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We’re now on the Meseta, Terradillos de los Templarios. Staying at the Jacque de Molay albergue, still very comfortable.
Some of the log jams regarding beds have eased, there was a local holiday that complicated matters a bit in Fromista the...
Day 4-
Today was a tourist/rest day in Pueblo de Sanabria. I'm glad we took some forum advice to allow the extra day. We had a bit of sunshine the first half of the day for visiting the castle, which was extremely nice and interesting, with some...
Day 1 - Bilbao to Portugalete
Let’s see if i can get the video to upload. One short and slow day along the river. Not the beautiful boardwalks I remember from the Portuguese. But the “bridge” in the end was worth it. Easing myself into it.
Within the past few hours there have been two stories on local news media reporting that the Guardia Civil have been successful in returning lost passports to pilgrims. One in Najera, the other in the Portomarin area. A very helpful service which...
PCT: Day 11 - Idyllwild - Trail Mile 152 (Km 248)
Ok, this is seriously fun. It's really starting to develop a "Camino" vibe. I mean inhibitions are being shed and we are all learning to rely on one another just to get to the next water source...
Day 2.
Cabanillas to Buiza. 26km incl Registration at Town hall/eating/shopping in Pola de Gordón. Path from Cabanillas to La Robla is good, excellent stop at Casa Carmina for Cafe, Tortilla and Cake. Lengthy walk all asphalt to Buiza, last 4km...
We arrived in Porto by train from Lisbon yesterday afternoon. Long haul from Australia via Singapore, Milan and Madrid departed April 23. Our first encounter with other pilgrams was when 3 seperate lone first timers saw our Camino patches on our...
Day 0? I’m here 😊and I start my slow coastal camino tomorrow! Feel blessed and recognize the privilege it is to be able to take this journey. Tomorrow a short walk to Matosinhos - just right for a walk in the rain! Am looking forward to being...
Yes. I was also walking this time last year, and saw the very same conditions you are describing. I hope some of the armchair folk who repeatedly dismissed me (and the individual who repeatedly gaslit my reports and called me a catastrophist and...
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