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On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 11.0

Anne&Pat,

Thank you so much for sharing your paths, photos and thoughts with all of your digital followers here on the forum. It was always a pleasure to read your daily updates.

Enjoy Santiago and the next days before you return home

Wherever you may be do keep on keeping on and be thankful for life and your precious memories.

Carpe diem!
 
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near Logroño

photo taken October 27, 2015



This pilgrim and I were very tired. When I asked to sit on one of two camp chairs he inquired if he might use the other chair. The caring brothers then queried what we and/or future pilgrims might most enjoy -- hot chocolate or cake? In unison we weary pilgrims replied "More seats would be great !"
 
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April 2024 - Caldas de Reis to Padron
We left Caldas de Reis early, and after walking about 7 or 8 kms we came to a café and decided to stop, and get a stamp! My granddaughter went to pull out her credenciale … and it wasn't there! “Da”, she said, “I lost my credenciale!” She went through all her pockets and waist pack again, but no luck. I called the Albergue Albor where we had stayed in Caldas de Reis and explained the situation. The woman there remembered us very well, after all it's hard to forget someone who reserves a room as Abuelo Bill! While I was speaking with her on the phone, she went to the room where we had slept and she exclaims to me on the phone “I found it! It was on the floor!” I asked if our backpacks had been picked up yet and she said they hadn't, so she put the credenciale in a backpack. As soon as we reached Padrón we found our albergue and voilá … my granddaughter and her credenciale are reunited! That is one relieved and happy girl! A tip of the hat to a Camino Angel at the Albergue Albor!

 
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April 2024 - Cathedral Eclipse

An imaginative Camino Amigo took a photo of my granddaughter and me in Obradoiro Square this past April.



And, if you are wondering how the square can be so empty on such a beautiful sunny day, well, here is the original photo. Using a camera feature to remove tourists. Pretty handy from time to time!

 
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Iglesia de Santiago el Real

photo taken October 24, 2011



Saint James is depicted on this bi-level door front in two different guises associated with his hagiography. On the lower level he is a gentle pilgrim wearing a hat and cape. The upper level depiction is as Matamoros or Moor slayer riding a spirited horse beneath which lie slain Moors.
 
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Josep Montserrat said:
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I think it's this
I was told it's very hard to get.
Look in your Credentials to see if you can find it.
May the Force be with you.
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Thanks for your update. Unfortunately that one is not amongst the 400+ sellos that I have in my Credentials.
 
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No one can obtain this "sello", not even on May 4, because it is a joke by the author of the mural.
Number 10 of Barriocepo Street is the building where the wall that supports the mural is located. In this building there is a foundation.

As far as I know, the rest of the "sellos" are authentic.
 
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April 22, 2024 VdlP / Sanabres
In Mombuey I treated myself to a private room, menu del dia, and after a stroll around the town, a good rest. The hotel caters to truckers, so I was able to have breakfast early the next morning.

 
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April 2024 - Camino Portuguese
As we hiked along from Padrón to O Milladoiro, we spotted a pilgrim ahead of us with balloons attached to her backpack, and a sign indicating the age she was celebrating! Cool! From quite a distance behind her I said to myself "How nice! Someone is celebrating their 50th birthday by walking a Camino." ... that is ... until I got a lot nearer and could read what her sign actually said!

 
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Ventosa
Albergue San Saturnino

photo taken February 17, 2007



In Ventosa, a small village located slightly off the CF path between Navarrete and Nájera, this private albergue, named after the local church, was a very comfortable renovation wonderfully heated in winter.
 
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April 2024 - Camino Portugués

A short while after leaving Pontevedra, we emerged from a forest path onto a narrow gravel road. Looking at the type of road, and how narrow it was, I thought that putting up a ‘No Passing’ sign for automobiles was a little funny or else I am seriously underestimating the skills of Spanish drivers!!

 
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east of Nájera near Aleson
guardaviñas

photo taken February 18, 2007



To form the conical roof of this guardaviñas, a circular stone shelter used by La Rioja vintners, flat stones would have been laid in a vertical series of concentric circles which diminish in size.
 
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April 2024 - O Porriño

After a long hot day of hiking ...
20 cl juice = 2 €
50 cl beer = 2.75 €
I suggested to my granddaughter that as soon as allowed, she should switch to beer!

 
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Camino Catalan. Tenth stage. Artés - Manresa.
In Catalonia we call them "barraques de pedra seca" dry stone huts, because there is no cement between the stones.
Here you can see another way to do it.

 
Josep Montserrat said:
Camino Catalan. Tenth stage. Artés - Manresa.
In Catalonia we call them "barraques de pedra seca" dry stone huts, because there is no cement between the stones.
Here you can see another way to do it.

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Similar to dry stone walls in the west of Ireland. Our pre tech smart forebears!
 
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Not the greatest photo, but it encapsulates a moment. The Cheesy River with a couple of people I had walked with for a day and had dinner with in Roncesvalles the night before. I never realised I would never see them again or how often I would think of them afterwards. Even now 6 years on... Mads , Steff & Emilio

Sept '18 Zubiri ( The Cheesy River ™) River Arga
 

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Panteón Real
sarcophagus

photo taken February 18, 2007



Small figures adorn this 12th c. sarcophagus which is one of the multitude of sculpted pieces within the pantheon of the kings of the kingdom of Nájera-Pamplon installed in a wing of the monastery of Santa María la Real.
 
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April 2024 - O Portela Birthday Dinner!

Our communal dinner table at the albergue in O Portela, 19 people at the table representing the following countries: Canada; Portugal; Poland; Sweden; Czech Republic; Brazil; Germany; Greece; Croatia; Ireland; Netherlands. Before the meal, our host Pedro, gave a short speech on the tradition and importance of a communal meal on the Camino. One of the pilgrims from Poland had a birthday just a couple of days earlier, so Pedro secretly arranged with everyone else, to give him a little surprise. Before the meal, as he introduced the pilgrims from each country, he asked us to sing Happy Birthday to Adam in the tradition and language of their country! It was a hoot! 11 versions of Happy Birthday in different languages!

 
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One of three dogs on the route down from the Grand St Bernard Pass. Behind was an (Italian) Alpine guide with a fully loaded packhorse and about a dozen walkers on their way up to the pass (left of the pic).

Having just come down, we knew part of the route was sheer and narrow due to the spring rains that had loosened the scree. Have wondered since how they all managed.
 

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The Camino Sanabres crosses over the mountains from Puebla de Sanabria in Castilla y Leon to A Gudiña in Galicia. I had skipped a couple of very challenging uphill days by taking a bus between these two town and then a taxi to Campobecerros.
On this day I set out from Campobecerros early, and soon passed through the semi-abandoned village of Portocamba.

 
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I am fairly sure I posted this before, but I need to justify my membership of this thread!
taken on the square outside Leon Cathedral.

We stayed in Covent Garden. It was €17 in 2017, breakfast included, and allowed more than one night. Central, comfortable.
 
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More 2024 Camino Guides available
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