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On the 14th September last year I left Burgos and much enjoyed walking by the side of the canal on the way into Fromista . I carried on to Villarmentero de Campos where I would stay the night at the Alberque Amanecer. I had also stayed here in 2017 and was pleased to see that the donkey , geese...
I was quite surprised when I got my certificate of distance for the CF , last week,to find that it has been reduced from 799 kms( in 2017) to 779 kms , my legs severely dispute this !! However does anyone know why the reduction ?
I walked my first CF in 2017 at the age of 68 and I plan to walk it again in Sept/Oct 2019 when I will have reached 70 . I am very fit for my age and as long as I can maintain that fitness , regardless of age ,I will continue to return to the Camino.
I have only recently returned from my first Camino Frances and fully expected to have disturbed sleep patterns . However after getting acclimatised to Alberque living I just accepted things as they were and got on with it by burying myself in my sleeping bag liner . I did have a hotel room in...
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