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A ‘gorgeous’ side trip

Yesterday we had considered taking a diversion into Santo Domingo in order to visit an impressive gorge.  But due to the poor weather forecast we didn’t really want to prologue our stage.  So we hatched another plan to visit the … Continue reading →

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La Lana from Cuenca, stage 13

Quintanarraya to Santo Domingo de Silos, 26 km Not many signs leaving town so I would say it really is essential to have a track downloaded. I use Maps.me to follow a trail and Wikiloc to record.  7 km into … Continue reading →

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La Lana from Cuenca, stage 12

San Esteban de Gormaz to Quentanarraya We climbed up to the castle wall yesterday afternoon. There are lots of cave houses up there and great views over the town and surrounding countryside.  This morning is foggy and cold – the … Continue reading →

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La Lana from Cuenca, stages 8-11

Here are links to my previous posts in 2019 for the stages that we have skipped… Stage 8 Siguenza to Atienza Stage 9 Atienza to Retortillo de Soria Stage 10 Retortillo de Soria to Caracena Stage 11 Caracena to San … Continue reading →

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The plan that keeps on changing

So…more discussions were held after our arrival into Sigüenza yesterday… Accommodation has become a bit of an issue on this camino. The next stage after Sigüenza is a long one – 30+ km into Atienza with much elevation gain and … Continue reading →

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La Lana from Cuenca, stage 7

Mandayona to Sigüenza, 22.7 km Our taxi arrives at 07:00 and takes 15 minutes to transport us 16 km back to Mandayona. Let’s see how long it takes us to make the return trip.  We have left a lot of … Continue reading →

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La Lana from Cuenca, stage 6

Cifuentes to Mandayona, 27.5 km Can I ask that when you receive a blog update via email you tap the option to ‘Read on blog’ to see the blog as it’s is intended.  (As pointed out to me by Nina … Continue reading →

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La Lana from Cuenca, day 5

Trillo to Cifuentes, 13.5 km We leave a bit later than usual at 7:30 but not late enough for any bars or shops to be open though and so we’re walking on empty tanks. After exiting via the staircase alongside … Continue reading →

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La Lana from Cuenca, day 4

Salmerón to Trillo, 30 km I’m sorry not to have said this earlier, but thanks so much to all who have made comments. It feels like a reunion with old friends after a while apart. It really means a lot … Continue reading →

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La Lana from Cuenca, day 3

Villaconejos de Trabaque to Salmerón, 25 km walked Pepe advised that the route today includes a diversion around a broken bridge over the Rio  Guardiela where the water is too fast flowing to recommend attempting to walk across.  He also … Continue reading →

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La Lana from Cuenca, day 2

There are no directions out of the village, but we take what seems like the obvious track. Neither of us have a recollection of the route we took last time that we walked entirely on the road due to the … Continue reading →

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La Lana from Cuenca, stage 1

Getting there After 22 hours of travelling starting with the 04:45 bus into the City Centre, followed by the Airport Flyer, Ryanair flight to Madrid, (met with Nina) transit bus to terminal 4, train to Chamartin station, train to Cuenca, … Continue reading →

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Ruta de la Lana – if at first you don’t succeed…

Having failed miserably (and painfully) to complete this route in 2019 due to a severe hip injury, I am having another go. Previously I was stopped short of reaching Burgos by a mere few stages. The first half of the … Continue reading →

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Two days in Santiago

Thanks so much to everyone for all the supportive comments. They are really very much appreciated.  Santiago day 1 After enjoying the included breakfast at the hospidaria we wandered over to the food market where Mikey bought yet another mango. … Continue reading →

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Camino Portuguese from Valença, Stage 6

Vilanova de Arousa to Pontesecures by boat 28 km Pontesecures to Santiago de Compostela on foot, 28.4 km https://www.wikiloc.com/hiking-trails/puentecesures-catedral-de-santiago-237882833 Last night’s accommodation was at Albergue A Corticela, €20 each. Nicely presented, maybe 12 places – we were in a room … Continue reading →

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