Stages and photos Merida to Santiago de Compostela in 20 days

[BeatriceKarjalainen]

Today I finalised my editing of camera photos and adding all mobile photos to an album. I also wrote down my stages in the albums so I can post them here as well. My stages are albergue to albergue and can include a detour, a visit to one or several bars/restaurants etc. on the way. The time is the same, it includes stops.

I first walked Camino Mozárabe for 18 days from Almería to Merida.

Via de la Plata from Merida
Day 19, Mérida to Alcuéscar, 37.13 km, 7 h 52 min
Day 20, Alcuéscar to Cáceres 40.15 km, 8 h 2 min
Day 21, Cáceres to Cañevaral 45.22 km 8 h 48 min
Day 22, Cañevaral to Carcaboso, 38.78 km, 7 h 53 min
Day 23, Carcaboso to Aldanueva del Camino, 38.61, 7 h 53 min
Day 24, Aldanueva del Camino to Fuenterroble de Salvatierra, 43.87 km, 8 h 48 min
Day 25, Fuenterroble de Salvatierra to Morille, 33.63 km 6 h 23 min
Day 26, Morille to Calzada de Valdunciel, 38.10 km, 8 h 5 min
Day 27, Calzada de Valdunciel to Villanueva de Campeán 35.18 km, 7 h 1 min
Day 28, Villanueva de Campeán to Montamarta, 39.72 km, 8 h 26 min
Day 29, Montamarta to Granja de Moreruela, 23.63 km, 4 h 11 min

Camino Sanabres
Day 30, Granja de Moreruela to Villanueva de las Peras 40.11 km, 8 h 5 min
Day 31, Villanueva de las Peras to Mombuey 46.13 km, 8 h 58 min
Day 32, Mombuey to Requejo 43.40 km, 8 h 29 min
Day 33, Requejo to A Gudiña 41.40 km, 9 h 21 min
Day 34, A Gudiña to Alberguería, 46.62 km, 9 h
Day 35, Alberguería to Ourense, 44.8 km, 9 h 30 min (the day I was food poisoned at lunch)
Day 36, Ourense to Castro Dozón, 42.01 km, 8 h 58 min
Day 37, Castro Dozón to Ponte Ulla, 48.46 km, 9 h 13 min
Day 38, Ponte Ulla to Santiago de Compostela, 21.52 km, 4 h 29 min

And out to Fisterra
Day 38 Second half), Santiago de Compostela to Negreira 20.71 km, 3 h 44 min
Day 39, Negreira to Cee, 52.75 km, 10 h 4 min
Day 40, Cee to Fisterra and Cabo Finisterrae 15.96, 3 h 12 min

 

[ranthr]

!!!!! ¡Impressed¡ Du er hård!

 

[Kiwi-family]

You are a machine!

 

[BeatriceKarjalainen]

You are a machine!

I just love the walking, putting one foot in front of the other again and again and again and stop for some food, photos and sleep now and then. I never find it hard to walk and most of the time I don't even feel the weight of the backpack.

On this camino I have done the following errors according to others:
Walked to long
Walked to fast
Walked alone
Didn't stop in cities
Have a to heavy backpack
Walk in sandals
Didn't eat bread and pasta (didn't eat much at all)

But somehow I enjoyed it anyway and got myself from Almería to Fisterra in one piece without any blisters or other problem. Then I got a blood clot in my foot on the flight home. My legs are not made for sitting still for a whole day (had a 19 h trip home).

 

[Kiwi-family]

@BeatriceKarjalainen I too have been told off for walking in sandals! And this past week when it has been 3-6 degrees in the morning our whole family has caused an uproar by walking in shorts!!
This Camino has shown me I want to do two more different ones - one like yours (although slower as my comfortable pace is just over 5km/hr) where I walk and walk and only walk (no blogging, no journal, no sketchbook, no knitting, probably on my own.....and one where I walk a little (maybe only 15-20km) and draw for the rest of the day. I’ll still wear sandals and shorts! (Though I rig up in thermals and jacket when I stop walking)

 

[BeatriceKarjalainen]

@BeatriceKarjalainen I too have been told off for walking in sandals! And this past week when it has been 3-6 degrees in the morning our whole family has caused an uproar by walking in shorts!!
This Camino has shown me I want to do two more different ones - one like yours (although slower as my comfortable pace is just over 5km/hr) where I walk and walk and only walk (no blogging, no journal, no sketchbook, no knitting, probably on my own.....and one where I walk a little (maybe only 15-20km) and draw for the rest of the day. I’ll still wear sandals and shorts! (Though I rig up in thermals and jacket when I stop walking)

Sandals ftw.
The legs are warm when walking, no need to overdress. I did some blogging (first 15 days) and updated Instagram in the evening and some posts here now and then. But only when I felt I had the energy and time for it. No stress no requirement. Had network problem and a phone that died now and then. Had to bring it back to life with the power bank. Phone in flight mode the whole day is really nice. Knitting. Hmm never thought about bringing my knitting.

 

[alexwalker]

Well done! It is a nice Camino.

 

[Saint Mike II]

Hola @BeatriceKarjalainen , well (1) mucho congrats on this achievement. (2) long days/ fast days - who cares you were the one doing the walking. Looking at some of your days I was tired just reading. Cheers

 

[Deleted member 73526]

Do you mind if I share a link to your album to the facebook group "Amis Camino Mozarabe Via de la Plata"?

You are also welcome to join the group if you are interested. The principal language of the group is French, but we welcome all who are interested in the Camino Mozarabe. (So far there are members of the group whose first language may be English, Spanish, Italian, and Chinese ... as far as I know).

 

[BeatriceKarjalainen]

Do you mind if I share a link to your album to the facebook group "Amis Camino Mozarabe Via de la Plata"?

You are also welcome to join the group if you are interested. The principal language of the group is French, but we welcome all who are interested in the Camino Mozarabe. (So far there are members of the group whose first language may be English, Spanish, Italian, and Chinese ... as far as I know).

You are welcomed to link to the albums. I don’t have a Facebook account so I can’t join.