Category: Camino Frances 2017
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Camino Frances day 18: La Virgen del Camino to Hospital de Órbigo (26.1km)
I woke up again without any alarm. It feels great to live this free. I was the last one to leave the building this morning and the sun was still rising from the darkness of the night. I took the long route in the morning to have more nature around me, but after two kilometers…
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Camino Frances day 17: Mansilla de las Mulas to La Virgen del Camino (25,7km)
It felt so good to sleep again without any alarm. By the time I finished breakfast, the sun had started coming out. Nature was changing a lot before reaching León compared to the endless flat Messeta earlier. Meditation while walking really helps generate new insights and ideas. I just have to remember to keep writing…
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Camino Frances day 16: Sahagún to Mansilla de las Mulas (36,8km)
I slept in an old church building last night in Sahagún. The attic floor was remade into a house for pilgrims. Sleeping in a bed under the roof felt great. I was totally refreshed in the morning. I had earlier disabled my alarm so I could actually sleep as much as I needed. I was…
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Camino Frances day 15: Calzadilla de la Cueza to Sahagún (22,6km)
I slept perfectly for over seven hours, but I woke up completely exhausted. The ten km running and abs training later in the evening completely took away my strength. It felt like I hadn’t slept at all. Walking was extremely slow from the first step on. Usually the day starts with such energy and fast-paced…
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Camino Frances day 14: Villarmentero de Campos to Calzadilla de la Cueza (26,9km)
Today I didn’t get that much sleep at night. The hammock idea outside seemed like a really cool idea. In terms of seeing the stars when waking up. Waking constantly because of the wind and cold temperature was not that fun. Without a proper seeping bag, it’s a huge hassle to put blankets and other…
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Camino Frances day 13: Castrojeriz to Villarmentero de Campos (34km)
The early morning was epic. Outside the village, you can clearly see the Milky Way. The stars were the only light I had hiking up a mountain. The view was amazing, but too dark to take pictures, so I will have to store that moment in memory. On top of the mountain was a sharp…
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Camino Frances day 12: Tardajoz to Castrojeriz (29,5km)
I slept in a donativo albergue. It works on a donation-based system. You put money in a postbox at the latest before leaving. Breakfast was free, so with Jasmine and Veronika we grabbed a few quick bites and some bread for the road. We went out more than an hour before sunrise once again. A…
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Camino Frances day 11: Cardenñuela Ripocio to Tardajos (25,2km)
Couldn’t sleep well in the morning. There was very little air in the room and half of my back got sunburned by the pool yesterday. Around four thirty in the morning, I had already set off for the road. The road into Burgos was long. Walking along the dark side of the airport area, there…
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Camino Frances day 10: Villafranca Montes de Oca to Cardeñuela Ripocio (24,3km)
Today I woke up early as usual but was the last one to leave at 8. The reason was because I love to take pictures of the mountains. I quickly caught up with many people from the group and joined Itsuki and Naoki on their light morning walk. Both guys are from Tokyo and study…
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Camino Frances day 9: Grañón to Villafranca Montes de Oca (27,5km)
Woke up a little later than usual today and walked with Brianagh to the next village for her bus stop and goodbyes. Then, with Jasmine and Veronika, we pretty much flew through countless small villages. Today the road was very fast, flat and following the highway. The morning was completely cloudy, so I physically never…
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Camino Frances day 8: Nájera to Grañón (27,9km)
Woke up early once more and started probably one of the most straight-line going days of the Camino. In the first 15km you only need to make one turn and the next 12km could just as well be walked without turns. But that is not what happened… The first village we passed was just before…
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Camino Frances day 7: Logroño to Nájera (29,6km)
The morning started off early as usual now. Waking up at 5 comes naturally. Half an hour later, I was on the trail. There was an older French woman who asked if she could walk with me because she would get lost in the city and she was afraid to hike alone. Of course, I…
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