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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Arzua to Arco O Pino
The penultimate day — tomorrow we arrive in Santiago. Jim and I almost arrived in Santiago today. We entirely missed the correct turnoff to Arca O Pino, our destination and were almost at the Santiago airport before we decided we … Continue reading
Posted in 2012, Camino de Santiago de Compostela, Camino de Santiago trip, travel
Tagged albergue, Arca O Pino, chestnut, John Deere, Mount Gozo, rainbow, Santiago
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Melide to Arzua — another rainy day
Rain discourages photography. Luckily it only rained much of the day, not the whole time, so we got a few photos. Early on, we walked through a forest of eucalyptus and pine trees. Someone was cutting the eucalyptus, using the … Continue reading
Posted in 2012, Camino de Santiago de Compostela, Camino de Santiago trip, travel
Tagged Arzua, Camino, Eirexe, Galicia, Melide, orujo
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Eirexe to Melide
For a twelve-mile day, it took a long time — in large part, because it was a miscalculation on my part, and was actually a fifteen-mile day. The forecast of “partly sunny” never came to pass — it was mostly … Continue reading
Posted in 2012, Camino de Santiago de Compostela, Camino de Santiago trip, travel
Tagged Arzua, Eirexe, eucalyptus, Galicia, Melide, Palas del Rei, Santiago
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Portomarin to Eirexe — Galician rain
Drops of rain hung on our windows this morning, but we could see stars in the 6:00 a.m. dark, so hoped that the day would turn out well. It did, but in a very Galician style. Lacking Internet … Continue reading
Posted in 2012, Camino de Santiago de Compostela, Camino de Santiago trip, travel
Tagged cows, Eirexe, Galician, Hospital de la Cruz, Israeli, orujo, Portomarin, quemada, rain
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A day in Sarria
A pleasant day — not too hot. Regina and Anthea enjoyed sleeping in. Peg and Tom, Teri and Jim went off to explore, starting at the monastery where Jim, Anthea and I got new credencials. Those are the forms on … Continue reading
Posted in Camino de Santiago de Compostela, Camino de Santiago trip, travel
Tagged Altus, bag transport, Blue, Camino, churros, compostela, credencial, Italian, Matias Locanda Italiana, peregrino, Sarria, Vueling
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Samos to Sarria
Today was a short walk, we thought, and set out promptly at 9:00 a.m. after breakfasting on toast, butter, thick local honey and coffee. Nearly four hours later we finally came to a place to stop for coffee, and by … Continue reading
Posted in 2012, Camino de Santiago de Compostela, Camino de Santiago trip, travel
Tagged chestnut, corn, Galicia, raspberries, rio Oribio, Samos, Sarria, slug
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O’Cebrerio!
We start with Regina’s photo of Galicia from the high pass of O’Cebrerio — 4,297 feet. Cruz de Ferro was higher, at 4,940 feet, but the climb up to O’Cebrerio seemed tougher. Luckily, we had blue skies and sunshine — … Continue reading
Posted in 2012, Camino de Santiago de Compostela, Camino de Santiago trip, travel
Tagged cows, forge, Galicia, Ganesh, Herrerias, La Faba, monastery, O'Cebrerio, Samos, sirens
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Villafranca del Bierzo to Herrerias
The route from Villafranca del Bierzo to Vega del Valcarce has been one of the most frequently described in the books I’ve read about the Camino, and most characterizations have ranged from “harrowing” to “terrible.” But much must have changed … Continue reading
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Tagged Basque, Bierzo, Camino, cows, Herrerias, N-VI, nettles, peregrinos, Rio de Valcarce, Rio Pereje, Trabadelo, Vega de Valcarce, Villafranca
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Ponferrada to Villafranca de Bierzo
There are several Villafrancas along the Camino Frances — it means “Town of the Franks” and referred to all of the people coming from France to get to Santiago. Tonight’s town is Villfranca of the Bierzo region, which is hilly … Continue reading
Posted in 2012, Camino de Santiago de Compostela, Camino de Santiago trip, travel
Tagged Camino, Frances, Franks, Herrerias, Leon, Ponferrada, Santiago, Valcarce, Villafranca
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Road Trip Teri 