Day 78, June 23
14 miles, 967 miles
Altitude: 951 feet (1,378 feet daily high)
Weather: morning mist, blue sky with clouds, afternoon thunderstorms; 65-75F
O Pedrouzo
Nothing will stop them. The pilgrims will arrive in Santiago!
Tag: Animals
1:00 PM Curfew ~ Day 74 ~ June 19, 2014
Day 74, June 19
16 miles, 909 miles
Altitude: 1,444 feet (2,970 feet daily high)
Weather: sunny & streaky clouds 45-85F HOT
Sarria
A 1:00 PM curfew should exist for walking in mid-June. Beyond that time the sun is too intense. Even with a hat and sunglasses, the sun painfully penetrates my eyes. Albeit, being still in the shade is pleasant.
Having toured the monastary in the morning, the walked spilled into the afternoon. I didn’t arrive at the albergue until 4:00 PM.
Carrying A Mountain ~ Day 72 ~ June 17, 2014
Day 72, June 17
6 miles, 873 miles
Altitude: 2 feet (3,051 feet daily high) 1300 meters climbing 800 meters in 6 miles
Weather: sunny 45-85F
O Cebreiro
People have been carrying this mountain on their backs before they ever got here. O Cebreiro is the dreaded twosome…the steepest and the highest mountain on the Camino. When you begin reading about the Camino, O Cebreiro became the protagonist.
As with most things in life, worrying is far more difficult than dealing with the issue. Most of the pilgrims have already walked hundreds of miles with backpacks which get lighter by the week. (Yes, I am still tossing things from my pack.) The solution to a steep and high mountain is to go slow. As Coach Mark says, “Perception of effort.” If you feel exertion, slow down. Take a break.
Foot or Hoof ~ Day 71 ~ June 16, 2014
Day 71, June 16
16 miles, 867 miles
Altitude: 2,066 feet (3,051 feet daily high)
Weather: sunny 55-85F
Vega de Valcare
By foot or hoof, we are climbing. Though gaining in altitude, snow is no longer in view.
Castillo de Sarracin XIVthC overlooking Vega de Valcare. strong>br />
In Passing ~ Day 70 ~ June 15, 2014 ~ June 15, 2014
Day 70, June 15
17 miles, 851 miles
Altitude: 1,607 feet (2,690 feet daily high)
Weather: sunny 55-85F hot
Cacanelos
In passing, I walked by countless family garden plots and rip cherry trees. The cherries are refreshing, sweet and juicy. For the past two weeks, enterprising individuals have been along the way selling cherries wrapped in newspaper cones.
A large percent of the church steeples are homes to storks. Smaller birds fashion their nest in the lower portion of the stork’s nest.
Sublime Walk ~ Day 56 ~ June 1, 2014
Day 56, June 1
13 miles, 682 total miles
Altitude: 2,650 feet (3,083 feet daily high)
Weather: sunny with clouds 45-60F
Castrojeriz
Without exception everyone has voiced this day as being sublime. Breathtaking nature.
Snail’s Point of View ~ Day 45 ~ May 21, 2014
Day 45, May 21
16 miles, 530 total miles
Altitude: 1,131 feet (daily high 2,526)
Weather: hail, thunderstorms, rain, strong headwinds, overcast, sunny with clouds 55-62F
Puente la Reina
Snail’s point of view…
Caterpillars Do It ~ Day 43 ~ May 19, 2014
Day 43, May 19
14 miles, 514 miles
Altitude: 1,555 feet (daily high 1,624)
Weather: blue sky with clouds 55-85F
Pamplona
Caterpillars do it.
Pilgrims do it.
Move in one straight line.
One behind the other.
All the wrong way.
A dozen of us having the greatest conversation missed a turn and had to retrace our steps.
Call us Pilgrims?
Call us Lemmings?
Virginia??? ~ Day 42 ~ May 18, 2014
Day 42, May 18
14 miles, 500 miles
Altitude:
Weather: blue sky with clouds 55-85F
Zubiri
The country side looks so much like the pine forests of Virginia. The smells are a mixture of pine and boxwood. Dust from gravel and stone stir under foot. Walking is done on an amazingly large percent of stone paths.
Though well signed, I am learning a new way of seeing the signs. In France my eyes zeroed onto the trail markers. Now I search.
Over the Pyrenees ~ Stage 3E ~ Day 41 ~ May 17, 2014
Day 41, May 17
16 miles, 486 miles
Altitude: 3,116 feet
Weather: blue sky with clouds 55-75F
Roncesvalles
FRIST DAY IN SPAIN
Refuge Auberge d’Orisson, 2,526 feet
Vierge de Biakorri, 3,592
Climbed 1,066 feet in 3.1 mile
Sheep in pastures.
Horses in tundra.
People ever climbing.
Linda Scandore 