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Betsy’s Camino 2023
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- Jun 10, 2023
- ☁️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 710 m
- Spain Galicia Portomarín Salgueiros 42.844263, -7.74806942°50’39” N 7°44’53” W
Day 10
Second day on the camino!!!
June 10, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
The second day on the Camino was amazing!! We started walking to portomarin from Sarria and it was absolutely gorgeous. Unfortunately, the walk was too much for Rob and Betsy but I had the opportunity to walk with the rest of the team while we met Rob and Betsy in Portomarin. We had Linda, Mark, Amy, Joann, and Clayton join us to push Betsy! The views were fantastic!! We ended the evening with an amazing steak dinner and company. “The Camino provides” ♥️Read more
Traveler Thank goodness Betsy got to skip those stairs!
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Traveler Camino 2023
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- May 7, 2023, 6:56 AM
- ☁️ 48 °F
- Altitude: 2,369 ft
- Spain Galicia Portomarín Salgueiros 42.845375, -7.75259742°50’43” N 7°45’9” W
Day 28
Boente… right past Melide
May 7, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 48 °F
I had a pretty good day today! I’ve been listening to an audiobook lately and I finished it today. There was no rain but cool fog for most of the day, until later when the heat wave started creeping back in 😅 There’s been a ton SDNPPs (short distance no pack pilgrims - a term I learned from a seasoned French pilgrim). A lot of people just start from the minimum distance needed to earn a credential (100km) and then don’t carry their packs. So it’s not as tranquil anymore. Today, we reached Melide, the city where most stop and I had Galician octopus, which was really yummy. I wanted to continue on though to separate myself from the crowd and walked the next 3 miles to the next town with a bed with a Bulgarian woman who I’ve been traveling with for the past 4/5 days! The town im staying in today is at the 47km mark!Read more
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Traveler Pilgern nach Santiago de Comp.
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- Oct 23, 2023, 3:35 PM
- ⛅ 13 °C
- Altitude: 703 m
- Spain Galicia Portomarín Salgueiros 42.844025, -7.74752542°50’38” N 7°44’51” W
Day 78
Herberge
October 23, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Nach dem Regen morgens und immer wieder mal, ist es schön anzukommen und dass plötzlich die Sonne kommt und wir diese auf derTerasse unserer Herberge noch geniessen können…
Die Herbergsleute sind mega nett… wow ich fühle mich richtig wohl… hier esse ich Traditionell die Galega Suppe und dann Fisch und Kartoffeln sowie dann den Santiago Kuchen… ich bin happy neben der grossen Teeauswahl, die die haben, was auch nicht immer so ist… später ist sogar noch die Heizung im Zimmer an… wow… und man kann sich mit einem Geldstück an der Wand etwas wünschen…
Es wurde noch ein Lustiger Abend…
Als die anderen jedoch nach der Barschliessung weiter im Dormitorio Party machen wollten wurde es mir zu bunt und sich schickte sie raus haha… Wer wandert muss auch mal schlafen!Read more
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Traveler Pilgern nach Santiago de Comp.
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- Oct 24, 2023, 8:00 AM
- 🌧 9 °C
- Altitude: 714 m
- Spain Galicia Portomarín Salgueiros 42.846038, -7.75241742°50’46” N 7°45’9” W
Day 79
Ab ins Dunkle
October 24, 2023 in Spain ⋅ 🌧 9 °C
Die anderen noch am Rausschlafen ziehe wich wie üblich schon morgens noch im Dunkeln los, damit ich meien Morgensenergie nutzen kann… und manchmal mag ich einfach die Abwechslung wenns noch dunkel ist…
Es winder und regnet teilweise…
Mir gefällt wie die Bäume etwas ein Gruselspiel veranstalten mit dem Wind und dem Licht zusammen…Read more
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The World is Out There Camino De Santiago
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- Jun 9, 2022
- ☀️ 75 °F
- Altitude: 2,362 ft
- Spain Galicia Portomarín Salgueiros 42.84409, -7.74897242°50’39” N 7°44’56” W
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Day 22
Lounging on a Patio in Vendas de Naron
June 9, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
OK if you were here it would go from great to perfect!

A wonderful little hamlet of maybe 10 buildings and a small chapel. In 820, this was the site of a key defeat of the Moors by Spain by Alphonse II the chaste. That same year James the Greaters´ remains were discovered and Alphonse commissioned the cathedral to house them. His journey to Santiago to confirm the findings was the first pilgrimage here and defined the Primitivo Route. I met a strapping 6.5 foot tall 25 year old Spainiard who agreed his pilgrimage last year on the Primitivo was the hardest thing he had ever done…it’s known as a tough route.Read more
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The World is Out There This poor guy is digging a trench for an electrical line
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Traveler Walking the Camino
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- Jul 28, 2022, 8:53 PM
- ⛅ 66 °F
- Altitude: 714 m
- Spain Galicia Portomarín Salgueiros 42.844013, -7.74908342°50’38” N 7°44’57” W
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Day 28
Ventas de Naron
July 28, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Today we arrived in the tiny farming community of Ventas de Naron- the only place I' ve seen where corn and pine trees grow side by side. A few minutes to review our stats: 28 days of consecutive walking; spending the night in 28 different Albergues; covering 435 miles; with 3 days of walking to go! It has been exhilarating, challenging, difficult, brilliant, arduous, awesome, and at times, challenged our comfort zones, (sir- please put your pants on!).
Animals/insects along the way: horses, donkeys, cows, sheep, goats, dogs, skinny cats, green frogs, thin green lizards, dead hedgehogs; birds, hawks, storks, snails, grey butt bees, striped beetles, banana bread slugs, tons of mariposas that have led our way, cicadas, so many flies, a dead mole, and no pigs, (although we've eaten a substantial amount).
Photos: homemade paella for dinner last night; structure at each house for drying corn; crooked gate to the dark beyond; Jack's Spanish soul mate; breaking the 100 meter mark; a gorgeous sunrise; banana, (bread), slug; beautiful sights along the way. Love to you from Spain! ❤️Read more
Traveler That’s a beautiful picture of 2 beautiful wonderful hikers. The background is so beautiful. Not to many more days and home sweet home. We will be so glad to hug you and tell you how proud we are of all of you. Love to the moon and back like the kids day but it’s true.
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Traveler Wow! That paella has me salivating, unlike the banana bread slug that does look like an over ripe banana ready for the bowl. I’m surprised to see it took so long before we got a horse picture. What a great adventure, I can hardly wait for the power point! Enjoy the last of your trip! ❤️
7/28/22Reply
Traveler I see strength and determination in those faces! Almost there! Love you❤️
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Traveler Camino Frances 2022
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- Oct 6, 2022, 4:29 PM
- ⛅ 70 °F
- Altitude: 2,356 ft
- Spain Galicia Portomarín Salgueiros 42.844534, -7.74814242°50’40” N 7°44’53” W
Day 32
Ventas de Narón
October 6, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
Just a short 9.7 miles today. The crowds were a little less today. We stayed before the recommended stage, so most of the people were ahead of us.
It was a climb today. Mostly uphill, very little downhill. Better for my poor knees...also great for cardiovascular health. 😁
We took a short detour to see a cool archeological site. It was a fortified settlement from the Iron Age (pre-Roman times) and is related to Celtic culture.Read more
Traveler So, so gorgeous!!! 😍
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Quisels on the Camino Camino de Santiago
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- May 28, 2017, 6:30 PM
- 🌧 16 °C
- Altitude: 2,362 ft
- Spain Galicia Portomarín Salgueiros 42.844074, -7.74900142°50’39” N 7°44’56” W
Day 33
Ventes de Narón
May 28, 2017 in Spain ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
This journey has had many high points and, as any good pilgrimage should, it's fair share of low points. Today held both. We woke to learn of an emergency at La Maison and spent the morning bleary eyed, putting out fires (thankfully, not literal fires). We got a bit of a late start and skipped breakfast but the situation was (mostly) under control when we left.

The weather report called for heavy rains and thunder storms, neither of which were appealing, especially given that we had a 20 mile hike ahead of us... and what a hike it turned out to be with 2,500 ft elevation gain. Luckily, while it looked like the sky would open up at any moment, it didn't rain on us and we peeled out raingear off a few miles in.

We arrived at albergue O'cruceiro in record time for the distance (3.1 mph) and collapsed in our double bed. It's the first time we've had a room to ourselves in a few days and we took full advantage of the quiet by napping. When we awoke, we were excited to find that the restaurant attached to the albergue (there are no grocery stores in tiny places like this) was willing to serve us food before 7pm, win!!Read more
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Traveler Simon & Tracey’s 2019 Camino
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- Jun 23, 2019, 7:59 PM
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 714 m
- Spain Galicia Portomarín Salgueiros 42.844087, -7.74874942°50’39” N 7°44’55” W
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Day 23 on the Camino
June 23, 2019 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Well that was a fun ~33km today, who said the rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain? Not today.
As we set off from Vilei this morning, at a leisurely 7:30 we had cloud cover but no rain. It had been pouring all night, but broke for sun rise.
We decided to walk before breakfast and at around 6km through rural fields and tree lined paths we came across a breakfast spot. Perfectly times for a couple of reasons, it was spitting with ran and also they were just open. We managed to string out a croissant as two coffees each for an hour or so, as we watched the rain lash down. Many first time pilgrims, joining the Camino from Sarria trudged past with their new waterproofs and ponchos.
The rain eased enough for us to get underway - rain coats on and backpack covers too. We walked through oak Forrest’s and arable land, undulating all the way. Today’s chorus of song from the birds was also joined by a field of frogs croaking away. We were motoring away to lift the average pace up, our aches and pains being dulled by modern medicine.
Just before Portomarín we came across a Veggie bar - something we had to stop for, as Tracey had suffered a poor offering the night before The food in Spain is definitely orientated to the meat eater. But this was an oasis for all. The veggie burgers 🍔 were to die for and a smoothie to was it all down. The rain had eased, and so waterproofs came off, long sleeves packed away and fuelled we were ready for the last 15km.
We dropped steeply to the bridge across the river to Portomarín and suffered the long haul up the other side. The path for a change followed a road up (a reminder of a week back). Modern medicine was wearing off with 6km to go (or as I had said 5 point something kilometres... it was actually 6.1, but I didn’t want to demoralise the troops).
Again today was a walk through small farm villages, cows, pigs and sheep; and the view of the final village with our lodgings for the night was welcome.
Normal ritual happened, and rewarded with a big beer. Rest and a pilgrim dinner, only one more thing to do (after finishing the wine bottle) - bed. Earlier again!
Tomorrow a shorter day, only 27km and half the lost stage back. Pulpo...Read more
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Traveler Camino de Santiago Compestela
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- Sep 22, 2023, 8:39 AM
- ☁️ 52 °F
- Altitude: 2,372 ft
- Spain Galicia Portomarín Salgueiros 42.847028, -7.75721942°50’49” N 7°45’26” W
Day 35
Palas de Rei
September 22, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
We're on our way to O Coto but first had to brave the cold rain, black belt dogs that speak Mandarin and the dreaded Kale forest of Palas de Rei.

Thankfully we survived.
Peregrina888 Cool running’ from here on out!
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