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Just a quick update that I'm on night four back on the Frances. In Ponferrada after a grueling descent down the rock filled mountain today. Sore. Tired. Blisters. Sunburned feet. No meals today, just felt, nuts and bars-- not intentional. Exhausted and pushing on, at least not giving up...
No and not at all how I want to feel about a place I've longed to visit for decades and wanted to walk to slow travel and really experience it. And it's been very hard. Willing to have that change each day.
And awesome community support. Really really appreciate it. I keep thinking of The Alchemist and how the boy found his treasure under the sycamore tree at home but he couldn't have found it without all the adventure.
Thank you i bought these super pricey Ecco sandals today. Fit great in the store. Rubbing now so I'm wearing granny socks. Still rubbing. Fingers crossed That's part of the wearing in process.
Thank you. The walking is awesome. The best. Being in Spain sucks. Sucks. Sucks. It's beautiful but it sucks. Twenty countries never felt this way anywhere else. I'm currently on a bus that broke down on the side of the road two hours ago. I'm going to miss check in time for my second hotel I...
Thank you. I am heading to Leon today. The rainy weather in Ovideo is depressing. I'm going to rest for a day or two then see if the Frances is a better fit. Otherwise I'll go to Portugal and just be a tourist. It did seem a lot easier on the Frances and if not for the insanely high heat I was...
Thank you so much. I went to decathlon and replaced the towel I left in Roncesvalles. I also bought from another store a pair of Ecco shoes. Thought they were a fit and now wearing them for a few hours walking around Oviedo OMG redness and ouch. 🙄 Ugh ... I thought this was fitting. Thanks for...
Thank you. It could be that I don't start walking until 8:30 or 9 am but I only saw three pilgrims today and one group of four yesterday. Thanks for the link.
So I'm on a hot, crowded bus to Ovideo instead of walking in the cool, crisp air looking at scenery that looks like a Celtic dream. I walked from Comillas to San Vicente today. Only my third day on the Norte. My shoes have worn out and this town looks too small to have a shoe store. I walked all...
Thank you so much. I was looking today and the towns on the Primitivo look like they have 50-500 people. Is it unrealistic to fear being in such a remote place? I don't mind hills but remote... ? Is it safe? Thanks.
Hello community. I was on the Frances, escaped to San Sebastian to avoid the heat in Pamplona and now I think I'm going to start the Norte from Santilla del Mar tommorow because the Frances did feel like a bed race and I'm hoping this route will have more housing availability. Also I love the...
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