June9th,Friday,Day12,fromTosantostoAges,24km
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Lastnight,oneofthechurchbedroomswereonthethirdfloor,with12peoplesharingit.Theloudestsnorersseemedtobefromthreewalkers,myearplugsofnohelp.By4-5am,somepeoplestartedtopackupforthewalk.Mybedwaslikeapowerfulmagnet,holdingmetightonthebed,Iwasawake,butIrefuse...[
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June8th,Day11,7am.FromSantoDomingotoTosantos,about28km,anditwouldgettothemid70s,mightbeabithotforwalking.
IdecidednottofollowthetypicalStagesmentionedintheguidebooktoday,byaddinganadditionaltownontopoftheconventionalstage,anextra5km.Iwarmeduptheleftoversfromlastnight,quicklyateit,andstartedtowalk.
Whatcopycatswewere!Atleastwebeganthedaylight-hearted.
Igottothefir...[
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June7th,Day10,fromNajeratoSantoDomingo,21km.7:15am.Themapseemedtoshowasimpleenoughroute.
Therewouldbetwostopsinbetween.Ashellthissize!
Arrowsthisclear!SoonafterIgotontheroad,IranintoTagain.Shewasreadingadescriptionaboutthechurchbythepath.SheunderstoodSpanish.Shelaterrelayedtheinformationtomeaboutthechurch.Thetwoofuschattedwhilewalkingstraightaheadintuitively,withoutintentionallylookingfors...[
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June6th,Day9,toNajera,28kmorso.Acomfortablemorning,about52degreesfahrenheit,and11degreescelsius.Theforecastremindedusthatthehightemperaturewouldbeinits70s,about26degreescelsius.Thetrailmapshowedthattoday’shikewouldbealittlechallenging.I’dbetterplanaccordingly.Thiswasthe3rddaythatIhadtransportedmyluggageaheadtothealbergueforthenight.Therewerecompaniesprovidingsuchservices,6euroseachtime...[
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6/5,Day8,Monday,FromLosArcostoLogrono,28kmorso(Imagesource:GoogleImagesandapictureofaflyerfromthePilgrims’Office)7am,anotherclearday.IfeltmightyluckythatIdidn’thavetowalkonmuddytrailstoday.Theweatherforecasthadbeenpredicting50%chanceofrain,thusIalwayshadtheraingearreadilyavailable.Somehow,ourgoodluckpersistedmostofthetime,andrainalways“waited”untilmostofus(almost)finished.H...[
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6/4,Day7，Sunday,fromEstellatoLosArcos,21.4km
PilgrimsremindedeachotherthenightbeforethatSundayinSpainobservedadifferentworkschedule/storehours,andthatmanybusinesseswouldopenlate.Ipreparedtwoapples,twobananas,oneyogurt,3slicesofham,and3slicesofcheese,onedinnerrollandsomebreadsticks.Ishouldbeallsetforbreakfastandlunchtoday.Ofcoursethebackpackgotheavier.Noneedtoworry.IbetIwouldwalkandmunchalong&...[
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6/3，today’sitinerary–fromPuentelaReinatoEstella,22km
Daysix,Saturday.Ileftthealbergueat6:30am.Mountainsafar,waterclear,birdschirping–whatafeasttomysenses!Ifeltwideawakeandreadyfortheday.Minuteslater,Icametothe360-feetlongQueen’sBridge.Itlookedsodifferentduringtheday.WhenIwalkedarounditssurroundingwithmyfriendKellylastnight,itwascoveredbydarkness,litbycolorfulnights....[
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6/2,fromPamplonatoPuentelaReina.23.7km
HostelAlohaIstayedinlastnightwaslikeaunitinanapartment.Athree-bedroom,withonevacant,andwithseveralpeoplesharingabathroom.Sam,aSouthAfricanbornnativewithBritishparents,wascalm,kind,open-minded,andreadytohelp.SheandIbecamefastfriends.Ourconversationswentwhereverourmindscouldstretch.Ifeltquiteenrichedandenchantedwithherthoughts,andwiththestoriesshesharedwith...[
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6/1，Day4:FromZubiritoPamplona20.3kmInternationalChildren’sDaytodayinmybook.IknowthatIamwayawayfromyouth,andyetthestubbornmindrefusestoage,immaturelikeachild!Howawkward!!Bytheendoftheday’swalk,I’dbearrivingatthefirstlargecityalongtheWaysofar–Pamplona.HowIlookedforwardtoit!There,I’dlovetogetalocalSIMcard,findagoodpairofhikingsandals–togivethefeetmoreopportunities...[
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5/31,Destination-Zubiri,FromRoncesvallestoZubiri;21.3km
Zurili一theiconicbridge(Imagesource:GoogleImages)
FromRoncesvallestoZubiriislessthan22km.Thedifficultyleveltodayshouldbemilderthantheprevioustwodays.Therewillbequiteabitofdownhills,thusIgottowatchoutformyknees!TwodaysintotheCamino,I’velearnedhowtoidentifytheCaminosigns–theyellowarrow,theshells,andthehelpfromthefellowpilg...[
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