Category: Via de la Plata 2024
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Camino via de la Plata day 28: Taberna Vella to Santiago de Compostela (34.2km)
Fifth Camino done! 1007km was the official distance on the certificate. Based on my Camino app I averaged about 35km daily. Its crazy to think how well it ended considering how much trouble there was on the first week. I was partially sick for about four days from the endless rainfall and water obstacles. Air…
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Camino via de la Plata day 27: Ligonde to Taberna Vella (42.0km)
Absolutely beautiful day. Got outside with the sunrise as usual. Pretty much surrounded by nature all day. The trail did go through two bigger towns, so some closeness to a big highway is to be expected. First 8km to Palas del Rei went effortlessly. Starting from Palas del Rei the trail was pretty much perfect…
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Camino via de la Plata day 26: Sarria to Ligonde (36.8km)
I started from Sarria with the sunrise. There were far less pilgrims on the streets than I thought. Just a few here or there. I passed them within half an hour and rest of the walk up to Portomarin was in blissful silence with beautiful nature around. Normally I have taken the shorter norther route…
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Camino via de la Plata day 25: La Faba to Sarria (42.3km)
Today was quite tough on the legs. 1500m total elevation climb up and 1100m down. The morning hike up the mountain up to Galicia and O Cebreiro went great. I started off a little after sunrise. Weather report said perfect sunny day all day. Of course as soon as I crossed into Galicia a heavy…
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Camino via de la Plata day 24: Ponferrada to La Faba (47.9km)
Perfect day of hiking. I did get lost making my own way out of Ponferrada, but nothing too bad. I did get to walk past the castle and amaze how beautiful and well kept it is. The first 15km to Cacabelos went pretty smooth, but by the time I reached the old town part my…
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Camino via de la Plata day 23: El Ganso to Ponferrada (39.1km)
Had a slow morning and enjoyed a cup of tea before heading out with the sunrise. I wanted to enjoy the mountain views on the way up to Cruz de Ferro. I passed the cross quickly and made a plan on how to get down the mountain. I walked a mix of car road and…
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Camino via de la Plata day 22: La Bañeza to El Ganso (37.5km)
The first few kilometers into Palacios de Valderluna village in the dark were very confusing. The trail did many small turn and I could not find any markers an hour before sunrise. Luckily my phone can still use flashlight and GPS trail map functions. After passing the first village I felt like I was experiencing…
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Camino via de la Plata day 21: Benavente to La Bañeza (43.6km)
Third week on this Camino done with an absolutely astonishing weekly distance record of 273km! I doubt I will ever beat this one. I got out an hour before sunrise today. Felt a little sleepy, but thought that a good brisk walk would shake that off. I reached Villabrazaro quickly. First 7km went by in…
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Camino via de la Plata day 20: Granja de Moreruela to Benavente (26.6km)
I am finally out of the desert. It started feeling a bit different after crossing the river yesterday, but now I can be sure. There are trees everywhere with fresh leaves. Nature is changing quite quickly. The first 17km today were following the old N-630 highway. Although the going was still quite flat, then with…
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Camino via de la Plata day 19: Zamora to Granja de Moreruela (41.8km)
Two donkeys in Spain. That is how I felt today. Like a donkey mindlessly pushing forward chasing an imaginary carrot. This had to be the most boring day of the Camino so far. It was flat all day, no trees around just the highway to keep me company. The most interesting place of the day…
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Camino via de la Plata day 18: Calzada de Valdunciel to Zamora (51.8km)
New personal record in daily distance. Old one was from 2019 on my last day of the Portuguese walk into Santiago. Now felt confident enough to do such a long day and be perfectly fine to continue tomorrow. Big risks can lead to big rewards. Air temperature this morning dropped to freezing. Felt temperature was…
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Camino via de la Plata day 17: Morille to Calzada de Valdunciel (35.4km)
The picture quality is bad because of water damage from yesterday. My phone was still playing tricks on me and kept changing time zones at random. I rushed out the door in the morning thinking that its sunrise. It was still pitch black. There was still another hour until sunrise. I decided to start hiking…
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