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- tirsdag 3. september 2019 20:54
- 🌧 19 °C
- Høyde: 158 m
CanadaToronto Pearson International Airport43°40’36” N 79°36’45” W
We’re off!
3. september 2019, Canada ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
The journey starts now! Leaving Toronto at 11:30 tonight, and arriving in Lisbon 11:30 am tomorrow morning. After a 2 hour layover, off to Madrid arriving at 4:15 pm local.
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- onsdag 4. september 2019 19:12
- ☀️ 32 °C
- Høyde: 666 m
SpaniaPlaza Santa Ana40°24’55” N 3°42’9” W
Madrid!
4. september 2019, Spania ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Arrived in Madrid after a long day travelling. Slept very well last night. Currently staying in a fellow pilgrims apartment here. Spent today seeing the sites of Madrid. We start out walking Sept 07.Les mer
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- lørdag 7. september 2019 17:41
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Høyde: 738 m
- SpaniaPlaza de la Palmera40°36’7” N 3°42’50” W
Madrid to Tres Cantos
7. september 2019, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
First day on the trail out of Madrid. Being a Saturday, the streets where very busy. A pilgrim from New Zealand was also starting out today and was glad to join us. The first couple of days are alwaysLes mer
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- søndag 8. september 2019 03:35
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Høyde: 924 m
- SpaniaSoto del Real40°45’13” N 3°47’5” W
Onto Colemenar Viejo
8. september 2019, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Was a clear blue sky again today, with the temperatures not too bad. Trail was long and dusty tho. Mostly thru dry creek beds and farm roads. Hostel here is pretty good. Taking 2 litres of water aLes mer
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- mandag 9. september 2019 08:47
- ☀️ 16 °C
- Høyde: 946 m
- SpaniaManzanares el Real40°44’13” N 3°51’2” W
Manzanares
9. september 2019, Spania ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Left Early this morning for a place called Manzanares el Real. Another clear blue sky day. Again we walked down cow paths and rocky trails into a lovely town. Tonight we are staying at a donationLes mer
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- tirsdag 10. september 2019 01:48
- ⛅ 13 °C
- Høyde: 1 176 m
- SpaniaCercedilla station40°44’17” N 4°3’59” W
Manzanares el Real To Cercedilla
10. september 2019, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
We started early today,. The first stage was 7 Kim’s to a village named Mataelpino. Here we stopped for a break. Most of the morning was on cowpath, with the imposing mountains on our right. It wasLes mer
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- onsdag 11. september 2019
- ☀️ 14 °C
- Høyde: 999 m
- SpaniaPlaza del Azoguejo40°56’53” N 4°6’54” W
Cercedilla to Segovia - Broooodal!
11. september 2019, Spania ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Cercedilla to Segovia
Today was a long hard day. The first part was a long upward climb on an old Roman road over the mountain pass between Cercedilla and Segovia. The large rocks were a real problemLes mer
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- torsdag 12. september 2019 05:11
- 🌙 9 °C
- Høyde: 940 m
- SpaniaPerogordo40°55’45” N 4°10’14” W
Rest Day In Segovia
12. september 2019, Spania ⋅ 🌙 9 °C
Needed a rest day after the mountain crossing yesterday. Segovia was a great city for site seeing. This town is famous for it’s incredible intact Roman aquaduct. Also an incredible cathedral, andLes mer
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- fredag 13. september 2019 05:25
- 🌙 12 °C
- Høyde: 1 011 m
- SpaniaZamarramala40°57’57” N 4°8’3” W
Segovia to Zamarramala
13. september 2019, Spania ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
Just a short walk to Zamarramala today. It was the only way to split up the next 2 days without having to walk over 30 Klm’s. Segovia now in the distance. Just a few old churches on the way, andLes mer
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- lørdag 14. september 2019 02:20
- ⛅ 13 °C
- Høyde: 909 m
- SpaniaPascuales41°3’32” N 4°23’30” W
Zamarramala To Santa María la Real
14. september 2019, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
It was a long hot 30 km day. Walked thru 4 small agricultural towns, that had nothing except maybe a fountain. Came across a flock of sheep, and also thought that the pine trees being tapped for sapLes mer
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- søndag 15. september 2019 05:26
- 🌧 13 °C
- Høyde: 809 m
- SpaniaNava de la Asunción41°9’30” N 4°29’12” W
This Is No Bull!
15. september 2019, Spania ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
Santa María la Real de Nieva To Nava de la Asunción
The promised rain of the last 2 days held off again for us. Walking was easy in a cloudy cool day. We walked thru a lot of pine forest. InLes mer
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- mandag 16. september 2019 04:31
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Høyde: 663 m
- SpaniaParco del Buen Retiro40°25’2” N 3°41’2” W
Nava de la Asunción To Villeguillo
16. september 2019, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
A vary nice walk today thru pine forest again. Our first stop was the city of Coca, which had a very nice castle. The castle was built by Moors on the orders of Bishop Alonso de Fonseca who had beenLes mer
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- tirsdag 17. september 2019 09:13
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Høyde: 663 m
- SpaniaParco del Buen Retiro40°25’2” N 3°41’2” W
Villeguillo To Alcazarén
17. september 2019, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Another day of pine forest paths. The day after having a feast put on by the local bar owner last night, Paul was having a hard day walking, suffering from last nights feast. Most of us are not tooLes mer
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- onsdag 18. september 2019 02:24
- ☁️ 16 °C
- Høyde: 681 m
- SpaniaPuente Duero41°33’7” N 4°47’37” W
Alcazarén To Puente Duero
18. september 2019, Spania ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
How much more pine forest and farm track can I take!
We broke into the 400’s today!!
It was an early start to a 24 km day. With only one town as a rest stop in between. Paul has recovered from hisLes mer
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- torsdag 19. september 2019 09:44
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Høyde: 848 m
- SpaniaPeñaflor de Hornija41°42’40” N 4°59’2” W
Puente Duero To Penaflor de Hornija
19. september 2019, Spania ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
.An early start this morning led us onto more farm track into a meseta like landscape for 24 kilometres. At least there were 3 towns with cafe bars to break up the day and to top up our waters.
TheLes mer
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- fredag 20. september 2019 19:20
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Høyde: 744 m
- SpaniaCanal de Campos41°52’51” N 5°2’28” W
Penaflor de Hornija to Medina de Rioseco
20. september 2019, Spania ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
A long 24 kilometres stretch today, with about 10 kms of road walking. The scenery is getting more Meseta like. Very dry with large open spaces.
We are relaxing in an albergue here, the used to be aLes mer
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- lørdag 21. september 2019 03:41
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Høyde: 772 m
- SpaniaCuenca de Campos42°3’29” N 5°3’20” W
Medina de Rioseco To Cuenca de Campos
21. september 2019, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
We left Medina a little late (9:30) this morning, since Petya had to take a bus back home to Alicante. After a breakfast of coffee and some crappy toastados, we headed off.
The first 11 kilometresLes mer
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- søndag 22. september 2019 03:44
- 🌧 13 °C
- Høyde: 759 m
- SpaniaSantervás de Campos42°13’4” N 5°6’6” W
Cuenca de Campos To Villalón de Campos
22. september 2019, Spania ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
After the last few hard days, we decided to do just a short walk to the next town. We still broke thru the 400’s into the 300’s. Most of the way was along an old railway track bed.
A niceLes mer
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- mandag 23. september 2019 22:05
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Høyde: 759 m
- SpaniaSantervás de Campos42°13’4” N 5°6’6” W
Villalón de Campos To Santervás de Campo
23. september 2019, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Today we started off with a great breakfast for a change. At the albergue, they had some milk, eggs, and bread. I cooked us up some French toast with this. The hospitalerio also gave us some melon. WeLes mer
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- tirsdag 24. september 2019 02:08
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Høyde: 807 m
- SpaniaGrajal de Campos42°19’15” N 5°1’10” W
Santervás de Campos To Grajal de Campos
24. september 2019, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
After a typical breakfast, we said goodbye to our great host Isadoro and Reyes.
BTW, any town named with “de Campos” at the end of it’s name, means “of the field”.
A pretty straightLes mer
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- onsdag 25. september 2019 02:11
- ⛅ 11 °C
- Høyde: 818 m
- SpaniaMonasterio Real de San Benito42°22’14” N 5°1’58” W
Grajal de Campos To Sahagun
25. september 2019, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
What a day. We arrived in Sahagun earlier today, completing our Camino de Madrid! We obtained a document at the end to commemorate this at an old church/ museum at the entrance to town.
We are nowLes mer
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- torsdag 26. september 2019 01:39
- ⛅ 12 °C
- Høyde: 868 m
- SpaniaEl Burgo Ranero42°25’18” N 5°13’6” W
Sahagun To El Burgo Ranero
26. september 2019, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
A relatively easy day today along the Frances. What a difference it is along this trail. Many other pilgrims along the trail, and at rest stops. The trails are all well groomed, and shaded by rows ofLes mer
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- fredag 27. september 2019 03:17
- 🌙 11 °C
- Høyde: 800 m
- SpaniaMansilla de las Mulas42°29’50” N 5°24’53” W
Burgo Ranero To Mansilla de la Mulas
27. september 2019, Spania ⋅ 🌙 11 °C
Another very pleasant easy walk today along the tree lined trail. It really brings back memories of 2013 when I see things on the trail such as the “Elvis Bar”, and the tired pilgrims statue.Les mer
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- lørdag 28. september 2019 09:12
- ⛅ 10 °C
- Høyde: 850 m
- SpaniaParque Del Cid Campeador42°35’56” N 5°34’3” W
Mansilla de la Mulas To León
28. september 2019, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Another day of great weather. We made it to the great city of Leon. I registered at my albergue, shortly after 1:00 pm. It is another parochial one. Just 6 euro includes breakfast! We are inside theLes mer
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- søndag 29. september 2019 00:53
- 🌙 12 °C
- Høyde: 961 m
- SpaniaLa Robla42°48’28” N 5°37’42” W
León To La Robla
29. september 2019, Spania ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
The nun’s woke the albergue up at 6:00 am sharp this morning. This was ok with me, as I wanted to get an early start. I ate a couple of yogurts that I bought the night before, and hit theLes mer
Let the adventures begin... Have a super time - see you in November!
Hey dude; don’t forget to hand out a few Canada pins to lighten the load!