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Day 29, to Barbadelo
May 14, 2026 On the Camino last year my brother and I walked from Samos to Sarria where we stayed the night. The next day we took the bus from Sarria to a town 10 K before Santiago, stayed the night there, and the next morning walked the last 10 K into Santiago. This year…
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Day 14, to Frómista
April 29, 2026 The day started with rain. We walked the long uphill out of Castrojeriz in rain, but once on top and walking downhill the rain lessened. Everything looked rather muted. I saw an interesting rock by the side of the way, it looked like the face of an old man with big eyebrows:…
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Slocan in Fall
Photos from the Slocan area, made in the Fall of 2025
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June 1st – Almost There
It’s been a long journey. Starting on April 24 at St-Jean-Pied-de-Port in France, over the Pyrenees into Spain. A few wet and muddy days, many sunny clear days. Always following the yellow arrows, shells and other way-signs. We saw majestic church buildings and quiet, wide open wheat fields, bridges and sculptures, and flowers, so many…
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31 May – Sarria and the Last 100 K
We made it to Sarria. Sarria is known for being the usual starting point for the last 100 kms of the Camino Francés to Santiago, the one we’ve been walking since April 24. In 2024, more than 150,000 pilgrims started the Camino in Sarria. By contrast, only about 32,000 started from St-Jean-Pied-de-Port, where we started.…
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30 May – Beautiful, Forested Walk to Samos
It was a lovely, peaceful walk today to Samos! Today I will let the pictures speak for themselves.
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29 May – The Old Chestnut Tree
In the small village of Ramil, just outside Triacastela, there’s a huge, old chestnut tree. It’s an impressive sight walking down the path, turning a corner, and there it is. It is more than 800 years old, 8 1/2 metres in perimeter. It looks like a beautiful sculpture of time, carved by nature. On May…
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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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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…