I walked by a small capella in the hills west of Osor in Catalunya, and the place was trashed. People had lit fires, broken walls, stolen building materials, painted graffiti. It was so sad. But typical of what people do. I'm sorry some towns have lost their ancient treasures, but the treasures...
How can a route be fake? I started at Sant Pere de Rodes, partly walked and partly got rides for various reasons, ended in Vic. My path led me thorough Girona, and I found my own Way. If the road I'm on takes me to where I'm going, it is real. 500 years from now, the Cami Sant Jaume will be...
Leaving Bàscara a year and a half ago, morning of la Dia de Catalunya, I ran into powdered lime markings across the Cami which led me West and then north, back to the bakery. When I got back into town, it was over run with people in race - running clothes! Oops!
I loved my short Cami Sant Jaume last fall. 50 miles from Vilabertran to the Guilleries. Some hot, some cool, some dark-morning walking, some sardana, some pastisseries de pomes... Moltà contenta!
Well, actually, I walked a bit of it in September 2017. With friends I slid down the hill from Sant Pere de Rodes to Palau in the rain; the next day, with other friends I walked from Vilabertran to Les Forques, then alone to Anglès. Then off the official camí across the Ruta Serrallonga to the...
Encantat caminars, where and how do I find albergs along the Camí Sant Jaume? I only know of the ones in Vic and Bonmati, but none in the willy-wacks between and beyond.
Llanca to Figueres in one day? With a migraine? I'll take my views from the top, and maybe climb up to the old castle to look over the Bay of Roses. I love unsolicited advice; it is usually good advice.
Not yet. I am planning to walk a small portion, Sant Pere de Rodes to Vic, in September. I have never Camino - ed before, not religious, not a walker, we'll see how it goes! And then I might be back for more.
How can a camino be fake? You start where-ever you start and you walk to where you're going. If I lived in Llanca (instead of New England) my Camino would start at my front door, right?
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