Walking the Camino
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Problems and Delights in Spain
June 6 – Friday In my last blog, I had come to Cruz de Ferro. I walked on, and began to near my next stop, Molinaseca, while gingerly navigating the steep downward trail. It was duly rutted and covered with boulders of all sizes. As I moved from one side of the trail to the other, trying to
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Cruz de Ferro
May 31 – Sunday A monument at the site of what is now the Iron Cross is said to predate Christianity. The Cruz de Ferro became a Christian monument and has remained for an another thousand years. The cross is believed to have been originally placed there in the eleventh century by Gaucelmo. This site is one of
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León, Spain
May 24 – Sunday This is my official rest day and I am west of León, Spain at Virgen del Camino, León. It is 11am and I slept reasonably well. Earlier, I went to a bar for my café y leche and a tiny piece of cake. I returned to my room briefly then went downstairs to
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Burgos Cathedral
Saturday, May 16 Several days have passed since my last blog due to both technical and internet problems. If you are reading this, then I have been able to at least over come some of the issues. Besides my blog, I’ve had other major technical problems. But am starting to get those under control. I have entered the
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Walking First Week
Sunday, May 10, 2026 Today’s walk brought me into the bright sunny skies of the Spanish countryside. I walked by many fields of wheat, grape vineyards and olive orchards. I’ve heard that Spain has very good olive oil. Being more Italian than anything else, I generally use only Italian olive oil. Last night I had
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Walk Begins
It’s a lovely Sunday in France. The weather is cool but not cold. I attended a church here that was built in the 13th century. The service was in the Basque language. This is the first time I’ve heard the language. The nave had very tall domed ceilings and was beautiful in a very old way. The attendees were