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Posted inSpain Trek: Camino del Norte

Goodbye Northern Spain

After finishing the Camino - every step of the last 100km and probably another 30-50km in the days preceding - we slept 10 hours. Yesterday as we wandered the narrow…
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June 23, 2012Posted inSpain Trek: Camino del Norte
Posted inSpain Trek: Camino del Norte

The Lennans are in Santiago de Compostela

The boys sit overlooking the main square. As you enter the square you hear bagpipes playing and see a mass of people reclining on their bags - recovering from a…
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June 22, 2012Posted inSpain Trek: Camino del Norte
Posted inSpain Trek: Camino del Norte

Final approach to Compostela

The final descent was through a business district - I guess I was expecting something more meaningful and serene. You can see the cathedral in the distance!
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June 22, 2012Posted inSpain Trek: Camino del Norte
Posted inSpain Trek: Camino del Norte

Friday – 10K

We had only 10km to walk to reach Compostela. This the pope's monument about 4km more!
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June 22, 2012Posted inSpain Trek: Camino del Norte
Posted inSpain Trek: Camino del Norte

As we near

Thursday - More symbols and memorials are along the Camino as we get under 15km.
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June 22, 2012Posted inSpain Trek: Camino del Norte
Posted inSpain Trek: Camino del Norte

10 Kilómetro más hoy

Having a break for lunch in Pedrouzo. Pizza y Sprite y vino y cerveza. It's the way the other pelegrinos do it.
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June 21, 2012Posted inSpain Trek: Camino del Norte
Posted inSpain Trek: Camino del Norte

Thursday – Arzua to Santa Irene

Thursday - this is a photo of Santa Irene. We don't have wifi tonight. Will post again on Friday.
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June 21, 2012Posted inSpain Trek: Camino del Norte
Posted inSpain Trek: Camino del Norte

Holy Cow

On the last 5km of today's trek, we came face to face with this.
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June 21, 2012Posted inSpain Trek: Camino del Norte
Posted inSpain Trek: Camino del Norte

Our new friends

What is fun now is that the Frances Camino and the Camino del Norte have merged! And with that comes more people! These women are from Ireland (the youngest is…
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June 21, 2012Posted inSpain Trek: Camino del Norte
Posted inSpain Trek: Camino del Norte

Not all walls

Well, it looks like graffiti from the American eye, but this may very well be art. This is right before Arzua.
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June 21, 2012Posted inSpain Trek: Camino del Norte

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