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Camino Mozárabe stage 6 – Alquife to Guadix 24 km

Posted on 19/04/2018 by magwood

Today’s distance 24km Elevation gain 201 m Elevation loss 505 m Total distance from Almería 134.5 It became very cold during the night and I had chosen a very lightweight blanket and didn’t sleep too well as a result. Manuel’s … Continue reading →

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Camino Mozárabe stage 5 – Huéneja to Alquife 20 km

Posted on 18/04/2018 by magwood

Today’s distance 20 km Elevation gain 349 m Elevation loss 289 m Total distance from Almería 110.5 Well, this is what we have been waiting for. Now we are talking camino walking – and it doesn’t get finer than this. … Continue reading →

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Camino Mozárabe stage 4 – Abla to Huéneja 21.5 km

Posted on 17/04/2018 by magwood

Today’s distance 21.5 km Elevation gain 432 m Elevation loss 139 m Total distance from Almería 90.5 km A much nicer start to the day, with the snow topped mountains to our left and walking along comfortable country lanes and … Continue reading →

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Camino Mozárabe stage 3 – Alboloduy to Abla 30 km

Posted on 16/04/2018 by magwood

Today’s distance 30 km Elevation gain 817 m Elevation loss 315 m Total distance from Almería 69 Last night in Alboloduy there were twelve pilgrims, we five, a Spanish guy who I have yet to see, a German couple, an … Continue reading →

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Camino Mozárabe stage 2 – Santa Fe de Mondújar to Alboloduy

Posted on 15/04/2018 by magwood

Today’s distance 16 km Elevation gain 487 m Elevation loss 323 m Total distance from Almería 40 We made a very leisurely exit from the albergue this morning and were immediately tackling some extreme elevation. We wound up and up … Continue reading →

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Camino Mozárabe stage 1 – Almería to Santa Fe de Mondújar

Posted on 14/04/2018 by magwood

I forgot to turn on my gps for a while so the distance walked was perhaps 1km longer than stated below Today’s distance 24 km Elevation gain 254 m Elevation loss 81 m Total distance from Almería 24 Nine Pilgrims … Continue reading →

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Two days and counting…

Posted on 11/04/2018 by magwood

Two days and counting!  Backpack is almost sorted, most items on the packing list are ticked off.  Rather than show you the standard series of photos of  folded clothes that will accompany me on my camino, I thought I would … Continue reading →

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2018 Camino – Mozárabe and Torres (with one or two variations)

Posted on 09/04/2018 by magwood

Another combination camino for me this year marked in yellow on the map.  If anyone is looking for an excellent map detailing all the camino routes in Spain (unless you know of any that aren’t shown) I can highly recommend … Continue reading →

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Carry on caminoing

Posted on 22/02/2018 by magwood

It must be about time I shared my plans for my next camino. What started as a vague commitment to walk in 2018 with a member of the camino forum, has snowballed into a multinational group of anything between 6 … Continue reading →

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You wait for four months, and then three come at once!

Posted on 20/01/2018 by magwood

And last, but hopefully not least, in my little flurry of posting…I uploaded a couple of camino videos to youtube some time back, but don’t think I announced it on the blog. The first, rather long, one incorporates all stages … Continue reading →

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That view…

Posted on 20/01/2018 by magwood

I have received a comment from a follower of the blog to remind me that I haven’t posted here for quite some time.  Four months to be exact.  I’m not sure where all that time went! So here is a … Continue reading →

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Reflections on the Caminos Primitivo and Fisterra

Posted on 24/08/2017 by magwood

Here is part two of my 2017 camino round-up.  I won’t give too much detail as these are much more travelled routes and there is a lot of easily available information around.  You can check out part one which covers … Continue reading →

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Reflections on the Caminos de Madrid & San Salvador

Posted on 21/08/2017 by magwood

It’s hard to believe that almost three months have passed since I finished my 2017 camino.  I’ve spent quite some time going through my photos and video clips to put together the movie you can see below.  I managed to … Continue reading →

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It was a ¡buen camino!

Posted on 30/05/2017 by magwood

I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has read and commented on my blog over the last 36 days. The comments really do give me a great boost every day. Please stick around for a … Continue reading →

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Stage 36 – Fisterra to Muxía, 28.5 km

Posted on 29/05/2017 by magwood

My mojo was still in evidence this morning as I set off from Finisterre at just after 07:00. I hadn’t remembered the walk as being that great – it was the finale of my first camino (Frances) in 2013 when … Continue reading →

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