- Time of past OR future Camino
- Portugués Porto'17,Lisbon'18
Inglés A Coruña y Ferrol '18
Invierno'19
Sanabres 2021-2023
Hello all,
Tomorrow my son and I will return to the scene of the crime and finish up our Camino de Sanabres that we started during Semana Santa of 2021. I thought I would reminisce about our first two days and our decision to abandon the Camino two years ago.
We live in A Coruña and those of you (maybe not many since this is an English forum) who live here know that here in Spain we were very limited by the pandemic. Semana Santa in 2021 we read in the news about other Europeans traveling to the islands in Spain for nice vacations but we were not allowed to leave our autonomous community, for us this was Galicia. So luckily this meant we could get to Santiago when many couldn’t (legally and I was born a rule follower) so my husband drove us to the border of Órense and Zamora (A Canda )and off we went.
I have to admit I have just a few memories, at our first café, I’m not sure where, we were the first pilgrims in possibly a year, they were very happy to see us. Another memory is coming up on a barking dog who seemed to be watching sheep, this was in the middle of a forest, all of the sudden a man stood up, he had been napping in the middle of the trail, we quickly put up our masks (again a rule follower) he was shocked to see us!! Other then that I just remember feeling grateful to be walking, it had been a full year. We walked to A Gudiña. We stayed at the Madrileña, confortable enough.
The next morning we got up early for the 34+kms to Laza. If was a lovely day until it wasn't. We made it the 20kms to Campobecerros. Stopped for a drink and started walking again. I was tired and in hind sight I knew something was wrong. We walked a couple kms and it became clear things were not ok for my son nor I. For me I was naseaus and really couldn't see why....for my son his anxiety was kicking in. His story is his so I can't give details but after trying to talk with him I could see that he was walking for me and I was walking for him, which is not a reason to walk. He had university homework to do and my health was not good, we needed to let this Camino go. Of course this is where we had no cell coverage, my son ran ahead and called home and my husband set off to get us. Within a few Kms I couldn't walk and collapsed on the side of the trail. We must have been 4-6 kms from Laza but had already walked 34kms. My body knew we were done and was not going to let me walk to Laza. Within a week I was hospitalized with acute diverticulitis.... Who knew that could present as back pain, but I knew why I had been naseaus.....
So tomorrow morning, Saturday April 1st we will travel back to the side of the trail and finish what we started. I hope to update with pictures at the end of each day. Gonna be long days.....we plan on getting to Santiago on Thursday. Fingers crossed we make it this time!!
Buen camino,
MaryEllen
Hello all,
Tomorrow my son and I will return to the scene of the crime and finish up our Camino de Sanabres that we started during Semana Santa of 2021. I thought I would reminisce about our first two days and our decision to abandon the Camino two years ago.
We live in A Coruña and those of you (maybe not many since this is an English forum) who live here know that here in Spain we were very limited by the pandemic. Semana Santa in 2021 we read in the news about other Europeans traveling to the islands in Spain for nice vacations but we were not allowed to leave our autonomous community, for us this was Galicia. So luckily this meant we could get to Santiago when many couldn’t (legally and I was born a rule follower) so my husband drove us to the border of Órense and Zamora (A Canda )and off we went.
I have to admit I have just a few memories, at our first café, I’m not sure where, we were the first pilgrims in possibly a year, they were very happy to see us. Another memory is coming up on a barking dog who seemed to be watching sheep, this was in the middle of a forest, all of the sudden a man stood up, he had been napping in the middle of the trail, we quickly put up our masks (again a rule follower) he was shocked to see us!! Other then that I just remember feeling grateful to be walking, it had been a full year. We walked to A Gudiña. We stayed at the Madrileña, confortable enough.
The next morning we got up early for the 34+kms to Laza. If was a lovely day until it wasn't. We made it the 20kms to Campobecerros. Stopped for a drink and started walking again. I was tired and in hind sight I knew something was wrong. We walked a couple kms and it became clear things were not ok for my son nor I. For me I was naseaus and really couldn't see why....for my son his anxiety was kicking in. His story is his so I can't give details but after trying to talk with him I could see that he was walking for me and I was walking for him, which is not a reason to walk. He had university homework to do and my health was not good, we needed to let this Camino go. Of course this is where we had no cell coverage, my son ran ahead and called home and my husband set off to get us. Within a few Kms I couldn't walk and collapsed on the side of the trail. We must have been 4-6 kms from Laza but had already walked 34kms. My body knew we were done and was not going to let me walk to Laza. Within a week I was hospitalized with acute diverticulitis.... Who knew that could present as back pain, but I knew why I had been naseaus.....
So tomorrow morning, Saturday April 1st we will travel back to the side of the trail and finish what we started. I hope to update with pictures at the end of each day. Gonna be long days.....we plan on getting to Santiago on Thursday. Fingers crossed we make it this time!!
Buen camino,
MaryEllen