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Monthly Archives: October 2014
Swinging Fire
So we got a seat at the noon mass and saw the incense burner swung almost touching the ceiling. You could see the fire as it swung away from you. This evening we went on a roof tour of the … Continue reading
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Task Completed
We arrived in Santiago today completing our 490 mile journey. Stood in line for 80 minutes to get our certificates. Tomorrow we visit Santiago and the cathedral, Monday to Finisterre and Tuesday head home. Lots of stories to tell and … Continue reading
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My guardian angels
The man on the left is George and his wife Iris from Puurto Rico who carried my backpack when I had my back spasms. We had a great dinner with them last night after six hours of heavy rain. Even … Continue reading
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Duck soup
It rained all day today, very hard most of the time. I skipped lunch and went right to the hotel arriving an hour earlier than Victor and Ben. We are in Palas de Rei only 42 miles from Santiago. Heavy … Continue reading
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The shortest Camino
Since 100km is the minimum for a Camino cert, many start it in Sarria so we saw a lot of pilgrims with clean boots today, our 29th. We are in Portomarin, 57.6 miles from Santiago. Our excitement grows as our … Continue reading
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Sarria
We arrived in Sarria after experiencing a winter squall in the mountains for about a half hour. We completed 418.6 miles with 71.5 to Santiago. Today is Ben’s birthday as it was my brother Ken’s. Happy birthday to both of … Continue reading
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By any other name
Nothing fills my mind on the Camino more than my beautiful wife, Rosa. She is the love of my life.
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Triacastele
It rained all day today but we are now 83.1 miles from Santiago. So we have walked 407 miles, who would have thought. Only six days of walking left gives us all mixed feelings.
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Doing much better today
Yesterday we did not have WiFi so today I can say we got to O,Ce breiro, a very old town high up in the mountains with a church that was built in 800. I did the climb 45 minutes before … Continue reading
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Cut on the head
So yesterday we hiked to the highest elevation of the Camino at 5000 feet. I made it greàt going up but ran into problems coming down. I developed a back spasm and struggled to get off the mountain. A Puerto … Continue reading
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