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This year is very interesting. Maybe it’s that I started at the end of August or it’s the fires, but there is no one on the Camino Frances right now. Today I left León and saw only a few more than 10 pilgrims in total.…
Even after all of these years traveling to the Camino, today I learned a valuable lesson. My day started at 3:30 am on Wednesday 8/27 getting up and ready to leave at 5 am for a 7 am flight. So far so good. My flights…
I have walked some long days and have been remiss in not writing. Day 7 was a long walk from Poblacion de Campos to Calzadilla de la Cueza. Normally, I would stop in Carrion de Los Condes but Poblacion is only about 16…
Last night I stayed at an albergue owned by a Korean couple. They served Bibembop for dinner. It was delicious. I loved being able to slather it in Korean pepper sauce. There is nothing really spicy here in Spain. Today…
Today I started in the dark. We started walking at 5:45 because we had a 30km day. That equates to 18.6 miles. It was not terrible, but we had to walk 12.4 miles before there was anyplace to get coffee. That was…
As is normal for the Camino when you are staying in a dormitory full of people, the day began at around 4:30 with some fantastic pilgrims alarm clock. Before you knew it several were up and getting ready. They are noise…