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What does it take to be able to walk a Camino after a heart problem? I guess I will see for myself.
Tomorrow morning I am having surgery to implant a pacemaker. It was the...
Day 18-
After my left knee turned a bit "wonky" yesterday after what seemed a never ending downhill on a smooth lane with no traffic into Ponte Ulla at a 10% grade, then up the other side as far as EiravedraI, I was disappointed to possibly...
Day 17-
This was another great weather day although a bit too warm in the afternoon; near 30°C/86°F when walking. There were quite a few shady forests on this 22k stage from Silleda to Eiravedra, which helped. The elevation change for the day was...
For a winter camino I hae a 65L bag. For a summer camino I use a 48L bag. A large proportion of the volume is occupied by my synthetic sleeping bag which is loosely packed at the top of bag. Repeated and excessive compressions of synthetic...
Day 13-
Today was a majority uphill, from Ourense to Cea, a total of 22.3k according to Gronze. It was a long day for me, with a nice variety of trails, lanes and eventually picking our way through wet rocks in steam beds. I see someone left...
After Requejo, you pass thru a little town, Padornelo and then by a gas station with a bar. You follow N-525 for a short way and then come to a turn off to the right, leading to Aciberos. There are several large, classic Camino signs pointing to...
Day 11-
Leaving Laza in the morning, we first stopped.on.our way out of town for coffee and breakfast. We usually ask if eggs are available and usually the answer is No, but today we were offered omelettes and they were awesome with herbs, sliced...
Day 10-
We didn't leave our very nice lodging at Casa Blanco Conde in Laza until 9:00am this morning, and our walk was a very average 19.2k to Vilar de Barrio.
The first portion is mostly uphill and was on quite a bit of stone shale and scree...
Day 9- (part 2)
We walked through a couple of very small villages and I am always intrigued by quirky, stone properties in ruins through the passing of time and neglect.
We had a couple of nice views of the new AVE train bridge and even saw a...
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