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Matkaaja Camino de Santiago
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- 18.4.2024 klo 18.37
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Korkeus: 982 m
- Espanja Castilla y León Astorga Santa Catalina de Somoza 42.455089, -6.15702842°27’18” N 6°9’25” W
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Astorga to Foncebadon
18. huhtikuuta, Espanja ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
I'm rarely still around late enough to know (BRAG) but I think the blasting chants after 7.30 might not just be a Roncesvalles thing? Astorga was certainly keen on it today. In what I'm sure is an innocent mistake, I left without my freezer brick because SOMEONE TOOK IT but it doesn't matter, I'm close enough to my last dose it can be at room temp.

Been a total break-slut today - coffee, orange juice and toast, coke, lunch.
I honestly don't mind though, I think taking my time on the walk is part of adjusting to the pace and routine. Getting in at 2 versus 4 makes no difference. Rolled in at 4.30pm after walking up a hill we continue to climb tomorrow to reach the highest point of the whole Camino. I can't wait to see the sunrise from here in the morning.

Some homework I've done tonight to satisfy questions raised when walking:

1. Earwax DOES hold DNA but you have to get it within 30 days.

2. The tallest cow on record is 6'3 and quite frankly I saw one a few weeks ago that could take that, I should write to them.Lue lisää
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Matkaaja When you point out distance to us like this….. incredible!
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Matkaaja UM coffee table book pic
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Matkaaja It’s amazing yes!
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Matkaaja Diane’s Camino Frances
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- 23.5.2022 klo 21.00
- ⛅ 13 °C
- Korkeus: 987 m
- Espanja Castilla y León Astorga Santa Catalina de Somoza 42.454918, -6.16005942°27’18” N 6°9’36” W
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Santibáñez to Santa Catalina
23. toukokuuta 2022, Espanja ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Our albergue last night was one of the best so far. The owner couldn’t have been nicer.

I shared a taxi with Nicole to Astorga to rest my foot a bit with a shorter day. As we turned the corner into the town, there was Lesley again! We all had a second breakfast and Nicole very kindly restrapped my ankle in a more supportive way.

Lesley and I visited the Palacio de Gaudi - I don’t think there is anything Gaudi left for me to do now.

My foot went well with the new strapping but I will see how the next few days go when we get to rockier paths, I will probably need to adjust my plans a bit.

I walked in to my albergue a few towns on which is my first donativo and it is very different to anywhere else I’ve stayed. It was very bohemian looking and the dormitory was a bit rough. But the communal dinner was great and then a few guests and the host picked up the instruments and we had music and singing. A unique experience!

La Boheme
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Matkaaja Gorgeous and good to hear you are being flexible to ensure your foot continues to recover. Sending hugs 🤗
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Matkaaja What great experiences. Fantastic Di. Good luck with the foot. X
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Matkaaja Astorga is a special place.
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Matkaaja Camino Santiago de Compostella
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- 11.6.2022 klo 9.34
- ⛅ 68 °F
- Korkeus: 3 235 ft
- Espanja Castilla y León Astorga Santa Catalina de Somoza 42.455, -6.15666742°27’18” N 6°9’24” W
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Santa Catalina the somosa
11. kesäkuuta 2022, Espanja ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
Something can be said about the very first bar when you walk into a little village: good place to have a business; everybody hits it first

These two young Italian ladies have been in my albergue roughly two nights ago and we just crossed our paths again
the tables were either taken or still dirty so we wound up sharing one table for my desayuno numero 2
Bee (next to me) is from Bologna, started in Pamplona and is going to Santiago.
Naomi is from Genoa and has joined her friend in Leon and will go as far as Sarria

There are 4 hombres from El Salvador who are going to Santiago in a horse-drawn carriage 😟

While at the bar I sort of had a feeling that the rains are coming our way so I changed my sandals to the boots put a poncho on a backpack and got mine ready.
approximately three minutes later it started raining...Lue lisää
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Matkaaja Somebody sent you a message...
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Matkaaja there was a lady who finished her break sort of 1/2-way of ours....she said the flies were gathering together and that meant the rains are coming. Guess I listened to the flies
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Matkaaja Pays to be prepared! I think a big part of the trip is the people you meet.
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Matkaaja 👍
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Matkaaja CAMINO 2023
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- 24.10.2023 klo 8.46
- Korkeus: 966 m
- Espanja Castilla y León Astorga Santa Catalina de Somoza 42.454836, -6.14448142°27’17” N 6°8’40” W
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Back in the mountains yayy 🥰
24. lokakuuta 2023, Espanja
One of the coolest morning skies so far, photos did not do justice! Missed scrambling up rocky inclines even if you have to try not to break your angle with every step, and worth it for the AMAZE views from the albergue at the lil village at the top when the clouds cleared enough to actually see them lolLue lisää
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Matkaaja Well if that photo doesn't do it justice, it must've been AMAZING
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Matkaaja Well that's a pretty sight
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Matkaaja Awww, I want that ginger kitten
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Matkaaja Buen Camino!
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- 14.10.2023 klo 11.05
- ☀️ 14 °C
- Korkeus: 989 m
- Espanja Castilla y León Astorga Santa Catalina de Somoza 42.455688, -6.16283342°27’20” N 6°9’46” W
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Sights, sounds, situations
14. lokakuuta 2023, Espanja ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
So, the sights have started to change for real! Today was a beautiful walk as we approached the mountains under skies that cleared over the course of the morning. No roadside walking today - so nice. And the climb was mostly gentle and in the cooler air felt really good.

Sounds. I’ve been thinking about the sounds of the Camino. Almost every morning as I wake up, somewhere nearby a rooster is crowing. I like that.
Sleeping in albergues you are surrounded by the sounds of other people. As 10:00 arrives and lights go off it gets quiet, but always there is breathing, snoring, rustling, shuffling. I find it all oddly comfortable and comforting, all that humanity around me. I think this way of sleeping in groups is very old. It reminds me we are primates, social creatures.
Languages! All the time in cafes and albergues, or along the trail conversations are happening in at least a dozen languages. People find ways to communicate, we laugh a lot, smile, shrug.

Situations! Every day follows a pattern, so if a situation is challenging one day, you know that, for better or worse you will have many opportunities to try it again ahead of you. It pushes for growth and builds confidence, and resilience.

Tomorrow morning we climb to the Cruz de ferro, the Iron Cross, where by tradition you leave a stone representing some burden you hope to be relieved of. Something to look forward to. But now, time to curl up amongst my tribe of the day and get some sleep…Lue lisää
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Matkaaja I love the street scenes you have captured, especially this
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Matkaaja The lighting is so unique.
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Matkaaja I really like this one too Dad!
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Matkaaja Camino
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- 9.10.2023 klo 10.17
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Korkeus: 990 m
- Espanja Castilla y León Astorga Santa Catalina de Somoza 42.456727, -6.16798242°27’24” N 6°10’5” W
Päivä 36
Astorga to Fancebadon
9. lokakuuta 2023, Espanja ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
We have well left the Maseta region and are now into the hills.
After a wonderful night in Astorga and dining out in the Spanish balmy air we had a good night's sleep.(well most of us)
Up early for an amazing breakfast that the lovely ladies had prepared! To have fresh fruit and cereal is a real treat here. Plus the eggs scrambled was a treat.
So we set off in the cool morning air and the walk was great with countryside varying with some cattle to see plus bush and trees.
Amazingly we came across the British chap we met out of Burgos who was carrying the gnome! He is still carrying the gnome.and marching on.
The day was hot as and we knew we had a steady climb but I must say by the end of 26 km there was no joy in walking! On and on we walked with some shade but mainly slate rocks to walk on
Somehow we walked
into Foncebadon ; a dear wee stone village in the middle of nowhere.
We had a wonderful night celebrating my birthday and I was thinking how lucky am I to have wonderful friends and family with me to celebrate my bday.
Hopefully a good night sleep before another 26 km walk..Lue lisää
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Matkaaja I’m so happy you had a wonderful birthday 🥳
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Matkaaja Happy birthday Sarah. More blue skies, and fantastic photos. You'd have made a good nun! Well, kind of!!
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Matkaaja Jacqueline is Walking 2022
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- 15.5.2022 klo 10.00
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Korkeus: 990 m
- Espanja Castilla y León Astorga Santa Catalina de Somoza 42.455441, -6.15818142°27’20” N 6°9’29” W
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St. Catalina, waschen und reflektieren
15. toukokuuta 2022, Espanja ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Nach dem gratis Schnarchkonzert meiner lieben Beatriz und die Freude das die Ukraine das ESC gewonnen hat, das FaceTime mit meiner süßen Älteste, schlafe ich endlich um kurz vor 3 ein.
Ich bleibe heute hier und plane meinen weiteren Weg, die Schlafplätze werden knapper und es sind viel Pilgrims on the road. Da ich unbedingt am Montag in Fonçebadon übernachten möchte, brauche ich Geduld und Ausdauer, aber ich habe was gefunden für meine Übernachtung. Beatriz wird separiert und wird mit anderen “Mitläufer” weiter schnarchen, sie hat so viel Verständnis, ich muss alleine schlafen. Beatriz nimmt Abends ihre halbe Schlaftablette und noch keine 5 Minuten später ist sie in ihrem Ländchen der Caminoträume, ich habe kein schlechtes Gewissen 🙏Lue lisää
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Matkaaja Ja even lekker slapen is fijn. snurkers kun je beter een aantal op een slaapzaal hebben. Dan is het een constant geluid. En here you go again...loslaten en open staan voor nieuwe dingen, ontmoetingen en uitzichten. liefs voor jou kanjer.
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Matkaaja Dank je lieve Ankie!! 👍🏼🍀♥️liefs terug🥰
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Matkaaja Camino de Santiago de León
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- 27.5.2023 klo 9.54
- ☁️ 55 °F
- Korkeus: 3 136 ft
- Espanja Castilla y León Astorga Santa Catalina de Somoza 42.45, -6.15333342°27’0” N 6°9’12” W
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Walking Day 4 to Foncebado'n
27. toukokuuta 2023, Espanja ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
Last night I visited Los Aminos Museo in Astorga, many ancient t artifacts in the cathedral . Started a little earlier for a long walk today. I walked 16.2 miles, mostly alone but the last 4 miles ascending the mountain with Donnie. I ran into Dan from Los Angeles for the 3rd time. We meet pilgrims from Alaska ( originally Brighton NY), Slovakia, Phillipeans, England, Australia and more today. We saw many stone walls and wondered when and how they were built. The arid plains transformed to hills and then to mountains. Foncebadon looks like an unlikely place for a village. Exhausted today and we have to do it again tomorrow and we may start early to see the sunrise at the highest point on the Camino, Cruz de. Ferro.Lue lisää
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Matkaaja Looks amazing!!
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Matkaaja Your pictures are beautiful! How long did it take for your walk today from start to finish?
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Matkaaja Sorry Paul...forgot to add it's Debbi
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Matkaaja Camino Frances
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- 31.10.2023 klo 16.27
- ⛅ 13 °C
- Korkeus: 987 m
- Espanja Castilla y León Astorga Santa Catalina de Somoza 42.454939, -6.15898442°27’18” N 6°9’32” W
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Day 3 Santa Catalina de Somoza
31. lokakuuta 2023, Espanja ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
I extended today to another village to benefit from good weather. Partially cloudy 10-15C. Lunch time was even very sunny, almost T-shirt quality. I met the German guy with Crocs who went by Taxi to Astorga the other day. You cannot overlook him, bright blue Crocs and he barely walks. It was a good day, I stay in a cool place for the night called La Boheme. Tomorrow will hopefully be also good.Lue lisää
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Matkaaja Pilgern nach Santiago de Comp.
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- 18.10.2023 klo 7.10
- ☁️ 13 °C
- Korkeus: 993 m
- Espanja Castilla y León Astorga Santa Catalina de Somoza 42.455788, -6.1588242°27’21” N 6°9’32” W
Päivä 73
Morning mood…
18. lokakuuta 2023, Espanja ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Nach einem super dinativo Zmorgen… los gehts im dunkeln…Starte ich alleine, Charlotte und ich wollen uns beide noch etwas mit uns Selbst auseinandersetzen, bevor wir zum Cruz Ferroz kommen…
Ich komme noch an der auch sehr ansprechenden Indianer Herberge vorbei… durchquere wieder ein kleines herziges Dorf. hinter mir wieder die wundervoll aufgehende sonne… sie lässt die Berge ich einem wundervollen Roten Licht erscheinen.Lue lisää
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