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Day 10- half way!
Anotjer night in a single room with own bath was really nice. its odd to me that as much as I do like the communal dinner, the bunks ate not my fave! I have had some good ones where everyone was in one bug room and all had same ideas of timing, noose abatement and…
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Day 9- Down and then back up
Leaving Astorga today it was already daylight as I slept later. Slept so well last night after a nice community dinner and no upper bunk above me. Was a little mixed bag of decoding if it was better to leave in daylight with a little more sleep and breakfast in my system. That jury is…
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Day 8- Romans, Gaudi and Sunshine
Today started early! The challenge of the albergues and especially the bunk bed situation, besides the bunkbeds, is that the rooms are sometimes different sizes and different numbers of bunks. Last night, I literally booked the place as I was walking up to it. There were 8 bunks in my room. 6 of them occupied…
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Day 7 – “On The Way again!”
After two days of rest, i was up early and ready to get back out on the walk again! Thankful that the weather forecast had improved and so instead of all day downpours, it was off and on mist as I headed out of Leon. Stopped by the Leon Cathedral to ask for guidance and…
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Day 6- Leon- rest day
Reading lots of posts on Camino blogs about people dealing with insomnia. Something we all marcel at given how exhausted we are when we reach the end of the walking day. For me its been more about things hurting which wake me up but have felt rested and anxious to get going the next morning.…
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Day 5- Jumping ahead
Yesterday after a challenging time finding my albergue, I started looking at the next few days and when I would need to jump ahead due to my decision to get back for work projects. Surprising to those who know me well, I hadnt done complete research on the Spanish bus and train system. My original…
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Day 4- Uterga to Estella
After another enjoyable dinner and a good night’s sleep, I was ready to get out there early today. headed out before dawn about 6:45. Treated to a gorgeous sunrise over the same mountains ridge that almost did me in yesterday! Only about 30 minutes away I took a suggested detour to visit St Maria de…
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Day 3- Lorrasoana- Uterga
Longest day for time and distance of the first 3. Managed to get up and out before 7:00 am today. Partially thanks to limited sleep die to a barking dog next door who was outside all night and maybe stopped barking for 45 minutes. Really the only negative of the Albuergue Last night. Another great…
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Day 2- Roncesvalles to Larrasoana- There is sun in Spain!
Last night at the Pilgrim’s Mass after dinner, think its safe to say many prayers for less rain were offered! By late afternoon, looks like the message got through! Leaving the Monastery Albergue, we pass through the Witches Forest, so named because in the 14th century covens of witches were suspected to inhabit the wooded…
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Day 1, if I wasnt so damn tired I would do it again!
A light rain meant it was darker than I expected at 6:30 this mor ing so I waited until 7:00 and then hit it. A little walk into the old town and a stop in the church before walking out the Spanish Gate and beginning the adventure. Walking to Orrisson, 8 km away, was my…
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