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Camino ’24: Day 6
Today we made our own way. Our guide suggested to take a more scenic path, but we were tired and decided to cut directly to our destination. In the morning we started well from Santa Cruz de Bezana and followed the yellow arrows without too much trouble. The first major decision of the day was…
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Camino ’24: Day 5
Fifth day on the way, but first dip into the sea. After a very pleasant evening at the albergue in Güemes, where we met around 70 pilgrims from more than a dozen countries, we woke up in a timely manner and got ready for breakfast, which was served to all the pilgrims from 7 AM.…
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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…