A Camino de Santiago Pilgrimage
El Acebo de San Miguel; Day 29; 16.5km/9.9 miles We started off in the damp mist in the dark so we could hopefully reach Cruz de Ferro at sunrise or daybreak…did well until Debbie’s headlamp failed and we slowed down a bit…even so, we witnessed our best sunrise yet and a lightly expressed rainbow at …
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We’re going to listen to live Gregorian Chants this evening!
Day 29; 24.2km/14.5 miles; under 250km left of 790km; that’s 156/500 miles left Ups and downs today and some beautiful churches along the way…unfortunately the Astorga Cathedral was not open when we got there…but, we did enjoy a great breakfast and watched the Spanish clock figures strike the clock… Please pray for us as we …
San Justo de la Vega; Day 28; 24.9 km/15 miles Took us about 6 km/9 miles to get out of León…the first 2/3 of today was along the autobon and it was very noisy! The last section was nice and we had several uphill climbs…arrived in time for an excellent late lunch…enjoy the few photos! …
Walked about before everything closed at 1400 for the day since it’s Saturday…met up with friends we’ve been walking with for most of our journey…just shared a meal and met new friends from OH!
Villadangos del Paramo; Day 27; 20 km/12.5 miles plus 6 km/4 miles thru León Pretty non descriptive walk through the industrial section and suburbs of Leon… however we walked for a while with a 70 year old couple who last year walked 2500 km/1562 miles from Hamburg GE to Rome Italy…they tent camped all the …
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Could not adequately capture the 1,300 meters of stained glass windows so I didn’t try…needless to say, it was staggering how in the 1200’s they faced the building to best capture the sunlight AND the side that doesn’t see direct sunlight is in cool blues with the Old Testament … The sunniest side is in …
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