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    • VoyageurCamino
      1
      Jour 14

      Day 15. Villafranca a Montes de Oca

      13 mai 2023, Espagne ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

      I woke up this morning hoping to be halfway to Burgos - 48 kms away- by now, but I reached today’s hotel 12 kms into my walk, by 9:30 am, so I have a 36 km walk ahead of me tomorrow. I’m in a beautiful village of 60 people, staying in a hotel that’s a converted old hospital built for pilgrims in 1377. Much of the original design has been retained with classic furniture and elegant rooms. There’s also an auberge connected to the same building as the hotel. I’ve included some photos.
      I’d like to be walking by 6:30 every morning, but my starting time often hinges on when breakfast starts. Skipping breakfast has not been a good idea. At this place, breakfast starts at 7:00 , so tomorrow I’ll likely eat when it opens, then start walking after that. On my walk, I usually have fruit with me and some protein or nut bars. I, usually, reach my hotel no later than mid-afternoon, then chat with and eat with fellow pilgrims during evenings.
      The weather has been cool and cloudy, although there were a few sunny breaks today. It was 5 degrees when I started this morning and it didn’t get higher than 12 degrees. Rain is projected in the forecast for the next two days.
      On today’s walk , I did spend some time with Doug from California who has done 4 Caminos and he has his 19 year-old son with him on this one. His son wasn’t around when we were chatting. When I asked him what draws him back each time, his response was the physical challenge and the peace of mind that stays with him a long time after he completes it. He did share that his son, who has Asperger’s is enjoying this walk, but was extremely critical of the California education system for the damage they did to him. I could feel his frustration and sadness. It led to arguments with his wife, a subsequent divorce, and a lot of pain. I did a lot of listening, not disclosing that I was a teacher.
      Common questions we pose to each other of this journey are, “What prompted you to do this Camino?” And “What do you hope to get from it?”One guy from England I was just chatting to, who has done eight Caminos, told me that pilgrims who stayed at the Roncesvalles auberge (2nd night) are given a questionnaire before leaving asking them the reasons they are on this journey and the options are physical, mental, social, and spiritual. He says the response, on the second day is overwhelmingly “physical,” with about 10% who checked off “spiritual.” For those who finish the Camino in Santiago, they are given the same questionnaire, their responses are 85% “spiritual.” Interesting! I’ll let you know what happens to me. Right now, I would say physical-30%, mental-30%, social -30% spiritual-10%      En savoir plus

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    • Camino
      2
      11211
      Jour 22

      Villafranca Montes de Oca (11.9km/245km)

      4 mai 2023, Espagne ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

      “A Smelling the Roses day”
      Having a private room, we were able to wake up at a leisurely time, knowing we only had a short walk today. We had breakfast in the town we were at before setting off at a gentle pace and throughout the day we did everything at half pace. We normally manage to pop into a church either before leaving or shortly thereafter to offer a prayer. More beautiful farmlands with the main road a little further away than yesterday so it did not interfere with our tranquil setting. We passed by Ermita de la Penna, which is a hermitage built into the cliffs. More little villages to pass through today. We had a cup of coffee at Villambistia with a beautiful setting overlooking the farmlands. We approached our village, passing another hermitage, to Villafranca Montes de Oca and booked ourselves into the beautiful Albergue de peregrinos San Antonio. It sits at the foot of a pass, with a climb beckoning us for the start of our walk tomorrow. We had a very lazy afternoon, planning for our coming days and chatting to other pilgrims before setting off to dinner for the pilgrim menu of the day at our Albergue which we shared with the Canadian Grandfather and Grandson who we first met in Pamplona, which feels like a lifetime ago.En savoir plus

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    • Camino de Santiago (Frances)
      1123
      Jour 23

      Day 15-Villfranca Montes de Oca

      19 septembre 2023, Espagne ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F

      I can't say enough about our stay last night at La Aldea Encantada. It was one kilometer off the Camino and had a few nice houses, alot of crumbling houses, no church bells and no services. I slept great since it was so quiet there. Apparently, the original Camino ran through there and our hostess showed us the original trail to take back to meet the new trail. Dinner last night was made by the hostess's mother with alot of it coming from their garden. It was delicious.

      Today's walk was on rolling hills and through three towns. One has a hermitage built into the mountain. We snacked on some salchichón, cheese and bread on the way. Alot of the walk was on a gravel path next to the highway. Many semi trucks were driving by and back when I was in my 20's, drivers would honk at me. Well, fast forward a few decades, I have to work a little harder to get them to honk. You'll see my efforts in the video.

      The weather was great and all the body parts are working well and don't hurt. This is a very cute town with several places to eat.      En savoir plus

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    • Camino de Santiago (Frances)
      2
      1112
      Jour 23

      Day 15 - Villafranca

      19 septembre 2023, Espagne ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F

      We started the day just off the established Camino, only to find out that we were actually staying on the original Camino path. after the stay, we walked about a mile of the super secret path of the Camino.

      Make sure to watch both videos for all the video hilarity.      En savoir plus

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    • VoyageurCamino de Santiago
      1
      221
      Jour 16

      Viloria de Rioja to Villafranca Montes d

      20 septembre 2023, Espagne ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C

      We travelled 21 Km in 7hrs. The sun was out but the wind was strong so we didn’t get too hot today. We have left wine country and walked past many sunflower fields. The highlight of the day was running into our friend Angela who we met at the train station in Pamplona while waiting for a taxi to St Jean. We walked with her the first 3 days then we separated. So nice to hear her call out our names as we entered the square in Belerado. Unfortunately she injured her foot and is taking a few days off. She said she may bus ahead and walk with us when she is feeling better. Our albergue, San Anton is lovely. No bunk beds and lots of space between beds so it feels like a 5 star hotel. We opted out of the pilgrim meal today and went to the supermarket and bought some bread, cheese, ham, tomatoes, wine, beer, chips and chocolate for a lot less than we would have spent on dinner. We sat outside and enjoyed the view of the church and our laundry….En savoir plus

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    • VoyageurA Camino to Remember
      21211
      Jour 16

      San Juan de Ortega, pop. 24

      3 octobre 2023, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F

      Okay, this is a very small place! Only 24 people!

      We decided to walk halfway here this morning and taxi over from Villafranca Monte de la Oca, which would be about 12 km of walking. But it was cloudy and cool for once and the first half was virtually flat through dried sunflower fields in various stages of harvest, and when we stopped at the midway point for a sandwich (bocadillo) and a soda, I told David I was feeling good and I’d like to do the rest of the walk. I could see on our mapping apps that it was a little uphill and then through forests. So we did it. Amazingly I’m feeling 100% like I’d normally feel if I’d walked that far, only I have a bit of a cough and still haven’t regained my voice so I kind of sound like a raspy Mickey Mouse when I try to talk. David appears to be completely back to normal now! So for our friends who offered up prayers for fast our fast recovery, thank you! ❤️

      The countryside here in Castilla y Leon is more dry than where we’ve been previously. We were thinking some parts of the scenery here look like the chaparral in California.

      Once we arrived in San Juan de Ortega we stopped in to the church before finding our lodgings. It’s a surprisingly big church with ornate stonework for such a small place. A group of older Germans on some sort of tour were there and they began to sing what sounded kind of like a Gregorian chant. It was very pretty. We’ve been having some interesting talks about our spiritual and religious beliefs while on our walks, which is new for us for the most part.

      We’re going to get dinner at the only place in town in a bit, and we’re walking into the city of Burgos tomorrow. We’re going to get COVID tests and see if both of us test negative yet. I’m guessing David will.      En savoir plus

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    • VoyageurMy Camino
      1
      Jour 11

      Day 10 walking!

      18 mai, Espagne ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C

      So we had nice meal in the hotel restaurant last night, very civilised set menu and then in bed/bunks by 9.30 -everyone is exhausted! We were in a room with 4 sets bunk beds but only had 5 of us in there so 3 top bunks empty, and so far Fiona has kindly taken the top bunk, well she is younger than me! But tonight we arrived little late and there were only top bunks left, so I will be experiencing trying to sleep on top bunk tonight!!
      So we walked about 25 Km today, leaving Villafranca with threatening clouds above as we tackled quite steep hill first thing, the viewing point was at 1,120m and was covered with dense pine forest. The path continued up and down with rather oppressive pines and no villages for 12 Km. After lunch, the way was at a lower level and the surrounding more gentle although forested it had glades with beautiful wild flowers and then we came across cows with young calves. We also had little drizzle on and off. We also walked past queue for convent Albergue in one village, well …. the rucksack were in the queue! The rest of the walk included another hill with cross on top until we arrived at our destination here at our quirky Albergue in Cardeñuela Riopico.      En savoir plus

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    • VoyageurCamino Frances 2024
      21
      Jour 14–15

      D13- Granon to Belorado 15.6km

      26 mai, Espagne ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

      We left Granon about 8 o’clock after a little sleep in as we had a slightly shorter day, only 15.6km. We had some apricots, banana and cherries that we had bought the day before in Santo Domingo. We had these for breakfast along with some nice cookies and chocolate pastry from the bakery at Granon. Clear sky today and we saw many aeroplanes flying in all directions as we are nearer to Madrid now. The poppies still separate the crops of barley and wheat from the gravel road we walked on. We left the region of Rioja today and entered Castilla and Lyon, no more vineyards for a few weeks but lots of beautiful farmland. We stopped at Redecilla del Camino for our second breakfast. The next town we passed through was Viloria del Rioja but didn’t stop. We carried on for another 7.1km until we came to Villamayor and we stopped at the albergue for our lunch and saw that our New Zealand friends, Chris,Kate and Amy were there so we chatted with them for a while. Belorado was only another 4.8km mostly on gravel road. The albergue we were staying was really nice, power points at all beds, 3 floors and also had a garden area with a covered pool. I got in but only up to my waist but it was refreshing for the feet and legs. We had a lovely pilgrims meal in the restaurant, 3 courses and bread, wine and water included for 17 euros. We went for a walk around town but only bars and cafes open as it was a Sunday.En savoir plus

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    • VoyageurAdventure on Camino Francis
      1211
      Jour 22

      Belorado and Villafranca Montes de Oca

      21 septembre 2022, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

      Day 18 in Belorado and Day 19 in Villafranca - in Granon I had stayed at a ‘Casa Rural’. These are private homes
      where the host rents out rooms with or without attached bathrooms. In this case I had a private room with an attached bathroom. The price was €50 which is expensive (😀) but it came with the free use of a washer, as well as morning coffee. While I prefer to stay in a private room I have found that it is fun to stay now and then in a shared room or even a dorm. This way you meet some interesting people and share a communal supper. A bed in a dorm can cost as little as €6 - and that is primarily in a municipal albergue where they don’t take reservations - and the early bird gets the worm - which is why some people leave the albergue at 6am or earlier. Last night in Belorado I got a bed in a private albergue. It cost €12. Initially I didn’t like it because there was no place to hang out washed clothes and no place to stretch and do my morning (minimal) warm up exercises. But I met a woman who had just moved from CT to VT, a young Korean woman and another American woman who had gone to a boarding school in Jaipur because her father had been a polo player. She wants to work for Babli at her ‘glamping’ farm - so I’ve introduced them via WhatsApp.
      The trek from Granon to Belorado was quite unremarkable. I’m now in the Burgos region and passed through a number of villages and they all had churches and center squares, but none of their cafeterias were open and I hardly saw anyone but pilgrims. Except in the town of Redecilla del Camino where a man was roasting peppers “pimiento morrón” and a group of people were removing the outer skin. These are canned and sold. When I say roasted I mean charred.
      Yesterday my knees were really hurting so I booked a room in Villafranca - just 12 kms away . This morning the people in my dorm left really early so I was able to stretch and warm up properly. Lo and behold my knees were fine today. I forgot to mention that I had met this guy, Steve, a couple of days ago from Austin, Texas. Turns out he is an ER doctor who grows his own turmeric and ginger. He gave me a few of his home made gelcaps of turmeric + pepper and told me to buy more in Burgos - an anti-inflammatory prescription for my knees! I’ve been having those tablets since yesterday - so perhaps that helped too.
      Villafranca is a very tiny village but has a few albergues, a casa rural and one fairly fancy hotel. I’m sitting at a bar that is frequented by truck drivers - there’s a bunch of trucks parked outside, I’m not sure how they maneuvered through the tiny streets. I wish I spoke Spanish and could talk to them. Next time!      En savoir plus

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    • VoyageurCamino Frances 2022
      Jour 15

      Villafranca Montes de Oca

      19 septembre 2022, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F

      Carol and I walked together again today. It was only a 7 mile day. In the beginning of my Camino, there was a lot of pasture land with sheep, cows, and horses. Over the last week we've been walking in an agriculture area. Lots of hay fields, some kind of beans, and sunflowers mostly. The landscape has been gently rolling hills. A big relief after the steep hills of the Pyrenees mountains.
      After reaching this tiny village, we settled in and got drinks while waiting for dinnertime. They never eat before 7:00...or 8:00. So late! But our little crew is having fun. So far we have me and Carol, Joan, Grite (Germany), and Dirke and his wife from Belgium.

      The last photo is a little "life of the Camino". You always take off your shoes at the albergues and leave them on shelving by the door.      En savoir plus

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