Agree 1000%!
The iconic camino photo. Beautiful!
And possibly the most confronting.
Especially as it adds about 46km to the distance, compared to what Brierley says!
A herd of cows also passed us in a small village on the way up to O Cebreiro, where we had stopped for a drink in a cafe/bar. Your cows look very familiar, unfortunately we didn't take a photo of them back in 2014.
Burgos, 2014. Not quite but nearly the same room!
Very nice hotel for a two night break.
) - against the 7th column of the Palacio de Rajoy
I was so excited the first time I saw Cirauqui in the distance. It was the epitome of a "hilltop village".
Here's my favourite view of Obradoiro.Panorama view from my favourite place to sit on the square (if it's available
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I think you misunderstood them. Looking at their ribs I think they were inviting you in for a meal. Theirs.
The bright goodness of a fresh ensalada mixta - except for the tinned asparagus which I'm not so fond of
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Always easier for the restaurants/albergues to grab a can off the shelf to serve than dealing with the refrigeration and cleaning issue to prepare, disappointing as it sometimes is.
Looks delicious! I'll have to try this recipe with green asparagus until I can find white asparagus in the early summer farmer's markets.I find it very strange that even in THE area of the white asparagus in Spain, Tudela I got the canned version.
Espárragos - Verduras de Tudela
El espárrago blanco es una de las hortalizas más consumidas a nivel mundial, de esquisito sabor y un sinfin de propiedades.
But I'm biased seeing it is one of our national dishes here in Belgium. I always make them frech like in this recipe.
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But I have never had a fresh white asparagus.
I agree Laurie!
I agree, too, Anne! They are wet, limp snd slimy.I (Anne) am not a fan of canned white asparagus, would always pass them over to Pat. But love fresh green asparagus, which we get here in Australia. Don't know if we can get white asparagus here or not.
I agree Laurie!
I think that anvil in the background says it all. That cock is headed for the chopping block.
@jozero, I'm glad you're posting here. You've got great photos (but you and @Theatregal may be our Borgov and Harmon). I remember your photo of Roncevalles from France probably taken on the same camino).There are very few times I could be called a night Pilgrim but leaving Roncesvalles in January 2018 was one of those few times! Yes, Brrrr was the word of the day
Is there a way I can quickly (yet gracefully and with necessary dignity) concede???!!!???
Perhaps a draw?
I’m not worthy! But happily accept!!Perhaps a draw?
Seems I always manage to find snow in Roncesvalles... This one was January 2013.
Do you pack special snow shoes with you when you walk winter caminos?
I didn't the first couple of times but the third time, after numerous slips, falls and near misses, I listened to my wife and took a set of ice trekkers.........Do you pack special snow shoes with you when you walk winter caminos?
Rick, I often have my head in the sand.
I wouldn't like to try to get in without an invitation...
Now I know where to find you!
I thought I was the only one who abhorred slimy white asparagus out of a tin. I love it fresh any way it comes, but have never seen fresh asparagus anywhere on any Caminos.
Me too!
More rocks!
That would have been very tricky.
What a night I had there. When I saw the mats, I nearly considered going elsewhere. I'm so pleased I stayed put.
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Rick, do you (or does anyone else) by any chance remember when there was a house in Eirexe next door to the municipal albergue? The owners, an upper middle age couple, served pilgrim dinners in their home, which would never have passed a basic health inspection. But we all survived the meal in 2000. Out back, they had a bunch of ostriches, not sure what they did with them, but the meal did have a lot of mystery ingredients.
I also remember that the owners of the house sent us all off to the local romanesque church to search for a carving of male genitals.
I can accept snow from Dec-Feb but white In March is tough to take.
Sorry for the late reply Laurie. I do not know anything about about the house or occupants. I wanted to check where I took the ostrich photo though in case it was nearby and that required me to check culled photos and maps. The ostrich picture was taken right on the camino somewhere after entering Paradela and before the albergue Casa de Banderas. That is just a short walk more to Portomarín.
They look like palm trees from the angle of your photo, but realized they are kale stalks.
Ha! You have me there. Definitely.
Yes!
Rick, the pictures you share are not always your beautiful ones, but they are always very interesting!
A pre-Covid Camino...or during Covid Camino?
2 years pre-covid, Feb 2018. But this is indicative of the entire winter Camino experience. People yearning for the social experience would not be happy, often there were stretches of 3-4 days I could walk without seeing or speaking to another Pilgrim. Usually a few around at night but not many...
Thank you, @jozeo. I would only walk in winter if it became my only option due to covid, which is definately messing with all our plans for now.
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