MypilgrimageontheCaminoFranceshascometoanendfornow.Completingtheentireroutewastheoriginalplan,buttheunexpectedhappenedalongtheway.Itookathree-daybreak/bus-rideandrestedtoalleviatethesituation.ThisCaminoexperienceisanextremelypreciouspartofmylife,onethatIamwillingtoshareandcherish.Ifeelimmenselyhonored,fulfilled,assuredandenrichedbecauseofit!
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June27,Tuesday,Day30,fromSantiagodeCompostelatoMuxia-Fisterra,89kmtoFisterraaboutanother29kmtoMuxia.Around-tripbusride,abouta6kmwalkbackandforthfromFisterratotheendoftheworldandback.Confession:Ionceusedtheexcuseoftakingabreak,andridingabustosqueezeoutsometime,genuinelywishedtoexperiencewhatpeoplehadcalledthe"endoftheworld"!AftercompletingCaminoFrances,Istillfeltlikethejourneywasn'tfi...[
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June26,Monday,Day29,Pedrouzo(OPino)toSantiagodeCompostela,distance:about19km.Thewalkbeganat6:30amthismorning.Shortdistance,greatroadcondition.Ifeltgreat,andwasoverjoyed–ithadbeenawhilesinceIwalkedadistancebelow20km.Icertainlyhadmuchtofeelecstatic,andtocelebrate,right?Againstmanyodds,Iwalkedasfarashere…Asenseofprideandaccomplishmentarose…MylastdayofwalkingontheCaminoFrances.Iwal...[
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June25,Sunday,Day28,fromCastanedatoOPino,about25km.ThereweresomanyvillagesandtownsIwouldpass.Whatwouldawaitme,Iwondered…Anotherday’shikeonflatground–howdidIgetsolucky?!Startedwalkingat7am,Sunday,manybusinesseswouldn’topenuntillate.Afterwalkingforaboutanhour,IfoundoutthatIforgottorefillmywater-bottle!Oh,no,nowwhatcouldIdo?Well,therewasalwaysacreek,orariversomewhere,right?No...[
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June24,Saturday,Day27,PalasdeReitoCastaneda,about23.2km.
IplannedonwalkingonevillagelessthanwhattheApphadsuggested.Slowingdown,savoringit…TheAppshowedmorevillagesandtownsalongtheway,andthetrailsurfaces–wereniceandeasy.
(ImagecollagecompiledwithscreenshotsfromanApp)
Mybedlastnightwasinaroomof14people,withsomevacancies,only8occupants.Snoringwasnotthatbad,yetthekitchenno...[
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June23,Friday,Day26,Portomarin-PalasdeRei:24.7km.Walkingbeganat6:35am.Isawonthemaploadsofstops–villages,townsandcities,andthesurfaceseemedtobeflat.Aneasydayitwouldbe,Igathered!Iwasremindedmanytimesthat,fromSarriaon,thecrowdwouldgetthicker,farmorethanbefore.Thehikers’agewouldgetyounger.Sotrue!IbegantoseemanymoreteenagersandyoungerontheWay.ManyhouseholdswouldwalkontheCaminotogetherforape...[
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June22,Thursday,Day25,fromSarriatoPortomarin,22km,startingtowalkat7:15am.
Itseemedtobeanothereasydaytoday.“Flatout!”
(theabovetwoimages:AppscreenshotfromanApp;GoogleImages)
Alltheaccretiveartsandtemptations–Icouldalmostfeeltheimpulsetobuysomething,yetbetternot,unlessIwantedtohaulit!
Hooray–only100kmleft!!Let’sgo!!
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June21,Wednesday,Day24,takeabusfromVillafrancadelBierzotoSarria:68km.Beforemyfinaldestination,Ischeduledanotherrest/busday,thusfastforwardfor2-3-days’worthofhiking.Manyresourcesmentionedthatthecloserthewalkersgottowardsthefinaldestination,themorevillagestherewerealongtheWay,andthatthevillageswouldbeclosertoeachother.RightbeforeLandIdeparted,wesawamotor-cadegettingreadytofileout–quiteas...[
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June20,Tuesday,Day23,fromPonferradatoVillafrancadelBierzo:24.7km.Today'sroutewasrelativelyflat.Ishouldtakeiteasy!Afterwalkingformorethan20days,Isawthepatterns–somedailyactivitieshavebecomearoutine.Forsomepeople,perhapsthisnear-minimalistlifestylecouldallowtheirmusclememoryandmentalapparatustorecalibrateandreturntonearinstinct.Basedonmyobservationsandpersonalexperiences,thetasksthatapilgr...[
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June19,Day22,fromFoncebadontoPonferrada,about27km.
Todaywasintensebothmentallyandphysically,duetotheexertionofhikingandthedaytolaydowntherocks,thementalconcerns,worriesandburdens.Alongtheway,therearemanysteepinclinesanddeclines,unevenroadsurfaces,andlotsoflooserocks...
https://weepingredorger.wordpress.com/2015/02/11/foncebadon-province-of-leon/Furthermore,alongtheway,therewasaplacethatmar...[
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