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    • Day 23

      Puente Villarente

      April 14 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C

      This albergue is like a ranch? And there's a cat and the owner is really rude but in a funny way. The Austrian couple and I have synced up, we've wound up at three consecutive off stage albergues together so when we got in at the same time today we broke the ice.

      After showers and laundry they stuck their head round and said they were going to try and find lunch, did I want to come? Sarah and Martin. Martin has bought new size 48 shoes so his feet don't rub, he feels like an idiot but it's working.

      Afterwards I headed down to the river to try and remediate this horrific patchwork tan, but it was exceptionally cold in the water and quite hot outside it so I ended up trailing back, excited to sit on a couch, and enjoy a 6.30pm group dinner at the albergue - the earliest yet, what a treat! That's just finished, there's a book in English here that sounds a bit drab but I could be tempted. Anything goes, I'm on a couch!
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    • Day 19

      It was worth it

      August 10, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C

      Albergue San Pelayo at Puente Villarente has a great atmosphere. We're meeting other pilgrims here. I notice some turnover in the people: quite a few that I used to bump into all the time, I haven't seen in a few days - and I am seeing others for the first time.
      Some people only have/had a limited time and walked until it was time to return home and go back to work. Others started walking from Burgos.
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    • Day 19

      What an evening

      August 18, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C

      Actually I was sitting alone in the only bistro in Reliegos! The Tomato with goatcheese was really good, the Lasagna, as well (by why are all Lasagna portions in the world small) and the beer was cold! I was ready to go back to the hostel for an early sleep! I asked the universe for a little more excitement next time! 5 minutes later Charles wales in- the guy I met the last 2 days before! We had a 🍷 (actually 🍷🍷🍷) , shared a bowl of Morcilla (it’s made of blood, rice and onions), had a good conversations about South America, where he lived for 3 years), about Salsa dance 🕺 (a guy from Colombia joined) and at 9 the bistro closed! On the way back to the hostels there was a weird place (see the pictures) that was part of the movie „The way“! We decided to have a last beer there but it showed up as one of the weirdest bars I have ever seen! The very mad barkeeper showed us pictures of him in the French legion and gave us his special beer (11% Alc.) and a Gin Tonic that deserved it’s name! All of the sudden a guy from Italy, from Albania and Ecuador joined (whom I all met before in Saint Nicolas, the church with no light)! It turned out that the crazy barkeeper with just a few teeth is one of the best chess players I have ever seen! We played a few games with him… olala! The host of the municipal Albergue also joined and asked me where I staid! He said the host of my Albergue is an evil man and I should rather move to his Albergue! So I got to my room (the only other guest was a ugly smelling guy), grabbed my stuff and moved (the only bed left was the „reserve“ in a huge side room- anyway‘ thank god, I have Aspirin! Weird evening!Read more

    • Day 33

      Puente Villarente

      September 17, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F

      10 more miles today, stopped at the famous Bar Elvis and left an Eagles Walker Bracelet..... Reliegos is known for their tomatoes, and I can say they were fabulous.... nice walk today, on to Leon tomorrow and a rest day....Read more

    • Day 21

      Etappe 18 - Leon 1

      October 2, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C

      Nach entspannender Nachtruhe geht es heute weiter nach Leon. Kann es ganz gelassen angehen, da ich nur 13 km vor mir habe.
      Saß gestern Abend noch lange mit Joe, dem Österreicher, zusammen. Haben uns zu vielen Themen gut ausgetauscht und viele Gemeinsamkeiten in unserem Leben festgestellt.
      Zum Frühstück haben wir uns wieder getroffen und sind gemeinsam nach Leon gepilgert.
      Sitze jetzt in Leon auf dem Marktplatz und schaue dem Aufbau der Gastronomie zu.
      Fabelhaft, welches Leben sich gerade entwickelt. In der Gastronomie geht die Mittagszeit erst so gegen 13.30 Uhr los. Dann sind die Gaststätten innerhalb kurzer Zeit gefüllt.
      Bin jetzt dahinter gekommen, dass heute ein regionales Volksfest in Leon stattfindet: Las Cantaderas auf dem Platz vor der Kathedrale.
      Die Stadt wimmelt nur so vor Menschen. Spanische Lebensfreude an allen Ecken und Enden.
      Ich kann mich heute nicht entscheiden, irgendwelche Sehenswürdigkeiten anzuschauen.
      Ich möchte heute nur die Lebensfreude und Geselligkeit dieser Stadt in mich aufnehmen.
      Einfach nur schön!!!
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    • Day 18

      18. DAY | 32 km

      May 16, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

      Hinterlasse immer etwas von dir...

      Für mich gibt es keine schönere Sprache als die der Musik. Ohne dass man manche Worte versteht, zieht sie dich in ihren Bann. Sie erzählt dir mit jedem Lied was du kennst eine Geschichte aus deinem Leben.
      Mein Tag begann mit:

      ♡Gymnopedie No 1 | Erik Satie
      bis zu
      ♡To the Moon & Back|Savage Garden

      Erst spazierte ich und irgendwann passte sich mein Schritt dem Beat an bis die 32 km erreicht waren. Zwischendurch hielt ich in Bars an und holte mir ein Espresso, Orangensaft und etwas zum Essen. In einer Bar fragte mich der Besitzer, ob er nicht ein Bild mit mir machen könne, er würde für seine Page noch jemanden mit der italienischen Nationalität benötigen und ich wäre ihm aufgefallen, natürlich stimmte ich zu. Dann hatte ich Pilger hinter mir die sagten "warst du gestern die Jenige die in der Bar gesungen hat"? Als ich weiter zog, bemerkte ich Botschaften meiner Camino Freunde welche an mich gerichtet waren und mir ein Lächeln ins Gesicht zauberten. Was ein wunderschöner Tag wieder.

      Leider beendete heute einer unserer Gruppe seine Reise in León was mich sehr traurig machte. Dieses Mal habe ich allerdings bewusst entschieden, mich an niemanden zu sehr zu binden, zum Schutz für mich selbst.

      Elli

      Lascia sempre qualcosa di te...

      Per me non esiste una lingua più bella di quella della musica. Anche senza capire alcune parole, ti cattura totalmente. Con ogni canzone che conosci, ti viene raccontata una storia della tua vita.
      La mia giornata è iniziata con:

      ♡ Gymnopedie n. 1 di Erik Satie
      fino a
      ♡ To the Moon & Back diSavage Garden.

      All'inizio passeggiavo ad un certo punto ho notato che il mio passo si è accelerato con la musica, finché ho raggiunto il traguardo dei 32 km. Tra una tappa e l'altra mi sono fermata in diversi bar per prendere un espresso, un succo d'arancia e qualcosa da mangiare. In un bar il proprietario mi ha chiesto se poteva fare una foto con me, aveva bisogno di qualcuno di nazionalità italiana per la sua pagina e io avrei attirato la sua attenzione, ovviamente ho accettato. Ad un certo punto ho avuto dei pellegrini dietro di me che mi dicevano "eri tu quella che cantava al bar ieri"? Man mano che andavo avanti, ho notato indizi per me dai miei amici del Cammino, il che mi ha fatto sorridere. Che giornata bella.

      Purtroppo oggi uno del nostro gruppo ha terminato il suo viaggio a León, il che mi ha reso molto triste. Questa volta, però, ho deciso consapevolmente di non affezionarmi troppo a nessuno, per proteggermi.

      Elli
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    • Day 33–46

      Puente Villarente

      September 20, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

      Kolejny dzień, okazał się wyjątkowo jak do tej pory długi. Doszliśmy w bardzo słabym stanie do naszego schroniska. Tak na prawdę to nic się nie działo, tylko droga się wydłużała... Droga generalnie płaska z małymi górkami ale było dłuuuugo. Przez początkowe 13 km nie było nic, oprócz bezkresnych mesetowych widoków, Pierwszy postój zrobiliśmy w Reliegos w małej dziurce z paroma barami, na spóźnione śniadanie, pokrzepiające napoje i przewietrzenie stop. Z ciekawostek, to znajduje się tutaj tablica pamiątkowa, dotycząca nietypowego wydarzenia historycznego. Otóż w 1947 roku w moje urodziny 28 grudnia spadł tutaj meteoryt ważący około 15 kg. Poza dziurą w ziemi nikomu nic się nie stało. Ku przypomnieniu to małe miasteczko jest ponoć europejską stolicą owiec, ale i tym razem, podobnie jak w ubiegłym roku niestety owiec nie widzieliśmy, były nadal zajęte czymś innym poza miastem.
      W następnym miasteczku Mansilla de las Mules, stanęliśmy po kolejne chłodzące napoje. Co roku w drugą niedzielę września, kończy się tutaj procesja wychodząca z Leon a kończąca pod lokalnym kościołem, pod wezwaniem Marii Virgin od Grace.
      Miasto to również jest znane z pomidorów, gdzie corocznie przyznaje się nagrody za najsmaczniejszy pomidor. Później kończy się to walką na pomidory na głównym placu.
      Po około 24 km około 4:30 dotarliśmy na miejsce. Większość ran zostało bardzo skutecznie wyleczona przez gin z tonikiem, w tym roku jest to jeden z moich ulubionych napoi Caminowych. Po zamówieniu pan z baru przychodzi do stolika z całą butelka ginu, którego rodzaj wybiera się w barze, z butelkami tonicu i ogromnymi pucharami z lodem i cytryną. Następnie zaczyna się procedura nalewania ginu, potem tonicu i potem jeszcze raz ginu. Generalnie na dwa drinki schodzi pół butelki. Bardzo piękny napój mający właściwości kojące i uzdrowicielskie.
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    • Day 35

      Day-26 Puente Villarente

      October 1, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F

      After dinner last night, we walked down the street to check out the famous Bar Elvis. It definitely stood out in this sleepy little town. We had a drink and then back to our place, La Cantina de Teddy, which we loved. This town had several bodegas (wine, ham and cheese storage) built into a hill.

      We had an easy 10 miles of walking today before the heat set in. We stopped for a coffee in Mansilla de las Mulas at an albergue with a really pretty garden.

      While we waited for our room to be ready in Punte Villarente, we had a beverage. I love that they give you free tapas here with your drink. After we checked in and did laundry, we walked around looking for a place for lunch. Well, it's Sunday so our place was the only restaurant open for lunch. Then we found out that they were completely full for lunch (to be seated and order off the menu) but we could order a sandwich, which we didn't feel like. So we told them we'd just have a couple drinks and tapas. They then brought us two plates full of tapas. They were so nice to us. We ended up chatting to a local for a while and had a great time.
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    • Day 35

      Day 26 - Puente Villarente

      October 1, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F

      Nice and easy day today, we walk about 10 miles. We have the same tomorrow going into León, and we then have a day off.

      It has been absolutely wonderful with Gina so fluent in Spanish. Everyone complements her on how well she speaks their language. Only came close to having beat up two old men for hitting on her 😃Read more

    • Day 26

      Puente Villarente

      April 9 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

      A good walking day in nice weather. The morning was frosty - we started at -1 ° C and ended at a comfortable 13° C at lunch.

      The Meseta goes on and on. This is agriculture on an industrial scale. The towns I walk through seem to have been depopulated, with agriculture and the Camino the main economic activities.

      [Day 22, 25 km walked, 457 km from St Jean Pied-de-Port, 327 km to Santiago.]
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