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Day 39 Trabadalo to Luguna de Castilla, a bloody hard day! Day 40 Luguna de Castilla to Triacastela.
Day 39 I left Casa Susi feeling really recharged, great friends, wonderful food and a really good nights sleep. I have a big climb to do today! There are more chestnut forests to walk through and pretty mountain villages. When… Continue reading
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Day 37 and 38 Cacabelos to Villafranca and then to Trabadalo and my night at Casa Susi.
Day 37 Today I am not going far, the Way is beautiful with vineyards and rolling hills. I plan to stay in an Alburgue the Blue Mountains Camino group supported by way of a donation. The Ave Fénix pilgrim hostel… Continue reading
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Day 36 Ponferrada to Cacabelos and more friend’s on the Camino
Day 36 This morning I have breakfast with Tony and Johann, friends from The Blue Mountains Camino group. They have just walked a Camino from Le Puy in France to St Jean 740km then bused to Ponferrada to start walking… Continue reading
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Day 35 El Acebo to Ponferrada
Day 35 We left at 7am this morning there was no sun it was light with some cloud cover, the air was crisp. The first little bit is on road and then we started our descent. It was as hard… Continue reading
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Day 33 El Ganso to Rabanal and Day 34 over the Mountain! To El Acebo.
Day 33 A lovely peaceful walk this morning, the Way is flat with a gentle incline. Only a short walk, I get a bed at the Alburgue I really wanted to stay at. It is run by the Confraternity of… Continue reading
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Day 32 San Justo De La Vega to El Ganso.
Day 32 Firstly today I walked to Astorga, an interesting, pretty and small city. It was started as a Roman settlement in the 1st Century BC. Most things were still closed, but I did see the Roman Bath ruins, the… Continue reading
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Day 31 San Martin del Camino to San Justo De La Vega.
Day 31 Today I walked through the town of Hospital de Orbigo. Here in 1434 a famous battle took place on this beautiful bridge the main dude involved was a Knight called Don Suero, apparently he is mentioned in the… Continue reading
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Day 30 La Virgen del Camino to San Martin del Camino.
Day 30 There are two options today. I take the original which is alongside a busy secondary road. The other is slightly longer but away from the road and a bit more remote. I don’t mind this way, there is… Continue reading
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Day 29 Leon to La Virgen del Camino and a Pilgrims rest.
Day 29 Lots of pilgrims take a rest day in Leon. I am kind’a having a rest day, I don’t have to be out of the apartment until 11am, I sleep late, and have a relaxing time with the coffee… Continue reading
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Day 28 Reliegos to Leon. (When is a pilgrim not a pilgrim?)
Day 28 Wow, what a day! I head out about 7:30am, I am soon joined by a lady I met the first night in St Jean, she has been crook and so has had to take days off and go… Continue reading