One Day at a time, One Photo at a Time (Part 3)

[Peregrinopaul]

A bit older than us! From a palaeontology museum near Aubenas, France.

 

[SabsP]

Courtyard at cathedral in Tui. Camino Portugues 2015.

 

[JohnLloyd]

Six hours since I had left Beilari, and I still hadn't reached the summit...

 

[VNwalking]

It is wonderful to see photos of things that I did not notice. We all cover the same ground but notice or remember different things!

Today I'm remembering two ladies in Tolosa whose smiles were not diminished by the wet day. The local people we met on the Vasco were so welcoming of pilgrims. It was a delight.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

The last but best of my couples photos.

 

[AlanSykes]

The Camí de l'Ave Maria, where pilgrims to Montserrat leave a candle after visiting the Black Madonna, the moreneta. Still slightly in mourning for my covid-truncated camino of 2020, but "offer it up", as Sister Bridget used to say after some minor mishap when I was a child.

 

[Anne&Pat]

Camino Frances- September, 2014 Entering Logrono, Puente de Piedra crossing the Rio Ebro.

 

[Peregrinopaul]

Rocks rock! Here’s another.
I was most impressed by this specimen on display in what amounts to the geological museum of Cordoba, aka the Mezquita Cathedral.

The 800 or so polished “marble” columns were apparently appropriated from Roman ruins all over the Iberian Peninsula. This one is definitely local. A spectacular example of the 15my old Guadalquivir olistostrome deposits, which were colossal slumps - on a scale of many cubic kilometres - of mud and rock fragments, caused by the tectonic forces unleashed by the closure of the African Plate and the Peninsula.

 

[SabsP]

Between Padron and Santiago de Compostela on the Portugues in 2015.
A gorgeous Gothic cross in its simplicity. Edit : found the place. At Rua de Francos.

Camino Portugués - Mundicamino

EL CAMINO PORTUGUES como su nombre indica, es una ruta que atraviesa casi todo Portugal de Sur a Norte. Desde el siglo XII hasta nuestros días, las vías de peregrinación partían del país vecino desde núcleos de población tan importantes como: Lisboa, Santarem, Coimbra, Porto, Braga…, y la...

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[Peregrinopaul]

Something different.
I went through Rochefort on my way back to Ireland from Santiago in 2018. And apparently, according to @JabbaPapa, it is on a a Camino Frances route recorded back in 1417: see thread “The Full Camino”.

This is the reconstructed frigate “Hermione”, beautiful.
If any of you are Patrick O’Brian fans, the real Hermione was captured by the real HMS Surprise in 1799, before Jack Aubrey took fictional command.

 

[JohnLloyd]

Nearly at the top, at last!

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

This was promoting a political party but at Sahagún, the halfway point on the CF, it was pretty inspiring. We had just started out for the day so we weren't tempted to sit a spell.

 

[VNwalking]

The week after walking the Baztan, lookit what I found on the far eastern side of Austria near the Hungarian border!
That would be a walk..........

 

[VNwalking]

Rocks rock!

Paul, can I borrow your company next time I'm in the Pais Vasco? I always want a rock whisperer there....

 

[Theatregal]

Church in Alvaredos on the Invierno. Wish I had a clearer photo - the bell was beautifully engraved.

 

[AlanSykes]

Crossing the Duero at Tordesillas on the Sureste, 2014

 

[Camino Chrissy]

Colorful signage on the Portuguese route in May 2019.

 

[Anne&Pat]

Camino del Norte- June, 2018 Monasterio de Santa Maria de Sobrado, Sobrado dos Monxes.

 

[Peregrinopaul]

Paul, can I borrow your company next time I'm in the Pais Vasco? I always want a rock whisperer there....

Aha! A kindred spirit.
Just for you, can I post a picture I took in the lounge of an Airbnb I stayed in last year?
This was the fireplace. I did a real doubletake, and couldn't help myself. "I've seen this before!" (Compare with the column photo above). Fortunately, the owner was a scientist, and his eyes didn't glaze over at my possibly overenthusiastic commentary on its origin.

 

[SabsP]

Camino Portugues 2015.
Who would not want to live in this street?

 

[JohnLloyd]

Did anyone on here ever have to hide in there?

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

The roof of the municipal albergue in El Burgo Ranero.

 

[Camino Chrissy]

Camino del Norte- June, 2018 Monasterio de Santa Maria de Sobrado, Sobrado dos Monxes.
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I had planned to stay here in May 2020 and was looking forward to it.

 

[Camino Chrissy]

Did anyone on here ever have to hide in there?

"Hide", or just seek some coverage to get out of the rain?

 

[VNwalking]

overenthusiastic commentary on its origin

Yeah. I know this dynamic well...
You're lucky to have found a receptive ear.


I also go a little bananas with biota...the vultures near Pancorbo on the Via de Bayona had me yammering on and on (each rock knob had an occupant, hanging out, and there was a kettle of them circling overhead). I thank my wonderful walking companion for her diplomacy and patience!
The rocks there were pretty special, too.

 

[JohnLloyd]

"Hide", or just seek some coverage to get out of the rain?

I was fortunate to just have a day-long bank of grey clouds rolling across the mountains.

The poncho stayed in the rucksack until the next day!

 

[SabsP]

Yeah. I know this dynamic well...
You're lucky to have found a receptive ear.


I also go a little bananas with biota...the vultures near Pancorbo on the Via de Bayona had me yammering on and on (each rock knob had an occupant, hanging out, and there was a kettle of them circling overhead). I thank my wonderful walking companion for her diplomacy and patience!
The rocks there were pretty special, too.

Your diplomacy and patience you mean!
Gosh I forgot about my flashy colours....

 

[VNwalking]

Your diplomacy and patience you mean!

Haha, actually, I meant what I said.

 

[Theatregal]

The joy of finding a place open for coffee during siesta in Monforte de Lemos.

 

[Peregrinopaul]

The joy of finding a place open for coffee during siesta in Monforte de Lemos.

Joy is the right word @Theatregal. They are the memorable punctuation marks of the entire camino for me, so often accompanied by the immense pleasure of conversation with chance-encountered kindred spirits. Especially so when you travel alone.

 

[Anne&Pat]

I had planned to stay here in May 2020 and was looking forward to it.

Hi Chrissy, it was an interesting stay. We were fortunate to be there for a concert with three Galician choirs, which was very good. We also loved attending vespers with the monks.
Quite a large dormitory, with wooden bunks close together, above me was a young man, who hung his unwashed smelly socks all around his and therefore my bunk! Then Pat had an interesting to/fro conversation with a man about having the window open for fresh air!! Luckily Pat won and the window remained open!
Now we have stayed there, we won't need to again!

 

[Camino Chrissy]

Hi Chrissy, it was an interesting stay. We were fortunate to be there for a concert with three Galician choirs, which was very good. We also loved attending vespers with the monks.
Quite a large dormitory, with wooden bunks close together, above me was a young man, who hung his unwashed smelly socks all around his and therefore my bunk! Then Pat had an interesting to/fro conversation with a man about having the window open for fresh air!! Luckily Pat won and the window remained open!
Now we have stayed there, we won't need to again!

Ha! It always amazes me all of the little details we can remember about so many of the places we stay. I've only stayed in a couple of monasteries and always found them very "interesting" experiences. Thanks for sharing your story.

 

[Anne&Pat]

Camino Frances- September, 2014 Murias de Rechivaldo, Albergue las Aguedas. A very comfortable albergue, with a peaceful courtyard within to relax. We had one of the private rooms, it was lovely.

 

[Peregrinopaul]

Camino Frances- September, 2014 Murias de Rechivaldo, Albergue las Aguedas. A very comfortable albergue, with a peaceful courtyard within to relax. We had one of the private rooms, it was lovely.

I liked it too. It even has a bar!

 

[SabsP]

Early morning in Caldas de Reis. Camino Portugues 2015.

 

[Peregrinopaul]

You wouldn't want to meet a cyclist without a bell on this part of the Littoral in SW France. I was told that this was a motor-cycle track built by the Germans in WW2 to communicate between coastal defence installations
.

 

[JohnLloyd]

Camino Frances- September, 2014 Murias de Rechivaldo, Albergue las Aguedas. A very comfortable albergue, with a peaceful courtyard within to relax. We had one of the private rooms, it was lovely.
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I had quite a night there.

A Cry For Help

Last night, as I prepared for bed, the woman on the top bunk bed above me asked for my help. I’d suggested that she could easily move to a lower bunk bed as the dormitory in our albergue was …

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[JohnLloyd]

Seven hours in on my first day, and like a rookie, I had run out of water.

Fontaine de Roland was a very welcome sight.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

Way back I posted a pic of a smiling building. I see this one grinning.

 

[VNwalking]

An astonishing and very welcome find on the Ingles - a restaurant in Siguero with amazing offering of grilled vegetables.

 

[Theatregal]

From the gallery of the Iglesia de Santiago de Taboada on the Sanabrés.

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[Anne&Pat]

I had quite a night there.

A Cry For Help

Last night, as I prepared for bed, the woman on the top bunk bed above me asked for my help. I’d suggested that she could easily move to a lower bunk bed as the dormitory in our albergue was …

johnelsewhere.blog

Thought this story was very familiar , then remembered it was in your book, which we have read and enjoyed on kindle!

 

[Anne&Pat]

Camino Finisterre/Muxia- June, 2018 Santuario De Nuestra Senora De La Barca, Muxia.

 

[SabsP]

Padron on the Portugues 2015.

 

[JohnLloyd]

Thought this story was very familiar , then remembered it was in your book, which we have read and enjoyed on kindle!

Ah, so you're the ones who bought it!

 

[JohnLloyd]

The blessed relief of going downhill again...

 

[Theatregal]

In honour of Remembrance Day - Poppies in Las Medulas.

 

[VNwalking]

Poppies.
Near Eunate, just off the Camino Frances.


May everyone have a blessed Remembrance Day/Armistace Day/Anzac Day/Veterans Day

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

In honour of Remembrance Day - Poppies in Las Medulas.

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Unfortunately we have too many wars and causalities that we must memorialize. This is on the Camino Catalan between Berbegal and Pueyo de Fañanás. It lists the names of some locals who died in August 1936 in the Spanish Civil War.

 

[Anne&Pat]

Camino Frances- September, 2014 Stopped for breakfast here in Santa Catalina de Somoza, the day before we had been in very warm & sunny Murias de Rechivaldo. Wet and foggy this day, heading for Foncebadon, where there was a welcome open fire waiting for us in the albergue!

 

[SabsP]

Corcubion. Almost in Finisterre.2016.

 

[JohnLloyd]

Spot the design flaw.

 

[VNwalking]

Las Medulas, Camino Invierno
(I'm losing track. If I posted this already, please forgive me!)

 

[Peregrinopaul]

Las Medulas, Camino Invierno

Havn't been, (yet). Ain't there gold in them thar hills?

 

[VNwalking]

Ain't there gold in them thar hills?

Used to be. But the Romans stole it all.

 

[Peregrinopaul]

In Bourges.
La Scala was a pizza joint!

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

 

[Theatregal]

Descending to Belesar. I loved the stone steps along the sides of the walls giving quick access to the vineyards from the terraced paths.

 

[Anne&Pat]

Camino Frances- October 2014 Santiago de Compostela, Ghandi outside Hospederia San Martin de Pinario.

 

[Peregrinopaul]

The glorious shade of the plane trees. Here - Santo Domingo, but could be any town in Spain. How do they graft themselves into each other? It's a marvel.

 

[SabsP]

Hello Spain. Bye bye Portugal. Tui 2015.

 

[JohnLloyd]

Hello Spain. Bye bye Portugal. Tui 2015.

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I was so pleased to arrive in Tui, after days in Portugal without a properly freshly-squeezed orange juice machine to be found anywhere.

 

[JohnLloyd]

Descending towards Roncesvalles, down through the clouds, somewhat wearily after nine hours on the trail.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

A bit of color on our way to Muxia.

 

[Theatregal]

Stone steps in the tranquil oasis of the San Domingos de Bonaval park in Santiago.

 

[VNwalking]

The view from the roof of the cathedral is quite something.

 

[Camino Chrissy]

The view from the roof of the cathedral is quite something.
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Yes, it is!

 

[Peregrinopaul]

A meeting near Logroño. The only snake I've ever come across in Spain. Are there any dangerous species in Spain?

 

[Anne&Pat]

Camino Frances- October, 2014 Inside the Cathedral in Santiago de Compostela.

 

[VNwalking]

Are there any dangerous species in Spain?

Vipers. I don't know for sure but doubt that you would find one near Logroño.

 

[SabsP]

I always prefer the simplicity of this art to the ghastly exuberant baroque you find in Spanish churches.
Pic taken at the cathedralmuseum in Santiago.
Sadly I forgot the author and origin.

 

[JohnLloyd]

A meeting near Logroño. The only snake I've ever come across in Spain. Are there any dangerous species in Spain?
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I saw signs warning of their presence on the walk into Burgos, but no more than that.

 

[JohnLloyd]

At last! I can see the monastery.

 

[DoughnutANZ]

A meeting near Logroño. The only snake I've ever come across in Spain. Are there any dangerous species in Spain?
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I am sure it wasn't a snake but something bit me on the side of my heel when I was walking around one of the towns in my jandals.

This is what it looked like a couple of days later in Sahagun. I put a compeed on it, then it burst as I walked along.



I wondered if it could have been a spider, wasp or something similar.

 

[VNwalking]

I am sure it wasn't a snake but something bit me on the side of my heel when I was walking around one of the towns in my jandals.

Scorpion? There are two species in Spain ...

Here are some less fearsome critters, from the CF near los Arcos:

 

[Peregrinopaul]

I am sure it wasn't a snake

Could have been a centipede. Apparently they are quite common.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

I'll add another picture from the Santiago cathedral to the bunch. Santiago Matamoros with the Moors hidden from view by the lilies.

 

[Theatregal]

Along the Português da Costa. A woman on the shore told me he was gathering barnacles and small octopus.

 

[Anne&Pat]

Camino Frances- September, 2014 Heading down to Acebo on that very rocky path! Between Foncebadon and Molinaseca.

 

[SabsP]

One of the nights you choose a private place on the Camino and you are a little bored.And you make pictures of the tv-screen.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

I only have a couple of sunrise pictures. Peg is a late riser. This was taken on my solo SdC to Finisterra walk (Peg joined me there and we walked to Muxia together).

 

[JohnLloyd]

I only have a couple of sunrise pictures. Peg is a late riser. This was taken on my solo SdC to Finisterra walk (Peg joined me there and we walked to Muxia together).
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I have a LOT of sunrise pictures.

On this journey, sunrises overtook sunsets as my favoured mode of solar viewing.

 

[JohnLloyd]

Colegiata at Roncesvalles, which I described at the time as a bunkbed Travelodge with the loudest toilets in the Western hemisphere.

What a relief it was to have arrived here, the first and the largest place of rest that I'd experience on the Camino.

And what a relief not to have ended up like Daniel Avery too.

One Up On Emilio Estevez

As I’m currently both alive and in Roncesvalles, that means I’m technically one up on Emilio Estevez, almost certainly for the first time in our lives. By that, I mean that Daniel Avery, the …

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[Theatregal]

Waiting for clear skies

 

[peregrina2000]

Pic taken at the cathedralmuseum in Santiago.

One place in the cathedral that has always been a favorite of mine is the Palacio de Gelmirez. Over the years they’ve changed the way in which it’s visited — it used to be its own attraction, but now you go through it on the way to the Portico de la Gloria. And I think a rooftop tour also takes you through it. It is one of the best examples of non-religious romanesque, and I absolutely love the many different carvings of daily life, celebrations, music making, etc.

 

[peregrina2000]

Waiting for clear skies

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That is just absolutely beautiful. You have an amazing photography talent, @Theatregal.

 

[Camino Chrissy]

Along the Português da Costa. A woman on the shore told me he was gathering barnacles and small octopus.

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I too saw similar in Muxia and was curious. I was told they were hunting barnacles. It was low tide.

 

[peregrina2000]

I too saw similar in Muxia and was curious. I was told they were hunting barnacles. It was low tide.
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Along the Português da Costa. A woman on the shore told me he was gathering barnacles and small octopus.

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I know you have read this article, @Camino Chrissy, but it is absolutely my favorite piece of “food travel” writing, if there is such a genre. A story about Galicia’s dangerous barnacle fishing industry and the sisters who had great success in the male-dominated industry.

It is really a great story.

 

[Camino Chrissy]

I know you have read this article, @Camino Chrissy, but it is absolutely my favorite piece of “food travel” writing, if there is such a genre. A story about Galicia’s dangerous barnacle fishing industry and the sisters who had great success in the male-dominated industry.

It is really a great story.

What an intriguing and fascinating article. I don't think I have read this long version before. Thank you, Laurie. I have learned a lot!

 

[SabsP]

I know you have read this article, @Camino Chrissy, but it is absolutely my favorite piece of “food travel” writing, if there is such a genre. A story about Galicia’s dangerous barnacle fishing industry and the sisters who had great success in the male-dominated industry.

It is really a great story.

I regularly view the documentary again on my digicorder. Always in awe.

 

[Theatregal]

That is just absolutely beautiful. You have an amazing photography talent, @Theatregal.

Thank you @peregrina2000 !!

 

[Theatregal]

I know you have read this article, @Camino Chrissy, but it is absolutely my favorite piece of “food travel” writing, if there is such a genre. A story about Galicia’s dangerous barnacle fishing industry and the sisters who had great success in the male-dominated industry.

It is really a great story.

So happy you posted this! I remember reading it after my Português da Costa camino when I was researching all the photos I'd taken along the way of people gathering, way out at low tide on the rocks, precariously perched. It's a wonderful story!

 

[Theatregal]

I regularly view the documentary again on my digicorder. Always in awe.

There's a documentary too? Would love to see it - can you send the name?

 

[SabsP]

There's a documentary too? Would love to see it - can you send the name?

Here you go!

Repor - La mar de mujeres - RTVE.es

En Galicia, la fabricación y reparación de redes o el marisqueo a pie han sido tradicionalmente cosa de mujeres. Las rederas hacen un trabajo, artesanal y repetitivo, imprescindible para el sector pesquero. Las mariscadoras, tanto si recogen almejas, percebes o erizos, desempeñan un trabajo...

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[peregrina2000]

Here you go!

Repor - La mar de mujeres - RTVE.es

En Galicia, la fabricación y reparación de redes o el marisqueo a pie han sido tradicionalmente cosa de mujeres. Las rederas hacen un trabajo, artesanal y repetitivo, imprescindible para el sector pesquero. Las mariscadoras, tanto si recogen almejas, percebes o erizos, desempeñan un trabajo...

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Wow, I just stopped cooking dinner to watch it. Definitely needs to be seen again. As someone who never did physical labor at all, my hat goes off to these women. And the “rederos”, the women who repair the nets — talk about unsung (and underpaid and undervalued) heroines. I had never seen this, Sabine, thank you so much!

 

[Theatregal]

Thank you @SabineP !! So wonderful to see this - it's a great companion piece to the written story. I live in a fishing village and have talked often with some of the older fisherman who still sit on the docks outside the net sheds, mending nets on nice days. I'm going to show them the footage of the amazing "rederos" in this film!

 

[Anne&Pat]

Cam9ino del Norte- June,2018 In the beautiful Galician countryside, south of Ribadeo, the calf is looking adoringly at its mum!

 

[Anne&Pat]

Here you go!

Repor - La mar de mujeres - RTVE.es

En Galicia, la fabricación y reparación de redes o el marisqueo a pie han sido tradicionalmente cosa de mujeres. Las rederas hacen un trabajo, artesanal y repetitivo, imprescindible para el sector pesquero. Las mariscadoras, tanto si recogen almejas, percebes o erizos, desempeñan un trabajo...

www.rtve.es

Thank you very much Sabine for the link to this very interesting video.

 

[DoughnutANZ]

Could have been a centipede. Apparently they are quite common.

When it happened, I felt a sharp pain in my heel and instinctively reached down, mid-stride, and brushed my heel with my hand. I remember feeling something like a splinter/sting sticking out of my heel and I must have brushed this out because by the time I looked down at my heel there was no splinter/sting and no creature, just a small red patch that later turned into a blister.

 

[SabsP]

Cirauqui. Frances 2011.