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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
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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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
Review of clothes and gear (I)
Here is the first part of my long overdue gear report. I will divide it into three parts clothes (herewith) gear and equipment (see here) technology (to follow in separate post) My last such review was in 2014 and I … Continue reading
Posted in Camino assessments and reflections, Camino de Santiago de Compostela, Preparations
Tagged camino, Camino de Santiago blog, Camino de Santiago de compostela, Camino de Santiago., camino packing list, Clothes and gear, long distance hiking, review of clothes and gear, Spain, travel
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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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Local trio join forces for fundraising ‘triathlon’
Actually each of us independently organised our own event, but it just happened that they culminated at the same time…and I couldn’t resist the headline! As you will know, I have recently completed my latest camino walk and whilst I … Continue reading
Posted in A view of life, Camino assessments and reflections, Camino de Santiago de Compostela
Tagged Camino blog, Camino de Santiago blog, Camino de Santiago de compostela, Camino de Santiago., Canillas de Albaida, Cómpeta, CUDECA, Expats in Andalucia, fundraising, long distance hiking, Spain, travel
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Hanging out in Santiago
It was great to meet up with George last evening. For those of you who don’t know, George and I walked the first part of the Camino Mozárabe together last year. We met for the first time at the church … Continue reading
Day 35, Camino Ingles, Sigüero to Santiago de Compostela 17.2 km
Total distance 971.8 km Daily average 27.8 Today’s accumulated uphill elevation 208 m Today’s accumulated downhill elevation 177 m Yesterday’s hospitalera who I presume is called Chisca, was worth her high charges in entertainment value. She is one of those … Continue reading
Day 34, Camino Ingles, Hospital de Bruma to Sigüero 24.8 km
Total distance 954.6 km Daily average 28 Today’s accumulated uphill elevation 121 m Today’s accumulated downhill elevation 275 m After enjoying a very decent ‘menu’ lunch yesterday at the new restaurant in Hospital de Bruma, I returned to the albergue … Continue reading
Day 33, Camino Ingles, Betanzos to Hospital de Bruma 27.1 km
Total distance 929.8 km Daily average 28.1 Today’s accumulated uphill elevation 673 m Today’s accumulated downhill elevation 286 m Betanzos had a lot more to see than I took advantage of. It is a large town with many ancient churches, … Continue reading
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