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We are on the Frances now. Got to Leon yesterday and are enjoying an extra day here. We’ve seen so many more pilgrims since we got to Sahagun…as well as there are so many more options on where to sleep. Will there be more lonely roads as we head west to Santiago?
To recap, in alcazaren the...
I am using Camino Tool as well as Burn Camino. I think the difficulty in Segovia is the elevation There are paths above you and below you. You can appear to be on the route but the actual route is above or below you. Also we encountered a locked gate, while following the arrows out of town...
Lots to say about today (Segovia to Santa Maria la Real de Nieva ) but the main thing is that all albuerges are closed. There is no place that I know of to stay inside the town proper. People came outside to explain this to us and one man ultimately offered to drive us 3km to Hostal Avante...
Just a check in from the Camino. Departed Madrid on the 7th. Was very excited to finally be on our way! Not much to say about days 1 through 3 other than: blisters; sore back;tired. We did see another pair of peregrenos doing the Madrid route…they didn’t speak English and we don’t speak much...
Just read your Day 1 account. Very helpful. Leaning towards the Hotel Jardin for sure. Question: we are not sure about the whole getting stamps in the credential thing. Do we need more than 1 stamp per day? Conflicting reports.
eating dinner right now in Plaza Mayor and planning to head out...
Hi I’m Kathy. We (Sydney and I) are beginning the Madrid Camino tomorrow morning (07.09.2021) from near the Plaza Santiago. Picked up our Camino passport yesterday from the church (Iglesias de Santiago) when it opened at 6pm. We arrived at the madrid airport 05September.
Anyone else out there...
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