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Camino Day 24 – Back into the Spanish Wilderness

We left Astorga this morning around 8:30am, which is later than we normally leave to start our morning walks. It was a relatively short walk to Rabanal (20k) and we didn’t want to get there before our 2pm check in. … Continue reading

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Camino Days 22 (dull) and 23 (hardest yet)

Yesterday’s walk from Leon to Villadangos del Páramo was fairly easy and not so pretty. Most of the walk was through the Leon environs, with much of it through commercial office parks and along a main road. We stayed at, … Continue reading

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Camino Day 21 – Leon Rest Day

Did a bit of sightseeing in Leon today as we visited the Museum of San Isidoro and the Leon Cathedral. Both were well worth the small admission charge. Leon Cathedral is French Gothic and has some of the oldest stained … Continue reading

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Camino Day 20 – Done with the Meseta!

We are so glad to be out of the Spanish Meseta, so much so that we have tears in our eyes, much like the pic above. A not so difficult 20 kilometers has landed us in Leon. After 5 days … Continue reading

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Camino Days 17 and 18 – Getting Difficult

I didn’t blog yesterday because there was not one thing I wanted to remember about yesterday.  A complete throw away day.  It could have been because it was one long straight 16 mile walk with little in between or maybe … Continue reading

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