LIVE from the Camino The camino provides. Today it provided mud!

[Urban Trekker]

 

[Kiwi07]

Wow that really is mud! Last year we walked in a Galician drought. I guess weather is one of the things that makes each camino unique. Enjoy the rain and the sun when it comes out.
Buen Camino

 

[Waka]

Doesn't look good, where are you?

 

[JohnMcM]

I'd bet you are still happy though.
Buen(cleaner boots)Camino

 

[Bonita]

That reminds me of the Meseta last October, with 5 inches of clay sticking to my boots.

 

[NancySpencerTracy]

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Yes, we are on the camino in Leon right now and it is pouring, The forecast is for 15 more days of rain. Bring your rain gear.

 

[Castilian]

If everyday it provided the same, it would be boring. It's more fun if you get variety of (almost) all sort even if you don't like some of it. Keep enjoying and have a great time!

 

[Felipe]

I liked very much you profile status: "A bad day on the Camino is still better than a good day at work!"
Yes, indeed!
Good walking (or, considering the mud... navigating) !

 

[DebR]

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Looks just like the "scenic" walk into Astorga did on a rainy morning early last October! By the time I got into town, my pilgrim platforms were taller than the Spice Girls' sneakers!

 

[Irish Bernie]

The Spanish hippos will be happy

 

[Castilian]

The Spanish hippos will be happy

...not many hippos in Spain but I'm sure pigs will be equally happy and there's no shortage of pigs in Spain...

 

[Pelegrin]

2016 is being very wet in Spain (good for wheat in Castiila-Leon) but extremely dry in some parts of Canada .

 

[Albertagirl]

2016 is being very wet in Spain (good for wheat in Castiila-Leon) but extremely dry in some parts of Canada .

@ Pelegrin:
This is true so far, but the rainy season in Calgary is due to start on May 15, so we may be underwater here at any time after that. The city authorities are releasing water from a local reservoir in preparation for the rains.

 

[jpflavin1]

Looks just like the "scenic" walk into Astorga did on a rainy morning early last October! By the time I got into town, my pilgrim platforms were taller than the Spice Girls' sneakers!

DebR:

That section of the Camino (to Astorga) can be a real slip and slide in the rain. That said, it takes you past David's rest stop, a true Camino gem.

Ultreya,
Joe

 

[Castilian]

Castiila-Leon

Castilla y León.

the rainy season in Calgary is due to start on May 15,

There's a prayer in some Spanish speaking countries that says: San Isidro labrador, quita el agua y pon el sol (St. Isidore the farmer, put away the water and bring us sun). I wondered where would the water go and now you gave me an answer: It goes to Calgary! Note: S. Isidro day is May 15th.

 

[mal kiwi]

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That is serious mud! I started today from Lisbon, there has been a lot of rain in this region? Very muddy today, but nothing like your picture.
Need gunboats, perhaps you do but I typed gumboots. Malcolm

 

[Laura Rust]

Yes, we are on the camino in Leon right now and it is pouring, The forecast is for 15 more days of rain. Bring your rain gear.

I begin walking in 15 days' time. How convenient.

 

[CathyJ]

I finished the France's last Thursday and have got lots of the 'mud' photos too. However, after I broke my foot just before O'Cebreiro I was grateful for it, much softer than the alternative - rocks! Those next few days up and down were painful.