On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 7.0

[dick bird]

Like the cuckoo, the hoopoe's name is onomatopoeic (and yes, I had to check the spelling in the dictionary). As we walked the Via de la Plata, we'd hear at least one a day. Finally, I managed to get a picture of one. They are as handsome as they are vocal. This shot it heavily cropped - they are shy characters. 2 May, 2012. Seems like a lifetime ago now.

 

[Anne&Pat]

Monte do Gozo, October, 2014. It will be interesting to see how the area around the monument is now set up, with the monument having been removed. The four plaques are meant to be staying there.

 

[SabsP]

Somewhere on the Ingles . 2018.

 

[Phoenix]

Early morning long shadows.
Cirueña --> Grañón
CF, Mar 2014

 

[Rowena]

Leaving Santa Catalina
May 1, 2018 on the Camino Frances

 

[VNwalking]

the hoopoe's name is onomatopoeic

As is their scientific name, thanks to Linnaeus, is probably one of my favorites, Upupa epops; Upupa is the Latin and ἔποψ is the Ancient Greek name for this wonderful bird. I saw one on the Frances only once, on the lawn of El Jardín de Muruzábal (one of the nicest albergues on the Frances). Of course I had no camera.
And I am surprised to find that I didn't take any photos of the albergue.
But here is the road between there and Eunate, looking back. Forgive me if I posted this before; it is a favorite.

 

[Camino Chrissy]

Chris was touring in Catalonia and France with her family and was able to squeeze me into her schedule twice

Rick, it was so great to meet you...a nice memory! I think it was a "two-way" street though, and you were able to squeeze me into your schedule.

P.S. Another thread here I haven't kept up on, but took a look again today and always enjoy scrolling through to see everyone's photo contributions.

 

[Theatregal]

June 17, 2019. Near the turnoff for the descent to Belesar, just before the Igrexa de San Paio de Diomondi on the Invierno, I took a photo of steps leading to an overgrown building. Close to the steps was a cruciero. I was so focused on moving on to see Diomondi that I didn't take the time to explore this place - the remains of the Igrexa Santa María do Camiño. Next time! @VNwalking and @peregrina2000 - do you remember this spot?

Santa María do Camiño, veinte años de vertedero

Los restos de la iglesia de O Saviñao se sitúan en plena ruta jacobea y están catalogados por el Paisaje Cultural de la Ribeira Sacra

www.lavozdegalicia.es

Igrexa Santa María do Camiño (Montecelo)

Partimos de Escairón. Desde allí queremos guiaros e invitaros a conocer la antigua Igrexa de Santa María do Camiño en Montecelo (aldea de l...

amaxiadosavinhaoegaliza.blogspot.com

 

[FourSeasons]

CF nearing Samos on August 9, 2019 Just minutes before the look out that mspath has pictured above in her stunning photo #799.

 

[VNwalking]

do you remember this spot?

In general, of course, but I totally missed this! Being so focused on both the bus stop/mojon, and then getting to Diomondi made for tunnel vision.

It doesn't take long, does it? That very good blog said the church was abandoned about 100 years ago. But the people have helped things along:

En abril de 1998, los concejales socialistas pedían al gobierno municipal que pusiese fin al uso del antiguo templo como basurero.

 

[Chenahusky]

A warm sunny morning, entering Portomarin. CF May 2019.

 

[mspath]

east of Arca
photo taken Decenber 6, 2014



All was cold but glorious in the golden early morning light leaving Arzua/going towards Arca on this penultimate day of my 10th CF.

 

[SabsP]

From Villares de Orbigo to Astorga.Close to la Casa de los Dioses.

 

[Theatregal]

That very good blog said the church was abandoned about 100 years ago.

I've been looking at some of the other entries in this blog - some interesting stuff!

 

[FourSeasons]

CF August 2, 2019 The Twelve Apostles facing West on the Basilica of La Virgen del Camino, just six kilometers past Leon.

 

[dick bird]

In Zamora, 13 May 2012. Somebody was getting married so they got a folk music band to entertain the guests, and anyone else who happened to be waiting around outside the church.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

My next touch was at the door of the Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar, another church that I had visited twice during my stay in Barcelona. I had been curious to see it because Peg had watched the Netflix series "The Cathedral of the Sea". This is also in the Catalan Gothic style.



Edit: I initially forgot to add the church's Wikipedia link.

Basílica de Santa Maria del Mar · Plaça de Santa Maria, 1, Ciutat Vella, 08003 Barcelona, Spain

★★★★★ · Basilica

maps.app.goo.gl

 

[Phoenix]

Nativity scene, León Cathedral
CF, Oct 2016

 

[Theatregal]

June 17, 2019. Along a path through the terraced vineyards above Belesar. One of my favourite days on the Invierno - from Vilariño to Chantada

 

[Rowena]

The little pilgrim in the Iglesia de Santa Maria de Real at O Cebreiro
May 5, 2018, CF

 

[Chenahusky]

Between Siguero and SDC Camino Ingles June 2018.

 

[mspath]

Santiago de Compostela
Praza da Inmaculada

photo taken December 7, 2014, 3 pm



I arrived weary yet thrilled and sincerely thankful the last time I was able to enter Santiago de Compostela after 56 days of walking always carrying my full pack.
This 10th camino had been three concurrent journeys; looking at the cultural heritage along the Camino Frances, traversing on foot northern Spain east to west, and a deeper discovery of myself.

 

[FourSeasons]

Santiago de Compostela
Praza da Inmaculada

photo taken December 7, 2014, 3 pm

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I arrived weary yet thrilled and sincerely thankful the last time I was able to enter Santiago de Compostela after 56 days of walking always carrying my full pack.
This 10th camino had been three concurrent journeys; looking at the cultural heritage along the Camino Frances, traversing on foot northern Spain east to west, and a deeper discovery of myself.

I am sincerely thankful for you and all you contribute to this forum. 10 Camino’s WOW!! You’re amazing Walking into the Square is always a thrill, I’d be grateful and truly blessed if I’m able to do it one more time. 2022?? Only God knows.

 

[Former member 49149]

June 17, 2019. Along a path through the terraced vineyards above Belesar. One of my favourite days on the Invierno - from Vilariño to Chantada

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I do get envious when looking at photos of the Invierno. Just a little bit. My exposure to that was by car, post the Ingles, for a few days en route to Pamplona via La Playa de los Catedrales. I am not a bit envious of the ascents!

 

[SabsP]

Mansilla de las Mulas. A familiar sight.

 

[dick bird]

Reading this forum has got me interested in Romanesque architecture. I kind of knew what it was but only in a sketchy way and I realise that if I had known then what I know now, I would have taken even more interest than I did in what I was looking at. All is not lost though (and boy will I be gung-ho for the delights of the Lana if plans work out and we actually get there, Santo Domingo de Silos, here I come!). This is from the Puerto de las Platerías, the south portico of Santiago cathedral. Not the masterpiece of the Portico de la Gloria, but a lot easier to see, being outside. It is reckoned to be a mish-mash of bits from other parts of the cathedral, but I love this particular statue. It is very spare but very expressive, a lovely piece of work.

 

[Anne&Pat]

From the interior of Capela San Roque, Lavacolla. October, 2014.

 

[Chenahusky]

10 minutes before the cloud and the rain, walking up to O Cebreiro. CF May 2019.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

My next touch on the way out of Barcelona's old city was the church of Sant Jaume (Saint James) with a complex history.



Sant Jaume's Spanish Wikipedia article

Església de Sant Jaume · Carrer de Ferran, 28, Ciutat Vella, 08002 Barcelona, Spain

★★★★★ · Catholic church

maps.app.goo.gl

At the link above you can access 360º views of the interior.

 

[Rowena]

Pilgrim mass at the church of San Francisco, Santiago, November 1, 2019

 

[Phoenix]

Km 0,000 marker at Cape Finisterre
After the CP, Oct 2019

On that glorious day in late 2019, who knew what the world would soon face? Nor did I imagine I would go through four surgeries and nearly three hard yet good years before I would be able/allowed to walk the pilgrim paths again.

Looking at you, 2022, and the promise you hold.

 

[Theatregal]

An early evening stroll in Rabanal del Camino. October 2, 2012

 

[FourSeasons]

CF May 4, 2016: Santiago de Compostela in the Convento San Francisco are many beautiful statues of Saints including our beloved St James the Apostle of Jesus for whom we (I) walk the Camino.

 

[mspath]

near Rúa de Francos ?
Crucifix
photo taken December 10, 2011



The unidentified location of this Crucifix is somewhere on the Camino Portuguese within the maze of paths/lanes near or in the hamlet of Rúa de Francos. Freestanding crucufixes such as this are common all along the CP.

 

[dick bird]

Inside the church of Santa Maria, Los Arcos, CF 2018. At certain times of the day, it the church is opened and you are more or less free to walk round. The interior is Baroque and intense - that is the only word I have to describe it, but whoever painted the organ pipes definitely had a sense of humour.

 

[Anne&Pat]

The walk into Santiago de Compostela with a distant view of the Cathedral beckoning us onwards! October, 2014.

 

[SabsP]

Still life of garbage bins and backpack.
Centro Social de Cos. Still very much closed the morning I passed by but a perfect place to find some shelter against the rain.
Camino Ingles.

 

[dick bird]

The walk into Santiago de Compostela with a distant view of the Cathedral beckoning us onwards! October, 2014.
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And somewhere right about here is a little shop that has the best empanadas.

 

[VNwalking]

whoever painted the organ pipes definitely had a sense of humour.

That's hysterical I won't be able to look at an organ pipe the same way again.

Along a path through the terraced vineyards above Belesar. One of my favourite days on the Invierno - from Vilariño to Chantada

Mine too.
It was a magical day, one of those where the past spoke so loudly it was almost audible.
This is the unadorned back of Diamondi. Stones telling tales...we only need to know how to listen.

 

[VNwalking]

Between Siguero and SDC Camino Ingles June 2018.

I remember this spot well, but never looked back. A pity - it's quite the view!
Thank you for the memory, @Chenahusky !

 

[Phoenix]

Cape Finisterre
After the CP, Oct 2019

How I wish this view was close by during December so I could go there and get a few moments in the sun during the darkest month of the year.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

Before heading out of Barcelona's old town I slipped by the "guards" at the cathedral by telling them that I just wanted to touch the door (it was still early and they were there to say that the cathedral wasn't open).

Barcelona must have been a rich city in the 14th century; the two Santa Maria churches, del Pi and del Mar, and the cathedral were being constructed at the same time.

An unusual view of the cathedral's facade:


The Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia's Wikipedia page.

Google Maps' location, information and photos (including 360⁰ shots).

Cathedral of Barcelona · Pla de la Seu, s/n, Ciutat Vella, 08002 Barcelona, Spain

★★★★★ · Cathedral

maps.app.goo.gl

 

[Theatregal]

Mine too.
It was a magical day, one of those where the past spoke so loudly it was almost audible.
This is the unadorned back of Diamondi. Stones telling tales...we only need to know how to listen.
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Beautiful photo. The stones... so very true.

 

[Theatregal]

Chicken steps... somewhere on the Primitivo. August 4, 2013.

 

[FourSeasons]

CF Leon August 1, 2019
Alfonso IX of León King
Long ago Alfonso IX was king of León and Galicia from the death of his father Ferdinand II in 1188 until his own death. He took steps towards modernizing and democratizing his dominion and founded the University of Salamanca in 1212.
Born: August 15, 1171, Zamora, Spain
Died: September 23, 1230, Sarria, Spain
Powerful Statue.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

Alfonso IX of León

His second wife and Queen consort, Berengaria, has a fascinating biography. I've read of her before. After the dissolution of their marriage Berengaria became Queen of Castile in her own right, later abdicating in favor of her and Alfonso's son, Ferdinand. Even though Alfonso wanted his throne to pass to his daughters from his first marriage Berengaria managed to get Ferdinand named King of Leon in their place and thus reunited Castile and Leon.

Here's the link to her Wikipedia article.

 

[mspath]

Santiago de Compostela
pre dawn

photo taken December 10, 2013



When leaving Santiago de Compostela in the pre dawn rain, as always I silently vowed to return once again on foot aiming for the same time next year.

 

[Rowena]

May 4, 2018
Ambasmestas on the CF

 

[Anne&Pat]

As you have probably realised this is going to be a slow entry into Santiago, but we are nearly there. October, 2014.
Hospederia San Martin Pinario and Gandhi.

 

[SabsP]

In between Hospital and Olveiroa. In 2016 I walked from Santiago to Finisterre. A mini Camino of four days walking.

 

[FourSeasons]

CF Villar de Mazarife, August 2, 2019. A stork perches atop the church built in the sixteenth century “La Traslacion de Santiago Apostle” “The Journey of Apostle James”

I’ve included a story the church provides to the pilgrims regarding the stork.

 

[kohara]

Roman bridge by Rubiaes on the Portugues. Amazing how much this camino mirrors the old Roman road to Lugo.

.

 

[Phoenix]

Walking back to Fisterra from the cape.
After the CP, Oct 2019

 

[Rowena]

I may have posted this photo before, but I don’t think it was on this thread.
View of the lighthouse at Fisterra from the top of Monte Facho.
November 7, 2019

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

I almost forgot Monday's photo. After the cathedral I headed up the Passeig de Grácia. I did stop to touch Gáudi's Casa Battllò and up a bit and across the Avenue, his Casa Milá. I visited both in 2015 and only took some bad snapshots this time so I'll be kind to you. At the end of the avenue though a lovely neighborhood church in a modern style waited for me with open doors, the Església dels Josepets.

Parròquia de la Verge de Gràcia i Sant Josep (Josepets) · Pl. de Lesseps, 25, Gràcia, 08023 Barcelona, Spain

★★★★★ · Catholic church

maps.app.goo.gl

 

[mspath]

Villafranca del Bierzo
La Iglesia de Santiago

photo taken March 03, 2009



Late winter moonlight on the Camino Frances.

 

[Anne&Pat]

We have arrived safely outside the Cathedral at the end of our first Camino! 2nd, October, 2014.

 

[SabsP]

Morning on the Camino Vasco Interior 2019. Leaving Salvatierra/Agurain.

 

[dick bird]

ကျာ်ဣသိယဵု Kyaiktiyo Pagoda - in the Burmese language, 'pagoda' (or paya) means temple. This is the Golden Rock, supposedly balanced on a single hair of the Buddha. It is in the Mon region of Myanmar and is a Buddhist place of pilgrimage. Pilgrimage doesn't necessarily involve a long walk, the essential act is to visit the sacred spot, in this case after a journey terminating in a hair-raising but mercifully short trip up a winding mountain road in the back of an open truck. Buddhists stay overnight in the sprawling mountain top temple, whole families, even entire villages sleep out on mats spread over the shiny, hard tiles. The rest of us in over-priced hotels outside the perimeter, which means we miss the obviously joyous experience of the devotees inside.

 

[VNwalking]

အမယ်လေး!!!
Dick, how amazing to see ကျာ်ဣသိယဵုဘုရား here.
That is a glorious photo - thank you, ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါသည်။
You've made my afternoon.

Pilgrimage doesn't necessarily involve a long walk, the essential act is to visit the sacred spot, in this case after a journey terminating in a hair-raising but mercifully short trip up a winding mountain road in the back of an open truck.

My friend told me of her first visit there as a child with her father in the '60s - before the (yes, scary) trucks when everyone walked. As now, it was the cool season, and she remembers the "freezing cold" (Maybe 15C?); she's from Yangon.

I will leap from that hilltop across the river and over the rice paddies back to Yangon.

Dawn, New Year's day, 2009.
The Shwedagon Pagoda (ရွှေတိဂုံဘုရား), a pilgrimage site since the 8th C. People walk around it, or sit and chant or meditate - or just have a family picnic in a quiet corner.
A sublime and precious place.
As is our world: wherever you go there are amazing things and sacred places.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

Now I'm heading out of town and getting ready to hike trails up the hills to Sant Cugat del Vallés. I've read that there are yellow arrows on the streets of Barcelona now but in 2019 these were the first I saw.

If your feet hurt hitting pavement you can take the Metro to Mundet station to get here. Or walk to here and take the Metro back to your hotel for the night and start afresh the next day.

This shows the Mundet station at bottom center and towards the top a red pin shows the location of my photo and the yellow arrows.

 

[FourSeasons]

del Norte July 9, 2019, after Getaria. I loved walking by the sea.

 

[Theatregal]

On the Sanabres. April 26, 2018. The landscape above the Monastery of Santa Maria de Osiera after the steep rocky path evens out a bit. April 26, 2018

 

[dick bird]

အမယ်လေး!!!
Dick, how amazing to see ကျာ်ဣသိယဵုဘုရား here.
That is a glorious photo - thank you, ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါသည်။
You've made my afternoon.


My friend told me of her first visit there as a child with her father in the '60s - before the (yes, scary) trucks when everyone walked. As now, it was the cool season, and she remembers the "freezing cold" (Maybe 15C?); she's from Yangon.

I will leap from that hilltop across the river and over the rice paddies back to Yangon.

Dawn, New Year's day, 2009.
The Shwedagon Pagoda (ရွှေတိဂုံဘုရား), a pilgrimage site since the 8th C. People walk around it, or sit and chant or meditate - or just have a family picnic in a quiet corner.
A sublime and precious place.
As is our world: wherever you go there are amazing things and sacred places.
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You are more than welcome. As the result of a decision taken on camino (aren't the best ones?) we ended up working in Yangon as volunteers from 2016 to 2017. We were lucky, during that brief period of hope before the door was slammed shut in their face, we were able to travel around Myanmar - as I remarked in another recent post, 'the nicest people often have the nastiest government', they also seem to live in the most beautiful places.

 

[Rowena]

Pilgrims on the beach, approaching Fisterra, October 23, 2015

 

[mspath]

Rabanal del Camino
Camino Frances
moonlight

photo taken November 23, 2014



This photo captures a memory of strolling through Rabanal del Camino by moonlight one cold late November night during my last camino

 

[SabsP]

I seldom take pictures of people but this is an exception. Sunday afternoon. People drinking an aperitif. Already some customers in the comedor.
Bar / restaurante A Lareira in Finisterre. 2016.
Always follow the locals.They know the good places.

Restaurante A Lareira (Fisterra) - O Camiño dos Faros

Aunque esta zona de Galicia es conocida por sus pescados y mariscos, no os debéis olvidar de la carne que aquí en el Restaurante A Lareira preparan con gran esmero. Además del típico churrasco, os recomendamos la «Carne á Pedra», donde pequeños filetitos de la mejor ternera son pasados vuelta y...

www.caminodosfaros.com

 

[Anne&Pat]

ကျာ်ဣသိယဵု Kyaiktiyo Pagoda - in the Burmese language, 'pagoda' (or paya) means temple. This is the Golden Rock, supposedly balanced on a single hair of the Buddha. It is in the Mon region of Myanmar and is a Buddhist place of pilgrimage. Pilgrimage doesn't necessarily involve a long walk, the essential act is to visit the sacred spot, in this case after a journey terminating in a hair-raising but mercifully short trip up a winding mountain road in the back of an open truck. Buddhists stay overnight in the sprawling mountain top temple, whole families, even entire villages sleep out on mats spread over the shiny, hard tiles. The rest of us in over-priced hotels outside the perimeter, which means we miss the obviously joyous experience of the devotees inside.

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အမယ်လေး!!!
Dick, how amazing to see ကျာ်ဣသိယဵုဘုရား here.
That is a glorious photo - thank you, ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါသည်။
You've made my afternoon.


My friend told me of her first visit there as a child with her father in the '60s - before the (yes, scary) trucks when everyone walked. As now, it was the cool season, and she remembers the "freezing cold" (Maybe 15C?); she's from Yangon.

I will leap from that hilltop across the river and over the rice paddies back to Yangon.

Dawn, New Year's day, 2009.
The Shwedagon Pagoda (ရွှေတိဂုံဘုရား), a pilgrimage site since the 8th C. People walk around it, or sit and chant or meditate - or just have a family picnic in a quiet corner.
A sublime and precious place.
As is our world: wherever you go there are amazing things and sacred places.
View attachment 114814

Thank you both for these memories. We were very fortunate to be able to visit Myanmar for a week only, in October, 2016, here is one of our photos from Shewdagon Pagoda, an amazingly beautiful Pagoda.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

Heading up the hill.
Background: The Barcelona skyline
Midground: The velodrome
Foreground: The park's forest

 

[Phoenix]

Trinidad de Arre
CF, 29 Sept 2016

 

[mspath]

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Trinidad de Arre
CF, 29 Sept 2016

Phoenix,
This is a great shot ! Many of us veterans remember the sincere hospitality offered by the Marist fathers here in their albergue. Sadly due to old age they left in 2017. Their story is here
At least our photos and memories remain.

 

[VNwalking]

Day one of the Invierno, only a stone's throw from Ponferrada and already it's very quiet!

 

[Theatregal]

Somewhere on the Sanabres April 27, 2018. Stopping along a path to have my lunch and this one stopped to observe for a few moments.

 

[Rowena]

The pilgrim friendly village of Mos, on the CP
October 26, 2019

 

[dick bird]

Day one of the Invierno, only a stone's throw from Ponferrada and already it's very quiet!
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Probably round the corner in the same village, 29 Sept 2018.

The Halted Moment

Wha hasna turn'd inby a sunny street
And fund alang its length nae folk were there;
And heard his step fa' steadily and clear
Nor wauken ocht but schedows at his feet.
Shuther to shuther in the reemlin heat
The houses seem'd to hearken and to stare;
But a' were doverin whaur they stude and were
Like wa's ayont the echo o' time's beat.
Wha hasna thocht whan atween stanes sae still,
That had been biggit up for busyness,
He has come wanderin into a place
Lost, and forgotten, and unchangeable;
And thocht the far-off traffic sounds to be
The weary waters o' mortality.

William Soutar

 

[Anne&Pat]

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I seldom take pictures of people but this is an exception. Sunday afternoon. People drinking an aperitif. Already some customers in the comedor.
Bar / restaurante A Lareira in Finisterre. 2016.
Always follow the locals.They know the good places.

Restaurante A Lareira (Fisterra) - O Camiño dos Faros

Aunque esta zona de Galicia es conocida por sus pescados y mariscos, no os debéis olvidar de la carne que aquí en el Restaurante A Lareira preparan con gran esmero. Además del típico churrasco, os recomendamos la «Carne á Pedra», donde pequeños filetitos de la mejor ternera son pasados vuelta y...

www.caminodosfaros.com

We also ate there after our first Camino in 2014. Not knowing how we would get on walking the Camino, we didn't plan to walk to Finisterre and Muxia but we spent three days in Finisterre before we flew home after the Camino. While there we ate somewhere different each evening and this restaurant was recommended to us by locals. Don't have any photos of it though, unfortunately.

 

[Anne&Pat]

Part of the central column of the Master Mateo's masterpiece Door of Glory 'Portico de Gloria' carved between 1166 and 1188 at the entrance of the Cathedral in Santiago de Compostela. October, 2014.

 

[Former member 49149]

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Probably round the corner in the same village, 29 Sept 2018.

The Halted Moment

Wha hasna turn'd inby a sunny street
And fund alang its length nae folk were there;
And heard his step fa' steadily and clear
Nor wauken ocht but schedows at his feet.
Shuther to shuther in the reemlin heat
The houses seem'd to hearken and to stare;
But a' were doverin whaur they stude and were
Like wa's ayont the echo o' time's beat.
Wha hasna thocht whan atween stanes sae still,
That had been biggit up for busyness,
He has come wanderin into a place
Lost, and forgotten, and unchangeable;
And thocht the far-off traffic sounds to be
The weary waters o' mortality.

William Soutar

Thank you, @dick bird for reminding me of Soutar. Where had he been, I wonder, to know about reemlin heat? You picked a right good poem that captures many a similar type of village along the many caminos.

 

[mspath]

Torres del Rio
Camino Frances
photo take February 14, 2007



This radiant solitary pathway crossed Torres del Rio on St Valentine's night during my third camino.

 

[FourSeasons]

CF April 17, 2016 looking back towards Roncesvalles at the light of a new day.

 

[SabsP]

Did not walk the Via de la Plata but I did visit Extremadura regularly on a normal holiday.
Roman theatre in Mérida.

 

[NYSE]

Welcome, everyone!
Continuing our daily dose of camino magic.
Some of us are already walking, while others of us are still long from being able to put our shoes on an actual camino.
Until we can all walk in person, please join us in the fun of sharing a single daily photographic memory of the camino. It's been a real joy to see the camino through so many eyes!
(Please post thumbnails, so people with slow connections can still see the thread. Gracias! )

Somewhere between Miranda de Ebro and Pancorbo on the Via de Bayona.
I loved the poppies and the silent drama of the crushed wheat plants.
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My very first day on Camino Frances Valcarlos route and my very first break.

 

[VNwalking]

My very first day on Camino Frances Valcarlos route and my very first break.

Welcome, NYSE! Isn't that a lovely route?
Looking forward to seeing more.

Beginning to climb seriously now, between Valcarlos and Puerto de Ibañeta. Looking towards where the Napoleon Route is under snow. March, 2015.

 

[mspath]

VN and NYSE,
Thanks for sharing your pics of your early hours on the Valcarlos route. Hope that they recall happy moments for you both; as they do for me.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

Between Barcelona and the Camino Aragonese I met only one other pilgrim headed west (and six pilgrims going east for the few days where the Caminos Catalan and Ignacio were conjoined). But there were packless walkers in the wooded park between Barcelona and Sant Cugat.

 

[Rowena]

October 24, 2019
Via Romana between Rubiaes and Valença on the CP

 

[Rowena]

Sorry, forgot the photo!
Here it is:

 

[Phoenix]

San Andés Church, Zariquiegui
CF, 1 Oct 2016

 

[mspath]

Sorry, forgot the photo!
Here it is:

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Rowen,
Great shot! For more of the Via Romania on the CP see this recent post.
Happy memories.

 

[Theatregal]

Flechas with flair between Taboada and Silleda on the Sanabres. April 28, 2018.

 

[Anne&Pat]

The Botafumeiro in Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, which we have been very fortunate to witness being swung on a number of occasions. October, 2014.

 

[dick bird]

Packed up and ready to go, Portugalete, 26 Sept 2019 after a 2 week hospi stint. From here (just outside Bilbao) we followed the Olvidado to La Robla. I just dare you to tell me I've got too much in my backpack.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

I just dare you to tell me I've got too much in my backpack.

I wouldn't say that but couldn't you have found a smaller shell?

Here's the colorful mess I was carrying on my autumn Catalan/Aragonese:


A green 25 liter pack I bought 20 years earlier as a day pack, a blue lumbar pack that came free with a magazine subscription, a yellow microfiber towel hung out to dry, a found orange nylon shopping bag to hold snacks and make me more visible and a transparent pouch to hold a shell and a credencial. Not shown is a red shafted walking stick strapped to the far side of the pack. I got that when it occurred to me to ask at Monserrat if they had any poles left behind from Camino Ignacio pilgrims. I left that behind at an albergue at the CF entrance to Pamplona.

 

[mspath]

Estella
Calle Rúa
night

photo taken October 25, 2013



This main street as you enter Estella on the CF traverses an artisanal neighborhood on the left bank of the Rio Ega. Due to the ecclesiatical/commercial importance of the Camino or Rúa as it was called locally Estella mainly developed in the 12-13th c.

 

[SabsP]

O Cebreiro 2011.That April/ May Camino was a relative quiet one.

 

[FourSeasons]

CF April 29, 2016 Hornillas del Camino
Ahhhhhhhhhh It’s the little things that can make a world of difference. Blessings.

 

[Former member 49149]

CF April 29, 2016 Hornillas del Camino
Ahhhhhhhhhh It’s the little things that can make a world of difference. Blessings.
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Absolutely! You got it in one!!!!

 

[Phoenix]

Since pack photos appears to be a theme...

Ready to go, Albergue Zaldiko, Zubiri
CF, Sept 2016

 

[VNwalking]

Outside Meson El Llar in Murias de Rechivaldo, 2015. Second breakfast time.
Oddly mine is not there. I guess I stashed it next to the table. It's about the same size.

I just dare you to tell me I've got too much in my backpack.

You you're safe from me.
What I carry is what I carry, and if anyone has a problem with that, it's their problem, not mine.
And what you carry is none of my business, unless you accidentally took my socks off the line.

 

[Phoenix]

Outside Meson El Llar in Murias de Rechivaldo, 2015. Second breakfast time.
Oddly mine is not there. I guess I stashed it next to the table. It's about the same size.
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You you're safe from me.
What I carry is what I carry, and if anyone has a problem with that, it's their problem, not mine.
And what you carry is none of my business, unless you accidentally took my socks off the line.

Socks on a personal "line."


CP, Oct 2019