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Camino Frances

Pamplona to Puente la Reina March 15 2019

Today was simply a beautiful day. The sun is out and although it was crisp this morning it ended up being nice and warm as the day went on. I climbed Alto Padrón today. A challenge for a first day especially since I…

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Barcelona to Pamplona March 14 2019

As Camino´s go today was a vey easy day. I caught a train in Barcelona at 7 30. Note to self you need to get to the station early as there is a line for security. Once through security the train was waiting. 4 hrs and…

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March 13, 2018 Via de la Plata

Today was our Final day of walking. We stayed in a Xunta albergue that is about 17k from Santiago so the walk is relatively short. a little less then 4 hrs. W decided to start at 7:00am with our headlamps. This is a…

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March 11 2018 Via de la Plata

Today we started in Cea and walked to A Laxe 33k. The terrain is beautiful but the weather was terrible. From the time we left the albergue until the time we arrived in A Laxe it rained, sometimes hard and sometimes…

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March 12 2018 Via de la Plata

Today was our last long day on the Via de la Plata. It was a doozie. We started out at 7:30am and headed for the local bar for breakfast. By 8:20 we were on our way. The trail was beautiful but wet and muddy in many…

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March 10 2018 Via de la Plata

Today was our first day out of Ourense. There were two options, the traditional route which is only 20k but we were warned that after rain could be flooded and the rivers could be swollen, or the alternate route which…