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Noche del Vino XXXVIII, Cómpeta 2013
No sooner are the ferias over than it is time for the night of the wine, Competa’s annual celebration of the grape harvest, held every year on 15 August. La Noche del Vino festival developed from an age old tradition … Continue reading
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The Spanish certainly know how to throw a party
The feria season is drawing to an end in our area of Andalusia, Southern Spain. Every July/August the local villages take it in turns to transform their streets into a venue for funfair / equestrian games / pop concert / … Continue reading
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A wonderful article that I think you’ll enjoy
I loved this piece so much that I asked the author’s permission to reproduce it here. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did A 5-foot-3 woman’s got to learn to be big sometimes, especially when her 6-foot-tall … Continue reading
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Post camino assessment and reflections
So, I have at last got around to writing the final assessment of my camino, completed some ten weeks ago. I dont know why it has taken me so long to put fingers to keyboard. May be some deep psychological … Continue reading
To be a Pilgrim
Isn’t is strange. I was brought up in a home without religion. I have never been inside a church with either of my parents. And yet I love hymns. I just looked up the words of the hymn ‘To be … Continue reading
Assessment of clothes and gear
This post is an assessment of the items that I took on my 2013 camino from the point of view of a trekking novice. I have since gained a little experience and have posted an assessment of the items I … Continue reading
Getting back to normal, 13 June 2013
So life is just about back to normal. It took longer than it should have because, after being home for a week, two things interrupted ‘normal’. On the Sunday afternoon we had been to see one of our favourite bands … Continue reading
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Back home, 26 – 28 May 2013
It as very late Saturday night/Sunday morning when David and I arrived back in Canillas. The only animal at home was Sheba, our beautiful Siamese-looking cat who is actually just a moggie. I called her but she must have been … Continue reading
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Life after the camino, (falling in love with Santiago) 24 and 25 May 2013
David arrived at about 10pm last night (Thursday) and after dumping his bag at the hotel we went towards the old town for a ‘welcome to Santiago’ drink. The next morning we decided against breakfast in the hotel and I … Continue reading
Life after the camino, 23 May 2013
This morning I fiound a lovely short cut to the inner city through a food market, full of meat, fish and fruit stalls. What a pity I haven’t got access to a kitchen – it all looks fabulously fresh. I … Continue reading
Life after the camino, 22 May 2013
Yesterday dawned dull and cloudy so we decided to get the 12 noon bus back to Santiago. Before leaving, Ella and I took a trip back to the long beach at the entrance to Finisterre so that she could collect … Continue reading
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Day 35, 20 May 2013, Finisterre to nowhere, 0 km
And so, on the thirty-fifth day, God gave us a lie-in, rest and relaxation, and all is good with the world (well, it’s very good in my world, and that is all that counts for today!) Ella and I purchased … Continue reading
Day 34, 19 May 2013, Muxia to Finisterre 32 km
So, the last day began bright and clear and we left Muxia for our last day of walking. After a while on the road we were directed onto a lovely soft sandy path that led through more pine and eucalyptus … Continue reading
Day 33, 18 May 2013, Dumbría to Muxia, 25 km
A good night’s sleep was not had by me at the pensión. Although it was a private room, I had to share a double bed with Ella and it was not at all relaxing, not helped by the fact that … Continue reading
Day 32,17 May 2013, Maroñas to Dumbría, 22.5 km
Head in the sand worked for a while, and we set off in weak sunshine, which lasted for a few kilometres. And then, guess what? It rained, and rained. With various amounts of force, ranging from hard to very hard … Continue reading
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