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I normally don´t condone graffiti, but I´m glad someone took the time to do this. |
Hello Again!
More from the Camino.
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It is day 19 of walking since I started on July 11 and have gone about 490 km (around 315 miles) and have about 300 km to go. I am now in a little city just beyond Leon (B on the map) and will walk to Santiago, which although is not pictured is relatively close to the northwestern city of A Coruna. |
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The walking for the past week of so has been tough ... not so much physically although there has been a lot of sun and little shade, but rather mentally. The landscape is monotonous with seemingly endless wheat fields - it is called the meseta. I was talking with an Englishman at dinner tonight and we were exchanging stories of how people have unexpectedly walked up on us to pass while we were singing or talking to ourselves.... no I haven´t lost my mind. |
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But friends help lighten the load. |
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This night we decided to make our own dinner instead of going out. Pretty good, right? |
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Everyday in the meseta, though, I cannot say that haven´t I learned a little lesson or came upon something that made me think. ¨Words that come from the heart arrive at the heart.¨ |
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Nick and I arrived in Leon on Friday morning - a major city along the Camino. |
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There is an impressive cathedral there. |
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Most notable for its stained glass. According to the audioguide it, along with the Chartres cathedral in France, has the most stained glass in the world. |
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Myself and some walking buddies decided that Leon would be a good place to take a rest day. It was fun: seeing the city sites, eating at good restaurants and even seeing Spiderman in Spanish (although here it is pronouned Speederman). This is picture of the hostel where we stayed. We had planned on making it a one day rest, but a disagreeable seafood pasta changed my plans. |
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I got to know this room real well. But 1000 mg of Ciproflaxin, 3 IB profen and 2 days later, I am back on the road and feeling better. The people ¨hospitaleros¨ were extremely good to me while I was sick. If there is one thing I have learned so far it is that people are very good to each other on the Camino. |
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Now that we are getting closer to the end more people are joining the Camino (not everyone has a whole month to take off for the full walk). The other night I met a 75 year old woman from Japan and this is a picture of a family walking with the (I´m guessing) 10 year old son. |
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I should be in Santiago on the 8th of August.
Hasta Luego!
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