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Thirty-four
Before I sat down to write this post, I took some time to read my previous year’s post, Thirty-three. I can still feel the tension and anticipation from those words. I was definitely in a feisty mood, ready to take on the challenges that were ahead of us. Then a wonderful spring followed, crowned by…
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Camino ’24: Day 28
We did it! Today we arrived at our final destination: Santiago de Compostela. We woke up early at around 4 AM to take advantage of the coolest hours of the day, and also to try and beat the crowd. It worked for about an hour, before we reached the albergue at Pedrouzo. There we joined…
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Camino ’24: Day 27
Strange and lonely day today, but we made it out of the Camino del Norte and into the Camino Francés. It’s a double-edged feeling though: we left the relative peace and quiet of the Norther route to finally enter the frey of the mass of pilgrims, all flowing into Santiago. The contrast between the earlier…
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Camino ’24: Day 26
Tough day today, but we made it through. We walked around 28 km and I’m glad we didn’t face any major issues. We started out well at around 7.20 AM, catching a very beautiful sunrise and morning “golden hour”. I hope that the pictures I took with the camera are going to turn out OK.…
