It's been far too long since I've posted!! The first day as I started up to Orisson and just before reaching the albergue by walking the road (I didn't think I could make the cross country climb!} and the vultures were circling over my head, FOR JUST A MOMENT I thought, "What am I doing here?"...
And I think it's for that "thirst" that you yearn to return. Was there something which didn't get "quenched" the first time or even something which surfaced that you never knew existed within you.
If in fact you are going to fly from Madrid to Pamplona, MAKE SURE YOU BUY A ROUND-TRIP TICKET! Yes, that's not a mistake. Go to Iberia.com; choose your flight for the day and time you want to travel, find another date in the future (any day) which has the cheapest fare you can find and buy the...
QUOTE="indyinmaine, post: 272142, member: 29256"]Hola,
I remember the café you're talking about and have a picture of it. The one I stopped at in a hamlet with a fountain about 1-2k before that and called El Horno. They had an outdoor barbecue and the food was to die for!
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Hola,
I remember the café you're talking about and have a picture of it. The one I stopped at in a hamlet with a fountatin about 1-2k befor that and called El Horno. They had an outdoor barbecue and the food was to die for!
I continue to both think and feel how ironical it is that we must be very careful about "cross(ing) over the line" in regard to the rule prohibiting discussion of religion in the forum," when it is precisely the reason we have the privilege of having it to walk today! There has to be a solution...
I just finished posting something about "Walking the Camino" and how everyone was excited about it. This thread comes far closer to the reality that every one is different. That is what the Camino represents.
I just happened to see this today.
Documentaries are "strange" things. I've seen "The Way" and I've seen "Walking the Camino". I too was excited about watching them again after I had walked it. While "Walking" did a somewhat better job they were both someone's vision of what it was like and in...
Remember that the Camino has something to "say" to you as well. As St. John of the Cross said, "In order to go to what you do not know, you must go by a way you do not know!”
I stayed on the road for both of them! It was probably an extra 4-5K but, from what I heard, it beat the "climb up" and "slip down"! It was actually worth it because I met a UNICYCLIST(!) on his way up to the Cruz from Molinaseca and again on his way down!
One year ago last Thursday I started up the "hill" to Orisson. Little did I know what lay ahead. And now each day is like a rerun of your favorite movie, along with all the surprises. I find the indelibility of the memories, almost down to the moment, akin to magic. Today it's up to Alto de...
If you want to wait and make your decision along the way there's a great store in Santo Domingo de la Calzada. Bought my Leki poles there and then motored the rest of the way. You actually might be able to get away without having any until then. They had all sorts of outdoor gear as well at...
Just before you reach Orisson (after the gite at Hunnto) the trail cuts off to the left and up a steep hill. I chose to continue walking the road (easier gradient) which is about 1.5k longer and it is right below a sanctuary for griffon vultures(?). It was so fascinating I almost (!) forgot I...
It is very difficult for me to believe that in one day a sizeable portion of 2700+ people had a "reason" (please spare me the replies!) for walking into Santiago other than seeing themselves as an extra on Seinfeld, Survivor, or The Ten Commandments! Granted this is a free(?) world but the...
The most important part is that the "decision" was both individual and mutual. You will really have two Caminos. For the most benefit to you both, keep them as separate as possible.
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