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Having past here just two months before you in April 2016, I also have this photo.
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Having past here just two months before you in April 2016, I also have this photo.Someone decided on a change of footwear. At least the boot is pointing in the right direction. CF June 2016 on the way to Los Arcos.
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Same thing happened to us, Oct 2016.September 17, 2012. I wasn't sure where I would stay in Belorado but the decision was made during the last few kilometres along the senda running parallel to the N-20. It was a very hot day. Those last km's seemed endless. A car appeared moving slowly along the shoulder of the road. As it reached our group of 3, the driver stopped and passed out ice cold bottles of water, waved and moved on to the next group of pilgrims. There was a label on the bottle inviting us to stay at the Albergue de Peregrinos Cuatro Cantones. It was a wonderful, very welcoming albergue - the driver was the hospitalero
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Is that the one with the very high top bunks, designed by the owner, who had been a pilgrim and had learned from hitting his head off low top bunks? Where the tiny water pool was such blessing for poor feet?September 17, 2012. I wasn't sure where I would stay in Belorado but the decision was made during the last few kilometres along the senda running parallel to the N-20. It was a very hot day. Those last km's seemed endless. A car appeared moving slowly along the shoulder of the road. As it reached our group of 3, the driver stopped and passed out ice cold bottles of water, waved and moved on to the next group of pilgrims. There was a label on the bottle inviting us to stay at the Albergue de Peregrinos Cuatro Cantones. It was a wonderful, very welcoming albergue - the driver was the hospitalero
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Okay, okay, I guess today is cheat day on the Camino April 21, 2016. That is neat!Wouldn't it be neat if someone had a picture of the exact same mojone with the prior year's boot on it.
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Sorry, it's my second picture of the day but isn't it neat that ...
Possibly! There was a small pool and in my notes I noted that the bunks were "solid with good headroom". I just looked at the website. They did a compete renovation in 2016 but the bunks look as I remember them. There is a photo of the same hospitalero (Nicolas) with his family. On the contact page he talks about the water deliveryIs that the one with the very high top bunks, designed by the owner, who had been a pilgrim and had learned from hitting his head off low top bunks? Where the tiny water pool was such blessing for poor feet?
Yes, in 2018, too.Same thing happened to us, Oct 2016.
Sorry, Theatregal, don't mean to derail, but I need to say, no, not that place. The one we stayed in was on the right, not long after the parochial albergue. The small foot pool in the garden was just that, nothing more, not like the facilities in yours! Some time I will find the couple of photos I still have of that place.Possibly! There was a small pool and in my notes I noted that the bunks were "solid with good headroom". I just looked at the website. They did a compete renovation in 2016 but the bunks look as I remember them. There is a photo of the same hospitalero (Nicolas) with his family. On the contact page he talks about the water delivery
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Gosh, it looks freezing @nycwalking! These memories are so precious, freezing or not.Camino Sanabres: Ourense to SDC November 2019.
I love other people's photos of a place I've been. Everyone notices something different.My first picture of the Camino Vasco Interior
Hey, it's anarchy here. Whatever is just fine. I will save my only abandoned shoe pic for tomorrow, just to be contrary. If I can find it, that is.can I get my last two abandoned footwear photos in before moving on to another theme....
The first time I walked together with another pilgrim, planned that is. I 'm glad that we quickly found a " social rhythm ".I love other people's photos of a place I've been. Everyone notices something different.
My enduring memory of at least half of this day is the deluge, and it shows on this photo! Here is my first photo from the Vasco, a bit farther along, once across the autovia and out of Irun. It was wet. But I was happy - the first day of a camino is always special, and this time I had the luxury of a whole month of walking ahead, and the company was wonderful.
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That is strange. Unofficial dump, I guess or a burial site for shoes.August 2, 2015. A very strange experience along a dirt road between Apúlia and Marinhas on the Camino Portuguese Coastal. Dozens and dozens of abandoned shoes and boots - some pairs but mostly mismatched. Some seem to have been recently placed and some appeared to have been there a long time. It looked like many had been buried - sticking out of the dirt along the bank. A few were squashed on the road, like they'd been driven over.Definitely not pilgrim shoes!
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@VNwalking, I just love this photo ... it's 'alive'! The colours; the setting; I can hear that water flowing ... thank you!Hey, it's anarchy here. Whatever is just fine. I will save my only abandoned shoe pic for tomorrow, just to be contrary. If I can find it, that is.
I remember that tunnel fondly and I decided to find it on the internet. Accomplished.
Rick,I remember that tunnel fondly and I decided to find it on the internet. Accomplished.
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I feel a close connection with the regular posters, their great pictures and often very insightful comments. Thank you for having me along.
Today is a quiet dawn start from Villatuerte, CF June 2016 and not a shoe in sight.
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I feel a close connection with the regular posters, their great pictures and often very insightful comments. Thank you for having me along.
Today is a quiet dawn start from Villatuerte, CF June 2016 and not a shoe in sight.
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I’m very grateful for this thread and this forum as a whole. Yes, I too feel that connection that only Camino can create. Thanks for being here, thank you all.I feel a close connection with the regular posters, their great pictures and often very insightful comments. Thank you for having me along.
Today is a quiet dawn start from Villatuerte, CF June 2016 and not a shoe in sight.
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Likewise. I didn't even know it was there.I totally missed the nearby Dolmen
Creepy. Thank God they were unoccupied shoes.It looked like many had been buried - sticking out of the dirt along the bank
Great photo. As iconic as the photo of the vivid blue doors with scallop shells and staff for sale in the tiny village of Santa Catalina de Somoza 4km after Murias de Rechivaldo. Camino Frances May 2013The look of @Chenahusky's photo suggested to me that I should submit this photo of a shop selling rosaries. Between Villafranca del Bierzo and O Cebreiro on the Francés.
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Great photo - interesting perspective RenshawThought I would chip in my Photo of Hontanas from about 12 years agoView attachment 116524 ago.
Such a decision ... Santiago or Fatima? A young woman selling scallop shells and other trinkets at this location insisted I accept a shell appropriate for my tiny size. June 2017
I remember us being enticed inside a cafe that had a brazier outside... a little east of the ship in the port. It was the end point of a lovely day from Oporto...View attachment 116527
Almost in Vila Do Conde.CP 2015.
A lovely town.
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Ditto. Going in the evening to Vespers with the Sisters makes it a wonderful stop. And it has one of the nicest albergues on the Camino Francés.Very fond memories of Rabé de las Calzadas!
I have no recollection whatsoever. I looked at my credential and according to the stamps, we had stayed the night in Tardajos, two kilometres before Rabé de las Calzadas. Maybe I was sleep walking through it.Ditto. Going in the evening to Vespers with the Sisters makes it a wonderful stop. And it has one of the nicest albergues on the Camino Francés.
Last time I was there, many of us walked down to the convent and the look of delighted surprise on the face of the nun who opened the door was priceless: "Oh! So many pilgrims!"
How many miles and experiences have those boots had! The one on the left looks like it took it's last gasp and said "no more".I only took one photo of dead shoes, early in my first camino from Leon. I didn't know then that there would be many more.
Bronte,I've responded to a couple of posts today so please forgive me if I post one more. Some people plant up discarded boots (as we've seen in previous photos) ... and some people plant up discarded clothes. I wonder if these jeans were discarded by a pilgrim - just outside Pamplona. I love all the scallop shells that decorate the walls
You are such a fountain of knowledge. I am in awe of the number of consecutive years you have been on the Camino Frances. Do you walk certain sections each year or do you walk the entire length each year? I guess living in France is such an advantage - travelling from Australia limits our Camino efforts though I must say we haven't ventured onto either of the 2 Caminos in Australia - the way of Mary Mackillop and the other one in Western Australia. Neither are as long or as well catered as the European pilgrimages.Bronte,
I love it too. Walking into Pamplona I often passed that small house decorated with shells near #18 Camino Burlada and the puente de la Magdelina. It was great folkart.
@mspath, yes ... it's 'interesting that we are 'called' to journeys further afield. Still, I've often said 'we meet the people we are meant to meet in life' & if they are on a path further afield ... that's where we will be called to! Maybe you need to meet them on Camino, so they can take those lovely trails back home in Australia, with you? We are 'called back' for a reason, time & time again (don't question it) & only those (like us) who have been on Camino, understand this. It is not for us to question, but to Hope, Trust, & Believe! Keep on, keepin' on. Buen Camino!You are such a fountain of knowledge. I am in awe of the number of consecutive years you have been on the Camino Frances. Do you walk certain sections each year or do you walk the entire length each year? I guess living in France is such an advantage - travelling from Australia limits our Camino efforts though I must say we haven't ventured onto either of the 2 Caminos in Australia - the way of Mary Mackillop and the other one in Western Australia. Neither are as long or as well catered as the European pilgrimages.
Bronte,You are such a fountain of knowledge. I am in awe of the number of consecutive years you have been on the Camino Frances. Do you walk certain sections each year or do you walk the entire length each year? I guess living in France is such an advantage - travelling from Australia limits our Camino efforts though I must say we haven't ventured onto either of the 2 Caminos in Australia - the way of Mary Mackillop and the other one in Western Australia. Neither are as long or as well catered as the European pilgrimages.
WOW what an achievement - I'm even more in awe. I began walking my first Camino as a 60th birthday "treat" in 2013, with my husband and trusty "Bronte Bear", who I made from my husbands Grandmother's coat. On that walk we met an English couple - he celebrated his 79th birthday with us in Ponferrada. I vowed then that I would continue on these paths for as long as I am able. All your walks must provide you with the most special memories ... congratulations ... I'm sure you've been such an inspiration along the way. Please keep posting.Bronte,
Thank you for your kind comments.
I walked 10 complete caminos
from SJPdP to SdC during the years 2004 through 2014. Sadly now at 82 I can only walk long distance in my memory.
Here’s another photo of Rabé de las Calzadas. I have not stayed there, but I plan to on my next Camino.
CF, September 28, 2015
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@mspath, your knowledge, experience, tips etc are invaluable ... so keep writing! How beautiful that you still have all those wonderful memories! I work with the elderly & a lot of them cannot remember some of their hapoy times. Please write about these 'journeys'. They are treasured memories, especially for your family, children, grandchildren, when you are no longer here. I'm sure you've passed on your 'gypsy wandering traits' to someone in the family ... & who, did You inherit it from? Happy research & writing! The Camino never leaves you!Bronte,
Thank you for your kind comments.
I walked 10 complete caminos
from SJPdP to SdC during the years 2004 through 2014. Sadly now at 82 I can only walk long distance in my memory.
I have stayed there and it is my favourite small albergue. Very clean with soap and shampoo provided. Delightful hostess and delicious meals.
Camino Frances
Ayegui
photo taken October 20, 2011
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This personal ad hoc mix of
symbols of the route decorated a simple wall in Ayegui near Irache
Great photos of Ages, Rick. Though we only stopped briefly before heading for our overnight rest at Atapuerca, Ages was a beautiful little old village. I couldn't resist taking photos of its old doors. May 2013, Camino Frances
| Chove en Santiago meu doce amor camelia branca do ar brila entebrecida ao sol. | Llueve en Santiago mi dulce amor camelia blanca del aire brilla entre tinieblas al sol. |
| Chove en Santiago na noite escura. Herbas de prata e sono cobren a valeira lúa. | Llueve en Santiago en la noche oscura. Hierbas de plata y oro cubren la vacía luna. |
| Olla a choiva pola rúa laio de pedra e cristal. Olla no vento esvaido soma e cinza do teu mar. | Mira la lluvia por la calle quejido de piedra y cristal. Mira en el viento desvanecido fuente y ceniza de tu mar. |
| Soma e cinza do teu mar Santiago, lonxe do sol; agoa da mañan anterga trema no meu corazón. | Fuente y ceniza de tu mar Santiago, lejos del sol; agua de la mañana ancestral tiembla en mi corazón. |
Constructed, you will not be surprised to hear, to a design by a student of monsieur Eiffel. There is a railway bridge just up the Douro to a similar design. When we lived in Porto we taught English and I had a class of railway engineers and administrators. One day, they all ran out of the room in great excitement - apparently two trains had found their way onto the bridge at the same time, an event widely expected to result in its collapse. Happily, the bridge is still there, in fact in 2018 we went over it to reach São Bento station, which is a stunner.Ponte de Dom Luis I , Porto. CP, May, 2016.
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That's quite something!Ponte de Dom Luis I , Porto. CP, May, 2016.
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