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I am setting out today from Almería. Thanks so much to Nely. There is a festival on in Guadix Oct 11 - 14 and she has booked ahead for me. I have stayed at her albergue, very comfortable and a great welcome. It is very warm, expecting 30 degrees so I am starting early. This camino has been a...
This is a journey through middle ages Spain following the life of El Cid, or Rodrigo Diaz.
Website of the Way of El Cid Consortium
A friend of mine, Ciaran Hogan, has written an account of his solo journey from Burgos to Valencia in 2016, available here:
Ciaran's book on the Amazon website
I...
I am thoroughly enjoying this Camino 2 years and 2 weeks after the first time. I started in Cercedilla - the walk over Fuenfria was still arduous but a delight to do it with my son, who is now living in Spain and my friend David, an ex military type. At the bottom of the hill he pointed out...
The Albergue de Alcantara is currently closed due to contaminated water. There is a sign on the road with a telephone number for a taxi to Canaverale. We walked the extra 10km to Canaverale, but our feet are still suffering 2 days later. We are finding the hostels and albergues to be very busy...
From the launch of the Melbourne Symphony orchestra program for 2011 - The MSO chorus is performing the World premiere of To the Field of Stars, a homage to the Pilgrimage to Santiago. Performances are in Bendigo at the Sacred Heart Cathedral, Saturday 19 November, 2011; Geelong, St Marys...
Finally made it to Seville after a week´s delay. Had to do a detour to New Zealand, but my camino is all the more special after the death of my mother. She always told us to keep moving. I have been preparing for this for a long time, and excited to be walking out of Seville today. It is a...
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