bum bum!)the tastiest morsels. So many yummy things.we got a mushroom fritters,cow cheese with berries and i had pork slice also. It was a buzzing place with familes out on friday Night. Back in our hostal we could hear the partying carrying on till the next morning, only at 6 ish did it cease. Just in time for me to catch an hours kip before we set off for Navarrete. 😪
      The path out of Logroño was through a lovely green expanse of recreation grounds so it was a walk in the park really.😂      Read more

    • TravelerCamino Frances
      113311
      Day 9

      Camino duro

      August 8, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

      The whole room started very early today around 4.30 am! One of the last were a gay German couple who studied catholic theology, which is quite brave, given where the catholic church still is! We had a good breakfast and went quite fast! As almost every day we passed a Korean family! The mother walks fully covered and even wears gloves! I heard it’s about the ideal in Korea to have white skin (which shows you are in the upper class, working in the city! We passed a house where a little dog was looking for some hugs through the fence, which we couldn’t avoid giving her! Really cute - I miss my luna! 🥲
      On the downhill areas I realized that my knee and femur mussel of the left leg really hurt! Maybe we ran too fast, maybe it was because of the shoe inlays? However, I need to get it fixed, we are „just“ at 200 km! Our new drug here is Radio Salil! I think that Silvia would be a great Sales person 🙂!
      We heard from others that several people already give in! We won’t see them again!
      30 Km were tough today! Tomorrow it will be a bit shorter! Did I tell you hoe hard the Camino is? It REALLY is hard!!!
      Song of the day was „Walking on sunhine“ but at the end it was rather „I will survive“! When I heard the Disco Boys today I felt homesick as it remembered me of my loving lady! 🥰 „ One more time“      Read more

    • TravelerCamino Frances 2022
      3
      Day 11

      Navarrete

      September 15, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F

      I started out the day taking a taxi to a sportswear store because I discovered last night that I had forgotten my second pair of pants at the last albergue. Geeze Amanda, get it together! At least the store was only 2 blocks from the trail.
      It was a 7 mile day. My knee is still hurting pretty bad. I've booked my night tomorrow so I'm going to send my bag ahead in the morning. That should give me a little easier time for tomorrow's 10 miles.
      I saw a guy hand feeding squirrels today. Quite the sight to see.
      The ruins are from an old hospital and church that served ancient pilgrims. It was at the entrance to Navarrete.      Read more

    • TravelerCamino Francés
      11
      Day 11

      Day 11: Navarrete

      September 20, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F

      We started this morning with slices of tortilla, coffee, and orange juice breakfast a little less than a kilometer from our hotel in Logroño.

      Not long after we started walking again, I told Allan that if we came across a pastelería I could go for something sweet—and three steps after the words left my month we saw one.

      We were soon enjoying chocolate covered pastries and second cups of coffee. And so we finally had our first “second breakfast,” something we’ve heard many pilgrims joke about.

      All that sustenance, plus a cool breeze made today’s 4-hour hike to Navarrete quite pleasant.

      And after the requisite laundry was washed and hung to dry, we enjoyed a full lunch at a local restaurant. We’re making up on our caloric deficits today!

      Tomorrow, we’ll hike 17k to Najera.      Read more

    • TravelerCamino de Santiago 2022
      112
      Day 9

      Day 6 - Shorter but lovely day

      September 21, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

      "Just pick up your courage and walk away. Don't waste time. The longer one drags on, the amount of pain accumulates." -Dick Hirayama

      Day 6 - Logroño to Navarette 13.1 km - 7:30am start

      I woke up early as usual and just wanted to get out and get the heck going so todays walk would be over. I did t want to walk, but I couldn’t just sit there for a full day babying my foot. And I wasn’t up to another day of Fiesta. So, I was walking.

      As I sat there procrastinating, I read my messages and comments on social. I noticed I had a private message here. As I read this message, which was from an old colleague, I got all teary again. This is not someone that uses social media, on principle. And yet they took the time to not only read my posts, but to reach out - as they too have done the Camino. They told me it is tough. It breaks you and it makes you. And they sent me the Pilgrim’s Prayer (I will do a post just for this). I was so touched, as I needed to read this today. I put my pack on with a lighter heart and headed out.

      As I hit the streets, the clean up from last night was in full swing. Street cleaning, “power washing” with fire hoses etc. wasn’t that a party?? Getting it all nice and clean for todays celebration! So many people were still wandering around, a lot of them drunk as they hadn’t gone to bed yet if their eyes were any judge.

      I got out of the central area and spied a van across the street, by the hotel there. Jacotrans!! Now I know this won’t mean anything to you unless you’ve walked the Camino, but what a sight for sore eyes (and ankle!). This company (amongst others) are a baggage transportation company. They pick up your bag at your current Albergue and deliver it to your next one, for 5€ per trip. I had never used them but decided today was the day for another “first”. Although I caught them a bit off guard before they started pickups, they graciously allowed me to send my pack. The Camino provides! I quickly grabbed my day pack, water and first aid kit and damn near skipped up the street!!

      The walk was lovely. Mostly flat, despite the last few hills into town. I walked with a variety of people at a variety of speeds. Took me 4 hours to cover the 13+ km and I couldn’t have cared less. It’s not a race.

      Along the way, I met a Camino legend -Marcelino Lobato Castillo. I finally got my pilgrim shell and will attach it to my pack tomorrow. I also met a minstrel - for lack of a better word. He was walking towards us, playing a mandolin and singing. It just put a huge smile on my face!

      I got to town and called the physiotherapist back that I had tried to call yesterday. Very long story short, I finally found where I was being directed to and it was an Albergue not a physiotherapist. Lovely. An extra 2+ km up and down damned hills, for nothing. The Spanglish wasn’t working in my favour today lol!!

      Spent the rest of the day hanging out in bars (always wanted to be a barfly!) chatting with other pilgrims and eating amazing tapas!! Not sure this will be a weight loss journey 😂      Read more

    • Camino de Santiago
      Day 15

      Navarrete

      October 2, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C

      A shorter walk today, about 13.5 kms from our hotel, to Hostel Villa de Navarrete.

      Only one ridge to climb today, then down to the next valley and a short climb up to the small hill town of Navarrete. Walked into town just after 1 PM.

      Met a Austrian man whole started walking in Austria, said his total trip will be over 3000 kilometers. He walks with his pack on a two wheeled cart, that clips onto a hip harness. He walked through some of the Alps with his setup. Today's ridge he described as a "bump"!

      Update:

      Added some photos of the inside of the Navarrete church!

      Then we had a beer with our friends Patsy and Kevin of Portland ME, and James, an Anglican Minister of the Church of Ireland of County Kildare, who is walking the Camino!      Read more

    • Camino de Santiago
      Day 15

      Rioja Vinyards on the way to Ventosa

      October 2, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

      Rest stop at a café in Ventosa. About 7 km of walking so far. 11km left to Najera.

      There are lots of vineyards in Rioja, who knew. Still some grapes left to harvest.

      Bright sunny day, temps about 60 now, will get up to the mid 80's this afternoon. We should get a whole week of this weather!Read more

    • WanderklebchenJakobsweg, Part 2
      Day 23

      22. Etappe: Navarrete (34,3 km)

      November 18, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

      Die Paella gestern war sehr lecker und ganz ohne Meeresgetier, dafür schmetterte uns der Hospitaliero noch ein paar Songs auf seiner Gitarre! Fabelhaft! 🎸🎶 Ein beschwingter Tagesausklang 😊
      Gestartet wurde für mich als Spätaufsteher wieder viiiiiel zu früh! Wieso muss man bloß um 7 Uhr aufstehen, wenn man nur 20 km vor sich hat? Ich werde es wohl nie verstehen 😅 Ich blieb also noch ein bisschen liegen und machte mich fertig als das Bad frei und schon alle auf dem Weg oder beim Käffchen waren und rollte von hinten das Feld auf. Ich musste mich etwas beeilen, denn ich wollte nicht in der Groß- und gleichzeitig Hauptstadt der Rioja-Region Logrono bleiben, wie alle anderen, sondern noch ein wenig weiter. Eine nette spanische Mitpilgerin hatte netterweise für mich vorher in der Albergue El Cantaro in Navarrete angerufen und ein Bett klar gemacht 😊👍
      Zwischen Weinfeldern und Olivenbäumen überholte ich also so nach und nach alle und verabschiedete mich.
      Kurz vor Logrono fings dann leider an zu regnen, so dass ich nicht wirklich viel von der Stadt mitbekam, nur ein wenig bei einem kleinen Umweg zur öffentlichen Toilette, den mir eine nette Dame von der Touristeninfo erklärte. Ohne ihre Hilfe hätte ich die im Leben nicht gefunden! Sie lag gut versteckt unterirdisch und überhaupt nicht ausgeschildert auf einem Platz. Was das betrifft bin ich wirklich sehr verwöhnt von Frankreich. So was wie öffentliche Toiletten gibts hier leider kaum 🙁
      Weiter gings raus aus der Stadt, vorbei an so manch beeindruckendem Wandgemälde, durch einen unendlich großen Park mit allerhand Enten, scheuen Hasen und sehr neugierigem Eichhörnchen. Die letzten Kilometer musste ich mich etwas durchbeißen, denn es ging weniger schön entlang der Autobahn. Mein heutiger Zielort drohnte dann schon fast surreal über den Straßen.
      Heute bin ich 3 Wochen unterwegs und habe schon mehr als die Hälfte meiner Strecke zurückgelegt! Das hatte ich gar nicht so wirklich auf dem Schirm - am Ende des Tages sind es schon über 660 zurückgelegt Kilometer und laut Hinweisschild vor Navarrete aber weniger als 550 km nach Santiago 😳
      In der Herberge werde ich herzlich empfangen, auch wenn der Gastgeber kein Englisch spricht, konnte er mich zumindest verstehen. Er wohnt direkt über der Albergue und zeigt mir alles. Heute genieße ich die Ruhe, auch wenn es komisch ist, an einem riesigen Tisch ganz allein zu Abend zu essen. Ich bin mir aber sicher, dass ich schon morgen wieder in Gesellschaft bin, umso schöner ist mal ein "Ruhetag". 😉      Read more

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    • TravelerCamino de Santiago 2023
      1111
      Day 16

      Day 12: Navarette to Nájera

      May 29, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F

      Mileage: 10.5 miles or so
      Elevation gain: 722
      Elevation loss: 791
      Weather: beautiful and sunny until we were already in Nájera, when it rained pretty hard for a little while
      Total mileage: 121.75

      Today’s walk of under 11 miles and not too much climbing felt almost like a day off! I’m also figuring out how to help my feet feel better, which is a relief.

      We were expecting rain today, but clear skies met us on our leisurely 8:00 start. There was a bakery next to our lodging but they didn’t have coffee!! We had a couple of nice breaks today and the first one included cafes con leche, so it worked out.

      Even with the leisurely start we arrived in Nàjera relatively early, so we enjoyed some treats and actually did a little shopping! Nothing exciting - I’m going to try some new socks and we had run out of chocolate. Another great day.

      1. Not so many wildflowers now but these hollyhocks wished us well as we left Navarrete.
      2. The eponymous gate of Puerta del Cementerio.
      3. Detail from the gate. Was it St. Michael who slayed the dragon?
      4. So. Many. Vineyards today. Made for a beautiful walk.
      5. The town of Ventosa from a distance.
      6. and 7. More beautiful vineyards
      8. These distinctive stone huts served as shelter for farmers at one point, apparently.
      9. We enjoyed pinchos (tapas) and sangrias (which we saw hilariously translated as “bleedings” in Viana) at an outdoor bar before the rain started.
      10. Street in Nájera after the rain      Read more

    • TravelerCamino 2023
      1
      Day 14

      Navarrete

      September 1, 2023 in Spain ⋅ 🌩️ 21 °C

      Another village on a steep hillside.
      All the churches are massive, and the decorations inside are over the top.
      While we waited for our accommodation to open, we had a delicious lunch, bacon, and eggs. Every pilgrim meal consists of hot chips with a piece of meat, not inviting at all.
      We are staying at Bein Camino Hostal in a private room with proper beds and our own bathroom, with a full-size towel. It is glorious.
      We had just finished dinner when the thunderstorm and rain started. We can hear rolling thunder, love it.      Read more

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