20 km / about 12.5 miles. Astorga to Rabanal. Slowly uphill all day. 925 ft elevation gain.
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October 3 Astorga to Rabanal del Camino 20 km / 13 miles
September 27 Fromista to Carrion de los Condes 19 km / 12 miles
September 27. Fromista. It’s 0830 and I’m still not out of my room. Not very smart since that will make for a long walk in the heat of the day. Walked into a head wind the last 6-7 miles yesterday, and got an impressive sunburn. The heat, wind, and sunburn wiped me out, so I slept in this morning. Woke at 0700 and I’m usually up at 0545. More Meseta today. Walking to Carrion de Los Condes. 19 km
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September 25. Hornillos Del Camino to Castrojeriz. 20.5 km / 12.75 miles.
September 21 Ibeas de Juarros Blog Bulk Update
Today has been a little unusual, for a number of reasons. Conveyance between points has been through combined travel modes of foot/leg and taxi. Further, the EU SIM card contract ran out of minutes, disabling interested followers from keeping abreast of travel updates. And then there is a sore knee thrown into the mix, now having some time to recover for tomorrow’s continued adventure.
Paraphrasing Mary:
“I had to wait until I was in a village where I could use WiFi to recharge the card. I left Abelard this morning, walked about 8 miles through four villages and am now in the fourth one, Villafranca Montes de Oca. My knee is hurting and there’s a big hill and a 4-5 hour walk to the next village, so decided to call this a short day. Just 8 miles which is about halfway from my original plan. All is well. It’s just getting time for a rest day which happens soon.”
Here are some photos that were taken along the way.
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| Villages of Tosantos and Villambistia just a little over a mile apart. |
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| Wine while waiting for taxi |
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| and it’s here already! |
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| Home Sweet Home |
September 20 Granon Along the Way
September 19 Najera to Santo Domingo de la Calzada 21 km / 13 miles
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| Young Politicos in the streets. Firecrackers. Hand waving. Shouting. Money requests. Wrapped in flags and wearing camo. |
September 13 Pamplona to Puente La Reina 24 km / 15 miles
It’s going to be a long hike today with one notable hill to climb… and descend.
Stay tuned for updates.
September 11 Larrasoana to Pamplona 16.5 km / 10 miles
[Note: Some of these posts, including this one, are being edited by husband John back in Kansas City. Putting these things together in a meaningful way is somewhat difficult using only a phone. John has offered to serve as an editor as Mary continues to hike, take pictures, do laundry, eat, and all the rest… He is making an attempt to put the posts in chronological order, so you may see some new posts further down the page.]
The map to the right outlines the hike taken from Casa Elita, in Larrasoana, Spain to Pamplona, a little over 15 kilometers.
To convert kilometers to miles, multiply by 5/8ths – gets you close enough…
The plan is to spend a couple of days at the Hotel Tres Reyes (Three Kings) and do some sight seeing. This town was a hang-out of Ernest Hemingway in the early 1920s where he wrote, The Sun Also Rises.
The path to the hotel passes the Plaza de Toros de Pamplona where bulls fights still occur.
