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Camino Francés, Alto de Padrón - November 10th, 2019.Anne&Pat wrote on the earlier thread:
Camino Portuguese- 29th, April, 2016
Walking into Tomar after a long walk from Golega on quite a warm day.
And @alansykes, is Mojón de Roble the name of that ridge in the middle distance? Or??
I am looking for an enormous oak.
I have two things to say - no, three:A farmer followed these docile creatures out of the pasture waving his arms and yelling for us to stand away. No one paid much attention to him until his young bull came charging out onto the road kicking and snorting. Then to road cleared muy rapido.View attachment 77789
Alan, how do you find out all this stuff? Thank you, my map is obviously pretty clueless.It's the name of the ridge (otherwise the Alto de Mirandilla) which has plenty of big oaks around it. The backdrop for the Sad Hill Cemetery in the Clint Eastwood film (which I'm afraid I've never seen) known locally as El Bueno, el Feo y el Malo. My pic was taken from the Alto de Merendilla [sic] just above the "cemetery" and only a km or so from your Rodadero on the way to Contreras with its excellent Monument to the Mule.
His name is Oatie
These 2 cuties were saying good morning. I think it was on the way to/from
Taken in between Portela de Tamel and Ponte de Lima but cannot remember the name. Anyone of you have any idea?
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Well done! These are the best, but only in retrospect. It's how we grow spine.Moratinos in 2013. Very cold, rain and hail. I was that madwoman muttering and cursing. No one heard me luckily. Blimey that was a miserable day...but also proud I kept going!
I think the meaning is enclosed oaks or corraled oaks. I looked at a Spanish topo map of the area.Each peak up there has a name, but down below there's a place called Cerrada Robles. Hmmm. Closed Oaks??
Got this as my ring tone!View attachment 77880
When I saw this, I thought the emphasis should have been placed on "will".
It would take a village to cook such a massive amount of food in one place! Do they still use it?They had a paellador around 4 metres round and 80 cm deep, capable of feeding much of the village on fiesta days.
Yes. At the end of the Portugues, with the group we walked along with every day, including a young couple who had survived on €8.50 each for food per day - so they could splurge in Santiago, and Casa Manolo it was!Well, my store of pictures from the Francés have finally reached Santiago, so instead of posting an obvious picture from the Praza do Obradoiro, I thought it might be more interesting to pick another image instead.
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My first Camino saw me celebrate journey's end over two nights with lots of fellow pilgrims in a number of bars and restaurants, and when I walked the Portugués the following year, something funny happened.
Most of us had walked to Santiago at least once before, so when it came to picking a restaurant, a few ideas were bounced around.
I didn’t quite catch the name of the restaurant we'd finally settled on until we arrived there, only to find that I had been brought to exactly the same restaurant that I’d celebrated with my Francés companions the previous September.
Of all the gin joints in all the world, as the saying goes.
Not only that, we sat in almost exactly the same seats, and they were still giving out Magnums as a dessert as well.
How funny.
Anyone else been there?
I recall that place very well! Thanks for reminder.
Inspired by @David Tallan’s photo of shadows, I remember what I then thought was my brilliant capture of my shadow in a palm tree trunk. Somewhere between Dumbría and Muxia.On the Camino Portugues, heading towards Barcelos, with Kamu from Germany. (41°28'23.9"N 8°38'00.9"W)
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Thank you for your words.These pictures are from 2003. My husband and I walked from Leon to Santiago. In Santiago we celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary on this date, July 6th. We treated ourselves with a stay on the Parador. In our room we got a big surprise - flowers and wine from our children back home. My husband died 5 years ago so there is no celebration today, but it is a very good memoryView attachment 78334View attachment 78335
So sorry for your loss, but so happy for your memory.These pictures are from 2003. My husband and I walked from Leon to Santiago. In Santiago we celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary on this date, July 6th. We treated ourselves with a stay on the Parador. In our room we got a big surprise - flowers and wine from our children back home. My husband died 5 years ago so there is no celebration today, but it is a very good memoryView attachment 78334View attachment 78335
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