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Camino ’24: Day 22
Today was a good day. We walked without too many issues (besides Laura not getting a coffee in the morning because all the bars were closed) and arrived at around 2 PM at our destination: Abadín. I had to be careful about my knee, but overall it didn’t hurt almost at all. This put me…
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Camino ’24: Day 21
Today was sunny and hot, with almost no towns in between our start and finish points, and we had two big hills to cross. Not a great recipe. We started out well in the morning, taking advantage of the cool temperatures and shade provided by the ever loved eucalyptus trees. Their pleasant and balsamic smell…
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Camino ’24: Day 20
Despite what Guillermo said two days ago, today did not, in fact, go better. My knee still hurts. What has changed, however, was my attitude towards this lingering pain. Yesterday I was annoyed, today I decided to accept it as an uninvited companion in our journey. Today went better in the sense that I started…
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Camino ’24: Day 19
It was a nice feeling to do a normal stage today. Just a normal 20 km stage, not too short and not too ambitious, with a normal profile, an average climb and an average descent. What made it “not normal” was my lingering pain in the left knee. It’s still there. The masseur who helped…
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Camino ’24: Day 18
On the Camino you have to listen to your body. That’s one of the most important rules you either trust to respect from the beginning, or learn to do so at your own expense sooner or later. But what can one do when his body sends him mixed signals? That was the case for me…