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Camino ’24: Day 4
Yesterday I went to buy groceries while hungry. That was a mistake I paid dearly today. My bag was a bit heavier than usual, thanks to some sort of chocolate chip cookies. Nothing I could do about it: I’m a sucker for those. Luck was on our side today however: the weather was cloudy but…
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Camino ’24: Day 3
Everything still hurts, but at least the weather was on our side today. The day was split in half by the town of Liendo. We got there in the morning by following the not-so-pleasant carrettera nacional 634, like yesterday. Today, however, large parts of it featured some sort of dedicated trail for the peregrinos. This…
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Camino ’24: Day 2
My feet hurt. Yesterday I welcomed the Camino back into my life. Today, the Camino welcomed us back, by giving us it’s signature treatment when it comes to muscle and lower body pain. The day was warm and my feet were constantly sweating and at high temperature. Laura fared better on that front, but had…
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Camino ’24: Day 1
After many travel issues, even after arriving in Bilbao (Vueling lost our walking sticks), today was finally the first real day of our Camino. Let the modern means of transportation go quiet, and make way for the glorious sound of feet stomping on the road, one step after the other. This is life. This is…
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Camino ’24: day 0-bis
Sometimes life gives you lemons, and you have to eat them raw. Luckily, I like their taste. It’s always a bad thing when your flight gets cancelled. This is what happened to us yesterday. We were supposed to start our walk today, and instead I’m writing this at almost 6 PM in the afternoon, waiting…