- Time of past OR future Camino
- First one in 1977 by train. Many since then by foot. Next one ASAP.
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Hi rappahannock you and I appear to work for the same company and our minds are not too far apart, though it is said that fools seldom differ. The other half and I were talking about our holiday next year in Sorrento and by the time we had finished our conversationIt's getting chilly here in rural Virginia, and the brown and golden leaves are starting to fall from the trees.... which means that it's time to plan my next trip to Spain!
At this point I'm contemplating a simple solitary walk across the Meseta -- Burgos to Leon or Astorga -- in either May or (more likely) September/October. And a quite leisurely walk, too, living in the moment.... (Have to start treating my old bones gently!)
Anyone know how I can find a 2019 schedule of Meseta festivals or market days? Anyone got any cheap Meseta hostels or hotels, any memorable restaurants, that they can recommend? Any other useful Meseta suggestions?
Pax
I've walked from Burgos to Astorga in both May and September and I prefer May. The heat is less of a problem in May.
Hi rappahannock you and I appear to work for the same company and our minds are not too far apart, though it is said that fools seldom differ. The other half and I were talking about our holiday next year in Sorrento and by the time we had finished our conversation
we had decided to walk from Astorga to Santiago instead and the year after St Jean- Santiago for the third time. As I said "Fools seldom differ" Perhaps we could hand over a torch or baton in Astorga.
Nothing to do with your post I am afraid. Your profile picture looks familiar. Are you the priest I met in Espinal back in April. If it was you, did you return after I left you in Pamplona to make your way homeIt's getting chilly here in rural Virginia, and the brown and golden leaves are starting to fall from the trees.... which means that it's time to plan my next trip to Spain!
At this point I'm contemplating a simple solitary walk across the Meseta -- Burgos to Leon or Astorga -- in either May or (more likely) September/October. And a quite leisurely walk, too, living in the moment.... (Have to start treating my old bones gently!)
Anyone know how I can find a 2019 schedule of Meseta festivals or market days? Anyone got any cheap Meseta hostels or hotels, any memorable restaurants, that they can recommend? Any other useful Meseta suggestions?
Pax
OOOPs, should have read more closely. You are from Virginia, my priest was from England. But the similarity is amazingNothing to do with your post I am afraid. Your profile picture looks familiar. Are you the priest I met in Espinal back in April. If it was you, did you return after I left you in Pamplona to make your way home
Yip we all look the same there is a factory turning us out to a standard boring designOOOPs, should have read more closely. You are from Virginia, my priest was from England. But the similarity is amazing
In Ledigos, 10 Euros, delicious.
Haha, my other priestly friend from San Diego must have had the mould broken when he was made, looks nothing like youYip we all look the same there is a factory turning us out to a standard boring design
Just watch what you say, because, if what your membership says about where you live!!!!!! is correct I could come round to your house tonightHaha, my other priestly friend from San Diego must have had the mould broken when he was made, looks nothing like you. Sorry about misreading your post. I thought I had found the priest who helped me after I fell in a river. Just talking to him was a big help. He had hurt his foot and reckoned it was cheaper to fly home, (he lives close to the airport), rest for a week and then return but I never found out if he returned or not and did not have any contact details for him
These recommendations based on assumption you are a pilgrim with a holy purpose and dedication to simplicity, as well as great hospitality:
Albergue San Francisco Asis in Tosantos. Old and basic, but a Camino classic. Saintly hospitaleros.
Albergue Monasterio San Anton, 3 km before Castrojeriz, a bare-bones albergue tucked into the ruins of a hospital-monastery. No electricity or hot water, but juju galore!
Albergue San Nicolas, similarly bare-bones, in Puente de Vilarente, a short day's walk from San Anton. Italian confraternity has a before-dinner foot-washing rite that many find quite moving.
La Finca, a restaurant/albergue a km or two outside Fromista, has excellent menu del dia lunches, and delicious hot sandwiches.
Peaceable Kingdom is my house in Moratinos. Lots of animals, a couple of them are people! Restaurant El Castillo de Moratinos has excellent local cuisine; Casa Barrunta in San Nicolas del Real Camino has some of the best paella anywhere.
Walked this summer and one of the highlights was staying in Hospital de Orbigo at ALBERGUE SAN MIGUEL, Jose and Piera are lovely as is their albergue. And then taking the alternate route out of Hospital toward Astorga was another of the highlights for me of this Camino.It's getting chilly here in rural Virginia, and the brown and golden leaves are starting to fall from the trees.... which means that it's time to plan my next trip to Spain!
At this point I'm contemplating a simple solitary walk across the Meseta -- Burgos to Leon or Astorga -- in either May or (more likely) September/October. And a quite leisurely walk, too, living in the moment.... (Have to start treating my old bones gently!)
Anyone know how I can find a 2019 schedule of Meseta festivals or market days? Anyone got any cheap Meseta hostels or hotels, any memorable restaurants, that they can recommend? Any other useful Meseta suggestions?
Pax
AAhh another Belfast pilgrim, bout ye palJust watch what you say, because, if what your membership says about where you live!!!!!! is correct I could come round to your house tonight
Big Hugs from San Miguel!!!! Buen Camino!Walked this summer and one of the highlights was staying in Hospital de Orbigo at ALBERGUE SAN MIGUEL, Jose and Piera are lovely as is their albergue. And then taking the alternate route out of Hospital toward Astorga was another of the highlights for me of this Camino.
Your interest regarding the Meseta reminded me of the last thing I wrote on my blog as I left Santiago:
"How strange to ride in a car! ...
It felt false...
I know the hills outside the window intimately. I know the dirt, the stones, the flowers, the cows, the grass. I know the smell of morning, before light reveals the reality of place. I know the smell of dew-soaked hay drying in the morning sun. I know the smell of cows and pigs. And, I know the beauty of a sunrise and a full moon set in the same morning.
Oh, the joys and hardships in those hills that speed past....
So much left behind outside the train window. So much remains inside.
Just like the doctor in Leon said, "It will take days for this to have its affect."
Indeed.
I'm just realizing...the real journey has now begun.
I have known simple, intimately.
I've experienced slow, intimately.
I've reconnected to the earth, intimately.
Where will all this intimacy take me?
Ah, as the Pilgrim saying goes, "The Camino provides.""
You found your Nirvana my friend!Your interest regarding the Meseta reminded me of the last thing I wrote on my blog as I left Santiago:
"How strange to ride in a car! I'm done walking miles.
I took a cab to the Santiago train station. It felt false.
The train arrived punctually at 9:39AM. I boarded coche 4, and sat in plata 252. It was backwards. As my brothers and sister will attest, I can't travel backwards. I get sick. To the consternation of the other passengers, I changed seats to face them all.
I'm smiling right now. They are not.
As the countryside passed by my window, I realized I had walked the mountains that now flew by. The green, Galician hills and valleys flashed by. I felt a deep sadness. I miss the trail so much. Yet, I'm now so tired. Sadness, relief and completion have overwhelmed me.
I know the hills outside the window intimately. I know the dirt, the stones, the flowers, the cows, the grass. I know the smell of morning, before light reveals the reality of place. I know the smell of dew-soaked hay drying in the morning sun. I know the smell of cows and pigs. And, I know the beauty of a sunrise and a full moon set in the same morning.
Oh, the joys and hardships in those hills that speed past.
Of all, the Meseta will be the most enduring. I'm glad I can't see it speed by. It is a memory best left as is; a journey into my soul; to places I didn't know existed.
While the mind fixes on a snapshot image of a gray, gravel road snaking over fields of grass, the soul recollects the visits of angels.
I had friends with me in Navarra.
I had companions with me in Galacia.
But, I had angels with me on the Meseta.
So much left behind outside the train window. So much remains inside.
Just like the doctor in Leon said, "It will take days for this to have its affect."
Indeed.
I'm just realizing...the real journey has now begun.
I have known simple, intimately.
I've experienced slow, intimately.
I've reconnected to the earth, intimately.
Where will all this intimacy take me?
Ah, as the Pilgrim saying goes, "The Camino provides.""
I want to hear more about this boat ride!
That's too funny. I'm going to have to walk the Frances again just to see this.The Turismo of Palencia has installed a canal-boat that plies the Canal de Castilla verrrry sloooowly from Boadilla del Camino to the locks at Fromista. https://www.diputaciondepalencia.es/edificio/barco-turistico-juan-homar-fromista
I walked by yesterday. Unfortunately, the signage only indicates the days of operation, not the hours. There was a peregrina there who definitely looked as if she could use the ride, but had no idea when or if the boat would be running.The Turismo of Palencia has installed a canal-boat that plies the Canal de Castilla verrrry sloooowly from Boadilla del Camino to the locks at Fromista. https://www.diputaciondepalencia.es/edificio/barco-turistico-juan-homar-fromista
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