As soon as we saw this graffiti, we and several other pilgrims in the vicinity, were singing this song by The Proclaimers! In fact, some of us...
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Tag Archives: Nancy
Musical Gnomes
To be sure, there’s a story here! “Gnomes” was written by Will Huygen and published in 1977. Nancy was the first to get the book, then it...
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Have a Latte and a Smile!
As we were walking up a hill on this chilly morning, just off to the right, this little “continental breakfast” place beamed us to a table. Warm...
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Go to Shell or Go to….
The past: First, a quick shout out to some of my Ridgewood High skids – I couldn’t resist – this post heading’s for you!! The present: Along...
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To Oz? …. To Oz!!
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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Gray, Misty, Damp, Foggy Morning
A fairly dark start to the day; still, so very exciting and exhilarating!...
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Buen Camino y Salud!!
Enjoying a refreshing break at an albergue in Mercadoiro, then onward, following the iconic yellow arrows. We then passed through the small, rustic, medieval hamlet of Moimentos...
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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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Wine Fandango – Salud!!
The thing about our arrival in Logroño was that this was a “break point” on El Camino de Santiago. We only had 17 total days to hike...
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Torres del Rio, Spain
Torres del Rio, sits along the Linares River and is just a short walk from Sansol. Not a typical hilltop village, one wonders why anyone would build a...
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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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Bullboard
We’d heard some earlier rumors about an event beginning at 6, so for the fun of it, we quickly grabbed a photo op at this “bullboard” and...
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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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2 Pilgrims…
… one typically in front of the other, traipsing onward at her steady pace; the other, often behind, wheezing for breath (nah, kidding… not kidding… kidding), taking...
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Trekking Through Muruzábal and Obanos, Spain
A warm and gorgeous afternoon as we made our way through the small, but ever-colorful Spanish villages of Muruzábal, then Obanos. Both appeared to be more modern...
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