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Thanks for reference to your blog, Jozero. A very pleasant early morning read with my coffee! Keep your footing.Wow, can’t believe how great this feels to be here again! I will send along noteworthy observations here and invite anyone interested to follow the full blog and photos at: 2014cds.wordpress.com so I don’t spend my whole night posting to several different places!
Stay warm and safe!A lot of snow on the ground near Avila yesterday. I am just about to start back on the VDLP west of Béjar and I'm hoping I can see the yellow arrows.
Thank you! In Salamanca now. No snow on the ground once I got back on to the VDLP but I have walked through some hail and snow showers. An excellent day today which started in heavy frost and ended in mud - on the whole I prefer the frost!Stay warm and safe!
For two and a half days I've been following just one set of footprints on the VDLP. About noon today I caught up with the very tall Belgian man making themI’m sure i am not the first one to have figured this out but... if you have sore feet and walk slow enough you can do a headcount on how many Pilgrims are walking the same stage as you!.
Take care Mr Bradypus...A lot of snow on the ground near Avila yesterday. I am just about to start back on the VDLP west of Béjar and I'm hoping I can see the yellow arrows.
Thank you very much. I have exact the same feelings you express. Will follow your blog.Wow, can’t believe how great this feels to be here again! I will send along noteworthy observations here and invite anyone interested to follow the full blog and photos at: 2014cds.wordpress.com so I don’t spend my whole night posting to several different places!
Thank you. It was a real struggle making the decision to bring the ‘real’ camera and gear this year but decided at least once I had to try it. Will be searching for a new alternative next Camino however...!There are some absolutely beautiful pictures in that blog, jozero. So glad things are going well.
Thank you. It was a real struggle making the decision to bring the ‘real’ camera and gear this year but decided at least once I had to try it. Will be searching for a new alternative next Camino however...!
Jozero,A lot of snow on the ground near Avila yesterday. I am just about to start back on the VDLP west of Béjar and I'm hoping I can see the yellow arrows.
Just a T-shirt and sunglasses? I know Spain is pretty liberal these days but even so...Would you believe 11c today between Estella and Los Arcos??? I was down to a t-shirt and sunglasses! .
And how did you get Antediluvian, pray tell, when lesser mortals are various shades of 'member'!!! So many people, at least let me be specific: a fair number of British and Irish people think Spain is all sun, sea and sand. Just look what they are missing...Just a T-shirt and sunglasses? I know Spain is pretty liberal these days but even so...I am about 30km south of Zamora on the VDLP and I was pretty glad of two light fleece tops and a pair of lined winter walking trousers this morning. Just seen the lunchtime news reports of gale force winds hitting the Galician coast. Just shows how variable and regional the weather in Spain can be.
I chose 'Antediluvian' myself. Someone who walked her first Camino in 1999? described herself as a "Camino Fossil". So what would that make me?And how did you get Antediluvian, pray tell, when lesser mortals are various shades of 'member'!!! So many people, at least let me be specific: a fair number of British and Irish people think Spain is all sun, sea and sand. Just look what they are missing...
You are a Scot. A Teuchter or a low lander? You must really have seen great changes as a pilgrim since your first camino... what about a post on that topic? It would surely be fascinating. And ah’m frae...Kirkie! Yesterday I got on a bus in Dublin, where I live, and asked the driver a question. His one line answer told me he was from Dundee (they have a very distinctive sing song tone) and he was astonished at my recognition of the fact!I chose 'Antediluvian' myself. Someone who walked her first Camino in 1999? described herself as a "Camino Fossil". So what would that make me?1990 is certainly well before the flood of today's pilgrims! I am Scottish. I used to think Spain was all heat and dust. Then I walked through Galicia and learned the truth.... View attachment 38826 PS. The photo was taken in Ávila less than a week ago.
Ignore me - I'm just jealous. Frost and ice on the ground in Zamora this morning. Temperature forecast to stay in single figures all day. I did just pass by a sculpture of Adam and Eve in someone's garden and they were wearing even less than you...I may have to buy shorts in Burgos!p since @Bradypus has intimated a t-shirt alone is not modest enough
I have put the setting to simmer... one thing I love about the Camino is the freedom of the subconscious to sort through such things. Today I managed to stay in today’s moment and focus on today’s driving question: I wonder how many bottles of wine La Rioja exports annually? For such a small geographical area there produce tremendous amounts of wine!!Beautiful photos and post for your day 7. The mantra you could not escape yesterday, where is it now? Buen Camino, to you and your group.
All the best for both situationsWe came across an unfortunate situation yesterday with a Portuguese Pilgrim we had seen the day prior. It seems he has become a bit obsessed with the lady in our group and is making very unwanted attentions on her including waiting for long periods for her alongside the way. Naturally this has made her uncomfortable and a bit scared even. Along with my knee pain, this has convinced us to jump forward to Burgos. I am hopeful this is an overreaction but since we all prefer to walk alone it seems the best way to proceed. Some rest and ice for my knee will be welcomed as will some good food and wine!
I chose 'Antediluvian' myself. Someone who walked her first Camino in 1999? described herself as a "Camino Fossil". So what would that make me?1990 is certainly well before the flood of today's pilgrims! I am Scottish. I used to think Spain was all heat and dust. Then I walked through Galicia and learned the truth.... View attachment 38826 PS. The photo was taken in Ávila less than a week ago.
Agreed and done. We jumped 2 days ahead to Burgos and threw in a rest day. She is feeling much better with him in the rear view mirror.Stalkers happen. Help her ditch him. Lotharios, particularly aging ones, are a bigger danger than flashers. Try bus, delay, or skipping ahead.
Jozero, your photos are wonderful indeed. SO glad you took the camera that you did. What factors will influence your decision about which camera to carry next time? Which camera did you end up taking?Thank you. It was a real struggle making the decision to bring the ‘real’ camera and gear this year but decided at least once I had to try it. Will be searching for a new alternative next Camino however...!
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