One Day at a time, One Photo at a Time (Part 3)

[Camino Chrissy]

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Rick, did they give you permission to snap their photo and then share it later with hundreds of other pilgrims?

 

[Anne&Pat]

Camino Portuguese- May, 2016 Somewhere between San Pedro de Rates and Barcelos.

 

[peregrina2000]

And the beginning of the Baztan!
Here are the river and the tips of the cathedral spires on a gray evening with the weather gathering - the next day's walking to Esplette was one step up from swimming.

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Oh, this is a much nicer picture of that lovely place.

 

[SabsP]

My mini Camino from Santiago to Finisterre. Met these three elderly men from Malaga walking shorter etapas and Caminos throughout the year. They tried to learn me a song....they failed of course ( really am tonedeaf )... but we had a lovely time.

 

[VNwalking]

Oh, this is a much nicer picture of that lovely place.

Haha, yes. Apres le deluge.
We should have taken another when we arrived in Esplette!

But here is the day after that, tackling the warm-up hill after Esplette, with the weather beginning to improve.

 

[JohnLloyd]

The Unexpected Umbrellas of Bayonne.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

 

[Camino Chrissy]

Somewhere on the Le Puy.

 

[Theatregal]

A view from Porto's Cathedral Square.

 

[Anne&Pat]

Camino Portuguese- May, 2016 Calzada Romana, after Perozinho, on the way to Porto.

 

[SabsP]

Seeing it is weekend...some indulgence. Chocolate cake as dessert in restaurant Tartan in Miranda de Ebro. Camino Vasco Interior 2019.

Lovely staff who did not blink an eye when they saw two muddy pilgrims enter. Well, I was muddy , my walking compagnon looked fine as always!

 

[VNwalking]

my walking compagnon looked fine as always

Yeah, because my clothes are brown.

I don't know if I posted this before, but here is one of several photos I have of the approach to the Tunel San Adrian on the Vasco/Via de Bayona. Here there is the old road for surface, but there was no shortage of mud leading up to that.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

I love the snail. Near the lighthouse at Finisterra.

 

[JohnLloyd]

The starting point.

How long will it be before I see it again, I wonder?

 

[Theatregal]

I'm going to a pumpkin patch this morning, so thought of this photo The Iglesia de Santa María del Manzano and big pumpkin in Castrojeriz.

 

[Anne&Pat]

Camino del Norte- May, 2018 After Barro, beside Iglesia de Nuestra Senora de los Dolores, which I have already posted, way back!

 

[SabsP]

Somwhere in Galicia. A foresttrack and a bit further the sea. Or ocean I guess...

 

[JohnLloyd]

Checking in at the Pilgrims Office in St-Jean.

 

[VNwalking]

A view of the way ahead, SJPP March 2015.
I had a whole day to get my feet on the ground, both jet-lagged and thrilled to be there.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

 

[Theatregal]

There are beautiful views surrounding the Albergue de San Juan de Villapañada on the Primitivo.

 

[Camino Chrissy]

On the Le Puy route we happened to see this man out picking wild flowers for his wife. It was quite touching to witness his gesture of love...even on a muddy path.

 

[Anne&Pat]

Camino Portuguese- April, 2016 Museo do Ar beside Alverca do Ribatejo.

 

[SabsP]

Royal british marriage , April 2011. Someone in Leon put up a huge picture.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

Astorga's open air display of a Roman mosaic tiled floor.
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[VNwalking]

Today, remembering albergues, and all the things we used to complain about.
Here is the Albergue in Belorado in March 2015.

 

[Theatregal]

Albergue life - the laundry drying terrace at Roncesvalles, September 2012. The clothes wringer from an old washing machine was great!

 

[JohnLloyd]

Albergue life - the laundry drying terrace at Roncesvalles, September 2012. The clothes wringer from an old washing machine was a great!

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I remember that terrace. By then, I was just too tired to do anything other than stagger in and queue up for a bed!

 

[Anne&Pat]

Camino del Norte- June2018 Albergue Witericus near Carbadello, Galicia. It has nine beds ,there were only four of us that night, us and two ladies from the Netherlands, who we had been walking with off and on. It is situated in the forest, 100m off the Camino.

 

[cathietherese]

Sometimes the light on the Camino is almost surreal. When I do an overview of our photos I notice how many have delicate threads of mist there are in the most physically demanding places. For instance, this one here was taken last year at the top of a huge climb on the Via Podiensis. Tim was just sitting there rubbing his feet and I had got up from an exhausted heap beside him to take this ethereal photo. Such a paradox, such a metaphor for life and the rough with the smooth. xo

 

[SabsP]

Leaving Ponte de Lima. Camino Portugues 2015.

 

[JohnLloyd]

An atheist was about to spend a lot of time inside a lot of churches.

I had been given a mission to light a candle on behalf of others in my family, here at the Notre Dame du Bout du Pont, in St-Jean.

The first of a few.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

Some of Sahagún's peñas (clubs) gathered together.

 

[Theatregal]

Sunset in Marinhas on the Portuguese da Costa.

 

[Anne&Pat]

Camino Frances-August, 2014 Pamplona, Cathedral Santa Maria La Real cloister gardens.

 

[JohnLloyd]

Pre-Camino wandering around St-Jean.

 

[SabsP]

Football in Mansilla de las Mulas. 2011. Same colours as the footballclub from my hometown. Not that I'm an avid sportsfan but these small coincidences always make me smile.

 

[roving_rufus]

January 2019 - Portugues Coastal Camino -on the boardwalk somewhere between Povoa de Varzim and Fao - perfect sunny winter day for walking - In a mood for some sunshine today!

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

I enjoyed walking around Agés taking pictures.

 

[VNwalking]

Sometimes the light on the Camino is almost surreal.

Early morning light in the eucalyptus trees made for a very special start to the last day of the Camino in 2019.
After Ponte Ulla, Camino Invierno/Sanabres.

 

[Anne&Pat]

I enjoyed walking around Agés taking pictures.
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Camino Frances- September, 2014 We also really enjoyed our evening stroll around Ages. The light and colours in your photo are amazing. Hope we haven't posted this one before!

 

[peregrina2000]

I enjoyed walking around Agés taking pictures.
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Good advice on the wall:

Burn old logs
Drink old wine
Read old books
Have old friends.

 

[JohnLloyd]

The little Roman bridge that offers an alternative route out of St-Jean.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

Another Agés photo. There was art installed in a private garden.

 

[VNwalking]

Burn old logs
Drink old wine
Read old books
Have old friends.

And walk old ways.
Here is the one on the Invierno leading from near Diomondi down to the crossing of the Rio Miño at Belesar.

 

[Camino Chrissy]

I remember that terrace. By then, I was just too tired to do anything other than stagger in and queue up for a bed!

Me too. I was so tired I never even saw that laundry area!

 

[Camino Chrissy]

My friends navigating a steep stretch on the Le Puy.

 

[Anne&Pat]

Camino Frances- September, 2014 Between Najera and Santo Domingo de la Calzada, near Azofra, early morning.

 

[JohnLloyd]

Camino Eve.

Bayonne and St-Jean-Pied-de-Port

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[roving_rufus]

Ibaneta Chapel - May 2014 -
Arriving in SJPdeP the forecast for the next day meant the pilgrim office was advising against the Napoleon route - so I immediately headed to Valcarlos in sunshine but the next day the weather was horrendous. Heading to Roncesvalles the only photo I took was at the Ibaneta chapel peeking in to see the stained glass.

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[Camino Chrissy]

A view of SJPdeP from the town's walls.

 

[SabsP]

Sunday noon in El Burgo Ranero. 2011 on the Camino Francès when there was no sign of the horrid social distancing we are now experiencing.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

I'm feeling a bit lazy this morning and I don't want to work hard picking out a new photo to post today so here is still another from Agés.

 

[VNwalking]

Coming up to Ibañeta...both tired and triumphant.
As you can see, I was carrying way too much stuff...

 

[Camino Chrissy]

Coming up to Ibañeta...both tired and triumphant.
As you can see, I was carrying way too much stuff...

Wow, that looks like a lot of snow! What month were you walking?

 

[VNwalking]

like a lot of snow!

It was early March.
Edit— Though it was actually quite pleasant weather in spite of the snow on the ground: Goldilocks tempetature: not to hot, not too cold...just right.

 

[SabsP]

A more serious subject. A banner in Leon ( 2011) to make the public more aware of murder in the inner family. Asesinadas por violencia machista. Unfortunately still a huge issue in current Spanish society.

 

[Anne&Pat]

Camino Frances- September, 2014 Leon, Plaza Santa Maria with Albergue Santa Maria de Carbajal.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

Goat herd & goatherd & shepards.


And to make things more interesting the reddish pin marks the approximate location where they were.


This was along the alternative route to Burgos, the river way. At the green pin you leave the arrowed route that goes around the airport and then the paved road through the industrial area. You instead walk through a field to Castañares where you follow the south bank of the river through parkland to get to the vicinity of the cathedral.

 

[JohnLloyd]

7.15am, walking down Rue de la Citadelle from my overnight stay at the wonderful Beilari.

From this point, it was all uphill for the next few hours.

I might have been the first to leave St-Jean that morning. There was no-one else walking ahead of me.

It didn't take long before others started catching me up though!

 

[Anne&Pat]

Camino Frances- September, 2014 Leon Cathedral Cloisters Museum, with statues of the Apostles.

 

[SabsP]

Detail. Santiago de Compostela. Always a joy this first sight.

 

[JohnLloyd]

Half an hour into the foothills of the Pyrenees.

 

[VNwalking]

A pity it was not possible to go inside! And I got there years too late to stay in the albergue, which no longer exists - though Le Jardin in nearby Muruzabel is was superb.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

Sorry V. It was open for me because of the wedding but If I remember correctly it is open for a bit on weekends now.

The inside of the Iglesia de Santa María de Eunate.

 

[VNwalking]

Sorry V. It was open for me because of the wedding but If I remember correctly it is open for a bit on weekends now

No need to be sorry. I am happy you got in!

 

[Anne&Pat]

Camino Frances- September, 2016 Leon- Gaudi's Casa Botines.

 

[JohnLloyd]

An hour in, and the incline starts to increase!

 

[SabsP]

Pradanos de Bureba. Camino Vasco Interior 2019.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

The Great Escape, Part I

We came down a wooded path into the open and there was a bench there calling us to take a rest. There was a fenced pasture in front of us with cows on the other side of it. However the cows were on our side too; part of the fence was down. I've got a number of pictures from there but I like this one the best because I keep making up a conversation between the cow that has escaped and envious one below looking up.

 

[Anne&Pat]

Camino Finisterre/Muxia- 2018 Looking down on the industrial part of Cee from Alto do Cruciero.

 

[SabsP]

Pelota court in Obanos. Camino Francès in 2011.

 

[JohnLloyd]

Two hours in, and I'm learning that it pays to look behind you.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

After 900 km, my boots made it to the beach at Finisterra.

 

[VNwalking]

it pays to look behind you.

Always!
This tends to slow me down a bit, but it's always worth it. Especially at dawn.
CF 2014

 

[Camino Chrissy]

Goat herd & goatherd & shepards.
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And to make things more interesting the reddish pin marks the approximate location where they were.
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This was along the alternative route to Burgos, the river way. At the green pin you leave the arrowed route that goes around the airport and then the paved road through the industrial area. You instead walk through a field to Castañares where you follow the south bank of the river through parkland to get to the vicinity of the cathedral.

Rick, I took the river path, but still remember I had to go around the airport partially.partially.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

Rick, I took the river path, but still remember I had to go around the airport partially.

The river path has you walking along-side the airport but the camino has you walking around the end of the runway and then along-side of it.

We actually took an alternative to the alternative, walking a path between the highway and the path most who walk to the river use.

 

[Camino Chrissy]

We actually took an alternative to the alternative

How did you find that double alternative? Gps?

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

How did you find that double alternative? Gps?

Shortly after turning for the alternative the dirt road splits. You took the road on the right
and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference..

 

[Anne&Pat]

Camino Frances- September, 2014 Astorga Town Hall.

 

[SabsP]

Finisterre.

 

[JohnLloyd]

Three hours into the ascent on Col de Lepoeder, it was time for a little rest.

 

[VNwalking]

I posted a similar photo a while ago; sometimes the combination of light and landscape just stops you in your tracks (open the image to get the full effect).
Another backwards glance, Via de Bayona.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

The Great Escape, Part II

 

[roving_rufus]

Janaury 2019 - On route to Carreco on Coastal Portugues Camino - thinking that given all the walking/running that is happening locally that I could give my garden a make over with random items all painted the same colour. It certainly made me smile in Portugal at the end of a long winter's day!

 

[Anne&Pat]

Camino Portuguese- May, 2016 We saw this on a house wall between Padron and Santiago, probably in the vicinity of Picarana. John Brierley also has a picture of the tiles in his Camino Portuguese book on the Caldas de Reis - Padron introductory page.

 

[SabsP]

Entrance hall of La Casa del Cubo, albergue municipal in Burgos. 2011.

 

[JohnLloyd]

Looking at the time stamp on this photo, it took me more than three hours to get to Orisson.

Three hours to cover 8km. That seems mad, in retrospect.

First-day baptism of fire.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

The cathedral in León.

 

[VNwalking]

Begining tbe serious part of the walk, after Valcarlos, with steepening hills beginning to close in.

 

[Camino Chrissy]

Janaury 2019 - On route to Carreco on Coastal Portugues Camino - thinking that given all the walking/running that is happening locally that I could give my garden a make over with random items all painted the same colour. It certainly made me smile in Portugal at the end of a long winter's day!
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Someone had way too much time on their hands.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

Someone had way too much time on their hands.

This "gardener" too.

https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/one-day-at-a-time-one-photo-at-a-time-part-3.68436/page-5#post-880662

 

[Camino Chrissy]

A glorious day on the Primitivo!

 

[Anne&Pat]

Camino Portuguese- May 2016 Walking between Pontevedra and Caldas de Reis. Luckily only a short walk on the N-550.

 

[SabsP]

Menu board in Astigarraga. Camino Vasco Interior 2019.

 

[JohnLloyd]

Four hours in, and the only sounds I can hear are my footsteps and cowbells.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

 

[Anne&Pat]

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Beautiful statue, thank you for sharing it. Where was it?

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

Beautiful statue, thank you for sharing it. Where was it?

I didn't say because I wasn't 100% sure. I can only post from my phone and the phone messes up the alphabetizing I did and all the file dates are the same and there is no GPS info and the pictures I took of the signs at the entrance to each town are missing. And that is the SHORT story.

After booting up my desktop and taking a look at the sorted pictures I have there I can confidently say that the picture was taken in Spain the church in Estella.

 

[Anne&Pat]

Camino Frances- September 2014 Astorga, XVthC Cathedral Virgen de la Majestad, with the Iglesia de Santa Marta in front.