Year: 2024
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The highest point on the Camino
Today, roughly 5.6km further than the Cruz de Ferro, and roughly 3.2km further than Manjarín, we traversed the highest point on the Camino de Santiago (on the official route, not off-piste up a farmer’s track or similar) – what3words address ///wrongly.portrayed.scatters. While many people choose to believe that the Cruz de Ferro is the highest…
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The start of our second month
Today marks the start of our second calendar month: we started our journey from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, France on May 12th and we’ve just arrived in Foncebadón, Spain today, June 12th. We’ve – thankfully, I’d say – passed through the mesetas, as the scenery was getting a bit samey and the lack of shade wasn’t the best…
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Getting ready to gig
Last night we stayed at a wonderful donativo in Santa Catalina de Somoza called La Bohème. We enjoyed a tasty vegan pilgrims menu (yes, you read that correctly – we shunned meat for the evening) cooked by our host David. At some stage in the evening I offered to play for the guests. Fortunately (for…
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Unexpected Turkey
I never expected to see a turkey whilst on the Camino… and this proud momma was working hard to stop me getting close to her baby. I didn’t press the issue!