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Final day on the Camino Invierno
Since Colin was so close to his home and has obviously visited Santiago many times, I decided to walk the final stretch from Bandeira to Santiago de Compostella on my own. I took up their kind offer of dropping me off 10km closer at Pont Ulla since the full distance is 32km, a bit much…
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Cobbling between Chantada and Bandeira on The Invierno
Today was Colin’s chance to display his cobbling skills to me after his shoe has been causing him so much pain, very artful it was too, certainly unlike any of my bodged jobs. See the photo for full details, I don’t think he’s applied for a patent yet! Apparently, it did the trick at zero…
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Camino Invierno – Monforte de Lemos to Chantada
Today should have been a long day as the Camino distance between Monforte and Chantada is 31km. However, we are exceptionally fortunate in having a backup with Geoff driving Colins car so once again he drove us outside Monforte to the 113.3 marker stone on the LU-4106. The route is very rural keeping me occupied…
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Camino Invierno – A La Brada to Monforte de Lemos
Another excellent walking day, I’m really getting into my stride now 🙂 The distance between Quiroga and Monforte de Lemos on the Camino Invierno is given as 36km which is a bit far for us, although a first for us on this Camino is we met a fellow walker from Austria who was doing the…
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Camino Invierno – O Barco de Valdeorras to Quiroga
Once again as the Camino Walks it would have been 46 km from O Barco de Valdeorras to our lodgings outside Quiroga our distance is governed by the lack of accommodation on the route especially for 3 pilgrims requiring single rooms, although it has to be said we haven’t walked past very many, if any…
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Camino Invierno – Borrenes to O Barco de Valdeorras
The distance via Camino between Borrenes and O Barco de Valdeorras according to my route is 36km so a pretty lengthy one! Fortunately our host, Saturno, offered to drive us all in his 4WD to the Mirador de Orellan and then drop us of in the car park outside Las Medulas thus saving 7km walking…
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Camino Invierno – Ponferrada to Borrenes
An excellent days walk on the Camino Invierno with Colin, alas poor Geoff’s Achilles tendon prevented him from joining us except for a brief encounter en route in the car and at the end. Sally will be pleased to know I really enjoyed the walking and Graham will be pleased that with Colin’s help I’m…
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A day in Ponferrada & Villafranca
Shock horror I at to be woken up by Colin calling me at 8.42 this morning 🙁 I think the early start and travelling all day really shattered me and with the room in total darkness I just failed to wake up. After the €4 hotel breakfast, we decided to drive over to Villafranca for…
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Traveling to Ponferrada
A bit of a long and exhausting day starting at 05.50 leaving home and finishing at 23.26 arriving at the Hostal Nirvana in Ponferrada with a side trip to Porto for lunch. According to the Pedometer app I managed 8.5 miles and 28 stairs. It all went very smoothly apart from losing my hat at…
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My Third Camino
Tomorrow I jet off to start my third Camino. This time rather than on my own or with Sally, but with two other guys Colin and another Geoff. Should be interesting as I’ve never met or spoke to either of them before 🙂 plus Colin has done all the organisation! another first for me. This…