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    • 202404 El Camino De Santiago
      Day 4

      Adiós compañero!!!!

      Yesterday in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C

      Todo lo bueno se acaba. Ha sido fantástico tener a mi hermano conmigo de compañero en estas primeras etapas. Te echaré mucho de menos!
      Y como no hemos podido celebrarlo, me he dado un pequeño homenaje en tu nombre.Read more

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    • Laurie ReynoldsVía Serrana and El Invierno
      Day 12

      To Dos Hermanas (41 km, 150 m)

      April 22 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

      This is a longer day than I would have wanted to do, but cascading events made it the only choice if I wanted to walk the whole way.

      Jumping ahead to Thursday— we have train tickets to take us from Sevilla, where this camino ends, to Ponferrada, where the Invierno begins. Our train leaves at 9:30, so the only way to have a good chunk of time in Sevilla was to have a short day tomorrow, which in turn required a long day today.

      It was hard for me, even with essentially no elevation gain. The first part was lovely — rural and mostly off road. I had a long break in a charming plaza in Utrera and began the second half about noon. A good chunk was through the very shady and quiet Cañada Real, but the last 9 km were out in the sun, on a dirt road, alongside the train tracks. It was a case of mind over matter, step by step. I got to our little apartment by about 4:45, pretty wiped out. We are now going for pizza to a highly rated pizzeria owned by an Italian.

      But having a 15 km day tomorrow into beautiful Sevilla will be one reward for this penitential day.
      And the other reward is that I now have proof positive that there will be no more 40 km days for me. It’s good to have a reality check, and to get a good understanding of what makes sense for this old lady.

      And here are two good tidbits— I heard from my friend in Santiago that my duffel bag finally arrived. And my power bank looks like it has revived itself!      Read more

    • TravelerSpain and Portugal, 2024
      1
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      Day 7

      Cudillero, Spain

      Yesterday in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

      Spent most of a day in the charming coastal town of Cudillero perched on steep slopes above the narrow bay. Except for limited vehicle access at the bottom of the village all the homes perched on the hills are accessed only by narrow stone walkways and steps. We took a wrong turn somewhere and ended up by the parochial cemetery - which, to our surprise, provided a perfect view and access to the town by walking down hundreds of stone steps to the center of town. Split a large sea bass for lunch. We are skipping dinner! Hiked up to the Mirador de la Estrecha for beautiful views of the town and harbor. Very pretty place!Read more

    • Camino De Santiago - Portugues
      3
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      Day 20

      Day 12 - Pontevedra to Armenteira

      Yesterday in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F

      The morning started very busy with pilgrims again all jockeying for position on the road out of Pontevedra. We were happy when we got to veer off on the Spiritual Variant route. It was a beautiful walk with very few pilgrims. Maybe that is because there was a huge climb on this route today. In fact Tom had me so nervous about it that we decided it was best to pay a transfer service to move our heavy packs for the day. He told me it was going to be the equivalent of climbing Mt. Lassen in the middle of the day. Climbing Mt. Lassen is one of my least favorite things to do. So we readied ourselves with just the essentials; hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, windbreaker, water, phone, poles, our walking credentials and headed out. We made it to an early lunch stop to fuel up for what promised to be a tough afternoon climb. But once we were out of the steep village streets and onto a wide, mostly dirt, mostly shaded road, it was awesome. About 72 degrees today with a cool light breeze. Yes it was a hill, but it was either such an easy grade or we are in amazing shape. Either way, it was a lovely climb (rough downhill) and it dumped us off right into a bar for drinks and a stroll around the Monastery grounds.

      14.5 miles today, on a not so terrifying climb. Let’s see what tomorrow brings. Only 3 days left of this adventure. 🇪🇸      Read more

    • Wendela WallerOp zoek naar de bijeneter
      Day 2

      Een iets te uitdagende route voor dag 1

      Yesterday in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

      Vandaag zou ik een eerste tochtje fietsen van nog geen 30 km, om deze vakantie een beetje rustig te beginnen. Het weer zat mee, ik had goed geslapen, de fiets zag er goed uit vanochtend en de route die ik met Komoot had gepland leek me leuk: weinig over de weg, veel over gravel door groene heuvels, en op de foto's zag het er allemaal heel gemoedelijk uit. Dus met vol vertrouwen begon ik aan deze fietsreis.

      Boy was I wrong.

      ...oké, ik overdrijf. Maar dat is leuker voor het verhaal.

      Het was absoluut een hele mooie route! De positieve punten: het is hier een schitterende omgeving en er zijn talloze paden en trails voor fietsers en wandelaars waardoor je als gravelaar je hart kunt ophalen hier! En vrijwel overal was ik alleen trouwens. Ik heb één mountainbiker en één andere gravelbiker begroet onderweg, en zag een groepje renners verderop toen ik even op asfalt was. Verder was er ongelofelijk weinig ander verkeer, zelfs als ik even een kort stukje over een provinciale weg reed. Pas in de allerlaatste kilometers vlakbij en in Gerona was er ander verkeer om me heen.
      Verder waren er continu heel veel vogeltjes om me heen, en er was heel veel zon, en ook veel wind maar die had ik in mijn rug. Mijn fiets deed het goed en de paden langs vele akkers (graan?), over heuvels en door bossen waren prachtig.

      Maar... mijn lijf??? Wat een waardeloze conditie zeg. Ik was ook wiebelig en zenuwachtig, want ik wil natuurlijk niet vallen of lek rijden. Maar je rijdt dan toch niet ontspannen en dat is irritant. Sommige paden waren single track en meer geschikt voor mountainbikes dan gravelbikes (met bepakking), waardoor ik af en toe moest afstappen. Op enkele stukken heb ik zelfs mijn fiets over rotsen of gaten in half weggespoelde modderpaden moeten tillen. Sommige heuveltjes waren te steil en het koste me dan veel te veel moeite om naar boven te rijden, waardoor ik wéér moest afstappen (en dat doet toch pijn aan het ego, of je nu alleen bent of niet). Soms was het grind te diep en slipte mijn band weg, waar ik dan weer de zenuwen van kreeg, en wederom... moest ik dan afstappen.

      Kortom, het was wel echt een beetje inkomen dit tochtje. Maar ik heb onderweg een paar mooie foto's gemaakt met m'n camera en bovendien heb ik uitgebreid gespeeld met de GoPro van Matthijs, dus beelden volgen!      Read more

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    • TravelerCamino de Santiago- April 2024
      1
      Day 16

      Leaving Santiago

      Yesterday in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

      After doing some laundry and having a wonderful shower, my sister Renee and I did the rooftop tour of Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. We took the narrow staircase up to the rooftop. The stairs were a breeze after walking the Camino. The views were spectacular and I enjoyed seeing the other Pilgrims who completed their Camino basking in the sun and laying against their backpack in the courtyard. We literally walked on the shingles and tried not to get blown off the roof. It was so beautiful to look out over Santiago. We rented a car and are heading to Fatima. The adventures continue…..Read more

    • Caminho Português
      4
      Day 13

      Redondela

      Yesterday in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

      17km including >400m elevation. An early start with quite a few fellow pilgrims. We quickly left the city of O Porriño and trekked through rural areas in quite crisp but sunny conditions. Our first stop after about 5km was at Mos, where church and surrounds were in recently cut stone. Coffee and juice fortified us for a long climb up over the ridge, on roads and through forest. A feature is the extent of small vineyards and produce fields associated with houses, and stone construction everywhere. We had a steep decline into Redondela, stopped for a simple lunch, then had an early check-in and rest.Read more

    • TravelerTerry’s 2024 Camino Portuguese
      1
      1115
      Day 39

      The End!

      Yesterday in Spain ⋅ 🌬 10 °C

      Muxia is the end point of this camino for me. I won't bore anyone with further post about getting back. I may stay here a few days, before heading back to Santiago and then Porto. Muxia is a stunningly beautiful place. Have a look at the pics and vids.

      Pilgrim out.      Read more

    • TravelerAb nach Portugal
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      Day 6

      Santa Elena, Andalusien

      April 22 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

      Heute war Fahrtag. Um 11.25 Uhr bei 11 Grad bin ich vom Camping Eucslyptus los. Zuerst bis Valencia an den Sünden der spanischen Baukunst vorbei. Fürchterliche Hotelburgen. Erst nach Valencia, als es ins Landesinnere ging, wurde es schöner. Zum Teil wunderschön grün. Garnicht gewusst, dass Spanien auch grün kann. Die vielen grünen Felder in Galizien-la Mancha waren wirklich toll. Auch andere sehenswerte Landstriche sind rechts und links der Autobahn en A4 und A43. In Valdepenas wollte ich eigentlich übernachten, stand sogar vor dem ausgewählten Hotel, hab aber nochmal ws neues gesucht und 50 km weiter gefunden. In Santa Elena habe ich einen Volltreffer. Tolles Hotel, nette Besitzer, klasse Essen und selbst das Städtchen ist nett anzuschauen. Und sehr auffällig - fast alles im öffentlichen Raum ist behindertengerecht. Übrigens ist es dann doch auch noch 21 Grad warm gewesen.Read more

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    • Camino Spring 2024
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      Day 14

      The final chapter begins

      April 22 in Spain ⋅ 🌙 41 °F

      We began the day with a very cool walk along the highway in the dark and into a wonderful valley of farms and villages. Sadly, it seemed that each village was a remembrance of the past. Most buildings were for sale or abandoned. Mid morning, we reached Samos, and it's monestary from 700 AD. During our walk into Sarria, we joined a recent college grad from Florida and a Spanish grandfather who has walked many of the Caminos (more than 20 times). The vibe in Sarria was different as this is the jumping off point for those that want to complete the last 100k to Santiago. I miss our travel companions and who to meet others during our final week.Read more

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