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June 5 – The 43rd Albergue
Tonight we’re staying at the 43rd albergue since starting this adventure. It’s a very nice, small, family run place. It has 4 bunk beds (8 beds total) downstairs, and some private rooms upstairs. The hosts prepare a meal in the evening, everything homemade using local, fresh ingredients. It’s been raining all day, so people staying…
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28 May – To Fonfría
Yesterday (May 28) we walked from 0 Cebreiro to Fonfría, past a statue of a peregrino, with very sore feet judging by all the bandages he had. We got to our albergue quite early. The Albergue A Reboleira is a big albergue with many beds, but arranged so that you had a sense of privacy…
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26 & 27 May – From León to Galicia
We’ve been slowly walking uphill and into Galicia. We were in León for quite a while. Total elevation gain in the last two days had been about 900 metres. We’ve had really good weather, warm and sunny, comfortable for walking. This section has been one of the most beautiful so far of the Camino. The…
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25 May – El Día de la Patria Argentina
On this date, in 1810, people in Argentina took the first steps towards breaking away from Spain and becoming an independent nation. My brother and I wanted to celebrate in some way, but this is a small town with no Argentinian food available. So we had a bowl of lentil soup, a ham and cheese…
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24 May – To Cacabelos
Walking out of Ponferrada Ponferrada’s Old Templar’s Castle Ever onwards Less than 200 kms left to Santiago! Through beautifully kept vineyards To our albergue, El Molino And now dinner at Cafetería Siglo XIX And then … to sleep and rest for another day of walking.
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19 May – to Murias de Rechivaldo
Today’s walk started fresh and clear, with a coffee, orange juice and a pastry at the same café where we had the delicious salad yesterday. The Café Then it was about 8 or so kms over rolling hills with red dirt, fields of wheat, trees – a peaceful, beautiful walk. We came to an overlook…
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18 May – A Short Walk to Santibáñez de Valdeiglesias
Only 12 kms today. Yeah, say my feet! Today’s walk was a great improvement over yesterday’s. Big improvement. It was a sunny, warm walk on a dirt path, through a couple charming towns, to the small town where we’re staying. There are many bridges all along the Camino. Today we walked over the bridge at…
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14 May – The Walk With The Longest Distance Between Towns
The walk today was 23 kms. The first 17 were between Carrión de los Condes and Calzadilla de la Cueza. Then another 6 to the place where we’re staying, Albergue La Morena in the town of Ledigos. It is a comfortable albergue, with a good restaurant. We had a very good dinner in the company of two…
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13 May – The Day I Finally Got An Excellent Flan
I grew up eating flan for dessert. I love it! Flan is a custard dessert with a layer of clear caramel sauce. I hadn’t had a good flan for a long time, and hoped to get a good one while on the Camino. Today, for lunch at a cafe in Villalcázar de Sirga, I ordered one for…
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11 & 12 May – to Frómista with a night in Itero de la Vega
May 11 and 12 we walked short distances, 11.3 and 13.9 k. We are “listening to our bodies” and they tell us to take it easy, to slow down and recover. So that’s what we are doing. The walk from Castrojeriz to Itero de la Vega goes up about 200 metres right out of Castrojeriz,…