Through this beautiful covered corridor of woods on an old route from San Xulián do Camino to Ponte Campaña. Historical note: Ponte Campaña was the setting for...
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High-Spirited Boisterousness!
By early afternoon this day, my right foot was toast, and timing-wise, I was so grateful we ended up at a restaurant in the middle of somewhere,...
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Leaving the Most Popular Camino Starting Point
A foggy, misty morning, and yet we COULD see the forest through the trees! Very large, thick, old oaks and lush green everywhere (as always). Sarria is...
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Buen Camino, Street Pilgrims!
S’long, streets of Sarria! Onward…...
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Hilltop View of Rooftops…
… and a fairly steep climb through Sarria’s Old Town. \...
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Storm Front Over Viana
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Arrival in Viana, Spain
The day’s final destination was Logroño, but hiking-wise, we lost our stride in Viana and opted to take a cab the rest of the way. A pretty...
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Sansol, Spain Scenes
Los Arcos to Logrono, Spain –> 27.8 km, or 17.3 miles. Sansol is only 6.8 km into the day; gonna be a long one, but it’s going...
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Buen Camino!!
Getting pretty hot and dry and thirsty, but the trail never disappoints… well no, I digress for a moment… once in awhile we’d come upon a water...
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Further on Up the Road
We’d already experienced longer hiking days than this, so perhaps this one seemed so much longer due to the hot sun and dry, calm air. We were...
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Unexpected Colorful Surprises
Morning wine tasting sponsored by Bodegas Quaderna Via; fellow pilgrims continue trekking through a graffitied tunnel; and PRI, the snail… ...
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Rising Terrain
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Breakfast of Champions! Cheers!
“There is one thing which gives radiance to everything. It is the idea of something around the corner” – G.K. Chesterson Several Camino symbols on the wall...
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Estella to Los Arcos, Spain – 21.5 km
Moderate hills, comfortable dirt paths; this day’s trek took us through woods, vineyards, areas without shade and hot sun, but throughout the morning and in the distance,...
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