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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Day 11 — Fromista to Carrion de los Condes
We’re in Carrion de los Condes for the night; I’ve spent a chunk of the afternoon trying to find the meaning of Carrion in Spanish, without any luck. Carrion de los Condes was the Moorish name for the town, and … Continue reading
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Ciruena to Burgos
Maria at Casa Victoria made us toast with butter and honey (two kinds, one very dark and tasty) and marmalade for breakfast, and coffee and orange juice. We bid farewell to Francisco and her with European double kisses on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Burgos, chickens, Ciruena, Perth, pilgrim kitsch, Santo Domingo
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Ciruena — Walking, Day Eight
Sunday afternoon – we have been on the road for a week now, with a rest day. Tomorrow we will walk to Santo Domingo de Calzada, about 4 or 5 miles and take a bus to Burgos from there. We … Continue reading
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Tagged Azofra, Casa Victoria, Ciruena, Francisco, Maria, Najera, Najerilla, Santo Domingo, Virgin
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Day Six – Navarette
We started in easy after our rest day in Logrono — about eight miles to Navarette, another hill town. Much of the first four miles was flat, and through parks on the outskirts of Logrono. Locals shared the paved trails … Continue reading
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Tagged albergue, Camino, credencials, Logrono, Najera. pulpo, Navarette, octopus, peregrinos
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August 28, 2012 — Estella –Third day of walking
Hello all – we found ourselves in Cirauqui last night, described in the guidebook as an exceptionally well- preserved medieval hilltop town. It had no Internet — the albergue owner thought that perhaps we could sit in the town plaza … Continue reading
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Tagged albergue, Camino, Cirauquai, Estella, Puente la Reina, Roman
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First day of walking — Pamplona to Urtega
The pedometer says that we walked something in the neighborhood of 25,000 steps today, from our hotel in Pamplona to the albergue in Urtega, a small town about 17 kilometers (9? miles) west (we’re always walking west). That included walking … Continue reading
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Tagged Alto del Perdon, Pamplona, pilgrims, sumflowers, Urtega, Zariquigui
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August 25, 2012 — Pamplona
First day of the journey, really — Barcelona was play. Here’s Anthea’s summary: “Aqui estamos en Pamplona – finalmente, despues de un acidente con mi cafe por la mañana y un viaje de tren que cambió a un viaje de … Continue reading
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Tagged Camino, corn, Pamplona, pilgrim
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