Sarria
Travel Blogs from Sarria, Spain and Canary Islands
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so nearly close
... cows of europe, and through the power of cheese i´ve even begun to appreciate all that they leave behind. i never thought i´d say that, and please please don´t hold it against me. or make fun of me, like jeff and rob when they i stare at the cows and ...
A day of rest
... next visitation. My trousers are beginning to fall down. Dave's had the needle & thread out and fixed his Everlasts, sorry Matthew. Some bloke called Gaudi designed the Pilgrim Museum in Astorga. ...
A world without hurries, you wish!
... of those mad polar bears whose been caged in a zoo for too long. The mail from Paul had us both laughing (stories from home) and I just wanted to say congratulations to Yvonne (I forgot to put that in my reply) on getting the job at the zoo. ...
Sarria to Ferreiros
... step.... We gathered for breakfast at 8:30 and were on the camino by 9:15. We left from the casa and walked 5 km into Sarria, the usual launching point for people wanting to undertake the last 100 km in order to earn their "Compostela" ...
27.etappe - via Samos til Sarria
... beromte klosteret Samos (det eldste vestlige klosteret i verden). Der gikk vi paa messe kl.1200 for vi trasket videre mot Sarria der vi er i skrivende stund. Det var forresten en nydelig skogsvei foer Samos, mens siste delen trasket vi langs hovedveien, ...
Sleep
... anyone else to. The youngsters wait to be told when to get up. The long and short of it is, it's Sunday and we rode 15 kms to Sarria so that we can get a decent night's sleep on the campsite. Our aim is to get to Santiago without staying at ...
Vega de Valcarce to Sarria
... then had the option of walking another 10 km or going to our home for the next three days, "Torre do Barrio", near Sarria. Brad and John decided to walk, while the rest of us opted for relaxation. This casa rurales is a large, converted 15th ...
Day 8 : Sarria (18Km)
... when the blisters first start to rub and the pain isnt being blocked. Had another nice meal in Sarria. Headed down to the river with Ivan, Kim and a group of other spanards. Had a nice steak which I havent had for ages. basically the pilgrims ...
Sarria
... belgen en wat ze zeiden, "ja dat is zware kost he" Nou dat is het zeker op spierkracht. 's Middags komen we aan in Sarria. De Albergue municipal is vol. We wijken uit naar prive Alberques, niet elke neemt fietsers aan, maar uiteindelijk toch een. In de ...
Misadventures
... was a lot of up & down hills & lots of cattle defecation inhalation but the weather was pleasant. What's there to say about Sarria? It has six albergues, yet it deserves one. The town is not pleasant, but our albergue was ok. Tip #16: Don't ...
A day in the life
... about two minutes. Through the Galician countryside we passed and beyond the Cordillera Cantabrica. We saw many tiny hamlets and quite an assortment of cows. In Sarria we cooked and ate forever...business as usual. 27 km albergue-6 ...
Camino de Santiago a Pamplona, part 1
... to finally reach Santiago and I just came from there.. it´s a bit funny... On the 18th of November there was an Ecological and Biological festival ¨Terra@ctiva¨ in Arzua, which I wanted to visit (which was on this route) so that´s why I ...
The rains have started! Picture Scotland.
... ; Or, they aren´t in shape; or, their backpack is too heavy. Maybe the trip isn´t for them, and they realize this after arriving in Spain. Everyone has a different reason for hiking the Camino and either giving up, or completing their ...
Camino de Santiago desde Sarria
Empezamos el Camino de Santiago en el Hotel Mar de Plata de Sarria (Hotel Sarria) Nuestra aventura comenzó el día 11 de Agosto de 2009 en la localidad de Sarria, el pueblo más grande del camino de santiago en galicia. ...
Walking for the Compestela
... must walk the last 100 kilometers to Santiago. While it is a little more than a 100 kms from Santiago the town of Sarria (population of about 13000) is a starting place for many people because it can be reached easily by bus and train. So we ...
The Walk Begins
The pictures tell the story. The scenery amazing - walking through rural Spain - diary farms, cattle, country villages and cobblestone lanes. Stopping at village churches and cementries - over bridges through forest pathways, crossing streams ...
Villafranca to Sarria
... delicious. Also enjoyed some more of yesterday's honey on pieces of bread, fresh cherries, apples and apricots. The group arrived in Sarria in ones and twos about 3pm, and collected on the patio of the hotel for a beer before repairing to our rooms to ...
Before I forget...
... oven Level seven 5 hours later, it´s ready The bedbug sausage Wait for your wife to come home Call out ¨Honey, I´m home, and I brought you a present!¨ Bedbug sausage! Mmmmm.... Then your wife says ¨Get back to the camino and get me some more of that ...
We are Family
... the morning and had new blisters. I have blisters under my old blisters and ankle injuries. We pulled the plug on Finnestera and took a rest day in Sarria. While our minds didn't like it, our bodies needed it. We now will cruise into Santiago with time to ...
In transit to Sarria
... which pilgrims were deported (albeit momentarily) from Barcelona ?? Who said it was gate "D" (still looking for D) Arrive in Santiago and travel to Sarria. Ohhhhhh my God - there are hills, and more hills, and more hills. Panic beginning to set in. ...
Ten days in one
... was singing 8 days on the road today because we travelled that much in one...at least. We decided we needed to catchup and took a ride over the mountin pass. Beautiful and beautifully dry (for us) it was raining .. will fill i later..keyboard is ...
Once Upon A Time...
... land far away! Although again it rained all day and even the undies were wet it is so beautiful with all the little villages and pastures. I keep thinking I am going to see 7 dwarfs go marching down the trail or perhaps a princess singing out of a castle ...
Ponferrada to Sarria
... 's brew tank exploded. But it was completely rebuilt, and we took the time to visit it thurely. From there, only 15km to Sarria. Only 15, yeah but up and down and up and down it went. We were at the hotel at 6´clock PM not exhausted but really ...
feucht und einsam
... und Rucksackendbepackung (Poncho blieb gleich herausen, ebenso das Verhueterle), Schokocroissant wurde durch einen zweiten Apfel ersetzt. Nach Sarria - das heutige Tagesziel, das ich auch wirklich eingehalten habe - kann man auf zwei Wegen gelangen. Ich ...
Hurricane Gordon
... rain. Slave songs such as Swing Low Sweet Chariot and Oh My Lord (from Glory fame) kept me moving along... And when I arrived in Sarria, the albergue was everything one could wish for! A person bathroom complete with a steaming hot bath! was just ...
Our backpacks are dampened but not our spirits!
... turned off. Oh, well, throw damp clothing in the backpack and off we go. The town of Sarria is rather new and uninteresting, but the path out of town intrigues us--old prison, old and reconstructed hospital for leppers. I have ...
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