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Trabadelo

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    • Day 37

      Trabadelo

      May 27, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

      I spent a very relaxing day at Casa Susi. I had coffee and muesli in the kitchen with the other pilgrims who were walking today. Then a second breakfast upstairs with Susi and Fermin and Peter from Queensland (of the cards and calendar gofundme).

      I relaxed in the hammock and by the river and met another group of interesting pilgrims in the evening at dinner.

      A perfect few days!

      Casa Susi
      5kms
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    • Day 38

      Trabadelo - O’Cebreiro

      May 21, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

      Today I am writing in English for my family in the UK.

      I got up at 5.45 , what a night. The snore factor was on the scale of 1-10, by 10.
      I left Casa Susi in the dark, Susi and Fermin are really very hospitable hospitaleros. Susi is Australian and has walked the Camino 10 times, since 2017 she has had her hostal and also met Fermin, her great love. He too was a pilgrim.
      On my way to the next climb to O’Cebreiro, another very special place on the Camino Frances. I walk through ancient mountain villages and enjoy the beautiful nature, it is overwhelming. At 14.45 I finally reach O'Cebreiro, the feeling in my legs had disappeared and on the way I even thought I would lie down somewhere on the path and not get up again, "persevere Jacqueline" whispers an inner voice. And how overjoyed I am when I reach O'Cebreiro, I feel as if I have climbed the Kilimanjaro. I have a lovely little room, alone. Thank you God.
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    • Day 36

      Ponferrada to Trabadelo

      May 26, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

      I caught the bus this morning to Villafranca del Bierzo. I then walked to Trabadelo. It was a bit of a climb and alongside a road but the path was flat.

      And then after two years of anticipation I arrived at Casa Susi and immediately burst into tears when I saw Sue and Fermin. As many of you know it is a beautiful albergue. The house is so pretty and comfortable.

      After a shower I went down to the river to soak my sore foot in the cold water. I am here for two nights and I hope I will feel refreshed and more able to continue on.

      We had a delicious communal dinner with lots of really nice people. A perfect end to the day.

      Casa Susi
      12kms
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    • Day 37

      Villafranca - CASA SUSI Trabadelo

      May 20, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

      Ankie voor jou! Ik ga naar Susi en Fermin, dankzij jouw FB verhaaltjes ♥️ en ik loop vandaag maar 10 Kilometer 🤣

      Heute bin ich zum ersten Mal seit Belorado und seit 340 Kilometern wieder alleine unterwegs. Ich habe mit Beatriz vereinbart, dass von nun an jeder alleine läuft, was sich für mich im Moment besser anfühlt, aber sicher auch für Beatriz. Ich habe ihr gezeigt, wie man das Internet, Google Maps und Watsapp in Europa nutzt. Es ist eine gute Entscheidung für uns und ich fühle mich befreit. Beatriz sagt, sie habe zu viel in LaLaLand gelebt 😊und sei völlig unvorbereitet auf den Camino gegangen, das kann ich bestätigen. Nach ca. 5 km entlang der verlassenen Straße erreiche ich das noch mehr verlassene Pereje, ich muss dringend .... besuchen.
      Ich springe irgendwo in einen Garten und werde dann von 2 Hunden aufgeschreckt, die mich nicht gerade willkommen heißen, ziehe schnell meine Hose hoch und gehe weiter... pufff...
      Dann überquere ich die Brücke und gehe in den Wald, da ist es schön ruhig. Auf der linken Seite ist das schöne Grün entlang des Flusses zu sehen, auf der rechten Seite der Verkehr. Dann kommt ein sehr attraktiver junger Mann neben mir her, er heißt Vas und kommt aus Australien. Wir gehen gemeinsam weiter, reden über unser Leben, lachen und erleben gemeinsam den besonderen Moment des alten Baumes. Das Gefühl, den Baum umarmen zu wollen, überwältigt mich und ich sage es Vas, was er dann tut. Ein ganz besonderer Moment. Vas möchte meinen Blog lesen und wir tauschen Nummern aus, „das ist die Zukunft Jacqueline „und er zeigt mir, wie man einen QR Code mit Watsapp scannt, danke lieber Vas, unvergesslich diesen Morgen. Du gibst mir so viel positive Energie🤍 you made my day. Und sagt er, entlang der Bundesstraße immer nur nach links ins Grüne gucken. Thank you Vas.
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    • Day 21–22

      Day 20 Ponferrada - Trabadelo

      May 16 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C

      32.9 km (597.5 km from the start). 2146 calories.
      41.600 steps. 5.8 km/t

      Hostel in Ponferrada last night was brand new - air condition was not working properly and temperature in our 7 man room was at one point 25.5°. Had to open window in order to survive.

      Was it open window or high temperature - but I had one of the best sleep on Camino. Was awaken only 11 times (according to my Garmin) - but never longer than 1-2 minutes. When I was up this morning at 6:45 - all 6 other pilgrims were gone - and I registered nothing 😂

      Great day on the road. 33km and pretty tired at the end but nature was beautiful. Mountains, hills, clear water in rivers. Woods and wine marks everywhere. Loved the experience today.

      Staying at Spanish version of Fawlty Towers - crazy atmosphere, busy and confusing, 3-4 dogs barking and jumping at guests, German lady in total panic over dogs. In middle of everything - there is me, eating leftovers of my lunch, enjoying my beer and already loving this place 😂
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    • Day 36

      Rivers Are Even Better Than Pools

      July 2, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F

      Brisk and very refreshing on this low-90s day.
      At ~2,000ft (~700m) elevation I expected the Rio Valcarce to be a warmish river. It is not warm....
      ....but feels fantastic on my aching feet.

      I'm watching two bewitchingly blue/black butterlies bounce by a berry bush while I soak my toes and drip-dry on a concrete embankment in a light breeze.

      I think that this might be my 1st ever river-swim in Spain. I doubt it is my last.

      Life is good.
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    • Day 30

      Cacabelos to Trabadelo 19.27km

      April 7 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

      Clear and warm this morning.
      Passed fields and fields of vineyards.

      It was beautiful to see them so well maintained.

      Didn't see very many Pilgrims until Villa Franca
      It was very busy there. I had a wonderful tortilla de patata.

      Sunday is generally very quiet and many stores are closed.

      The sun got quite hot towards the end of my walk.
      The albergue is very clean and offered a home cooked meal of butternut squash soup, roasted chicken and an orange for dessert.

      I met 3 pilgrims that had walked 35 km today!!! Amazing 👍

      I was able to catch up on my journal and relax on the patio enjoying the sun.

      Very cute town with very interesting old casas. One looked like it was a Hobbit House🤗
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    • Day 41

      Son d'une rivière et silence

      May 29, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C

      Après les deux derniers jours difficiles par la distance et le degré de difficulté, nous avons longé une rivière tout au long de notre parcours de 18 km en silence avec le son que ce cours d'eau était particulièrement appaisant.

      Les pèlerins que nous rencontrons depuis 3 jours sont très souvent les mêmes, depuis tout ce temps nous avons un groupe multiculturel qui se retrouvent dans les mêmes restaurants le soir, où a l'arrêt de demi journée
      Nous avons un roumain et un australien que nous saluons ou l'on sent un certain rapprochement.
      Journée parfaite,chaleur plus que soutenable accompagnée d'une brise fréquente, un chemin sans grand dénivelé.
      Gîte idéal près de la boulangerie de la ville nous nous préparons aujourd'hui à la deuxième montée la plus importante de notre aventure et entrer en Galice.
      Il nous reste 8 étapes à franchir avant St-Jacques pour une distance de 169,5 km.
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    • Day 24

      best pilgrim dinner 🥰🥰

      May 3, 2023 in Spain ⋅ 🌧 61 °F

      just now, I had the yummiest pilgrim dinner thus far with some amazing people ! one other American, 2 Spanish men, a Australian woman, a German man, a Danish woman, a Scottish man, and a Singaporean man. It began raining nearly as soon as I had just gotten settled in around 3:30 or so, so the Singaporean man, the Scottish man, and the Danish woman all retreated inside to the main area. We sat there talking until dinner was served until 8! Dinner was just as lively. Anyway, we are still talking so I don’t want to write more, I just wanted to document this amazing night :)Read more

    • Day 28

      Trabadelo

      September 18, 2019 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C

      Mit meinen derzeitigen Reisegefährten bis nach Trabadelo gelaufen, damit wir es morgen nicht so weit auf den Berg haben. Viktor, der Pferdemensch hat uns zugesagt, uns zu Pferd zu transportieren, so werde ich also morgen REITEN 🥰!
      Casa Susi, wo wir gerade sind, ist traumhaft schön mit Garten am Fluss! Ich bin im eiskalten Wasser geschwommen!
      Susi ist Australierin, diverse Caminos gelaufen und hat vor ein paar Jahren einfach dieses Haus gekauft und eine Herberge eröffnet. Fermin, ihr Ehemann, war einer ihrer ersten Gäste. Praktisch, dass er Architekt ist und auch noch schreinern kann ...😁
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    You might also know this place by the following names:

    Trabadelo, トラバデーロ, 24523, Трабадело, 特拉瓦德洛

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