naplesdon
Veteran Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Multiple Caminos 2010 to 2019
I completed the Camino Frances on 16 July, it only took me 41 days from SJPdP and I will freely admit I cheated by riding a horse up to O'Cerbreiro in the fog and sleet on the 6th of July. I was lucky to meet several forum members on my walk. I ran into Mark Lee at Casa Magica and later at a really great new albergue in Ponferrada. I stayed at Reb Scott's Peacable Kingdom in Moratinos with Karin and Gizy, who I had the pleasure of walking many k's together with. I got to visit Paddy's bodega after a wonderful lunch at the Bodega restaurant in Moratinos with Reb, Paddy and Malvina from Tucson who was headed west of Hospital de Orbiga to buy a place to turn into a new albergue. I had a chance encounter with Olivares after O'Cebreiro who recognized me from my photo on the forum site. I stopped in Rabanal to introduce myself to Jenny H and Julie and had dinner with Jenny that evening. When I arrived in Santiago I tried several times to meet Johnnie Walker with no avail but on Saturday afternoon when I was wandering around town I ran into Jenny and AJ, and later Kat from Melbourne joined us. We all met for dinner later. I found Ivar's office but it was on Saturday when it is closed, Jenny took a photo of me ringing his doorbell in a "Steven Colbert" surprise pose.
The highlight of my Camino was getting to see the Botafumeiro swing twice on Sunday morning.
The highlight of my Camino was getting to see the Botafumeiro swing twice on Sunday morning.
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