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Stop while you’re ahead
Day 14: Gurnika ➡️ Bakaldo DM: 27.9 mi Ascent: 4304 ft Es un mundo pequeno. This morning all the pilgrims congregated at the cafe in the first town we hit for some breakfast, which made it easy to make some trail friends. I joined up with two peregrinos. 5k later and the Canadian and I […]
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All gas, no breaks
Day 12: Orio ➡️ Mutriku. DM: 22 mi. Today confirmed I’m an introvert. Or maybe I’m just used to the social isolation on the VDP? There are other pilgrims on this route, which brings new twists and turns. It sadly cramps my pee-break style. I’ll adjust. We hope. If dogs can be potty trained, so […]
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El Camino del Norte
Day 11: Irun ➡️ Orio. DM: 25.3 mi The Irish brothers weren’t not right – going North was absolutely the correct move. Yesterday on my first train, I will admit that I started to doubt the decision. The train thermometer stubbornly hovered at 40C until Madrid. Still too hot. Oi vei, Carolina. But, on my […]
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Change of plans
Day 9: Torremejia ➡️ Merida. DM: 10 miles I had a lot to think about on the trail today. Yesterday, sitting at the only open cafe in the one road town we found ourselves in, the Irish brothers dropped a bomb on me. So, lookie here. We’re both leavin tomorrow and we’ve got an idea […]
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The Wild, Wild West
Day 7: Zafra ➡️ Villafranca de los Barros. DM: 12.5 mi I finally had the el Camino day that everyone who has ever done a Camino always talks about. Sans gorgeous northern coastline. And cool temperatures. And encounters with friendly pilgrims along the way. Ok, so basically, just shorter mileage and a village in between […]
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Stop to smell the roses
Day 5: Monesterio ➡️ Fuente de Cantos. DM: 13 mi My load was much lighter today. I hadn’t pooped in three days. Today I pooped three times to make up for it. More importantly, though, the Frenchman arranged a taxi to take him to the next village (his blisters aren’t improving). So, naturally, the rest […]
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Marzia!
Day 3: Castilblanco de los Arroyos ➡️ Almaden de la Plata. DM: 17.5 mi Today I (mostly) found my footing again — no pun intended. I felt fresh with my new pack and new hiking shoes. But the damage from the old shoes has indeed been done. Blisters were angry and my left big toe […]
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Sevilla, mi carina
You know when your dog comes to you with its tail in between its legs? Yeah that’s me right now. It seems I spoke to soon re blisters. And I thought my $20 Amazon pack situation couldn’t get worse — but, oh, it did. I’ve always self-identified as an athlete. Pushing past pain thresholds is […]
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Oh the places you’ll go!
Yesterday I shipped two suitcases with my wordly belongings to a random hombre in Santiago (because you should always trust great deals on the internet), and today I set off from my hotel in Sevilla, feeling extra cheeky on day 1. Early morning departure to get the best of that Andalusian summer heat? Por supuesto. […]
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Hola
I’m setting off this week to walk el Camino. Like any self-righteous millenial, I refuse to use Instagram. But, enough family members and friends have raised hackles that I decided that some sort of social media – adjacent activity was warranted to reassure everyone (mostly my mom) that I’m alive. What can you expect? Probably […]
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