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Hi, Scruffy,It was a fine and lovely Camino, in true Scruff style. Started in Bilbao but no, didn't go the Camino del Norte. Went south of Pamplona to Sangüesa (Zangoza in the Basque) but no, didn't follow the Camino Aragonés. Back to Pamplona where yes I did actually begin the Camino Francés – for a while. Walked until Logroño but turned north for Haro t-h-e center for Rioja despite the misleading claims from Logroño. Back to the Camino Francés until Burgos, then south to Santo Domingo de los Silos and the wonderful Gregorian chants-the Romanesque cloister. Burgos to León and the clock is ticking. León to Zamora for the Romanesque which I love but no, I didn't continue on the Via de Plata, the cold I had been nursing turning into bronchitis –"No Camino for You"! Three days flat on my back and the clock is ticking, loudly. On to Astorga – Sarria - Samos but then does one walk as far as possible, then bus it to the airport or spend three days enjoying Santiago? Not visit the cathedral or the amazing and bizarre Church of Santa Maria la Real del Sar or the litle church dedicated to Santiago's mother Santa María Salomé? Bus it is. So it wasn't a real pilgrimage however considering the number of churches I visited and the masses I attended, it wasn't tourigrino either. Let's just call it Camino del le Scruff. Happily home again, the grandbabies came to see me and all is well. PS If you see this Ivar, I so enjoyed our conversation, thank you again!
Let's just call it Camino del le Scruff.
It was a fine and lovely Camino, in true Scruff style. Started in Bilbao but no, didn't go the Camino del Norte. Went south of Pamplona to Sangüesa (Zangoza in the Basque) but no, didn't follow the Camino Aragonés. Back to Pamplona where yes I did actually begin the Camino Francés – for a while. Walked until Logroño but turned north for Haro t-h-e center for Rioja despite the misleading claims from Logroño. Back to the Camino Francés until Burgos, then south to Santo Domingo de los Silos and the wonderful Gregorian chants-the Romanesque cloister. Burgos to León and the clock is ticking. León to Zamora for the Romanesque which I love but no, I didn't continue on the Via de Plata, the cold I had been nursing turning into bronchitis –"No Camino for You"! Three days flat on my back and the clock is ticking, loudly. On to Astorga – Sarria - Samos but then does one walk as far as possible, then bus it to the airport or spend three days enjoying Santiago? Not visit the cathedral or the amazing and bizarre Church of Santa Maria la Real del Sar or the litle church dedicated to Santiago's mother Santa María Salomé? Bus it is. So it wasn't a real pilgrimage however considering the number of churches I visited and the masses I attended, it wasn't tourigrino either. Let's just call it Camino del le Scruff. Happily home again, the grandbabies came to see me and all is well. PS If you see this Ivar, I so enjoyed our conversation, thank you again!
Sounds wonderful Scruffy. I too walked with bronchitis; not an easy thing to shake. Looking back on my stops, I do wish now I had taken the route to Samos to experience the Benedictine Monastery. Next time?? Welcome back.It was a fine and lovely Camino, in true Scruff style. Started in Bilbao but no, didn't go the Camino del Norte. Went south of Pamplona to Sangüesa (Zangoza in the Basque) but no, didn't follow the Camino Aragonés. Back to Pamplona where yes I did actually begin the Camino Francés – for a while. Walked until Logroño but turned north for Haro t-h-e center for Rioja despite the misleading claims from Logroño. Back to the Camino Francés until Burgos, then south to Santo Domingo de los Silos and the wonderful Gregorian chants-the Romanesque cloister. Burgos to León and the clock is ticking. León to Zamora for the Romanesque which I love but no, I didn't continue on the Via de Plata, the cold I had been nursing turning into bronchitis –"No Camino for You"! Three days flat on my back and the clock is ticking, loudly. On to Astorga – Sarria - Samos but then does one walk as far as possible, then bus it to the airport or spend three days enjoying Santiago? Not visit the cathedral or the amazing and bizarre Church of Santa Maria la Real del Sar or the litle church dedicated to Santiago's mother Santa María Salomé? Bus it is. So it wasn't a real pilgrimage however considering the number of churches I visited and the masses I attended, it wasn't tourigrino either. Let's just call it Camino del le Scruff. Happily home again, the grandbabies came to see me and all is well. PS If you see this Ivar, I so enjoyed our conversation, thank you again!
Be positive, you will be back.And than you will visit the Monastery, it's a lovely place you can see this on the pictures below.Sounds wonderful Scruffy. I too walked with bronchitis; not an easy thing to shake. Looking back on my stops, I do wish now I had taken the route to Samos to experience the Benedictine Monastery. Next time?? Welcome back.
Welcome back Scruffy.It was a fine and lovely Camino, in true Scruff style. Started in Bilbao but no, didn't go the Camino del Norte. Went south of Pamplona to Sangüesa (Zangoza in the Basque) but no, didn't follow the Camino Aragonés. Back to Pamplona where yes I did actually begin the Camino Francés – for a while. Walked until Logroño but turned north for Haro t-h-e center for Rioja despite the misleading claims from Logroño. Back to the Camino Francés until Burgos, then south to Santo Domingo de los Silos and the wonderful Gregorian chants-the Romanesque cloister. Burgos to León and the clock is ticking. León to Zamora for the Romanesque which I love but no, I didn't continue on the Via de Plata, the cold I had been nursing turning into bronchitis –"No Camino for You"! Three days flat on my back and the clock is ticking, loudly. On to Astorga – Sarria - Samos but then does one walk as far as possible, then bus it to the airport or spend three days enjoying Santiago? Not visit the cathedral or the amazing and bizarre Church of Santa Maria la Real del Sar or the litle church dedicated to Santiago's mother Santa María Salomé? Bus it is. So it wasn't a real pilgrimage however considering the number of churches I visited and the masses I attended, it wasn't tourigrino either. Let's just call it Camino del le Scruff. Happily home again, the grandbabies came to see me and all is well. PS If you see this Ivar, I so enjoyed our conversation, thank you again!
Yay! It was nice to finally meet you!It was a fine and lovely Camino, in true Scruff style. Started in Bilbao but no, didn't go the Camino del Norte. Went south of Pamplona to Sangüesa (Zangoza in the Basque) but no, didn't follow the Camino Aragonés. Back to Pamplona where yes I did actually begin the Camino Francés – for a while. Walked until Logroño but turned north for Haro t-h-e center for Rioja despite the misleading claims from Logroño. Back to the Camino Francés until Burgos, then south to Santo Domingo de los Silos and the wonderful Gregorian chants-the Romanesque cloister. Burgos to León and the clock is ticking. León to Zamora for the Romanesque which I love but no, I didn't continue on the Via de Plata, the cold I had been nursing turning into bronchitis –"No Camino for You"! Three days flat on my back and the clock is ticking, loudly. On to Astorga – Sarria - Samos but then does one walk as far as possible, then bus it to the airport or spend three days enjoying Santiago? Not visit the cathedral or the amazing and bizarre Church of Santa Maria la Real del Sar or the litle church dedicated to Santiago's mother Santa María Salomé? Bus it is. So it wasn't a real pilgrimage however considering the number of churches I visited and the masses I attended, it wasn't tourigrino either. Let's just call it Camino del le Scruff. Happily home again, the grandbabies came to see me and all is well. PS If you see this Ivar, I so enjoyed our conversation, thank you again!
Laurie, don't know how I missed this when you posted it. Perfect--thanks! Just what I'm looking for.http://mundicamino.com/rutas.cfm?id=45 So you will find markings.
Alansykes has walked this recently. From Santo Domingo, he walked on the Lana to Mecerreyes, where there is a very nice albergue, he tells us. On the way you pass through another pretty town, Covarrubias. https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/covarrubias.36955/
I'm pretty sure this is all on the side of lightly traveled roads, nothing major, but no mountain paths either.
Then rather than going straight to Burgos from Mecerreyes, he took a detour to a visigothic church, and he describes it here: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/com...thic-jewel-south-of-burgos.36974/#post-352219
If you take the detour to visit the visigothic church, it's three days back to Burgos. Otherwise it's two. Alan has some wikiloc GPS tracks online.
Stages:
Santo Domingo to Mecerreyes
Mecerreyes to Mondubar: http://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=11249029
Mondubar to Burgos
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