SpainGood evening from Triacastella, Spain. I left O Cerbreiro this morning around 730 am. It was a painful morning albergue wise as many many people were trying to get ready at once. But, $8/night...guess you have to take the good with the bad. The walk today was a lot of uphills and downhills. The downhills are actually worse. The day ended with a 4 mile long decent into Triacastela. And, to top offRead more
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July 20
Today was a misty, foggy morning followed by a beautiful afternoon and evening...kind of chilly, but so nice for hiking. It was great to not be a big sweat ball 😂 We walked through many tiny hamlets that consisted of just a few farms and other buildings and had to yield to a few cows at times (and a bull).
The farms and hills surrounding Triacastela are just beautiful, AND our dinnerRead more
Bittersweet, yes 🙂, but my own bed will feel SO good!
Carol LambEveryone is having a fun night together! You will have so many great memories 💕💕
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July 19
With the threat of thunderstorms, we started walking at 5:30 am with our headlamps. Finding our way in the dark takes some concentration to make sure we don’t miss an arrow pointing the way and, at one point, we had no idea which way to go. Thankfully, some other people walked buy that did, so we were on the right track.
Today started out with a lot of walking on pavement, and that isRead more
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La Laguna de Castilla -> 23km -> Tricastela
We are officially in Galicia - the last region of the trip! It's amazing here, the views from the hilltops we were on today - great. Many ups and downs, was not always easy but always beautiful. Arrived in Tricastela where we are enjoying princess like life in a beautiful albergue!
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Heute war ein merkwürdiger Tag..... schon beim Aufstehen wusste ich, heute ist es kein guter Tag.
Schlapp, müde, demotiviert trabte ich in die Dusche 💦 und hoffte danach voller Energie loszulegen, aber Pustekuchen..... auch 3 Kaffee☕☕☕ nützten nichts und so schlich ich heute allen anderen hinterher. Zudem begann das Bein wieder zu schmerzen.... Also alles irgendwie doof und ichRead more
SpainWiederum durfte ich eine tolle Etappe geniessen. Heute habe ich auf dem Weg wieder die Sigi aus Oestereich getroffen. Zusammen haben wir auf dem heutigen Pass das nahegelegene Gipfelkreuz bestiegen. Wunderschöne Gegend.
Gery WetterwaldEinfach genial ,wie du uns auf dem laufenden hälst..und die tollen Fotos ,wunderbar👍!! Und noch viel besser ist, das es dir so toll läuft🍀👍🍀!! Wir wünschen dir weiterhin gute und spannende Etappen🐞!!!😘... gits ou öppe es Desert.🙈🙊🙈?? Grüessli us OW. R&G
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Relatively short walk down the other side of the mountains today. It was foggy and wet but it was great to see a change in the weather after days and days of mega hot weather 😊
Getting and closer to the sub 100km mark... Scary stuff!!
Also, wishing my Grumpdad a very very happy birthday today and a huge big hug 😘
Lynette BuleyDoing so well Kate looking forward to seeing you in September take care ,xxx
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Tues, Oct 4 in O'Cebreiro
Pics #1-2 modern day pilgrims don't lack for much out here in the way of food; pic 1 is the first course, ensalada mixta (there are usually 4-5 options to choose from) & pic 2 was my main course; a dessert of local cheese with honey was the 3rd course . . . incredible
Pic #2 pilgrim family; we don't always walk so much together, but tend to meet up in the evenings
Connie ShannonThe food looks amazing!! I'm so confused, though. How does your family start at the same place, end at the same place, but not walk together. Seems like you'd all be on the same path. Guess I'll just have to keep pondering this. 😉
C. WhettenRight, Connie, everyone is on the same path, and they must have agreed on where to meet at the end of the day, but some folks move faster than others at different times of the day.
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Left the Castilla region and started heading into Galicia. Beautiful! Pictures can't come close to what I've actally been seeing, but I'll post some of them nonetheless.
Oct 2: Ponferrada to Villafranca, 25 km
Pic #3 me from our albergue terrace with a bit of Villafranca in the background
Pics # 4-5 dinner that night had extra entertainment from a local dog who was quite charming as he tried toRead more
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Mon, Oct 3, 30 km
This day was pretty tough - long and very uphill the final 10 km. We officially left the Castillo region and came into Galicia today. Things are starting to green up!
Pic #1 leaving Villafranca
Pic #2 friendly Camino kitty with Ben (from Germany)
Pic #4 these cows out here have to be some of the prettiest I can remember seeing
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Triacastela
Yes, finding ice when I can....and thank you for your help!
You're doing great! Not much longer and you will get to rest with your feet up on your desk. Love the pictures.
Thank you Courtney! I actually think you like me sometimes. And feet on my desk? Never....
Looks like an incredible region and an incredible adventure. Good luck my friend.
Thank you Rick!