LIVE from the Camino Dublin to Santiago.

[MickMac]

On my way from Dublin Airport this morning 45 mins delay at security. Traveling onto Ponferrada by train tomorrow.

 

[Larry OHeron]

On my way from Dublin Airport this morning 45 mins delay at security. Traveling onto Ponferrada by train tomorrow.

I like Dublin. I flew from there (after completing Kerry Camino/Dingle Way) to Santiago and then bus to Ferrol for Camino Ingles

 

[wayfarer]

Buen Camino Mick.

 

[MickMac]

Camino breakfast Ponferrada.

 

[VNwalking]

Yum.
Buen camino @MickMac !

 

[MickMac]

It's scorchio , 23 deg in Ponferrada .

 

[OzAnnie]

buen camino Enjoy

 

[MickMac]

Did not remember the walk into Villa França being so hard.

 

[VNwalking]

Did not remember the walk into Villa França being so hard.

Welcome to the "I don't Remember This Being So Hard Club!" That was my response to 20km days of totally flat walking on a camino in Belgium. It's been a while, and I think we may all need hefty doses of patience.

Buen Camino @MickMac !

 

[NualaOC]

Did not remember the walk into Villa França being so hard.

Camino amnesia! I like that walk, but the last bit is especially hard. I’m sure the heat didn’t help.
Wishing you Buen Camino!

 

[nycwalking]

MickMac,

Buen camino.

 

[MickMac]

Doing climb to O, Cebriero. tomorrow in dark. I seem to remember it was easy peasy ummmmm

 

[J Willhaus]

Careful! I remember a lot of trip hazards on the first steep parts.

 

[MickMac]

Climb to O, Cebriero, A terrible beauty is reborn, tough as nails in the heat. Never again shall we meet. Staying in Fronfria in the magnifent Casa Núñez Miguel's a diamond host stay if you can.
Anyone know what the fungus? is on trees.

 

[MickMac]

Samos mónastary

 

[Camino Chrissy]

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I've walked the Camino Frances twice and my two regrets were not taking the turn offs to both Samos, and earlier to Eunate.

 

[NualaOC]

Anyone know what the fungus? is on trees.

I bet @VNwalking knows.

 

[VNwalking]

Anyone know what the fungus? is on trees.

I don't know whiich one, exactly but I can say with certainty that that's a lichen, not a fungus.

 

[MickMac]

I've walked the Camino Frances twice and my two regrets were not taking the turn offs to both Samos, and earlier to Eunate.

Chrissy,

I was exactly the same it's a walk beside river only sound babble of the water, I thought it was people talking, but not many still take this route.
Now I understand that expression.
Arrived in Samos around 13.00 hrs, booked Licerio which recently changed hands, hard to get meal in evening but found the best meal of this Camino and great restaurant called A Viega, superb meal of the day, highly recommend 20.00 hrs serving.
I digress, very hot day, good amount of pilgrims walking not
massive, Fronfria was great staying in Albergue Casa Nunez that is a working farm.
Steeply down hill to Tricastela through lots of the most beautiful countryside and farmland, very tough decent.


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[Canche]

Camino breakfast Ponferrada.


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Can't wait. September it is

 

[chinacat]

I don't know whiich one, exactly but I can say with certainty that that's a lichen, not a fungus.

It is indeed a lichen.
It’s a great indicator of air purity … we have it on the trees in our garden, though not in quite the quantity shown on your photograph, @MickMac !

 

[MickMac]

It is indeed a lichen.
It’s a great indicator of air purity … we have it on the trees in our garden, though not in quite the quantity shown on your photograph, @MickMac !

Wow does it kill trees it was every where on the climb to O, Cebriero we thought it was the end for the beautiful forests.

 

[chinacat]

Wow does it kill trees it was every where on the climb to O, Cebriero we thought it was the end for the beautiful forests.

No!!
Lichens feed via photosynthesis.
They are slow-growing and are often not noticed until the tree is fairly old and its bark is not being ‘replaced’.
Also, older trees let more sunlight through; lichens need the sun’s light to survive.

They do not feed on the trees … the relationship between them is mutually beneficial


In fact, if you try to remove it, you’d expose the tree bark to pathogens!

(You didn’t, did you? )

 

[MickMac]

No!!
Lichens feed via photosynthesis.
They are slow-growing and are often not noticed until the tree is fairly old and its bark is not being ‘replaced’.
Also, older trees let more sunlight through; lichens need the sun’s light to survive.

They do not feed on the trees … the relationship between them is mutually beneficial


In fact, if you try to remove it, you’d expose the tree bark to pathogens!

(You didn’t, did you? )

No!!
Lichens feed via photosynthesis.
They are slow-growing and are often not noticed until the tree is fairly old and its bark is not being ‘replaced’.
Also, older trees let more sunlight through; lichens need the sun’s light to survive.

They do not feed on the trees … the relationship between them is mutually beneficial


In fact, if you try to remove it, you’d expose the tree bark to pathogens!

(You didn’t, did you? )

Definitely not felt sorry for them in their prime, great knowledgeable update China.
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[chinacat]

Definitely not felt sorry for them in their prime, great knowledgeable update China.
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Buen Camino!

 

[MickMac]

Traffic Jam after Sarria. There back.

 

[Former member 49149]

Looks like the 'typical' meant to be funny postcard showing a flock of sheep in Scotland or Ireland, titled Traffic Jam! Nice weather by the look of it. Another typical topic... buen camino.

 

[MickMac]

Looks like the 'typical' meant to be funny postcard showing a flock of sheep in Scotland or Ireland, titled Traffic Jam! Nice weather by the look of it. Another typical topic... buen camino.

Flock of sheep you say here is the start.Big sheep in Galicia.

 

[MickMac]

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[Compeed Pete]

On my way from Dublin Airport this morning 45 mins delay at security. Traveling onto Ponferrada by train tomorrow.

Mick - where do you land in Spain, and how are you then getting to Ponferrada? Looking at starting there later this year. Finding it tricky to get to if you've got any tips/insight.

 

[SantaMonicaPeregrina]

I've walked the Camino Frances twice and my two regrets were not taking the turn offs to both Samos, and earlier to Eunate.

Why did you choose not to go? Too far? Too tired?

 

[Camino Chrissy]

Why did you choose not to go? Too far? Too tired?

No really good reason, but a bit of both...too far, too tired.
If I choose to do the Frances route again sometime, I will do both.