Open or closed?
We have seen faux painting like this in Spain and Italy. This is a good one.
Author: Charles Crowley
5/2 WynChar Diary
Well, here we are in an AirBnB in Oviedo. How did that happen? After three weeks on the Camino having a great time we decided we wanted something different. One reason is that we didn’t have a specific end point. Another reason was that Charlie got tired of schlepping the 22 pound pack up and
And the rhythm of the rails is all they feel
We had a delightful train trip from Naves to Oviedo, 58 miles. It was on a train they call the “FEVE”, part of RENFE, the Spanish rail company. It has some aspects of metro that serves rural areas and towns all along the north coast in Spain. We have taken the FEVE before and just
4/30 WynChar Diary
We walked 9.2 miles in six hours with the usual ups and down. It was beautiful again. The hotel breakfast was very good with some killer pastries. A couple from Virginia was also staying at our hotel so we chatted with them at breakfast. We said we were from Albuquerque and guess what, they mentioned
4/29 WynChar Diary
Miles: 8.4 miles, 13 to 400 feet, up 673 feet, down 545 feet, 6 hours on the trail including stops for breakfast and, later, cold drinksMexican restaurants: 1Breakfasts eaten: 2 eachDifficult-on-the-knees climbing gates to get over: 3 or 4Blue albergues: 1Italian pilgrims met: 2 Another day of beautiful views, this time going right by the
Surfaces along the way 1/6
I mentioned in an earlier post how varied each day is in terms of surfaces we walked on. Today I tried to get a photo of each change. It is more than surfaces, it the variety you see each day. Think of it as a day in the life of a pilgrim. It is a