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Paul, can I borrow your company next time I'm in the Pais Vasco? I always want a rock whisperer there....Rocks rock!
Aha! A kindred spirit.Paul, can I borrow your company next time I'm in the Pais Vasco? I always want a rock whisperer there....
I had planned to stay here in May 2020 and was looking forward to it.Camino del Norte- June, 2018 Monasterio de Santa Maria de Sobrado, Sobrado dos Monxes.
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"Hide", or just seek some coverage to get out of the rain?Did anyone on here ever have to hide in there?
Yeah. I know this dynamic well...overenthusiastic commentary on its origin
I was fortunate to just have a day-long bank of grey clouds rolling across the mountains."Hide", or just seek some coverage to get out of the rain?
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.
Haha, actually, I meant what I said.Your diplomacy and patience you mean!
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.The joy of finding a place open for coffee during siesta in Monforte de Lemos.
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.I had planned to stay here in May 2020 and was looking forward to it.
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.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!
I liked it too. It even has a bar!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 had quite a night there.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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Thought this story was very familiar , then remembered it was in your book, which we have read and enjoyed on kindle!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
Ah, so you're the ones who bought it!Thought this story was very familiar , then remembered it was in your book, which we have read and enjoyed on kindle!
Havn't been, (yet). Ain't there gold in them thar hills?Las Medulas, Camino Invierno
Used to be. But the Romans stole it all.Ain't there gold in them thar hills?
I was so pleased to arrive in Tui, after days in Portugal without a properly freshly-squeezed orange juice machine to be found anywhere.
Vipers. I don't know for sure but doubt that you would find one near Logroño.Are there any dangerous species in Spain?
I saw signs warning of their presence on the walk into Burgos, but no more than that.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.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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Could have been a centipede. Apparently they are quite common.I am sure it wasn't a snake
I have a LOT of sunrise pictures.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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Pic taken at the cathedralmuseum in Santiago.
That is just absolutely beautiful. You have an amazing photography talent, @Theatregal.
I too saw similar in Muxia and was curious. I was told they were hunting barnacles. It was low tide.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.
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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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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!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 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.
Thank you @peregrina2000That is just absolutely beautiful. You have an amazing photography talent, @Theatregal.
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!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.
There's a documentary too? Would love to see it - can you send the name?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?
Wow, I just stopped cooking dinner to watch it.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.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
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.Could have been a centipede. Apparently they are quite common.
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