Author: cpcrowley

Manjarin

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We passed the hippie albergue here today. This group of signs was shown in “The Way”. Here is the view as you approach it. As you can see the village is a ruin except for the albergue.

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And the cats. You knew there had to be cats.

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And the “facilities”, Wynette used them so you’ll have to ask her about them. I think it is the squat model.

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Birds in the Fall

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Wynette. In answering the question about whether we prefer spring or fall on the Camino, I forgot to talk about the birds, or lack of them in the fall. In particular I miss the storks. We see their huge nests, but nary a stork. I also miss the cuckoo calls. I guess the storks and cuckoos are far south of here by now. (Hey, Christy or Vicki, can you confirm?)

Still loving the fall here. The pervasive green in spring was beautiful but we are seeing so many colors now, including green, yellow, red, and gold. And blue sky now that the rain has gone away. Surprising wild flowers, too. We are starting to be in the mountains.

Dueling Bars

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Wynette. This is in Gonso, great name, huh?, a tiny town we passed through today. On the edge of town we saw a sign advertising Merendero Barraca “un lugar típico”, “a typical place”. Then we saw the sign below. The two bars are the only bars in town and stand side by side. We decided to get our coffee at Merendero Barraca. We remember stopping in Gonso last time and getting coffee at the Cowboy Bar but then going next door for food. Can’t remember why. Maybe we couldn’t find the food we wanted at the Cowboy.

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