Category: travel
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What Day is it – Seriously, I Can’t Remember
Day 25 – I am so overwhelmed with feelings of gratitude-appreciation-thanks-amazement and the awe!!!! That I am here in Spain, have been in this beautiful country now for a few weeks and that I have experienced so many facets of its offerings! And yet I will be here longer and will enjoy, discover and realize…
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I am But Dust in the Wlnd
Day 24 – Today was weird – I woke up to find that Mary Beth, the last of my tribe of eight (other than Mitzi and Ryan who I’ve been hanging with) – a vibrant young woman who I enjoyed talking with many times along “The Way”, had moved on and I did not get…
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To “Land’s End” – or to the End if the Earth
Day 23 Our combined group reserved two nights at Roots and Boots. I had hoped that someone in my “family”, or perhaps someone I met along the way, would have been willing to continue with me out to the coast. No takers. The route to Finisterre, literally “the end of the earth” as truly this…
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Wherever You Go, There You Are
Day 22/Day 15 Today we walked into Santiago de Compostela!!! We anticipated a 4 hours walk and set out at 5:45 am. By daylight it was evident that we would have our first overcast day. The weather has been most amazing and unexpectedly dry, especially for spring. It was very enjoyable walking two hours before…
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Get up and Do It Again!
LAST FULL DAY OF WALKING!!!! Fourteen days doesn’t seem like very much but the days blur together and some of the events of early on seem forever ago. We started again in the dark of 6:45 and immediately (well, after we passed within a foot of several sleeping cows) set foot down a muddy &…
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We Are Family!
Day 20, Day 13 on the Camino On to Silleda, 28 km, 17.4 miles. Out the door with headlamps on at 6:45 after a scrambled egg breakfast. There was a forest fire somewhere and the strong smell was a little strangling at first – until the smell of cow patties took over!!! The morning was…
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The Magic Part
Day 19, Day 12 on The Camino “You are now entering the magic part, the final 100km…… ‘The last section of the Via de la Plata Camino route is probably the most beautiful of all the ‘last 100km’ to Santiago de Compostela; and will also please those looking for a Camino that is off the…
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Into Wonderland
Day 18, Day 11 on the Camino Another 6:30 start, but with a 19 mile, 9 hour day and several of the usual fueling stops, including one not even 40 minutes in, it was an extremely long day.. We had some grueling uphill out of the River Mino Valley in the hot, HOT sun, which…
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The Day of the Barking Dogs
Day 17, Day 10 on the Camino I was so looking forward to today!!! Our yellow arrows pointed us into the River Mino valley to the town of Ourense. Pictures and pamphlets at our albergue touted a gorgeous city with several naturall hot springs. We set out at 6:00 with headlamps, as the moon is…
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What a Difference a Day Makes!
DAY 16 , Day 9 on the Camino I am still so amazed and filled with gratitude that I am actually walking across Spain! The little villages have such character, the stone buildings so ancient, the sky bright blue (when I am not being guided by the moon or wowed by an amazing sunrise) the…