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On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 9.0

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Valcarlos
ex municipal albergue

photos taken February 6, 2007



After crossing the old French/Spanish border I reached Valcarlos and stopped at what was then the municipal albergue. Set between two public lavatories on the municipal playground the dorm space was small but clean with a tiny heater and plenty of hot water for a welcome shower.



I was the only pilgrim. Snuggling in my sleeping bag I went to sleep early in order to keep warm.
 
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February 2014, I too was the only pilgrim.

Slept beautifully.
 
nycwalking said:
February 2014, I too was the only pilgrim.

Slept beautifully.
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nycwalking,
Solitude is one of the many joys of walking in winter. Your 2014 sleep would have been in the new well heated municipal albergue. I, too, stayed there in later CFs.
 
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Quick question, does anyone know if the opening hours for Casa Ivar on a holiday (this Monday) are the same as regular Mondays or would it be the same as a Sunday. I should have asked him when i met him, i think he is busy with emails, hence the question. Gracias

 
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Roncesvalles

photo taken February 7, 2007



The air was very cold. Since thin snow and sleet covered the ground I had climbed 5 hours from Valcarlos on the verges of route N135 to the famous Roncesvalles monastery. Suddenly a tourist bus pulled up. Within the heated interior several fur clad passengers quickly snapped a photo before I, shivering, slowly moved from their sight.
 
Coming in to La Puebla de Arganzon on the Vasco. My OSMand map says that's Rio Zadorra Ibaia, which in this area is the boundary between Castilla y Leon and Euskadi: This side, the Pays Vasco. The other side, Castilla y Leon.
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FourSeasons said:
keep walking.
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Indeed. And walk as @mspath does, in the winter - or on more remote ways.
But what is that thing in the second photo? A bench and wifi hotspot? Only half joking.
 
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It looks like something similar at the end of the Quays in Dublin that has a solar charging element to it, so your half joke is not too far off the mark.
 
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Calzadilla de la Cueza. CF 2011. When there was only one hostal / bar ( this one ) and one albergue ( operated by the same owner ) . After the 17k. walk from Carrion de los Condes.
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Sabine,
After the long slog from Carrion de los Condes like you I too always enjoyed eating at that same hostal/bar and some times even seeing the moon.
 
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It looks like something similar at the end of the Quays in Dublin that has a solar charging element to it, so your half joke is not too far off the mark.
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“…solar charging element” ?? You lost me, Kirki.
 
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Larrosoana municipal albergue

photo taken February 9, 2007, dawn



After walking 26 km down from Roncesvalles I stayed in this municipal albergue. No shop/resto open so 2 pilgrims and I pooled slim rations for "dinner". Cheese and sausage tasted great with German black bread, biscuits and mugs of hot tea!
 
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kirkie said:
It looks like something similar at the end of the Quays in Dublin that has a solar charging element to it, so your half joke is not too far off the mark.
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Peregrinopaul said:
You lost me, Kirki.
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A place pilgrims to recharge their phones? I don't know. But it wouldn't be the first time - people have thought of more ridiculous things.
 
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Peregrinopaul said:
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“…solar charging element” ?? You lost me, Kirki.
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There was a photo of a wooden slatted contraption in an earlier post which looks to be the same as one on a patch of grass outside the last pub in Dublin before you hit the open sea, on the right side of the quays, at Ringsend.
edit: not sure if you recharge yourself or your device...
 
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west of Larrosoana
Arga River

photo taken February 9, 2007, 11 am



Roiling river water and thick slippery mud framed my fear. Even today as I look at this shot I start to quiver reliving the memory. Never again in wet weather would I dare walk this exact section along the CF bordering the south side of the Arga River.
 
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Trinidad de Arre

photo taken February 9, 2007, 13.00



Another long slog in the cold sunshine led to this Marist monastery scenically located on the Arre riverbank; it also had been an important pilgrim refuge throughout the ages. Accommodation was in a refitted barn within a simple monastery garden.
 
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Iglesia de Santa Maria de Eunate

photo taken February 10, 2007



Seemingly lost in the countryside this small, octagonal, Romanesque structure is extraordinary.
The photo is a memento of my earliest glimpse of the site the first time I walked here. On the right in the view is an albergue. Both the church and albergue were closed that day. However I promised myself that I would return and sleep there someday.
... And so I did stay in 2008, 2009, 2011 and continued to visit on later caminos. I shall always treasure these times at Eunate.
 
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History in the stones. Mason's marks, ancient graffiti, game boards on benches - this one, a house mark on Rua Nova in Santiago. I always look for them when I'm there. August 7, 2014.



Markings in the houses of Santiago a unique heritage to discover

We invite you to discover with us some of the many hidden wonders of the houses of Santiago de Santiago and get to know your meaning
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Puente La Reina - Gares
Calle del Crucifijio

photo taken February 11, 2007



After Sunday mass members of the congregation enjoyed the winter sunshine on the Calle del Crucifijo in the private/public space between the open door of the Convento del Crucifijio and the closed door of the Iglesia del Crucifijo.
 
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@mspath Your posts about winter Caminos are very intriguing. I surely would like to talk with you, pick your brain about walking a winter CF. Would you be willing to help me, pass on your experiences? Gear, starting point etc... any advice will be much appreciated.
 
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FourSeasons,

Please read this post and look at this post to see what worked for me. My kit list/tips is from the viewpoint of another woman who often walked in late autumn/winter. Perhaps you might find it useful for your planning.

Avoiding any mob scene was one of the reasons I always enjoyed walking in late autumn/winter

In the happy, easier past years winter was the best time to walk the CF for me. Little was hectic; without the hordes of summer all had time to share. For personal commentary regarding walking several years at this time browse my Camino Gazetteer.

....In retrospect much was close to perfect. If I could I would do it again, but now at 83 I hike long distance only in my memory.
 
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This is great, thank you. What beautiful memories you have made. God Bless you sweetheart and what a treasure you are. I am reading the Gazetteer now.
 
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To update your memory: I took a memory walk this morning. I walked down to the roundabout in Burlada and kept left, turning in to the camino that goes via the Portal de Francia. A little visit to the Cathedral: some silent moments of prayer for you, @mspath, and the countless others who have sat or knelt there in thanksgiving. I will post one photo here, and the others will be in the where did you walk locally thread, so as not to abuse this thread!
Look carefully, you can just see the pinnacle of the Cathedral in the middle of th photo.
 

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December of 1997. It is made up of 5 figures - 4 men and one woman - and the keel of a vessel. It symbolizes the struggle of the population who live off the sea and also of those who built the needed vessels to go out to sea.
 
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FourSeasons,
Thanks for sharing such a happy example of camino "magic" on the way to Astorga! Here is another chance encounter with a most helpful guide in the same area.
 
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FourSeasons,
Thanks for sharing such a happy example of camino "magic" on the way to Astorga! Here is another chance encounter with a most helpful guide in the same area.
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Amazing! Dogs truly are our best friends. As I was walking towards Ponferrada Sept 27, 2013, I seemed to have lost the yellow arrow but was accompanied by twin brothers who appeared out of no where, German bothers who walked on each side of me what seemed like hours. Finally an arrow so I said goodbye to those two angels, those German Shepard angels. I wish I had a picture of them but the battery ran out on my camera at Cruz de Ferro.
(picture is a repeat)
 
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Torres del Rio

photo taken February 14, 2007



Beneath a winter sky I took this view of Torres del Rio encircled by the rio Linares and riverside vegetation. On the extreme right amidst other rooftops rises the tower of the octagonal Romanesque church, Santo Sepulcro. In the distant middle view soars the tower of the Iglesia San Andres. Further west in the far distant middle view the camino path towards Viana will cross the gully, Mataburros/Mule Killer!
 
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Hontanos

photo taken February 26, 2007



Upon arrival Hontanos appeared deserted; the air was bitter cold and no one was about. Recalling that the door of the municipal albergue, where I had stayed in 2004, was usually kept ajar in case any passing pilgrim needed solace I thankfully entered, signed the register, turned on the heat, and relaxed.

... Today this photo frames another winter camino memory.
 
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Saint Jean Pied de Port
55 rue de La Citadelle
municipal albergue

photo taken January 16, 2008



Reading this sign on the municipal albergue door began a new camino adventure, my 4th CF. Pondering the route and days to come. I was very content to be back once more in this special place where serendipity prevailed.
 
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Ruta do Mar on April 30th after having arrived in Valdoviño we went for a walk to the Laguna de A Frouxeira an ecosystem of great value to a large number of birds. Here is some information about this important wetland:

Laguna de A Frouxeira | Birdingplaces.eu

Shallow lagoon with reedbeds that is linked to the sea. A bird paradise for birds that winter here or make a stop during the migration season..
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Estella
50 La Rua
municipal albergue

photo taken February 3, 2009



Projecting from the municipal albergue facade this large painted shell was easy to spot from afar. It was always a relief to see for then I knew I could stop hiking for rest of the day.
 
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One of the hardest sections of the Invierno for me was about to begin - along the ridge under these windmills. It wasn't the windmills. It was because I knew every step was going away from my destination and when I got to the place at the bottom of the hill where the camino crossed the autovia, I would make a U-turn and have to trudge all those steps and more back in the other direction. It was easy walking. But sometimes this mind is not my friend.
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I was sorely tempted to take the left turn in the near distance but there were lots of arrows essentially saying, "You'd better not even think of going this way!!!" Looking at a map after the fact I have a plan, because next time I probably will.
 
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Carrión de los Condes
Refugio Santa Clara

photo taken October 25, 2004



Located on the CF at the eastern entrance to Carrión de los Condes the pilgrim Refugio Santa Clara is part of the historic Real Monasterio Santa Clara; St Francis of Assisi during his early 13th c. pilgrimage to Santiago is said to have stopped in this monastery.
 
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Samos
Mosteiro de San Xulián

photo taken March 13, 2009



Sections of this Benedictine monastery complex are 9th c. , but the majority was built in the 16th-17th centuries. Much, however, had to be rebuilt after a disasterous 1951 fire. Areas can be visited on a guided tour or when attending religious services.
 
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Cabo Finisterre
photograph taken December 9, 2011



I walked alone the final path along the sea towards kilometer 0. After 1000 kms and nine weeks my 7th CF ended. Silently I gave heartfelt thanks for all that had been and for all those that had helped to make it so.
 
Peregrina 2013 said:
On Ruta do Mar, April 2022. Strolling along Xardíns do Almirante Moreno in Cedeira I came across this old, rusty disconnected pay phone! A blast from the past - seems like yesterday!!!

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Potes on the Lebaniego - Vadiniense.
The telephone is from the same era, but the cabin is older.
That day there was a quick painting contest in the village, which is why the painter is in the photo.

 
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Once upon a time people's horses needed water as much or more than they did.
Fuente at the Ermita de Nuestra Señora del Valle near Monasterio de Rodilla on the Via de Bayona, 2019.
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See what I missed by sitting ( and not moving) at the bench at the entrance...
 
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near Roncesvalles

photo taken October 12, 2011



This roadside statue of the Virgin was photograhed when I walked the N-135 route down from the Ibaneta pass towards Roncesvalles. What a wonderful relief it was to stop and sit here to offer silent thanks for my safe arrival after completing the 5 hour slog through the pass from Valcarlos.
 
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