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Stage 11 – Peñaflor de Hornija to Medina de Rioseco, 25.6 km
Another day of long, straight, flat, sandy, gravelly tracks. Accompanied by the brightest blue sky I have ever seen, chilly to start but soon warming and becoming quite hot as the day progressed. At one point we saw ahead of … Continue reading
Stage 10 – Puente Duero to Peñaflor de Hornija 29 km
Love this photo of the four of us waving from the ancient bridge at Puente Duero last evening… This morning we were invited to breakfast with Arturo for 2 euros. I declined as I don’t drink tea or coffee and … Continue reading
Stage 9 – Alcazarén to Puente Duero, 25 km
I pulled myself out of my slump last evening and did indeed find a couple of gems in Alcazarén. There is a huge brick built church that is quite beautiful inside. We returned to El Bar Real for some supper … Continue reading
Stage 8 – Coca to Alcazarén, 26 km
Last evening I bought a bottle of cava and a big bag of crisps for sharing, then spotted a box of eggs and thought it would be a good idea to have boiled eggs for tomorrow’s walk. But when I … Continue reading
Stage 7 – Santa Maria la Real de Nieva to Coca, 23.4 km
Despite the bunk beds in last night’s accommodation being more like hammocks with deeply sagging springs and mattresses, we all had a good night’s sleep in the tiny albergue and weren’t in any rush to leave as we had a … Continue reading
Stage 6 – Zamarramala to Santa Maria la Real de Nieva, 31 km
It was another very cold start to the day and again I was wearing almost every item of clothing I had with me. But luckily there was little or no breeze and the sun soon came up and I started … Continue reading
Stage 5 – La Granja de San Ildefonso to Zamarramala, 17 km
The albergue at San Ildefonso was very cosy and warm – I can’t recommend it highly enough. We had no idea until we rose and looked out of the window that it had been snowing during the night. It continued … Continue reading
Stage 4 – Cercedilla to La Granja de San Ildefonso, 28 km
We rendezvoused at 07:00 and took ourselves across the road to the train station cafeteria for hot drinks and pastries as there are no opportunities for refreshment along the way. Once again I thoroughly annoyed myself by forgetting to turn … Continue reading
Stage 3 – Manzanares el Real to Cercedilla, 22 km
The albergue at Mataelpino is only a couple of years old and well equipped with beds for 18, two bathrooms, kitchen facilities and lots of tables and chairs. The cost is 8 euros. Last evening Paul suggested that he would … Continue reading
Stage 2 – Tres Cantos to Manzanares el Real, 27 km
We were up and out by 7 am – that is Paul, Eli, Marilyn and I. Carsten and Ralf made a more leasurely start. It was a lovely walk right from the beginning. As soon as we left town (an … Continue reading
Time to start making plans…
Well, the countdown has begun! Only five weeks until the new adventure starts. I have decided to travel to Madrid by train, which is a little more expensive than flying, but with much less hanging around. I am taking the … Continue reading
Posted in A view of life, Camino de Madrid, Camino de Santiago de Compostela, Camino del Salvador, Camino Fisterra, Camino Primitivo
Tagged Camino blog, Camino de Santiago blog, Camino de Santiago de compostela, Camino de Santiago., Expats in Andalucia, long distance hiking, Spain, travel
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2017 camino plans
On a very rainy and misty day when I have no desire to leave the house, my thoughts turn to my next camino (or I should say…caminos). My plan for 2017 is to set off from Spain’s capital city on … Continue reading
Posted in Camino de Madrid, Camino de Santiago de Compostela, Camino del Salvador, Camino Fisterra, Camino Primitivo
Tagged Camino blog, Camino de Madrid, Camino de Santiago blog, Camino de Santiago de compostela, Camino de Santiago., Camino del Salvador, Camino Fistera, Camino Primitivo, long distance hiking
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Review of clothes and gear (II)
Part two of my ongoing missive reporting on items taken on my Camino del Norte in April/May 2016 part (I) on clothes can be seen here part (II) on gear and equipment appears below part (III) on technology will be … Continue reading
A pilgrim’s reminiscence
Pilgrim and Camino Forum member William Garza wrote this poem and posted it to the forum today. It really resonated with me and he has kindly given me permission to reproduce it here. It reminds me of my walk along … Continue reading
A long and lazy summer
It’s been a while since my last post (slightly more than three months in fact). I did start writing the following six weeks ago… As I start to write this (and I may well not complete it for a few … Continue reading
Posted in A view of life, Camino de Madrid, Camino de Santiago de Compostela, Camino del Salvador, Camino Primitivo
Tagged Camino blog, Camino de Madrid, Camino de Santiago blog, Camino de Santiago de compostela, Camino de Santiago., Camino del Salvador, Camino Primitivo, long distance hiking, travel
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