tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38190645086021321912024-03-19T07:20:16.988-04:00Our Walk Along the Camino Portuguese CentralCome Walk With Us travel and hiking blog about the popular 400 mile long Caminho Portuguese (Caminho Português / Camino Portugués) route from Lisbon Portugal to Santiago de Compostella Spain. Learn about the route, find useful information, get advice for planning your own hiking or cycling pilgrimage. Entries take you day by day along the way from preparation to completion with terrific photographs on the Way of Saint James.Come Walk With Ushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11277818728326535364noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819064508602132191.post-32833046343913601612021-04-10T12:51:00.016-04:002023-12-18T15:28:52.857-05:00Songs to workout and trek to for your Camino!<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Looking for some music to add to your track listings? Songs with beat that are fun to venture
outdoors to? Since 2019 we have released
a soundtrack of music that we enjoyed while training and preparing to trek
across Canada on the world's longest recreational pathway - the 27,000 km long Great Trail.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal">We used many of these songs preparing to get in shape to hike on the Camino Frances in 2016, GR65 / Via Podiensis in 2017, and Camino Portuguese in 2019! We have been sharing them one month at a time over the past two years as we have crossed 7 provinces and 6500 km of Canada.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As you listen you'll likely find that many of these songs have a distinctly Canadian feel to them! Regardless, here is a year's worth of our soundtrack choices to keep you going until we can all return and meet again on the Camino!</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4016" data-original-width="6016" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpWgVWkPbhyO5ZrqRRtJ4F5v-WaYVhpopp8ixN0tY2GutwpdgnnU_INTJCLV75YQdwDylN_hMSPpqiiGgNECKEiAj9iq7LNn5rCmS44w4zFqccSv-WW-jZk2iox2_ItQJaLdfhuysWt67e/w400-h268/DSC_2989.JPG" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As spring is here,
and many might be headed outdoors for a bike ride, a jog, or hike we thought we
would take opportunity to re-release our complete song listings – in case you were looking for some motivational music for your own
mp3 players in 2021!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Enjoy!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUmG6RlKDyc7_zeTjCzG4CmyMSSaPTv0RK7yvAbaD1T-Rl5ETLFMuW2lBVvwbmjUi_qrFoBlF0-lQajjOPnrd3mNz43xYAXoThfowt_U-wv1ZHcGTJdKgzYZmw3BGtdroKDXdMZSvNZXRW/s441/CWWU+Songbird+Logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="401" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUmG6RlKDyc7_zeTjCzG4CmyMSSaPTv0RK7yvAbaD1T-Rl5ETLFMuW2lBVvwbmjUi_qrFoBlF0-lQajjOPnrd3mNz43xYAXoThfowt_U-wv1ZHcGTJdKgzYZmw3BGtdroKDXdMZSvNZXRW/w291-h320/CWWU+Songbird+Logo.png" width="291" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Before the Trail (Training and Preparations)</b><br />1 - Proclaimers –
I would Walk 500 Miles<br /><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">2 - Imagine
Dragons – On Top of the World<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">3 - Asaf Avidan –
One Day / Reckoning<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">4 - Guster -
This Could all be Yours<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">5 - The Beatles –
Here Comes the Sun<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">6 - Blues
Traveler – Run-Around<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">7 - Jose
Gonzalez – Stay Alive<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">8 - Xavier Rudd –
Let Me Be<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">9 - Little Joy –
The Next Time Around<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">10 – Mumford &
Sons – Where Are You Now<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">11 – Big Country
– In a Big Country<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">12 – Green Day –
Good Riddance (Time of Our Lives)<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">13 - The Oh
Hellos – This Will End<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">14 – Traveling Wilburys
– End of the Line<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXC7lOQv10gDTvklrrQ27D-YCEqOPOaFNV-TEkYh3fOFZIDdQLUAzH6N_Yn5aXo-N0D0gMJ60QXc42j6AwHErm1KFzBiib4NIR8eHAcIcc4VMzgtOnFvz2l8JDtVgH7ppX4tRfYOFTerw/s6000/Camino+Signs+Symbols+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXC7lOQv10gDTvklrrQ27D-YCEqOPOaFNV-TEkYh3fOFZIDdQLUAzH6N_Yn5aXo-N0D0gMJ60QXc42j6AwHErm1KFzBiib4NIR8eHAcIcc4VMzgtOnFvz2l8JDtVgH7ppX4tRfYOFTerw/s320/Camino+Signs+Symbols+%25282%2529.JPG" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>January <br /></b><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">1 - The
Proclaimers - I would Walk 500 Miles<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">2 - Bear Attack - The Backpack Song</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">3 - The Oh Hello's - Lay Me Down</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">4 - Ricky Skaggs - Simple Life (Transatlantic Sessions Version)<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">5 - One Republic - I lived<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">6 - Lumineers - Slow It Down<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">7 - Opus Orange - Nothing But time<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">8 - Colin Hay - Waiting for my Real Life to Begin <br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">9 - Talking Heads - Once In a Lifetime<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">10 - Norah Jones - Sunrise<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">11 - American Authors - I'm Born to Run<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">12 - The Oh Hello's - Tree's<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">13 - Mumford and Sons - Hopeless Wanderer<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">14 - Great Big Sea - Excursion Around the Bay<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">15 - The Fables - Heave Away<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">16 - Xavier Rudd - Walk Away<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">17 - Ian Whitcomb - I'm Happy When I am Hiking</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokg_D2lw108ye7ev2ezZLQDASKPflzXEjzHvwsNapsyOTjKyfRJX_kAn8CpGYGQHHzA1yvpc5bBwlXFfw26vN6zdViwgvJkAZUzpBQX4pf45pN_E26MvsuYA3BwTyot6dngcXt9MqYvE/s6000/Camino+Signs+Symbols+%25283%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokg_D2lw108ye7ev2ezZLQDASKPflzXEjzHvwsNapsyOTjKyfRJX_kAn8CpGYGQHHzA1yvpc5bBwlXFfw26vN6zdViwgvJkAZUzpBQX4pf45pN_E26MvsuYA3BwTyot6dngcXt9MqYvE/s320/Camino+Signs+Symbols+%25283%2529.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>February<br /></b>1 - Passenger -
Home<br /><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">2 - Mumford and
Sons - Where Are You Now<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">3 - Matthew
& The Atlas - I Will Remain<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">4 - Stan Rogers
- Take It from Day to Day<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">5 -
Lifehouse<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>feat. Natasha Bedingfield -
Between the Raindrops<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">6 - Rivvrs - I
Will Follow You<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">7 - The Head
and the Heart - Shake<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">8 - Ben Howard
- Only Love<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">9 - Gordon
Lightfoot - Early Morning Rain<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">10 - The
Wailin' Jennys - Long Time Traveller<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">11 - American
Authors - Go Big Or Go Home<br /></span><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">12 - Nanci
Griffith<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- Who Knows Where the Time Goes
(Transatlantic Sessions Version)<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">13 - Roo Panes
- Stay With Me<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">14 - Caleb McGinn - Roots Go Deep<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">15 - Mary Dillon - The Green Fields of Canada<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">16 - The Irish Descendants - Rattlin Bog<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">17 - Great Big
Sea - Consequence Free<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjme2DOIBwAenAXassi8DWJxjIWFBgAPosYZY8JhF4z1oqxhfkZVeECLHwBLFULRl0lYsUi-kTotOb8YRVebaLuiXB9YVdQO9x8A5fqAgsmmJnCYHYbZcZ1UYtX-w0HDGLl4dYps2FKWtg/s6000/Camino+Signs+Symbols+%252810%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjme2DOIBwAenAXassi8DWJxjIWFBgAPosYZY8JhF4z1oqxhfkZVeECLHwBLFULRl0lYsUi-kTotOb8YRVebaLuiXB9YVdQO9x8A5fqAgsmmJnCYHYbZcZ1UYtX-w0HDGLl4dYps2FKWtg/s320/Camino+Signs+Symbols+%252810%2529.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>March <br /></b>1 - The Head and the Heart - All We Ever
Knew<br /><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">2 - Lumineers - Morning Song<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">3 - Sam Roberts - Hard Road<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">4 - One Direction - Ready to Run<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">5 - Ed Sheeran - Wayfaring Stranger<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">6 - Bruce Springsteen - Waitin' On A Sunny
Day<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">7 - Passenger - Simple Song<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">8 - Roo Panes - Where I Want to Go<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">9 - Feist with Timber - Homage<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">10 - Mumford and Sons - Awake My Soul<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">11 - Twin Forks - Back To You<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">12 - Boyce Avenue - Be Somebody<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">13 - Monsters and Men - Six Weeks<br /></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE7R7jTHwT_0_79KTuMxrTryoZWWF3NdDjXsRy2J9gh5reLlUMS6_f-pxiJ-8V5xOjfUL1WQktwca0moqp7ekN4VBjin7M973bIn9jAFRUKIQ4CAnIUo0QJKRiQHu8YsSkQFHyxJiTME4/s2683/Camino+Signs+Symbols+%252868%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2063" data-original-width="2683" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE7R7jTHwT_0_79KTuMxrTryoZWWF3NdDjXsRy2J9gh5reLlUMS6_f-pxiJ-8V5xOjfUL1WQktwca0moqp7ekN4VBjin7M973bIn9jAFRUKIQ4CAnIUo0QJKRiQHu8YsSkQFHyxJiTME4/s320/Camino+Signs+Symbols+%252868%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">April<br /></span></b><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">1 - The Paper Kites - Bloom<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">2 - NONONO - Pumpin Blood (The Jane Doze
Remix)<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">3 - Passenger - Setting Suns<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">4 - The Heard and the Heart - Down in the
Valley<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">5 - Ben Howard - Old Pine<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">6 - MegaFaun - The Longest Day<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">7 - Foy Vance - Joy of Nothing<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">8 - Jef Joslin - Sunshine<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">9 - The Shins - New Slang<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">10 - Sean Rowe - The Walker<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">11 - Matt Simons - Catch and Release
(Deepend Remix)<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">12 - Bahamas - Lost in the Light<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">13 - Sons of the East - Into the Sun</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSIBESB5JeTiP9cRCpUi24dxiD_RKRpLhAvh6GtsuqJ82AM-V0FRcPDsyXB78QbcSlEc5hFQEutu2Vfc-HkThWHSjWl1NUdiwTQ7xjHolr53qzDcN9jsFv9cpkUW6I0sHMc9lhETUUbBc/s3567/Camino+Signs+Symbols+%252856%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2756" data-original-width="3567" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSIBESB5JeTiP9cRCpUi24dxiD_RKRpLhAvh6GtsuqJ82AM-V0FRcPDsyXB78QbcSlEc5hFQEutu2Vfc-HkThWHSjWl1NUdiwTQ7xjHolr53qzDcN9jsFv9cpkUW6I0sHMc9lhETUUbBc/s320/Camino+Signs+Symbols+%252856%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p><br /></o:p></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Spring Soundtrack<br /></span></b><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">1 - Frances Luke Accord – Maria<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">2 - Gordon Lightfoot - Canadian
Railway Trilogy<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">3 – Family and Friends – Winding Roads<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">4 – KONGOS – Traveling On<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">5 - The Paper Kites - Halcyon<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">6 - The Oh Hello's - Like The Dawn<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">7 - Sean Rowe - Long Way Home<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">8 - Passenger - The Wrong Direction<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">9 - The Head and the Heart - Rivers and
Roads<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">10 - One Republic - Something I Need<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">11 - The Lumineers - Ho Hey <br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">12 - The Oh Hello's - Wishing Well<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">13 - The Weepies - Can't Go Back Now<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">14 – Ade Mai – Way She Sings<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">15 – Rob Drabkin – It’s a Beautiful Day
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc1RbqC3Zx_D7imU9ncgqcNGTdJKaIcPNaEOJYe6AG96OUMXyfdggifvpLfDhQqKK5Tl-agJphICFAAn6BRb4nPzJRP7YtBOUmmH8zIfxJ_8TiUgNfSnoLyaLpsSKXHJlQFQIjZ3itczQ/s4762/DSC_6094.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3179" data-original-width="4762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc1RbqC3Zx_D7imU9ncgqcNGTdJKaIcPNaEOJYe6AG96OUMXyfdggifvpLfDhQqKK5Tl-agJphICFAAn6BRb4nPzJRP7YtBOUmmH8zIfxJ_8TiUgNfSnoLyaLpsSKXHJlQFQIjZ3itczQ/s320/DSC_6094.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> <br /></o:p></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">May<br /></span></b><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">1 - Willie Nelson - On The Road Again<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">2 - Opus Orange - Crystal Clear<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">3 - American Authors - What Live For<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">4 - Radical Face - We're On Our Way<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">5 - Gordon Lightfoot - Carefree Highway<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">6 - Creedence Clearwater Revival - Up Around
the Bend<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">7 - Old Man Canyon - The Road<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">8 - The Oh Hello's - In Memoriam<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">9 - Norah Jones - Come Away With Me<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">10 - The Hollies - The Air That I Breathe<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">11 - The Beatles - Free as a Bird<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">12 - Sweet Thing - Change of Seasons<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">13 - Current Swell - Young and Able <br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">14 - Alpha Rev – Sing Loud<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">15 - Canned Heat - Going Up The Country<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">16 - Shakey Graves - Word of Mouth<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">17 - Tom Petty - I Won't Back Down<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">18 - Bruce Springsteen - Shackled and
Drawn<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">19 - Tragically Hip – Bobcaygeon<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">20 - Blue Rodeo – Lost Together<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy-HZTb2SEQSyviDft-iAHuNDK2K7Qt2AjyeUpTv-R7iGcCZMaoLqF5b8Q1GaMnFB_hcYthvbkWbbOn28L-mAzk7B43SjXwDKHm8UpZpNzr40GHjMUZ3ON8HliKMPcjlVPe95_7Drj9qU/s4415/Camino+Signs+Symbols+%252860%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3413" data-original-width="4415" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy-HZTb2SEQSyviDft-iAHuNDK2K7Qt2AjyeUpTv-R7iGcCZMaoLqF5b8Q1GaMnFB_hcYthvbkWbbOn28L-mAzk7B43SjXwDKHm8UpZpNzr40GHjMUZ3ON8HliKMPcjlVPe95_7Drj9qU/s320/Camino+Signs+Symbols+%252860%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">June</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">1 - Vandaveer - However Many Takes it Takes<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">
2 - American Authors - Home<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">3 - Opus Orange - Balance<br /> </span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">4 - Sam Roberts - Canadian Dream<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">5 - American Authors - Oh, What a
Life <br /> </span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">6 - Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">7 - Phillip Phillips - Home<br /> </span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">8 - Eddie Vedder - Rise<br /> </span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">9 - Roo Panes - Little Giant<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">10 - One Republic - Good Life<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">11 - Monsters and Men - Numb Bears<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">12 - Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">13 - Imagine Dragons - Thunder<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">14 - Jordan Klassen - Call and Answer<br /> </span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">15 - The Tragically Hip - Ahead By a Century<br /> </span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">16 - Travelling Wilburys - Handle With
Care <br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">17 - Neil Young - Old Man<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">18 - Bruce Springsteen - Long Walk Home</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVvNXac2NoAGWjtd72kvNspC4831EgxJmbcO2x9yjHmrxnPoK6yVTw59xSUHGqAx0u-yEm4oUP5bj7bXk8vy8229ypoj8Z2yspbB2NzURCMri2TkwFk4TCu-c6Uw9iHNsDE7td7mtIyo4/s3056/Camino+Signs+Symbols+%2528103%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2359" data-original-width="3056" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVvNXac2NoAGWjtd72kvNspC4831EgxJmbcO2x9yjHmrxnPoK6yVTw59xSUHGqAx0u-yEm4oUP5bj7bXk8vy8229ypoj8Z2yspbB2NzURCMri2TkwFk4TCu-c6Uw9iHNsDE7td7mtIyo4/s320/Camino+Signs+Symbols+%2528103%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">June<br /></span></b>1 - Priscilla Ahn - Rain<br /><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">2 - Florence and the Machine - Shake It Out<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">3 - Bruce Springsteen - Ghost of Tom Joad<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">4 - James Taylor - The Copperline<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">5 - The Backwoods - Picture (Mighty Oaks
Cover)<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">6 - Rivvrs – Walk in the Wild<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">7 - The Strumbellas - Spirits<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">8 - Gregory Alan Isakov - Words<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">9 - Iron and Wine - Love Vigilantes<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">10 - Lord Huron - Meet Me in the Woods<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">11 - The Weepies - Nobody Knows Me At All<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">12 - Nickel Creek - Tomorrow is a Long Time<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">13 - Alexi Murdoch - Toward the Sun<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">14 - Blitzen Trapper - Furr<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">15 - The Paper Kits - Woodland<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">16 - Zach Williams - Chain Breaker<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">17 - Caroline Herring - Song of the Wandering
Aengus<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">18 - Bruce Springsteen – If I Should Fall
Behind<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkgK2gitekKnUQ7p-qxmLxgQDaE5cGBb4AsdOqjExRD71_upEuhzOYTyfzwftdrWN2HHL1pvl1QcrQUWsqoj8zgYY73XSvEkBIOjPbrUIfeL-K5kSISbFisRl2L2wIIOiUv08lxj1n5og/s2735/Camino+Signs+Symbols+%2528221%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2109" data-original-width="2735" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkgK2gitekKnUQ7p-qxmLxgQDaE5cGBb4AsdOqjExRD71_upEuhzOYTyfzwftdrWN2HHL1pvl1QcrQUWsqoj8zgYY73XSvEkBIOjPbrUIfeL-K5kSISbFisRl2L2wIIOiUv08lxj1n5og/s320/Camino+Signs+Symbols+%2528221%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p><br /></o:p></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p><b>July </b><br /></o:p></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">1 - Ted Longbottom – Ballad of Gordy Ross<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">2 - Frances Luke Accord – Nowhere to be
Found<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">3 - I Am Oak – Trees and Birds on Fire<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">4 - The Radical Face - The Mute<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">5 - The Head and the Heart - Another Story<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">6 - The Tallest Man on Earth - Burden of
Tomorrow<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">7 - Puscifer – The Humbling River<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">8 - Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros -
Man on Fire<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">9 - Roo Panes - Ran Before The Storm<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">10 - First Aid Kit - Wolf<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">11 - Ted Longbottom - The Buffalo Song<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">12 - The Boy and Bear - Rabbit Song<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">13 - The Oh Hellos - Hello My Old Heart<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">14 - The Melodic - When I Feel Free<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">15 - James Bay - Hold Back the River<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">16 - Jack Johnson - Better Together<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">17 - The Tragically Hip - At The Hundredth Meridian<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">18 - Wintersleep - Weighty Ghost</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwM9jnGiOt69zvnkHkpNtihkWxEOSTFy_9AW7Dj19JkD2lOk4JmSUJCwwEbM55A8NBVLQmjwEDYJAwr9vqAWkVsZXJYQAZTXzrPHLWxR45wTehT_ErCCTSFxYUdvWkgnyKLOudAEb9yaw/s6016/DSC_5945.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4016" data-original-width="6016" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwM9jnGiOt69zvnkHkpNtihkWxEOSTFy_9AW7Dj19JkD2lOk4JmSUJCwwEbM55A8NBVLQmjwEDYJAwr9vqAWkVsZXJYQAZTXzrPHLWxR45wTehT_ErCCTSFxYUdvWkgnyKLOudAEb9yaw/s320/DSC_5945.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p> <br /></o:p></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p>Summer Soundtrack <br /></o:p></span></b><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">1 – Long Walk Home<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">2 – Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night
Sweats – I Need Never Get Old<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">3 – Seasick Steve – Walking Man<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">4 – The Cave Singers – Summer Light<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">5 - Churchill – I Still Remember<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">6 - Charles William – Where you Wanna Be<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">7 - Haim – The Wire<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">8 - Rafferty – Apple Pie<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">9 - Imagine Dragons – It’s Time<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">10 - Arcade Fire – Wake Up<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">11 - Of Monsters and Men – Dirty Paws<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">12 - Snow Patrol – Just Say Yes<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">13 - Rob Drabkin – It’s a Beautiful Day<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">14 - Indigo Girls – Closer to Fine<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">15 - One Direction – Ready to Run<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">16 - Matt Simons – Catch & Release<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">17 – Syd Matters – To All of You<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">18 – Mikky Ekko - Smile<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">19 - Drew Holcomb & The Neighors – Just your
Memory<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">20 – Ben Howard – Old Pine<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">21 – Lord Huron – I Will be Back One Day<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">22 - Passenger – Home<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">23 – Bruce Springsteen – If I Should Fall
Behind</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgua3R6rXfZuDoEKXGu6tHKNSqn7VAxrlv3DxZOm3FBUYIMWgB5u-pPhTEYwDSLxLO9YsqlJ7XA0NWD5q97TbtyIlSSr-fBlq7kAnFdYjtXZauEp0V8O0uY33uAzMEDiJ4w4aBJGhyphenhyphenTww/s6000/Camino+Signs+Symbols+%25284%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgua3R6rXfZuDoEKXGu6tHKNSqn7VAxrlv3DxZOm3FBUYIMWgB5u-pPhTEYwDSLxLO9YsqlJ7XA0NWD5q97TbtyIlSSr-fBlq7kAnFdYjtXZauEp0V8O0uY33uAzMEDiJ4w4aBJGhyphenhyphenTww/s320/Camino+Signs+Symbols+%25284%2529.JPG" /></a></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><b><span lang="EN-CA">August<br /></span></b><span lang="EN-CA">1 - The Weepies - I was Made for Sunny Days<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">2 - Roo Panes - Open Road<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">3 - Bob Seger - Against the Wind<br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">4 - Little May - Boardwalks<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">5 - Ted Longbottom - The Walking Song<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">6 - Mumford and Sons - Little Lion Man<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">7 - Horse Feathers - Belly of June <br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">8 - Gregory and the Hawk - Boats &
Birds<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">9 - The Tallest Man on Earth - Troubles
Will be Gone<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">10 - Eddie Vedder - Hard Sun<br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">11 - Shawn James and The Shapeshifters - No
Rest<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">12 - One
Republic - Counting Stars<br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">13 - Bruce Springsteen - Devils and Dust<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">14 - Boy & Bear - Fall at Your Feet</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-CA"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoAyCTPNXrTNl5VIIH9Mjlc2lVAdCzccdBrmnka34ogENEkWG_Y-XFYeoIRCESpdJI_zD4dvfznO9_Y7Kd4oLUWpYQxVKeOqMVFhmiJMLIi-uuAAGqU0LEda1LEG_N-3JwqDKHgA3XAXQ/s6000/Camino+Signs+Symbols+%252830%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoAyCTPNXrTNl5VIIH9Mjlc2lVAdCzccdBrmnka34ogENEkWG_Y-XFYeoIRCESpdJI_zD4dvfznO9_Y7Kd4oLUWpYQxVKeOqMVFhmiJMLIi-uuAAGqU0LEda1LEG_N-3JwqDKHgA3XAXQ/s320/Camino+Signs+Symbols+%252830%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p> <br /></o:p></span><b><span lang="EN-CA">September<br /></span></b><span lang="EN-CA">1 - Delta Rae - A Long and Happy Life<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">2 - Big Country - In a Big Country<br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">3 - Talking Heads - Road to Nowhere<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">4 - Mighty Oaks - Just One Day<br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">5 - The Tallest Man on Earth - A Field of
Birds<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">6 - Ben Caplan - Down to the River<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">7 - The Oh Hello's - Bitter Water<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">8 - Roo Panes - Sing for the Wind<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">9 - Sean Rowe - I'll Follow Your Trail<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">10 - Chatham Country Line - Crop Comes In<br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">11 - Avicii - Hey Brother<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">12 - Boy and Bear - House and Farm<br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">13 - Brandi Carlile - Hard Way Home<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">14 - Delta Rae - Blackbird <br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">15 - Branches - In The Desert<br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">16 - Passenger -
Travelling Alone<br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">17- Tom Cochrane
- Life is a Highway<br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">18 - Sheryl Crow - Everyday is a Winding
Road</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-CA"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSqnfYB5SiEuGkqwvhBRdpJFCz7CZqKZctuhNpLIeP4262T-hNICD5tgq2FvL-Y4PvTZs6hQOENHwm72KPKJc4r4gg6CVifFiC8wWcZY0dCSRkM5l_veqQ2kVc5kd-m1fs53mYD2OLxXg/s5990/Camino+Signs+Symbols+%2528161%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3984" data-original-width="5990" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSqnfYB5SiEuGkqwvhBRdpJFCz7CZqKZctuhNpLIeP4262T-hNICD5tgq2FvL-Y4PvTZs6hQOENHwm72KPKJc4r4gg6CVifFiC8wWcZY0dCSRkM5l_veqQ2kVc5kd-m1fs53mYD2OLxXg/s320/Camino+Signs+Symbols+%2528161%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p> <br /></o:p></span><b><span lang="EN-CA">Fall
Soundtrack<br /></span></b><span lang="EN-CA">1 - Jake Bugg - Simple as This<br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">2 - Tom Cochrane
- No Regrets<br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">3 - Garth Brooks - Standing Outside the
Fire<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">4 - Wagon Wheel - Old Crow Medicine Show<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">5 - The Band Perry - If I Die Young<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">6 - Ryan Stevenson - In the Eye of the
Storm<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">7 - Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats
- I Need Never Get Old<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">8 - Nickel Creek - The Fox<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">9 - James Taylor - Country Roads<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">10- John Denver - Take Me Down, Country
Roads<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">11 - Tim Grimm - The Lake<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">12 - Jef Joslin - Come Out West<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">13 - Old Man Canyon - Wiser<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">14 - Current Swell - Long Time Ago<br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">15 - Boy and
Bear - The Storm</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-CA"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXOv0xUAvJV8egKBR6pm1kO2fMTjM9AmeZ6woE8DpjVdzl2YyEDbcCw8liQ_h-XqywsHcNaSjarOC5HPiRj6jVTSKTAjfLy86posbNm6nWzLa1wrZ9mfuqM49CP4jWVliVClt6gH-6Zk0/s5990/Camino+Signs+Symbols+%2528179%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5990" data-original-width="3984" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXOv0xUAvJV8egKBR6pm1kO2fMTjM9AmeZ6woE8DpjVdzl2YyEDbcCw8liQ_h-XqywsHcNaSjarOC5HPiRj6jVTSKTAjfLy86posbNm6nWzLa1wrZ9mfuqM49CP4jWVliVClt6gH-6Zk0/s320/Camino+Signs+Symbols+%2528179%2529.JPG" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><b><span lang="EN-CA">October<br /></span></b><span lang="EN-CA">1 - The Avett Brothers
- Ain't No Man<br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">2 - Jack Johnson - I Got You<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">3 - The Tallest Man on Earth - It Will
Follow The Rain<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">4 - Shawn James and The Shapeshifters - The
Wanderer<br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">5 - Roo Panes - Shelter from the Storm<br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">6 - The Oh Hello's - The Valley<br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">7 - The Ashtray Hearts - Books<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">8 - Donavan - There is a Mountain<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">9 - Trevor Hall - The Mountain<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">10 - Dawn Landes - Home<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">11 - Lord Huron - Brother<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">12 - The Band - The Weight<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">13 - Joe Walsh - Rocky Mountain Way</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-CA"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwa-DE9JBE312ZqCMfn-HNQ60YQWD5kFi2MBLydylpMyTVfgdeOyPMAc5xRsOHFZMAd5Pn7EKYh5JUf0LfS6g8WxSogj2xt8r10okmpeUDbmNr4W8Vls0zwAFhMeq1PxvOgI2VboAMj18/s5920/Camino+Signs+Symbols+%2528211%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3876" data-original-width="5920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwa-DE9JBE312ZqCMfn-HNQ60YQWD5kFi2MBLydylpMyTVfgdeOyPMAc5xRsOHFZMAd5Pn7EKYh5JUf0LfS6g8WxSogj2xt8r10okmpeUDbmNr4W8Vls0zwAFhMeq1PxvOgI2VboAMj18/s320/Camino+Signs+Symbols+%2528211%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><b><span lang="EN-CA">November<br /></span></b><span lang="EN-CA">1 - Nickel Creek - Smoothie Song<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">2 - Lord Huron - She Lit a Fire<br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">3 - Sleeping at Last - West<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">4 - Eddie Vedder - Guaranteed<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">5 - The Novel Ideas - Back and Forth<br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">6 - Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros -
40 Day Dream<br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">7 - Radical Face - Always Gold<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">8 - The Head and the Heart - Lost in My
Mind<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">9 - The Tallest Man on Earth - Walk the
Line<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">10 - James Taylor - Fire and Rain<br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">11 - Matthew and the Atlas - I Followed
Fires<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">12 - American Authors - Best Day of my Life<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">13 - Passenger -
Young as the Morning, Old as The Sea</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-CA"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD7JoUT2OpX3tMq2pOs8DaaaT1aUL9g4DHT1dO_Lu7bdcGgTFc__7tbrmUeNmvGVvqJ5bz1wJ5YMEEHVYFZCWThiVuseGcHfDFfKPb9EhasO82JMHipe1IKg_eZgbo1HNs8ArE5MLFuDA/s5948/Camino+Signs+Symbols+%2528218%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3920" data-original-width="5948" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD7JoUT2OpX3tMq2pOs8DaaaT1aUL9g4DHT1dO_Lu7bdcGgTFc__7tbrmUeNmvGVvqJ5bz1wJ5YMEEHVYFZCWThiVuseGcHfDFfKPb9EhasO82JMHipe1IKg_eZgbo1HNs8ArE5MLFuDA/s320/Camino+Signs+Symbols+%2528218%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"> </span></div></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><b><span lang="EN-CA">December<br />
</span></b><span lang="EN-CA">1 - Bon Iver - Holocene <br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">2 - John Mayer - Free Falling (Acoustic)<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">3 - The Tallest Man on Earth - The Dreamer<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">4 - Florence + The Machine - Dog Days are
Over<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">5 - Roo Panes - Home from Home<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">6 - Bastille - The Weight of Living Part
One<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">7 - Miner - Golden Ocean<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">8 - Jinja Safari - Vagabonds<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">9 - Asaf Avidan - One Day<br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">10 - Jef Joslin - Glory Road<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">11 - Avalanche City - Ends in the Ocean<br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">12 - City and Colour - The Girl<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">13 - Opus Orange
ft. Lauren Hillman - Almost There<br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">14 - Priscilla
Ahn - Find my Way Back Home<br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">15 - Jackson Browne - Running on Empty<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">16 - Spirit of the West - Home for a Rest</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-CA"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGqPmkjhkOP1p8MD8JPzhtELMG2co8TZC5XXJnnAheWVeXjOH6Qo67x_I31exW6m2q0O_Pi0UOXkRLgP6NmsIvBtJU4fjjDLeMR6XivCAef9B84SmS9qXbpnfbI8uea2EY3hJgYVptLXM/s6016/DSC_6242.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4016" data-original-width="6016" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGqPmkjhkOP1p8MD8JPzhtELMG2co8TZC5XXJnnAheWVeXjOH6Qo67x_I31exW6m2q0O_Pi0UOXkRLgP6NmsIvBtJU4fjjDLeMR6XivCAef9B84SmS9qXbpnfbI8uea2EY3hJgYVptLXM/w400-h268/DSC_6242.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p> <br /></o:p></span><b><span lang="EN-CA">Reflections of the Trail<br /></span></b><span lang="EN-CA">1- I am Oak - Trees and Birds and Fire<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">2 - Jordan Klassen - Call and Answer<br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">3 - Shawn Colvin - Steady On<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">4 - Rachel Platten - Fight Song<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">5 - Delta Rae -
Bottom of the River <br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">6 - Johnny Swim
- Don't Let it Get You Down<br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">7 - Sea Wolf -
Dear Fellow Traveler<br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">8 - Rivvrs - Walk in the Wild <br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">9 - Michael Mitchell - Land of the Silver
Birch<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">10 - Neil Young - Old Man<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">11 - Puscifer - The Humbling River<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">12 - Shakey Graves - Word of Mouth<br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">13 - The Oh Hello's - Solider, Poet King<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">14 - Sam Roberts - We're All in This
Together<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">15 - Elliot Brood - Northern Air<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">16- Rag'n'Bone Man - Human<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">17 - Robyn Sherwell vers. - Landslide<br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">18 - Patrick
James - All About to Change<br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">19- Phillip
Phillips - Gone, Gone, Gone<br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">20 - The
Lumineers - Nobody Knows<br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">21- Vance Joy -
Mess is Mine<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">23 - Ben Howard - The Wolves<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">24 - Mumford and Sons - I was Young When I
Left Home<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">25 - Cat Stevens - Miles from Nowhere<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">26 - Bastille - Get Home<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">27 - Dawn Landes and Piers Faccini -
Heaven's Gate<br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">28 - Rusted Root
- Send Me On My Way<br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">29 - Sons of the
East - Hold On<br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">30 - Xavier Rudd
- Follow the Sun<br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">31- The Tallest
Man on Earth - Over the Hills<br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">32 - The Samples
- Could It Be Another Change<br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">33 - Shawn James
and The Shapeshifters - Through The Valley<br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">34 - Donovan -
Catch The Wind<br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">35 - Alexi Murdoch - All My Days<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">36 - Ben Howard - Keep Your Head Up<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">37 - Jeremy
Messersmith - Ghost (Radio Edit)<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">38 - One Republic - I lived<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">39 - City and Colour - Northern Wind <br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">40 - Jukebox the Ghost - The Great Unknown<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">41- Passenger - The Long Road<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">41- Talking
Heads - The Road to Nowhere<br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">42 - Lord Huron - Ends of the Earth<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">43 - Serena
Ryder - What I Wouldn't Do<br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">44 - Leonard Cohen - Travelling Light<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">45 - The
Lumineers - Long Way From Home<br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">46 - The Oh
Hello's - Cold is The Night<br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">47 - The Tallest
Man on Earth - Thousand Ways<br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">48 - The Weepies
- World Spins Madly On <br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">49 - Stan Rogers
- Northwest Passage<br /></span><span lang="EN-CA">50 - Xing - Fate <br /> </span><span lang="EN-CA">51- The High
Kings - The Parting Glass</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-CA"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidw-bNbN2AoyypOnAmfcnxXao4q3ZiWVWQBHm3jeg8rtoug0UZGJx6UWlcufBjJUjSiUz8JVPn59D6D1IkZ-z11eQJUuUZYpT2thKYMau_qH8f8yu9LSqFWuLSbIb0-0QjBRzyfoB3qN8/s6016/DSC_6446.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4016" data-original-width="6016" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidw-bNbN2AoyypOnAmfcnxXao4q3ZiWVWQBHm3jeg8rtoug0UZGJx6UWlcufBjJUjSiUz8JVPn59D6D1IkZ-z11eQJUuUZYpT2thKYMau_qH8f8yu9LSqFWuLSbIb0-0QjBRzyfoB3qN8/w400-h268/DSC_6446.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">If you have an interest in reading about our experiences on our Caminos we invite you to read about them:</div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><br />To follow our hike on the <a href="https://ourwalkalongthecaminoportuguese.blogspot.com/2019/04/lisbon-to-alpriate.html">Camino Portuguese</a>.<br />To follow our hike on the <a href="http://ourwalkalongthecaminofrances.blogspot.com/">Camino Frances.</a><br />To follow our hike on the <a href="http://ourwalkalongtheviapodiensis.blogspot.com/">Via Podiensis / GR65.</a><br />To follow our hike on the <a href="https://ourwalkalongthecaminofinisterre.blogspot.com/2019/05/welcome-to-our-blog.html">Camino Finisterre from Santiago to Muxia to Finisterre .</a></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span>We also invite you to "Come Walk With Us" as we continue to hike across Canada on the Great Trail from 2019 until 2022. To follow our journey and learn more about our #Hike4Birds, please visit the links below:</div><div><br /></div><div>Website: <a href="http://www.comewalkwithus.online" target="_blank">www.comewalkwithus.online</a></div></div></span></div>
Come Walk With Ushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11277818728326535364noreply@blogger.com1Lisbon, Portugal38.7222524 -9.139336610.412018563821157 -44.2955866 67.03248623617884 26.0169134tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819064508602132191.post-27587889798511720892019-05-20T20:46:00.003-04:002023-12-07T14:22:35.960-05:00Homeward Bound : Santiago Spain to Toronto Canada<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Today
involved our long return to the supposedly 'normal' or 'civilized' world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is always one of our hardest and least
favourite days of any Camino.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Perhaps
this simply means we need to work harder to keep the spirit of the Camino alive
in our daily lives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Despite our best
intentions, in a world that moves so quickly, is so goal oriented and narrowly
focused, and in which people seem increasingly focused on their own needs and oblivious
to each other, we still find this difficult.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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awoke at 4 am, and headed downstairs to the 24 hour buffet in the lounge to
select some breakfast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We found fruit,
yogurt, toast, jam, orange juice, and coffee.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Although we weren't really too hungry yet, we ate breakfast in
anticipation of the longish day ahead.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>By 5 am we had checked out and were getting into the taxi the hotel had
called to take us to the airport.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">One aspect
of the Camino that people value is that it provides a different perspective on
the world and our place within it.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">
</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Partly this is offered through a simple change of pace.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Walking forces us to slow down ... way
down.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Deceleration can take place over a
few days or weeks, and sometimes you aren't really aware it has happened until
you see a new group of pilgrims starting their hikes after you've been out
there a while.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The new arrivals often
seem over anxious about everything, and appear to be rushing around, sometimes
even being unwilling to take breaks because they feel like they must hurry or
they won't 'get there.'</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Unfortunately,
acceleration back to the pace of mechanized life isn't so gradual.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The taxi driver was very professional and a
complete gentleman, but the 15 minute ride to the airport, which cost 21 Euros,
felt like a vertigo-inducing Nascar ride where signs, landmarks, and other
vehicles flew past with indecent speed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">We
made our way through the small and modern looking Santiago airport and boarded
our Iberia flight to Madrid without incident.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">
</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The hour long flight was completely full, mostly with people commuting
to the country's capital, and not other pilgrims.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Already we could feel ourselves losing some
of the tranquility we'd gained on the Camino, as we sat surrounded by other
passengers who were scrolling through Facebook or watching videos on their
phones, bouncing their legs to a frantic inner rhythm, listening to music so
loud it was audible through their headphones, chewing gum, and repeatedly
applying overpowering and competing perfumes.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">
</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">When you've been away from it for a while, the distraction and </span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">over-stimulation</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> of our modern lives is almost overwhelming.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">When
we arrived in Madrid we retrieved our backpacks from the checked baggage
carousel, and then made our way by bus from Terminal 4, which is used for
domestic flights, to Terminal 1, where international flights leave.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had four hours before our Air Transat
flight back to Montreal was scheduled to leave, and we soon discovered that Air
Transat shares its counter space with other airlines, and therefore doesn't
open until two hours prior to one of its flights departing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In retrospect, it would have been more
pleasant to wait in Terminal 4, where there were cafes, restaurants, shops, and
more attractive waiting areas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Terminal
1 was less appealing, very crowded, and offered far fewer amenities, but once
there we chose to stay put, sitting on the floor with our backpacks under the
watchful eye of airport security.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The
eight hour flight from Madrid to Montreal passed without incident.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When we arrived we were shepherded through
the customs process, which no longer requires retrieving checked bags and
standing in line to be questioned by a human customs agent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Instead, we had to make our way down a long
hallway to first answer questions at one computer terminal, and then proceed to
another set of machines that scanned our faces and our passports.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I seemed to be too short for the machine to
detect me correctly, or else just abnormally shaped, and for quite some time it
didn't seem to think my face matched my passport photo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Finally I convinced it we were the same,
received a little printed piece of paper, and was allowed to proceed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am one of those old fashioned people who
definitely prefer humans to machines, even when they are giving me a hard time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Our
one hour flight from Montreal to Toronto was delayed by 50 minutes, and then our
gate was changed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were grateful for
the extra time to walk around a bit after sitting for eight hours, and we took
advantage of the opportunity to get something to eat and drink.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Still in Camino mode, we were somewhat
dismayed to observe the impatience of our fellow passengers, one of whom tried
to elicit our support for the idea that Air Transat should be sued for forcing
us to walk the extra distance between gates, giving us nowhere to sit down, and
making us late.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The individual in
question didn't have noticeable health or mobility issues, and certainly had enough
energy left after the short walk to complain with vigor and enthusiasm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our lack of outrage seemed to cause
disappointment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The whole experience was
rather dispiriting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">When
we reached Toronto we collected our backpacks and made our way to the long-term
parking lot, which still had small lumps of dirty ice and snow decorating its
edges.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thankfully our old car started
without complaint, and we were soon in the midst of the fast-moving freeway
system that circles the Toronto airport like an ungainly pile of
spaghetti.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Navigating this mess of
on-ramps, off-ramps, collectors, and express lanes involves several rapid bouts
of lane changes across eight and sixteen lanes of traffic while maintaining a
constant speed of around 110 kph.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was
more than usually glad that it was Sean driving and not me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">We
stopped for a coffee and a mental breather in a Tim Hortons on the edge of
Toronto, already missing the napolitanas and cafe con leches of Spain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We then continued our two hour drive back to
London, Ontario, covering a distance that would have taken about eight days to
cover on Camino time. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Around 20 hours
after leaving Santiago, we checked into the residence where we will spend the next
week, before flying out to Newfoundland and beginning our next adventure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And so, another beautiful Camino comes to an
end.</span><br />
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Colourful row boats floated in the shallow turquoise harbour, and lines of white sailboats were bobbing gently in their moorings. A group of small fish was visible in the crystal clear water. Across the bay the hills of Galicia rose and receded into the distance, and behind us the colourful buildings marched in rows up the hill. We stood at the base of a statue dedicated to Galician emigrants, and said a last farewell to the beautiful Atlantic from Europe.<br />
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By 9 am we were waiting in line outside the <a href="https://www.monbus.es/es/ofertas-eventos/118/camino-de-fisterra-camino-de-santiago/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Monbus </a>station for the bus that would depart at 9:45 for Santiago. The bus was full of happy pilgrims, laughing and exchanging stories in at least five different languages. Some people expressed disbelief that they had actually made it all the way to Finisterre. Others exchanged stories about which Camino they had hiked, how long it had taken them, and what their favourite places along The Way were. Quite a few people asked for information about routes they hadn't hiked yet, clearly thinking about which Camino to do next. We were glad to recommend the <a href="https://ourwalkalongtheviapodiensis.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Via Podiensis</a> and the <a href="https://ourwalkalongthecaminoportuguese.blogspot.com/2019/05/welcome-to-our-blog.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Camino Portuguese</a> to several pilgrims who had just finished the <a href="https://ourwalkalongthecaminofrances.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Camino Frances</a>, and to describe how we thought each experience differed from the Camino Frances. A Japanese pilgrim sitting beside Sean saw his camera, and asked if he was a photographer. The man then proceeded to share some truly stunning photos of his own from hikes he'd done in Japan. It was a lively and thought provoking bus ride, but it was slightly depressing to realize that the express bus got us back to Santiago in only one hour. <br />
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Although we had tried to Google where the bus station in Santiago was, we weren't able to determine an exact location (or even an approximate one for that matter) before arriving. As such, it took us a few minutes to figure out where we were once we arrived. Mostly we just followed the crowd of other pilgrims for a few blocks, and then we found the familiar yellow arrows of the Camino Frances to guide us back towards the central square and the Cathedral.<br />
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We hadn't booked anywhere to stay, but wanted to find somewhere nice for our last night in Spain. As a general rule of thumb prices tend to increase the closer you get to the Cathedral, so when we saw the <a href="http://bonaval.santiagodecompostelahotels.net/en/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bonaval Hotel</a>, and found that it was extremely reasonably priced, we ducked inside and booked a room. It was still early, and we couldn't check in until 3 pm, but the very kind staff allowed us to stow our backpacks until the afternoon.<br />
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Having no particular destination in mind, we wandered the streets and parks of Santiago, stopping to explore parks and alleys that were new to us. We purchased a few postcards showing scenes from the Camino Portuguese, as well as quite a substantial pile of chocolate, cookies, wine, and locally made bell-shaped cheese to send home as presents.<br />
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Around lunch time we stopped in at a wonderful wine bar for some lunch. We were seated in what looked like an old bank or theater - with a domed ceiling and carved wooden pillars. We lingered over a lovely lunch consisting of a huge quinoa salad, white wine, and a slice of Santiago cake, content to sit and observe for a while, and somehow reluctant to return to the hustle and bustle of the streets outside.<br />
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Around 3 pm our meanderings took us back to the square outside the Cathedral, and there we were in for a bit of a shock. The square was absolutely jam packed with pilgrims, tourists, buses, and the sightseeing trams. There were hundreds of people sitting and lying in the square, and hundreds more milling around. When we finished our own Camino, just four short days ago, it was nearly empty by comparison. This would explain why many of the albergues and hotels were listed as 'completo' when we looked earlier, but we hadn't expected to find this much of a change in only a few short days. <br />
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Shortly after leaving the crowded square we came across an art exhibit offering free admission down one of the side streets. Deciding to try something new, we climbed the steep interior stairs to the exhibition on the upper floors of the building. We were greeted with a fascinating display of street-scapes from Santiago de Compostela. Some were done in ink while others were done in watercolour, and some were a combination. The artist was also an architect, and there were city plans and letters mixed in as well. Seeing the colours and perspectives the artist used to create different moods in his city-scapes was very interesting, and many of the set-ups were very similar to those Sean uses in his photographs.<br />
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Wishing to visit the Cathedral and perhaps give Saint James a final hug, we ventured back to the Cathedral to see if it was any less busy than before. If anything, the crowds in the square were denser than before, and when we made our way into the Cathedral we found that it too was packed. The line to hug Saint James stretched all the way around the Alter and out the door. With all the construction going on inside in the Cathedral, everyone was funnelled together - pilgrims, tourists, and large tour groups alike. We found there were simply too many people, even in the smaller side chapels, to find any space for peaceful contemplation. <br />
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There has come a moment on all our pilgrimages when we know the transition from pilgrim to tourist has occurred. You enter the city as a pilgrim, seeing the Cathedral for the first time, and sharing the moment with all the others who have arrived on foot after a similar kind of journey. You recognize some of them, and you celebrate together. One day, or perhaps two days later you've cleaned up, spent your time exploring the museums and shops, and you don't recognize anyone anymore, even though you still look. When you finally head out of Santiago in a car, bus, train, or airplane, you leave as a tourist. Although you cannot predict exactly when the transformation will occur, you know unmistakably when it has. This afternoon when we no longer felt we belonged in the Cathedral we knew our pilgrimage was complete.<br />
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We sat at an outdoor patio and enjoyed a cold pint while watching the procession of pilgrims walk past. Then we headed back to the hotel to check in. We were shown to a gorgeous room that was actually more like a mini apartment in a sub-basement. Unlike our previous pilgrimages, when we were headed back to the comfort and familiarity of our own home when we finished them, this time is a bit different. Before setting out we sold our house and donated most of our possessions to charity. We have no home to return to, but instead will spend a few weeks back in Ontario, and then fly out to Newfoundland to begin a four year hike across Canada. This was our warm-up hike. As a result, although it is our last day in Santiago, doing laundry is still important to us, because these clothes are all we have for a while yet. So, we headed back out and washed everything we owned that wasn't on us, including our rain gear.<br />
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By 7 pm we were back in our room, packing our things and our new purchases in preparation for our 4 am departure tomorrow morning. We felt too tired to venture back out into the town, but it was still too early to go to sleep. We decided to settle down with a bottle of the famous monk-made Galician Herbal Liqueur, watch Martin Sheen's 'The Way', and reminisce about our Caminos. As the time passed we laughed, cried, and reflected on our own walks along the Camino Frances, the Via Podiensis, and the Camino Portuguese. We remembered the places we'd been, the crazy things that had happened, and the wonderful people we'd met. We were surprised to see new parts to the movie that we didn't remember, despite having watched it quite a few times before. Then we realized this was because it was a different version of the movie, with a slightly different ending. Only extremely rarely do either one of us like a remake better than the original. However, as this stage in our journey comes to an end, it felt right to watch the movie that inspired us to begin walking this path. Here's to the unknown, new adventures, and new beginnings!<br />
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Refreshed and ready to go, we took a few minutes to orient ourselves correctly, and make sure we were following the arrows to Finisterre, and not those leading back to Santiago.<br />
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Today's walk will take us along the Costa da Morte, or the 'Coast of Death' to Fisterra, or 'The End of the World'. There have been many shipwrecks off the coast in this section, which led sailors to name this region the 'coast of death'. It is also believed to be a place where pilgrims come to reflect on their own mortality. At one time 'Fisterra' was the end of the known world, beyond which lay only mystery. It is still thought of a boundary between the physical and the unknown or mysterious.<br />
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The route out of Muxia lead along an asphalt road that followed the coast for a bit and then climbed incredibly steeply. As we walked along at sea level, with the crescent-shaped, white sandy beaches and brilliantly blue and turquoise water on our right, we passed a large complex of square glass buildings set into the side of a terraced hill. It was probably a luxury resort of some kind, but it brought to mind a Bond villain's lair.<br />
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The steep climb brought us up onto a wide gravel path that ran along a forested ridge topped with wind turbines. We paused to enjoy the expansive view out over rolling hills and bands of forested ridges that receded into the distance. However, we were soon forced to hurriedly dawn our rain gear as an unexpected and powerful rain shower passed over us, instantly soaking the landscape. <br />
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From the exposed ridge the trail took us back into a grove of Eucalyptus trees. Signs of forest management were everywhere, from the neatly planted rows of even-aged trees, to the stands of young saplings. The warm spring air and recent rain brought the spicy scent of the trees alive.<br />
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As the sun poked through the clouds we found ourselves back in the kind of rolling agriculture landscape we enjoyed yesterday, with small fields, wildflowers, old stone walls and cottages, and the occasional house dotting the landscape.<br />
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In this section of trail we weren't alone by any means. There were quite a few pilgrims heading in the same direction we were, but a group of older British gentlemen who passed us going in the opposite direction around 9:30 am rather puzzled us. As far as we know there are no accommodations anywhere near there, so where did they come from, or just how early did they leave?<br />
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By late morning we reached the tiny community of Lires, about half way through our hike. It was a cute little town, perched on the side of a steep hill, and it boasted several albergues and cafes. We stopped at a lovely cafe in an ecotourism resort, right on the edge of the Lires estuary. It was a lovely spot with an outdoor patio, perfect for enjoying freshly squeezed orange juice, coffee, and fresh homemade bread, jam, and butter. We were joined by a lovely orange cat who was eager to share our butter. Many other pilgrims were enjoying the view of the green fields, hills, and estuary with its many birds.<br />
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As we continued through town and began climbing out the other side we passed a large wedding party. The cars were blocking much of the narrow road, and the large groups of joyous people were filling much of the rest. At this somewhat chaotic point we faced a choice. We could continue on the main route, or we could choose an alternative route along the coast that was slightly longer. We decided to take the coastal route.<br />
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As we climbed the hill we enjoyed a birds-eye view of the estuary. There was a fish processing plant on the opposite shore, and we paused to watch as hundreds of gulls wheeled, soared, and dove through the air above the water around it.<br />
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As we continued to climb we came to one of the most colourful sections of coastlines I've ever seen. The glowing blue sea and blinding white beaches were far below. On either side of the trail were hills covered with with a solid blanket of bright yellow flowers, interspersed with the occasional purple blossom. The sun in the deep blue sky above was warm, but a cool salty smelling breeze was blowing in off the water, keeping us cool. We took a long time walking this section, drinking in the colours and enjoying the many small, colorful birds that were flitting among the scrubby bushes and flowers. <br />
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After this beautiful coastal walk, the trail turned inward again, and we found ourselves in a shady pine forest. The feathery canopy was high overhead, and there was a beautiful carpet of fine, intricate ferns below.<br />
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After this, much of the afternoon was spent walking along winding asphalt and gravel tracks through rolling hills covered in fields and small stands of trees. Occasionally we would pass a house, farm, or small community. It was a beautiful hike, but there was little shade, almost continuous hills, and the afternoon sun was hot.<br />
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For a few kilometers we had a strange experience involving another pilgrim. We were hiking in the same direction, and as often happens we kept passing each other. However, this lady would pass us, then wait for us to catch up while looking down at her phone or using her camera. As we passed her again she would begin walking right on our heels. There was plenty of room to pass if she'd wanted to, but she refused, no matter how much we spend up. Each attempt we made at conversation would be met with silence, and result in her pushing ahead, but then stopping again to wait for us, no matter how much time we spent taking breaks to let her get ahead. A few times we nearly tripped over each other her movements were so quick and close. Eventually she just suddenly and inexplicable disappeared. It was very bizarre behaviour, and we never figured out what to make of it. <br />
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There were no distance markers on this section of trail, but we began to see signs for Finisterra probably about 7 km outside of the town. This made the last few hours of the hike a bit of a challenge, because we were hot, tired, and unsure how much farther we had to go.<br />
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As we approached the town we again saw the deep blue sea, and began to see clusters of red roofs along the coast down below us. Eventually we found ourselves winding through neighborhoods, tall palm trees and tropical looking vegetation filling the gardens and spaces between the homes. It felt like we wove up and down the hills and through the suburbs for quite a while before we finally found ourselves on the outskirts of the town.<br />
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As we made our way through Finisterre we noticed signs of disparity. We saw derelict and abandoned houses, potholed streets, and tired looking locals mixed with newly renovated buildings, expensive looking resorts, and tour buses. The cheap hotels, Americanized bars and restaurants, strip clubs, and souvenir shops on the edges of town reminded us a little of the 'anything goes', or 'party' atmosphere that pervades in Niagara Falls in North America. However, when we reached the old quarter of town, where many of the albergues are located, we found a more welcoming and less commercial atmosphere.<br />
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Finding the two albergues either closed or fully reserved, we checked into our somewhat underwhelming hotel, and then made our way back out into the town in search of the tourist information office, or the municipal albergue, both of which issue Fisterranas, the certificates of completion pilgrim's can obtain if they walk to Finisterre from Santiago. <br />
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We saw a sign for tourist information above a storefront, but it turned out to be a souvenir shop. Although it was after 1 pm, the municipal albergue was closed. We eventually made our way through the meandering stone streets to the main square, and located the modern and very busy tourist office. We were pleased that it was still open at 4:30 pm on a Saturday afternoon, and gladly joined the line of other pilgrims celebrating their completion of the Camino outside. We showed our stamped credentials, stated where and when we began our Camino, what country we came from, and our age, and received our third and final certificate for this pilgrimage.<br />
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Although siesta was still going on, we found a restaurant with a covered outdoor patio that was open. We enjoyed omelettes, salad, fries, and a pint as we sat and reflected on our journey across Portugal and Spain, which was almost over. We also discussed our upcoming hike across Canada, which is very much on our minds these days.</div>
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After dinner we visited a small grocery store and purchased some chocolate and a bottle of wine to enjoy while we watched the sunset from the end of the world. The tiny shop was full of locals buying ingredients for dinner, and lots of other pilgrims making similar purchases to ours.<br />
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When we returned to our room we discovered that someone had been inside it and gone through our backpacks. This was slightly unnerving, and we decided to bring everything of importance with us when we headed back out to the lighthouse point to watch the sunset later that night.<br />
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The lighthouse, called the Faro de Finisterre, is located on a spit 3.5 km from the town. As we walked out to it, we were part of a steady steam of other pilgrims.<br />
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Along the way we passed the Santa Maria de Areas church. This interesting looking church, with its stone base and red tiled roof was built in the 12th century. Unfortunately, it was closed and so we continued on uphill towards the Finisterre lighthouse. <br />
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When we reached the end of the pedestrian walkway, we came to a huge parking lot filled with cars, tour buses, and RVs. There were a lot of people milling about, even though the sun wouldn't set for another 2.5 hours. <br />
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We stopped at the cairn marking the zero kilometer point of this pilgrimage. Along with many other pilgrims, we took our photos at the cairn, the famous lighthouse in the background.<br />
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We continued on to the Faro de Finisterre. The square base and octagonal tower of this active lighthouse reminded us of the one we saw in Bonavista, Newfoundland Canada almost straight across the ocean. It wasn't open to visitors, so we continued around it to the rocky shore beyond.<br />
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As we made our way out onto the promontory, surrounded by water on three sides, we came to a communications tower. Pilgrims had fixed shells, ribbons, messages, stickers, notes, locks, and remembrances all over the bottom, creating a monument of their hopes, dreams, prayers, and intentions. It was really quite beautiful.<br />
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As we stood on the edge of the world, we thought of the old tradition by which pilgrims would head down to the beach, burn their clothes, and swim in the ocean. It was a symbol of cleansing, transformation, and rebirth. We saw signs around the lighthouse prohibiting fires, and realized people must undertake the ritual on the long sandy beach closer to town. This made sense, since we were perched high above the water on top of a steep and rocky coastline out here.<br />
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We wandered back up to the parking lot and stood in front of the huge stone cross that keeps watch up there. It was a familiar symbol, something we'd seen smaller versions of all across Galicia, and along the lengths of Caminos in France, Spain, and Portugal. It felt somehow as if it had helped to lead us here. <br />
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Although the sun was still well above the horizon, we took our place among the other pilgrims scattered along the steep, rocky coast, already looking out at the ocean. We watched the birds soaring above and below us, and saw a tiny sailboat and a large freighter silently slipping past on the shimmering sea. After so many days of walking, we just sat there, still. We had literally walked until we reached the end of the road, on the very edge of the world. <br />
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As the sun slowly sunk below the horizon a Spanish gentleman began playing a classical guitar and singing softly on the rocks above us. It was a peaceful and beautiful end to a wonderful experience.<br />
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As darkness fell an enormous full moon rose above the hills on the opposite side of the bay behind us. It left a long shimmering trail on the surface of the Atlantic, and lit the pathway for the crowds of pilgrims making their way back down towards the lights of the town together. For a while it seemed like someone was following us in the darkness, but we reached the town without incident. <br />
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We sat for a while with a glass of wine and reflected on the day and our journey here. We've walked along the coast of death to the end of the world together. What have we learned along the way? It all seems a little too big and a little too close to process at the moment. As this journey comes to an end, we are about to embark on one that will take more than three years to finish. As with every ending, this also a new beginning. Come Walk With Ushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11277818728326535364noreply@blogger.com0Cape Finisterre, A Coruña, Spain42.9029599 -9.270242914.592726063821154 -44.4264929 71.213193736178852 25.8860071tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819064508602132191.post-67794960624726037342019-05-17T20:42:00.007-04:002023-12-17T18:11:59.704-05:00Atlantic Coastlines and Open Spaces : Logoso to Muxia <div><h2><b>Camino Muxia and Fisterra</b></h2></div><div>After enjoying a lovely breakfast of coffee and croissants in the albergue, we set out under a sky filled with loose, fast moving clouds stained pink and yellow by the early morning light. As the sun peaked above the horizon the clouds were suddenly set ablaze, and the forested hills below were bathed in red.</div>
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We made our way through the rolling hills of this dramatic landscape on a wide gravel track, surrounded on either side by tall, scented Eucalyptus trees, and banks of blooming gorse. The ridges on either side of us were again topped by row upon row of wind turbines. <br />
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As we slowly progressed through hills covered with rich dark brown, spring green, and sunny yellow fields, patches of rain began moving rapidly across the landscape. Distant hills began to fade, giving us a sense of depth and distance in the landscape that shifted and changed as the showers passed.<br />
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Shortly after setting out we came to the tiny community of Hospital, where there is a fork in the trail, marked by two cairns in the middle of a roundabout. One branch would take us first to Muxia and then to Finisterre, while the other would take us first to Finisterre and then on to Muxia. We chose to go to Muxia first, partly because finishing our hike at 'the end of the world' seemed more appropriate, but also because bus service back to Santiago is more frequent from Finisterre.<br />
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As we turned towards Muxia we were caught in a short-lived but powerful deluge. For the next few kilometers we kept our rain gear on, as we were soaked repeatedly. As often happens on the Caminos, we spent this time playing leapfrog with another couple. We would pass them as they huddled under a tree, then we would stop a while later to take shelter and they would pass us.<br />
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When we arrived in Dumbria we found a somewhat larger town. There was a very modern looking tourist office, but it wasn't open, and it had a slightly abandoned air about it. There was also a large and ultra-modern looking albergue, and some interesting cultural exhibits showcasing the history of the region. <br />
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When we passed the Iglesia de Santa Eulalia on the far edge of town, the rain had turned the square in front of the church into a perfect reflecting pool. The old stone church had a very worn and inviting appearance.<br />
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When we left Dumbria we continued our trek through the Galician countryside. We crossed stretches that had been cleared by logging, and other areas that had been replanted with rows of tiny Eucalyptus saplings. Much of the walk was on gravel tracks through farmland, and as the morning wore on patches of sun began to break through the clouds and set the fields aglow.<br />
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Along the way we passed through several small communities with bars and cafes. We saw many of the old field-stone walls, crumbling stone cottages, and iconic corn cribs that are characteristic of Galicia. We also spotted several stone crosses, and other signs of the Camino and well, including expressions of love in the form shell and stone hearts. <br />
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We stopped at a cafe in Senande for a break and a coffee. The friendly and mischievous barkeep offered us one of his 'special' hard-boiled eggs from the bowl on the end of the bar. When we went to crack the shell, instead of breaking open, the egg bounced! When he indicated we should smell a lovely yellow rose he had in a tiny vase we were skeptical, expecting another trick, but this time he simply wanted to share something beautiful. <br />
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Shortly after this lighthearted encounter we came to the Monasterio de San Marino de Ozon. This former 12th century monastery is now an albergue that is run by a group of hospitaleros who are mostly pilgrims who 'arrived and never left'. They are living as a community with the goal of being environmentally and socially responsible and sustainable. The albergue, or refugio, had an absolutely beautiful walled garden that seemed to invite us inside. <br />
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In the next few kilometers we passed quite a few other albergues that called to us to stay in them. The countryside around Galicia is very peaceful and beautiful, and it somehow seems to promise a simpler and slower life.<br />
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We passed through several smaller communities, and eventually stopped at a local bar a little ways off the Camino for coffees and enormous bocadilla con quesos. Siesta was in full swing, but this small bar was open, and we enjoyed sitting on its shaded balcony in the company of the neighborhood's friendly black lab.<br />
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In the early afternoon, as we walked over the crest of a wooded hill we found ourselves outside the stone Capela de San Roque, beside a beautiful stone cross. From this beautiful resting spot we got our first glimpse of the Atlantic Ocean!! We were so excited!! Unlike the Atlantic off the coast of Newfoundland, the distant patch of ocean we'd glimpsed was a brilliant, turquoise blue. <br /><br />
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With a lighter step we continued on, and almost immediately came to the 12th century Romanesque Igrexa de St. Xulian de Moraime. The original monastery established on the site was run by Benedictine monks, but it is no longer active. One of the buildings was open, and there was a very friendly historical interpreter there who explained the history of the site to us, stamped our credentials, and showed us the handmade lace and other Galician crafts for sale inside. Before we left she took a photo of the hiking crests on Sean's backpack to post on Facebook. <br />
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She had indicated that we had about an hour of walking left before we reached Muxia, and most of it was spent hiking through beautiful shaded forests. We started to spot signs of recent improvement here too - new sidewalks and signage along the way. Once again, we rounded a curve in the road and suddenly had our first view of Muxia. It was beautiful!!<br />
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The town is perched way out on a spit, sitting in the shadow of a large rocky mound, and there is a long, white sand beach curving around the edge of the bay to meet it. The water was a brilliant blue, with foamy white waves breaking on the shore. We couldn't contain ourselves any more, and stepped off the track into a patch of recently harvested Eucalyptus trees to get a better look. Without really meaning to, we made our way across the clear cut and down a very steep slope to the beach far below.<br />
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We stepped out onto the warm sand and ran down to touch the surf. We had made it to the Atlantic! The salty water was very cold to the touch.<br />
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We continued around the bay on a sandy track and then a wooden boardwalk, which eventually met up with a beautifully tiled sidewalk leading along the town's waterfront. We passed a strip of ocean front shops and restaurants, the colourful 3 or 4 floor buildings climbing the hill behind them.<br />
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The winding streets of Muxia are like a maze, but we managed to make our way up to the albergue, which luckily had space for us. The proprietor not only showed us up to a lovely, light, and spacious room, but she also issued us with our Muxiannas, which are certificates issued to pilgrims who have walked from Santiago to Muxia and have stamped credencials to prove it.<br />
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Too excited to stay put, we soon headed back out to explore. Our hostess had told us that today is a holiday, so most things would be closed, but we nonetheless managed to find a small grocery store which was open, and a bank machine. Thus resupplied for tomorrow, we headed towards the Santuario da Virxe da Barca, located on the very edge of the world.<br />
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The Sanctuary is linked with the legend of Nosa Senora da Barca, and was a popular pilgrimage site in it's own right. The story tells us that the Virgin Mary sailed to Muxia in a stone boat to help Saint James with his ministry. Saint James had retreated to Muxia, believing he had failed in his mission to convert the people of Finisterre. Mary reassured him that his mission had been successful and that he should return to Jerusalem. Some believe they can still recognize the remains of Mary's boat among the stones along the shore.<br />
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We made our way out to the Sanctuary, which is an old stone church dedicated to Nosa Senora da Barva, along a wide and well maintained stone pedestrian promenade lined with street lamps. <br />
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When we reached the Sanctuary on the edge of the ocean we found the courtyard out back crowded with pilgrims. An air of festivity was provided by a small group of vendors that were set up outside, selling traditional holiday pastries, hand made crafts, and souvenirs. We stopped to sample some fresh made churro before continuing on.<br />
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The inside of the Sanctuary felt like just that - a sanctuary. Its simple white walls extended up to a tall, domed ceiling that was filled with light. The thickness of the walls deadened the sounds from without, and gave the impression that the building could withstand the towering waves and ferocious winds of a raging sea, as well as the slow progression of time. One of my favourite things about the sanctuary was that it was filled with model ships. It seemed like a strong tie between legend, and the prayers of a modern fishing community whose members are still subject to the mercy of the sea.<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">A little farther along the shore from the sanctuary is a modern monument that resembles a gigantic block that has been cracked in two. A Ferida, or 'the wound' is a modern sculpture that was erected in 2002 after the oil tanker "Prestige" spilled 70,000 gallons of crude oil off the coast of Spain. The wound represents the irreparable damage that was done to the sea and the fishing industry by that disaster.</span><br />
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Near the base of this somber sculpture is one of two cairns marking the zero kilometer point of the Camino (the other is in Finisterre). After taking selfies with the cairn marking the end of this stage of our journey we wandered back to town, climbing the base of the Mirado O Corpino on the way. This tall stone mound gives fantastic views over the ocean and the town.<br />
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We made our way through town and back to the beach. We enjoyed watching a variety of interesting birds walking along the shore and flitting through the scrubby seaside bushes. As we walked over the white sand, climbed the boulders covered in brilliant orange lichen, the bright blue sky above was filled with gulls. We took some time admiring the lizards scuttling among the rocks, looking for shells and crabs in the tide pools, and generally enjoying a warm, sunny afternoon on the beach.<br />
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This evening we enjoyed a light dinner of salad and white wine, and then headed back to our room to do chores and write the blog before setting out again around 9:30 to watch the sunset.<br />
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We chose to walk out onto the rocks in front of the Sanctuary to watch the sun sink into the sea. About two dozen people were gathered above us, outside the chapel, and others had climbed the hill to watch the spectacle from above.<br />
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There was still a layer of clouds hanging above the horizon that turned to gold and then red as the sun sank slowly into the sea. It was mesmerizing to watch the waves gathering in speed and size as they approached the shore, and then exploding into feathery fountains of white spray as they collided with the rocky shore. There was a local fisherman right on the Ocean's edge with a long rod and line, and he timed his casts to match the action of the waves. It was quite amazing to watch.<br />
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We sat on the rocks for a while after the sun had sunk below the horizon, enjoying the solitude after everyone else had headed back to town. We couldn't help but think of Cape Spear, Newfoundland, sitting straight in front us, across all those miles of open ocean. In only a few short weeks we will be there, looking back towards Muxia, as we begin walking west across Canada, the second largest country in the world, on the 24,000 km long Great Trail. We cannot help but feel little daunted by the prospect.<br />
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We eventually headed back through town, enjoying the smell of a pig roast, and the sounds of laughter coming from someone's backyard. Looking towards the warm and inviting lights of the town, it felt like we were heading home, even though it would be our first and last night here.<br />
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Perhaps it is because we are Canadian and have a different idea of personal space, or maybe it is just our personalities, which tend to be less direct and forceful than other people. Either way, although everyone was very kind to us, we left the table still feeling rather peckish. <br />
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When we waved goodbye to those still at the table and headed out, we found a warm, damp morning with a slight drizzle falling, and a sky heavy with dark, low hanging clouds. Although we weren't thrilled with the drizzle, it came and went throughout the morning, and we were grateful for a respite from the blazing sun. <br />
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We spent much of the morning walking along winding asphalt roads and gravel farm tracks that wove through hills covered in agriculture. The landscape was covered in an interesting patchwork of rich, dark brown squares formed by the newly ploughed fields, light green rectangles made by the tender grass of newly sprouted hay fields, and more irregular patches of sunny yellow gorse. The whole thing was sewn together with hedgerows of dark green trees and bushes. Every once in a while the white walls and red roof of a barn would break up the pattern, and over the course of the morning we passed through several villages. As we climbed among the open hills we could see for miles, and we enjoyed the peaceful landscape and the fresh, earthy scent of the air. <br />
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Before we knew it, we found ourselves on the outskirts of Marona, a larger community, which to our delight featured a lovely albergue with a cafe that was open to the public. The picturesque stone building had a large patio out front with a lovely trellis covered in grape vines, but given the damp weather we decided to join the small group of pilgrims inside. We enjoyed a second breakfast consisting of positively enormous slices of toast smothered in jam, together with steaming cafe con leches. There were several German pilgrims lingering over their breakfasts, clearly finding the temperatures outside freezing, and debating whether to take a taxi to avoid the rain today instead of walking. This isn't the first time on Camino that we've noticed just how much of a difference it makes what climate you are accustomed to. Our favourite temperature for hiking with a pack on is around 10 °C, and we start to really struggle with the heat when temperatures go above 25°C. We've seen many Europeans and Asians wearing down jackets when the temperature falls below 20°C, but they seem to thrive in warmer temperatures that cause us to feel like we are melting down. <br />
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After leaving the cafe we began to climb again, quite steeply at times. We passed some larger farms, and as we climbed we enjoyed watching heavy rain showers moving quickly across the rolling landscape. Somehow Saint Roch must have been looking out for us, because although the showers were racing along on all sides of us, we managed to thread our way through them without getting soaked! <br />
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A highlight of this morning came when we climbed up a very large hill to a lookout on Mount Aro, which offered us a panoramic view out over the lush, hilly, green landscape. The lookout had been decorated with some interesting eyeball graffiti, as well as several thought-provoking sayings. Just beyond the lookout was an optional detour up a gravel track that climbed a bare, grassy hill. There was a small sign saying this was a good birding area!<br />
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We excitedly scanned the landscape for feathered friends, and looked at our map, but we couldn't see where or how we would rejoin the path to Olveiroa if we took the bird watching detour, so in the end we decided to continue on. <br />
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We soon found ourselves making a long and rather steep descent into a larger town located on the shores of lake Encoro da Fervenza. The light grey waters of the beautiful lake stretched out along the green valley below us as we approached. We stopped to admire the view, give our knees a rest, and say hello to a small herd of black and white cows grazing in a field. <br />
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When we reached the town of Olveiroa, where our Brierly guide suggested we end this stage of our hike, we found a Camino town with many recent upgrades and pilgrim friendly amenities. The sidewalks were paved with newly installed cobblestones, there was a new looking bridge, blooming flowers planted along the verges, and benches were conveniently located along The Way. Signs for taxis and buses were prevalent, as were Camino art, tiled murals, and directional signage. The skies seemed to be getting increasingly darker by the minute, and the hilly terrain was taking its toll, so we decided to try our luck at finding accommodations.<br />
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We walked through town, stopping at the albergues we encountered along the way, but to our dismay we soon learned they were already full. Two of the albergues looked newish, and the description claimed they had around 50 beds each, but they were both fully booked by tour groups. I understand completely that running an albergue is a business, and booking tour groups is a steady source of guaranteed income. However, on days when the weather is iffy and we are tired, we sometimes find it quite frustrating when all the beds have been pre-booked by large groups, when we see lines of luggage transport vans depositing suitcases in the lobby, and pilgrims being delivered by bus. To make things more depressing, in both places, while we were inside inquiring about space, several taxis pulled up outside and dropped off sizable groups of very clean looking pilgrims, who were happily chatting to each other. I prefer feeling like my adventures could be more spontaneous, giving me the opportunity to stop when I want to rather than trying to live up to a pre-planned schedule, but sometimes when things don't spontaneously fall into place, it kind of stinks. To avoid further disappointment we stopped at a conveniently located bench and phoned ahead to Logoso to make a reservation. <br />
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As we headed out of town we walked past a large square lined with the famous Galician horreos, or corn cribs. These cribs look like large wooden boxes that are perched atop stone pillars and topped with slanted roofs. The structures are elevated to discourage rodents from eating the corn that is hung inside to dry, and to prevent ground moisture from creeping up inside. It was quite unusual to see so many of these cribs in one place, and a few of them were easily three times bigger than any we'd previously seen. <br />
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After leaving Olveiroa the landscape became much wilder and more rugged. The gravel path was lined with pink lupins, and the hills were covered in dark green trees and shaggy patches of brilliant yellow gorse. Here and there rocky outcroppings were visible on the hillsides. Wind turbines lined the highest ridges, and at one point we passed a hydroelectric dam, far below us in a river valley. <br />
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The landscape felt wild and rugged, yet we weren't alone. We passed several pilgrims on the trail, and a few groups of people passed us going in the other direction. It was a pleasure to exchange the traditional 'Buen Camino' greeting with them. The beauty of this stretch seemed to give us a second wind, although the sky was a constant reminder that seeking shelter should be a priority. Nonetheless, we stopped on one of the longer climbs to admire a particularly compelling looking cow. Her soft, light brown coat and black nose complimented her long curving horns which looked like they had been dipped in black ink on the ends.<br />
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Long before we expected to, we reached the hamlet of Logoso. This tiny village, perched on the side of a hill, actually seemed quite busy, both with residents and other pilgrims. As if we needed further proof that St. Roch is looking out for us, just as we stepped into <a href="https://www.hotelesyo.com/albergue-o-logoso/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Albergue Logoso</a> the heavens opened up and let loose a deluge! We felt very fortunate to be inside. <br />
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After taking care of our chores we made our way down to the tiny bar for a pint. It was a nice spot to sit, with a view over the forested valley and along the Camino, where a few sodden pilgrims were still arriving. We caught up on our journals and did some more paperwork for our upcoming hike across Canada. The albergue didn't have a restaurant or eating area, but they did serve dinner at the few tables in the bar. It took quite a while for everyone to be fed, because people had to take turns sitting at the tiny tables, but we were all taken care of in the end, and we enjoyed an evening of interesting conservation with some of the pilgrims we'd met in Vilasario. <br />
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It was a long day with some challenging terrain, but it was spectacularly beautiful, and we couldn't have many things to be grateful for.<br />
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<b><a href="https://comewalkacrosscanada.blogspot.com/2018/12/welcome-to-our-blog.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">In just a few short weeks we will begin another westward hike that will begin in Cape Spear. From there we will continue walking west along the world's longest recreational pathway, Canada's 27,000 km long Great Trail until we reach the Pacific Ocean, a journey we estimate will take us between four and five years to complete. </a></b><br />
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We were packed and ready to go by 6:00 am. After leaving our key in the door of our room, we headed out onto the street which was still cool and relatively quiet. We made our way past the still closed shops and cafes to the Cathedral, where we would find the first way marker. As we emerged into the square we were stopped short by the magic of the moment. For a few minutes, we were completely alone in the square, the expanse of cool cobblestones stretching out before us under the vast, pale blue sky. The distant moon was hanging above, and the exterior of the Cathedral was still lit from below by warm yellow lights. It felt as though time stood still, the noises of the city fading into silence. Even the pigeons were still. <br />
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After pausing to appreciate this unexpected moment of peace and beauty, we began the climb out of Santiago. As we made our way along the streets, through sleepy suburbs and past many lovely gardens, we spotted a few other pilgrims along the way. Several of them seemed to be in quite a hurry, and for a few moments we had to fight the instinct to race them out of the city. We continued our steady climb, content to keep our own pace past mossy garden walls, the high stone walls of a convent, and open gardens and small pastures.<br />
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Eventually we walked through a small stand of Eucalyptus trees and emerged onto an open track on the side of a hill. Looking back across the lush green valley we were treated to a stunning view of the Cathedral, its iconic profile silhouetted against a sky set aglow by the rising sun. As we stood on the grassy hill, beside the ruins of an old stone cottage or outbuilding we enjoyed the curious sensation of the looking down on the city from a distance, but at the same time being able to make out individual bells in the three steeples of the Cathedral.<br />
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We waited a few minutes, enjoying the view until the sun finally crept over the horizon, setting the world on fire. That sunrise will live in my memory as one of the best in my lifetime.<br />
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We continued on in the early morning light, through neighbourhoods and a Eucalyptus forest, until we reached a small concession stand. We made a donation in exchange for two cups of coffee, and took a few moments to chat with the proprietors of the stand. Both were young ladies who had their textbooks open under the table, and told us in very clear English that they were in medical school. We wished them well, very impressed with their initiative to earn some extra cash while studying in a highly demanding program.<br />
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By late morning we had climbed up to Alto do Vento, where we stopped at a cafe for coffee and napolitanas. As we sat on the open air patio, enjoying the view out across a valley, we began to grow a little concerned about the number of other pilgrims on the trail. We had already seen quite a few pilgrims on the trail, and more than half the patio was filled with other hikers. We had assumed that this Camino was relatively untraveled, and hadn't book any accommodations along the route, even they we knew there were fewer options available than on the routes east of Santiago. As we continued to walk, we began to pay attention to the advertisements for albergues and amenities that were attached to utility poles, bus shelters, and other notice boards.<br />
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The walk was very hilly, and as noon approached the temperatures continued rise on this bright and sunny day. On one particularly steep climb through we a lovely forest we stopped at the Santa Maria Transmonte fountain, which came equipped with shaded stone benches. It was a nice break.<br />
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When we reached Ponte Maceira we stopped to look into an interesting restaurant with a view over a weir. The building might once have been a mill, but today the beautiful stone building enclosed a dark, candlelit space with medieval decorations. It had a cool stamp with a beetle which we collected before crossing the Tambre River on the picturesque stone bridge. The arched medieval bridge is the subject of a legend which suggests that god destroyed it to prevent Roman legions from pursuing the followers of Saint James. We spent some time photographing it and enjoying the peaceful view of the river and weir.<br />
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We continued through the prosperous hamlet and along the hilly path through Galicia. The Camino was a mixture of well maintained gravel paths and forest tracts, and it alternated between shady, forested sections and more exposed rural areas. Shortly after noon we arrived in the larger town of Negreira, which is where our Brierly guide suggested we should end our first stage. We stopped at a lovely cafe on the edge of town, and enjoyed a delicious and very large omelette and salad for lunch. While we were enjoying our meal we perused the guidebook, looking at our options, and ultimately decided to continue hiking for another 13 km or so to Vilaserio. Because we were making it a longer day, we decided to take the precaution of making a reservation before setting out.<br />
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As we walked through the relatively modern but charming town of Negreira we passed quite a few bars, restaurants, shops, and albergues. It was a busy town with a green strip down the center of the main road which contained several statues and art installations. At the center of town we passed an large arch, a grassy park, and an intriguing statue dedicated to emigration, and particularly all the men who have emigrated from Galicia over the years, leaving their homes to seek their fortunes in the New World. As we left the town we walked along the stone wall that encircle it for a bit, and then passed beneath them.<br />
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After leaving Negreira, the rest of the afternoon's hike was through hilly countryside. We enjoyed views over lush green valleys, dotted with red roofed houses. We climbed up into hills stripped bare by logging, only a few lone survivors still standing tall. <br />
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A bit later we climbed through hills topped with lines of wind turbines.
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the hot afternoon sun. Occasionally a soft breeze ruffled the
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By late afternoon we arrived at <a href="https://casavellavilaserioblog.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Casa Vella, the beautiful albergue</a> where we would spend the night. The owners are very friendly and incredibly kind, and they showed us to a lovely room in the attic. After showering we did our laundry and hung it in the sunny courtyard to dry. <br />
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We then spent a wonderful few hours in the grassy courtyard, enjoying a
glass of wine, working on our journals, chatting with the other
pilgrims, and enjoying a swing in the hammock.<br />
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At 8 pm we joined about 20 other pilgrims at a long wooden table in the farm kitchen for a delicious communal meal of omelettes, salad, fresh bread, wine, and sweet melon for dessert. We met an American lady who completed the Camino Frances in record time, a British gentleman who also walked the Camino Frances, and a wise South African woman who had walked from Porto. There was also a mother and daughter from Hungary who were walking just from Santiago to Finisterre together on their six day holiday, but were thinking of returning in the future to walk a longer route.<br />
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<![endif]-->Come Walk With Ushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11277818728326535364noreply@blogger.com015838 Vilaserío, A Coruña, Spain42.9420276 -8.851093299999998714.631793763821157 -44.0073433 71.252261436178856 26.3051567tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819064508602132191.post-72766361687284049832019-05-14T13:00:00.008-04:002023-12-17T18:06:07.309-05:00To the End of the World : Camino Fisterre and Muxia <h2 style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Camino Fisterra</b></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd2AN1A-xsW0MT5lwrV7zYYPRFZxyLNjs6HThfhSMDC3R5YjPJyMFSk2UYjHE0f18lqYxEjucpwnPVnCAUZGpaqf7zaM4jtOdsavNWTi6Xfd_1fO54xSqYStlZrrjtsit0oo0zgaaHIu8/s1600/DSC_6597.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Fisterra Spain yellow arrow." border="0" data-original-height="1069" data-original-width="1600" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd2AN1A-xsW0MT5lwrV7zYYPRFZxyLNjs6HThfhSMDC3R5YjPJyMFSk2UYjHE0f18lqYxEjucpwnPVnCAUZGpaqf7zaM4jtOdsavNWTi6Xfd_1fO54xSqYStlZrrjtsit0oo0zgaaHIu8/w400-h266/DSC_6597.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
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For those fortunate pilgrims who have arrived into Santiago with more energy, a desire to keep trekking, or who have more time there is the possibility to continue along for several more days to either Muxia or Finisterre or to complete a circuit including both. <div>
<span style="color: black;"><br /></span>The route to Muxia from Santiago is 86 km long and takes approximately three days, similarly the route to Santiago to Finisterre from Santiago is 89 km long and takes about three days. For those interested the route from Santiago to either town and then onto the other is about 115 km and can take between four to five days to complete.</div>
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While technically a Camino in its own right, the Camino Finisterre is usually undertaken after the completion of one of the inland Camino routes – Camino Frances, Camino Norte, Camino Primativo, Camino Ingles, Via de Plata, and of course the Camino Portuguese. The route to Muxia and Finisterre is the only Camino path which starts but does not need to conclude in Santiago. </div>
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<br />In general this route has <span lang="EN-CA" style="text-indent: -18pt;">three potential finishing points – either Muxia
or Finisterre, both of which are small villages on the Ocean shoreline, or you can loop back
to the city of Santiago. </span><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">This means that you can either trek from Santiago towards Muxia and then onto Finisterre or from Santiago to Finisterre and onto Muxia. T</span><span style="text-indent: -24px;">he route to either Muxia or Finisterre is the same until the town of Hospital where hikers then have to chose which town they will visit (or trek to first). </span><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">We choose to conclude our hike in Finisterre for practical reasons - namely the availability of a morning bus back to Santiago. H</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="text-indent: -18pt;">owever trekking from Muxia to Finisterre also 'romantically' lets pilgrims hike to “the end of the world” – Fin du Terre or Finisterre on the shoreline of the Atlantic Ocean. R</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="text-indent: -18pt;">egardless of the route you choose, both Finisterra and Muxia offer Compostela indicating
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Relatively speaking, after having having trekked any of the other Caminos, the venture to either Finisterre or Muxia is a short one. In our case, having just completed the central route of the Camino Portuguese we felt that the Camino Finisterre gave us the opportunity to see the coastline and its scenic beauty. While years ago, when we completed the Camino Frances, we wanted to continue travelling with those we had spent so much time with on The Way to Santiago. <br />
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The Camino Finisterre is beautiful and scenic. The towns along the route are well developed with albergues, restaurants, bars and cafes along the way. In addition, the signage and way-marking are well done and clear throughout the trail making for a relatively straightforward trek along the route.<br />
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From our experiences in both towns there were more places to visit and relax in Muxia. In addition Muxia seemed a more picturesque town-site located between the ocean, a hill, and a port with nice local beaches - having an over all less 'touristy feel' to it. By comparison the lighthouse in Finisterre is wonderful to arrive at (and conclude your hike at) and more easily accommodates day visitors and transportation to and from Santiago.<br />
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While we have already mentioned in
detail throughout our blog many of the ways in which the Camino Portuguese is
both similar and differs from the Camino Frances. As such – we don’t think that you can hike the Camino Portuguese thinking it will simply be another Camino Frances. While it is one of the countless routes on the Way of St. James with similar signage, stamps, and symbols, it is ultimately its own trail with its own sites, culture and challenges. In short, they are different hikes, in different countries, with different levels of trail development and a completely different pilgrimage focus – as such your expectations have to shift accordingly.<br />
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<h2 style="text-align: left;"><b>Lisbon to Porto</b></h2>
There is a great deal of nay saying about the Lisbon to Porto section – in guidebooks, online forums, blogs, facebook, etc. – and it is hard to tell if this is a “chicken and egg” situation or merely a Camino section in development – but certainly the Lisbon to Porto section is itself very different than the Camino Frances.<br />
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First, between Lisbon and Porto there are certainly fewer amenities on the Camino than there are on the Camino in Spain. There are fewer (and smaller) albergues and generally less options for accommodations and greater distances between bars/cafes and rest stops. <br />
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Second, as we and others have mentioned before, the Camino Portuguese traverses over much harder surfaces including cobble stone roads, tile, and concrete sidewalks. In general the trail in Portugal involves road walking than trail walking in sections. This can be a shock compared to the relatively gentle beginnings of the Camino Frances and Via Podiensis. As a result, even seasoned hikers seem to have sore and bruised feet after a day or so of hiking.<br />
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Third, from Lisbon to Coimbra many of the guide books detail some very long stages averaging about 30 km per day of trekking. While 30 km a day is possible to traverse, especially for younger and more experienced hikers, it is not a comfortable distance to cover in your first few days of trekking. From the outset we recognized our limits and found accommodations in other towns than were suggested by the Brierley guide. While many of the hikers we trekked with similarly divided these early stages up, several still choose to rely on the longer days. As a result we soon discovered that some pilgrims we had met in Lisbon had left the Camino and got a train to Pamplona to re-walk the Camino Frances 'as the lengths of the days in Portugal were not what they were looking for', while others began to 'slack pack' out of their hotel in Lisbon utilizing the local transit system to hike without their backpacks each day (to lighten the load on the trail), and still others took several days off the trail to recover which we discovered when we caught back up with them in Tomar and Coimbra. Ultimately, given the number of days people trekking the long distances took off the Camino meant that their pace and ours was relatively equal after the first 7-10 days. While we all ended up in the same place at the same time it seemed that our more relaxed itinerary made the first week of hiking more enjoyable for us.<br />
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Forth, the way marking along the Camino Portuguese is very good. there are lots of yellow Santiago arrows and scallop shells from Se Cathedral in Lisbon onward, and when these fail you find yourself relying on the blue arrows to Fatima which are at times more prevalent. Note: After Tomar these same blue arrows to Fatima will point in the opposite direction to the yellow arrows to Santiago so be ready to shift your thinking about whether you should be following or moving away from them.<br />
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<span style="text-indent: -24px;">Fifth, while on the Camino Frances generally most hikers are on their way to Santiago the fact is that in Portugal the focus of the pilgrimage is often on Fatima. As we have mentioned before, we chose not to venture to Fatima either on foot or by bus, and it is </span><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">our largest regret not to have gone to this holy site. Fatima is clearly a large part of the Portuguese
cultural experience which should be incorporated into a pilgrimage if you have the time and opportunity. The focus on Fatima also adds an interesting element to the pilgrim trek in Portugal since from Lisbon until Tomar you are often hiking with people who are not headed to Santiago, while from Tomar until Tui you are often on the trail with hikers heading toward you (en mass in yellow vests) heading to Fatima. </span><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">Indeed many Portuguese who talked to us first asked if we were going to Fatima and seemed both disappointed and politely dismissive of us when we informed them that we were not. </span><br />
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<span style="text-indent: -18pt;">Sixth, from Lisbon until Porto while there are, at times other pilgrims (headed to either Fatima or Santiago) the route is generally not very crowded (or as busy as the Camino Frances). We traveled amid a group of about 10 people who we regularly saw until Porto and often stayed into albergues who had not seen pilgrims in the previous days or weeks before hand. To this end, those you meet you will likely see repeatedly as in many of the smaller towns there are only one or two places for pilgrims to sleep and eat. This doesn't mean that things aren't wonderful along the Camino Portuguese. Indeed, there are </span><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">some great albergues and bars/cafes that feel as though they are out of the unrefined and less touristy days of the Camino Frances - a point which several hikers mentioned to us was that the Camino Portuguese now is like the Camino Frances was in the late 1990s - less developed and less over run. </span><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">This can be wonderful if you are with a great group of people or if you enjoy having time to reflect think and hike, but it can also be unnerving if you aren't used to so much solitude or limited options. </span><br />
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<span style="text-indent: -18pt;">Seventh, many of the albergues did not offer meals. This meant that there was more reliance upon either self cooked dinners and spontaneous communal meals rather than the Menu del Dia in the albergues of Spain. This also means that generally, after a day of hiking you need to locate the local supermarket (pray that it is open) to buy supplies or find a nearby bar/cafe (which is not always possible in small towns) to have dinner. This situation offers hikers the opportunity to foster either a more sociable and communal Camino or a more solitary and personal trek. </span><br />
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<span style="text-indent: -18pt;">Eighth, while the national treat - the Pastel de Nata - is amazing, after a week of eating them for breakfast, snacks, lunch, and snacks you get tired of them quickly. By the time you get to Coimbra almost any other food looks beautiful. After all there are only so many rich pastries you can eat and remain happy. Enjoy them when you get there but be ready to find something else when their novelty wears off. </span><br />
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<span style="text-indent: -18pt;">Overall, the trek between Lisbon and Porto is wonderful and an entirely different experience than we had on the Camino Frances or than we expected. There is no denying that this </span><span lang="EN-CA" style="text-indent: -18pt;">section
is a challenge but one which we were nonetheless grateful to have trekked. Starting your Camino in Lisbon gives you more time in
Portugal, allows time to foster a better understanding of the culture and country, and chance to meet lots of great experienced pilgrims. </span><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">The differences between the Camino Frances and the Camino Portuguese - especially between Lisbon and Portugal - can be refreshing or they can be unnerving depending on your perspective and expectations.</span><br />
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<span style="text-indent: -24px;">While the trek from Lisbon to Porto is substantially different than the Camino Frances in Spain, once you reach Porto things change both subtly and dramatically. </span><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">From Porto onward there are more big
cities, more bar/cafes/restaurants, more albergues and accommodations, but with these things come more tourists and more tourist destinations and more crowds. As a result from Porto forward this means that you often spend more time negotiating around tour groups in cathedrals and cities, spend more nights in hotels or pensions rather than albergues and more time eating at restaurants rather than cooking. In addition to the increasing urbanization of the trail Porto is also the primary starting point for most pilgrims on the Camino Portuguese. This means that on a trail which previously had a dozen or two dozen people on it you now have hundreds of new hikers. In response to this you also get </span><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">the accompanying rise in advertisements, yellow arrows, luggage transport, taxi services, regional Camino mascots, and pilgrim tourist shops. In short, from Porto to Santiago the Camino Portuguese feels more like the Camino Frances. This is neither good nor bad, it is simply a noticeable difference. </span><br />
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In short, if you loved the Camino Frances with the larger number of hikers, range of amenities and Camino culture, and want more of the same, then this is definitely the section for you! The pace of these changes increases again after Valencia / Tui (the 100 km marker and Spanish border) with the further addition of more pilgrims, more signage, and more amenities.<br />
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There are of course some subtle differences between the Camino Portuguese and Camino Frances which take some getting used to.<br />
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For us it felt odd to hike north, since the trail in Portugal runs north-south, with the sun rising and setting on each side of us rather than trekking west into the sunset each day. <br />
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Next, while at times it can be a challenge to find open bars/cafes/restaurants, there is also no denying that when you do the food in Portugal is generally better and more varied than is found along the Camino Frances. As you get closer to the ocean or the larger urban centers with better marketplaces the food gets fresher and better. In addition, throughout Portugal most meals and food options are cheaper, it means that you have a recipe for gastronomic heaven as you hike!<br />
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Third, while the structure of the towns and albergue system is generally the same as in Spain, the culture is more hospitable and welcoming. However, it is worth pointing out that it seemed that every town and every property along the Camino Portuguese had security dogs ...in addition to which there seem to be a large number of roaming dogs along the trail. As such, while we never had problems, hiking poles are advised.<br />
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With all of this said, our largest challenge along the Camino Portuese came in navigating the hours in which albergues, bars/cafes/restaurants, and supermarkets would be open. This situation was made more difficult by the need to negotiate many of the small towns which celebrated the regular stream of local and national holidays, regional festivals, and community funerals during April and May. En route we encountered Easter, Freedom Day, funerals, Happy Mass, Labour Day, Mother's Day, the Flower Festival and Mondays (most businesses were closed on Mondays). <span style="text-indent: -24px;">Our advice then is to be aware of and to prepare for when Portuguese holidays are and plan accordingly (and then expect a few you never heard of). We did not and it made for some very long days hiking further than we had anticipated as well as two days without any dinner time meals.</span><br />
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<span style="text-indent: -24px;">Now don't get us wrong, </span><span lang="EN-CA" style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="text-indent: -18pt;">Portugal is wonderful, the people are kind and courteous as well as generally fluent in English or French. We had a wonderful time in Portugal, it is a beautiful country with amazing people and inexpensive to travel through - but before setting out on the Camino from Lisbon to Portugal it helps acknowledge the differences from the Camino Frances and to be prepared. </span><br />
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The Credential is a small booklet carried by pilgrims on any Camino route, that identifies them as pilgrims on the Way of St. James, gives them access to alburges and which is later inspected to ascertain the distance they have traveled. In St. Jean Pied Port it is picked up at the pilgrim office, however on other routes such as the GR65 you can purchase on in the Cathedral in Le Puy, or in Lisbon you can go to the Se Cathedral to buy yours and get your first stamp. Similarly these passports can obtained in advance by pilgrim organizations such as the Canadian Company of Pilgrims and American Pilgrims on the Camino as well as in many of the churches and cathedrals along the various routes to Santiago. </div>
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Upon arrival to Santiago pilgrims, along with their stamped Pilgrim Credential can visit the Pilgrim Office (found a short distance away from the Cathedral at #33 on Rua Das Carretas) and receive a Compostela which affirms that they have undertaken a pilgrimage to the tomb of St. James and which documents the details of your journey including the date, the starting point, and distance completed. <br />
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In our experiences at the Pilgrim Office it has been staffed with wonderfully patient and multilingual individuals who are very helpful. Given the potential for large numbers of people waiting in line, you should expect the wait to take some time. In 2016 we waited for about an hour in line, and in 2019 we waited about two hours. While this might seem a bit cumbersome, we have found that the joy of catching up with those you have met on the Camino and having finished your trek while being surrounded by others who have undertaken similar adventures makes it rather fun. You get to watch people reunite, hear great stories, listen as people recount memories and reminisce, and watch as people begin planning their next Camino. Makes this one of the few line ups in the world that people seem genuinely happy to be and wait in. </div>
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Once in the office you approach a volunteer at the main desk, introduce yourself, provide them with your stamped Credential (passport) and answer any questions asked of you. In both 2016 at the conclusion of our trek on the Camino Frances and in 2019 when we completed the Caminho Portuguese we received our Compostela and paid for our Declaration of Distance and tube to carry them home in.<br />
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This document is granted to pilgrims after arriving in Santiago and asserts that they have trekked at least 100 km on foot to the Cathedral. To receive your Compostela, pilgrims must present their personalized Credential with at least 2 stamps per day for the last 100 km hiked, and at least 1 stamp per day for all kilometers trekked before that. Note however that in recent years this distance has come under reconsideration and is likely to soon be increased. </div>
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We had intended to get up early
this morning and attend the English pilgrim's Mass at the Cathedral, but sadly
our alarm clock went unheeded in the dark, cozy, warmth of our room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Apparently we were a lot more exhausted than
we realized.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By 9 am we were awake and
heading down to St. Martin's restaurant below our hostel for a breakfast of
small pastries and cafe Americano.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Afterwards we made our way to the Cathedral through streets that were
already heating up under a bright, hot, sun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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On our last visit to Santiago we
took a tour of the Cathedral which we enjoyed greatly. On our first tour we were
able to explore the Cathedral museum, as well as being taken 'behind the
scenes' and up onto the roof.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This year
the tour didn't include a trip to the Cathedral's roof, but it offered a tour
of the Portico of Glory, which were also excited to see.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After some difficulty purchasing tickets,
which we apparently could only buy using a credit card (not cash or debit), and
then only by tap, which at first did not work and then seemed to work (making a 20 Euro purchase into a 60 Euro purchase) even though
this feature is disabled on my credit card, we gained admittance to the
museum.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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The first floor of the museum
features displays explaining the restoration work that has been done on the
Cathedral since the early 1900's.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
next floor up illustrates how parts of the Portico of Glory and other Cathedral
doors have been created and replaced over time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The museum was relatively full of other tourists and pilgrims, as well
as several school groups.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We made it as
far as this second floor before a security guard spotted Sean's camera and told
him to leave.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He tried to explain that
he hadn't taken photos inside the museum, but the guard was firm - he had to
hand over his tickets and camera or leave immediately.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Although we'd visited the museum before, it was a pity to once again
miss the chance to visit the Portico of Glory.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Some things just aren't meant to be.<br />
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Somewhat disappointed, we emerged
back out into the bright, hot, sunny courtyard in front of the Cathedral.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Almost immediately we ran into Peter and Sue,
two pilgrims we had met along the Camino Portuguese and spent quite a lot of
time getting to know.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It turned out that
they had been receiving our texts for the past few days, but weren't able to
send a reply. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If we hadn't been
unceremoniously hoofed out of the museum we probably wouldn't have gotten a
chance to see them again before we headed off to Finisterre.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We've had these fortuitous meetings before on
both our Caminos, where people we assumed we'd never see again turned up in the
most unexpected ways.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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sitting at an outdoor cafe in the shadow of the cathedral, enjoying coffees and
Santiago cakes and talking about the Camino Portuguese, and our plans for
future hikes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We discussed whether we
would recommend beginning the Camino in Lisbon or Porto, and talked about how
different it felt to arrive in Santiago the second time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a beautiful Camino and a pleasure to
remember it in the presence of those who shared it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Eventually we parted ways, hoping to run into
each other once more before returned to our respective continents.<br />
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crowded city streets, we opted to visit the Pilgrim Museum.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The museum offers fascinating displays that
explore what pilgrimage is, how it has changed over the years, and what
pilgrims used to look like and carry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Many different art forms depict pilgrims throughout the ages.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This time there was also a stunning
photography exhibit that showed scenes from the Camino Frances and Japan's
Kumano Kodo pilgrimage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These two
Caminos are twinned, and people who walk both are known as 'dual pilgrims' and
are eligible for a special Compostela.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
photographs were presented by Aoife Maire Nidhubdha (Ireland) and Luis Gago
Sotorrio (Spain), who run a Spanish travel blog 'Destino Ikigai.' The brightly
coloured temples, delicate vegetation, and majestic mountains of Japan's Kumano
Kodo pilgrimage certainly look beautiful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Perhaps one day we will be lucky enough to have the chance to walk along
it. <br />
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As siesta began we settled down in
the shade on an outdoor patio to enjoy a couple pints and look through the
guidebook to prepare for our hike to Muxia and then Finisterre.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As we sat there we noticed that the streets
and Cathedral were full of armed police.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The alleyways and winding streets were being methodically combed by
pairs of officers, and all the entrances and exits to the square had police
vans parked across them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nothing seemed
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Realizing that we will have a long
walk tomorrow, and wishing to minimize our chances of getting lost right out of
the gates, we wandered around the Cathedral to find the beginning of the Camino
Finisterre. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We easily found the first
marker, and saw a well-delineated path leading out of the city.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Satisfied that we at least knew where to
begin in the morning, we headed back to the Pilgrim Office to ask for
information on the buses back from Finisterre, and to obtain new Credentials on
which to collect our stamps.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
credentials were free, and we were helped by a very friendly and enthusiastic
volunteer.<br />
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Since it was late afternoon, hot,
and the streets were still swarming with armed personnel we decided to head
back to our room for a bit to work on the blog, take care of some emails for
our upcoming hike across Canada, and prepare for tomorrow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A bit later we headed out to a nearby
Lavadaria and washed our all clothes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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As the sun began to set we walked
back through the beautiful park to the old quarter of Santiago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We stopped at a restaurant we visited in 2016
for dinner, and then made our way back to the square, where the colourful Spanish
folk band Tuna de Derecho de Santiago were playing guitars, bagpipes, pan
flutes, small handheld drums and other traditional instruments under the
archways at the edge of the Plaza del Orbradorio.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The band was dressed in long black cloaks
with red sashes, decorated with patches boasting of their many accomplishments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>People of all nationalities were singing,
dancing, and making merry together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The sounds
of the joyful, shared celebration attracted a growing crowd, and the lively, humorous,
and talented performers kept people there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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Eventually we wandered through the
empty streets of Santiago, listening to the distance sounds of music from the
square, and the patches of laughter spilling out of various bars and
restaurants along the way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a
peaceful and beautiful end to a restful day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Tomorrow we begin our walk to the 'end of the world.'<br />
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<h2 style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Camino Portuguese Advice and Information</b></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghpClTV9sfA7Pq8gm3thBtu1Uy5CJ96Zt6L7ofPtNxZOOSTl9xWP88tpF4bs0FdLMcdkUrKWec2PBJKqpzeK33s-8qXerjRbQ_iGDzEw4hBMp6WLy2nQ62XsW-KDQnCX6u4a2kVZU8dA/s1600/20200110_180156.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Camino hiking paths in Europe." border="0" data-original-height="1429" data-original-width="1600" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghpClTV9sfA7Pq8gm3thBtu1Uy5CJ96Zt6L7ofPtNxZOOSTl9xWP88tpF4bs0FdLMcdkUrKWec2PBJKqpzeK33s-8qXerjRbQ_iGDzEw4hBMp6WLy2nQ62XsW-KDQnCX6u4a2kVZU8dA/w320-h285/20200110_180156.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">While the Camino Portuguese bears many
similarities to the <a href="https://ourwalkalongthecaminofrances.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Camino Frances</a> and other routes on the Way of St. James
(shells, yellow arrows, signage, and albergues) it is also profoundly
different.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">For example, while pilgrims on the Camino Frances
are familiar with many of the key landmarks (geographic, cultural, historical,
and religious) such as crossing the Pyrenees, the monument of the Pilgrims on
the Sierra Perdon, crossing the Meseta, visiting the site of the Cruz de Ferro,
admiring the Burgos Cathedral, and climbing O'Cebreiro. By comparison
while the Camino Portuguese crosses by many beautiful historical, cultural and
religious landmarks the trail seems more defined by the major urban areas along
the route such as Lisbon, Santarem, Tomar, Coimbra, Porto, and
Valenca/Tui on the Spanish border. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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when planning and setting out on the Camino Portuguese from Lisbon are the
larger distances during the first 3-5 days. Many of the online and
published itineraries of the route starting in Lisbon indicate that the first
several days on the way of St. James are in excess of 30 km long per day. While
these distances aren't impossible to trek, there is no denying that that they
make the outset of anyone's hike much more challenging and tiring. Add to this distance the fact that constant trekking on hard surfaces like ash-vault, concrete, tile and cobble stones which all have an odd way of beating up your body. </span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -24px;"> If you thought the climb over the Pyrenees or into O’Cebrerio were physically challenging, then the relatively level but tough streets of the Camino Portuguese have another type of challenge in store for you. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -18pt;">Even those hardened hikers in our group found that the daily beating seemed to repeatedly bruise the bottoms of their feet.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Because of this we would recommend taking setting a slower pace at the outset of the Camino Portuguese. Especially since, despite reports there are amenities which exist and which are being developed in these early sections which provide easy means to cut the length of these days down. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">For all of these reasons, and all of the practical ones, we would highly recommend that pilgrims have good shoes or hiking boots which are broken in before setting out on the Way. I prefer and have used Keen Boots for years - on the Bruce Trail, Camino Frances, <a href="https://ourwalkalongtheviapodiensis.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Via Podiensis</a>, <a href="https://ourwalkalongtheect.blogspot.com/2018/07/welcome-to-our-blog.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">East Coast Trail</a>, etc.. - and never had a problem with my feet. In comparison Sean wears Merrell Moab shoes which have a reputation for being wider and very comfortable. Regardless of what you prefer make sure you have good, sturdy footwear that is broken in before you get on the trail and that you compliment your shoes with good hiking socks (Merino Wool is our material of choice). As we have mentioned the Camino Portuguese is a combination of roadways, highways, cobbled stone streets, sidewalks, hills, more hills, logging roads, hydro cuts, and cobbled stone streets, so you need to take care of your feet as they carry you across the route.</span><br />
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<span style="text-indent: -24px;">Our next piece of practical advice is to invest in, research, and perhaps even carry a good guide book or two. Whether you have a pension for getting lost or like to plan the next few days in advance spending time with your Camino guidebook can be a huge help. Moreover, the signage and listed distances along the Camino Portuguese, much like their Spanish counterparts, can often be taken with a grain of salt. Listed d</span><span style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">istances vary,
and may not be precise. Therefore we would definitely recommend either
researching or carrying a good guide book along the route. In our case we
benefited from John Brierley's text on the Camino Portuguese which we have found to have extensive information on not only the route and </span>accommodations<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> but also the history and culture of regions as well as the religious significance of various sites. </span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -18pt;">Our next piece of advice is to expect the unexpected. We all plan and learn about the weather and conditions in the countries we are travelling in, and of course we have to be practical as none of us want to carry a huge backpack with everything in it. But the realities are that the Camino Portuguese generally traverses along the Atlantic coastline, this means that strong winds, cold air masses, an rain storms can move in quickly. Now we have generally been lucky in terms of the weather on our treks on the Way of St. James, travelling either in the fall (September/October) or the spring (April/May). Despite these choices it was often much warmer than historical weather averages suggested it would be. So, our advice here is two fold. First, e</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -18pt;">nsure you have the gear necessary to adjust to the weather. For us that means that at all times we each carry a lightweight fleece sweater, good rain gear (jacket and pants or poncho), and perhaps even a compact down jacket depending on the time of the year. Second, that given recent spikes in heat and humidity across the world, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> if you find hiking in extreme heat hard to
manage then it is perhaps best to get up early in the morning to enjoy the wonderful sunrises,
cool mornings, and peacefulness of the new day - which also enables you to be in the shade or at the albergue before the heat of the afternoon gets too extreme. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">- Portugal
is all about Fatima and less about Santiago – the little blue arrows of the
Fatima trail are one of your main indicators of your direction too – whether
you are going with them or against them – if you get lost follow the little
blue arrows and rest assured you are on your way</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">- along this line of
thinking, if you have the time and opportunity, then chose to go to Fatima -
from our experience far more people traverse Portugal en route to Fatima than
Santiago, it is central to the nation's faith and culture and we wish that we
had visited to understand better....</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />With all of that said, while hiking from Lisbon to Porto is certainly a different experience than we
experienced on the Camino Frances in Spain, the trek from Porto to Santiago is
very similar to our previous experiences on The Way in the past. T</span><span style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">he beautiful city of Porto rather than Lisbon is the site where most
pilgrims along the Camino Portuguese begin their trek – and it is like a
culture shock for those who started in Lisbon or before hand. There are more pilgrims, more </span>amenities<span style="font-size: 12pt;">, and of course all of this is accompanied by the reintroduction of the race for the bed each day, but also a more social
atmosphere between pilgrims. </span></span><br />
<span style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span><span style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Camino Portuguese is an amazing experience and hopefully anyone who treks out onto it enjoys it for what it is - a route which has its own highlights and challenges different from the Camino Frances. </span></span><br />
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We emerged into a morning of rare beauty. A thick mist was hanging above the grassy pastures, turned golden by the rising sun. The shafts of light transformed the dew on the tall grasses in the pastures into sparkling jewels and decorated the delicate spider webs. The birds sang in the surrounding forest, and the rolling green countryside on either side of the gravel track seemed completely peaceful. For a few moments we shared this idyllic setting with a young lady we hadn't previously met, who was also photographing the scene with a DSLR camera, a relatively rare sight on the Caminos, where most people value lightweight packs.<br />
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As with the approach from the Camino Frances, we walked through scented Eucalyptus forests this morning. As the sun warmed the bark of the trees, releasing their spicy scent, I realized I will always associate the strong, fresh smell of Eucalyptus with Spain, and with walking Caminos. I wished I could take a small sample with me to transport me back here in the future.<br />
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It was very interesting to approach the Cathedral of Santiago from a different angle, and to see more of what lies beyond the old quarter of the city. As we walked past the university we began looking for a place to stay for a couple of nights, hoping to drop off our backpacks before continuing on to the cathedral. We settled on St. Martin's Hostel, which was recommended in our Brierley guide, and which let us drop off our things, even though it was still only late morning. We checked in at the bar, got our keys, and then walked down the street to the accommodations. Our room seemed to be a university residence, and although very simple, it met our needs admirably.<br />
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We dropped off our packs and with a mixture of excitement, anticipation, and sadness walked the final 10 minutes to the Cathedral square.<br />
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When we reached the square nothing could dampen our thrill of excitement at seeing the Cathedral and knowing we had arrived. We had made it! An added bonus was that construction on the exterior of the Cathedral is now complete, so the scaffolding has been removed, and we could see the magnificent building in its entirety. Sitting in the square in front of the Cathedral, watching the expressions on the faces of the steady stream of arriving pilgrims is always an amazing experience. We sat for a while, watching and sharing the pure joy, and the whole range of other emotions on the faces of the new arrivals.<br />
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After sitting for a short time, we walked over to the Pilgrim Office.<br />
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We had hoped that it wouldn't be too busy in the middle of the morning,
during the pilgrim mass. The line wasn't too long, but it nonetheless
snaked around the hall and out into the interior courtyard. It took
just over an hour for us to receive our Compostelas, purchase our travel
tubes to protect them, and emerge onto the sunny pavement outside once
again. We hadn't realized that we had begun this pilgrimage on April
13th and finished on May 13th. <br />
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After leaving the Pilgrim Office we made our way back to the Cathedral, and ventured inside. Although the outside has been completely restored, the inside is now under construction. All the seats are gone, there is scaffolding on the Alter, the Botafumeiro has been removed, and large partitions and sheets of plastic are hung throughout. We made our way up to the Alter with the other visitors, many of whom had lit candles. We visited the side chapels, and joined the line to give Saint James a hug, pass on our gratitude for a successful journey and the lessons we learned along the way, and ask for his blessing on our next endeavour.<br />
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As we stood in the familiar Cathedral that has now been taken apart, we thought back to our first visit here, when the outside was covered in scaffolding, but the inside was intact. We were lucky enough to attend mass here with many of our Camino friends and fellow hikers, and even got to see the Botafumeiro swing. In 2016 it was an unexpected Holy Year, so we were also able to enter through the Door of Forgiveness. Today was a very difference experience, but no less full of blessings.<div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><b>Exploring Santiago de Compostella </b></h2>
We headed out into the sunny and warm square behind the Cathedral for a celebratory salad and beer. Afterwards we wandered the cobblestone streets of the old town, passing several familiar faces as we went and pausing to congratulate those we knew. We wandered the streets for a bit, reminiscing, and looking at the souvenirs and crafts. In the late afternoon, when the sun was getting very warm we stopped for gelato, and then returned to our room for a break.<br />
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In the evening we wandered back to old quarter, and enjoyed a dinner sitting outside on the square. For old times sack we had vegetable paella and white wine, a meal we had consumed countless times on the <b><a href="https://ourwalkalongthecaminofrances.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Camino Frances</a></b>, but not once on the Camino Portuguese. As we sat there we realized that all day we had been thinking back to our first visit to Santiago, remembering the places we'd been, and the people we'd been there with. Sean says that for him arriving in Santiago is about unfinished stories and ghosts.<br />
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We have walked three Caminos now, and each time we've met many amazing people along the way. When we finished the <a href="https://ourwalkalongthecaminofrances.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Camino Frances </a>we were fortunate to arrive in Santiago with many of those we'd grown closest to, and to meet them for the pilgrim's mass and then again for dinner. When we finished the <a href="https://ourwalkalongtheviapodiensis.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Via Podiensis</a> many of the people we'd begun our journey with had stopped hiking before reaching Roncesvalles, and we met a whole group of people who were continuing on to Santiago when we passed through Saint Jean Pied de Port. When we reached Santiago today we arrived mostly alone, some people having taken a different route, others having pushed ahead or held back to meet up with friends and family. On every trek we've ever done there are always people we are left wondering about. Did they finish the trek? Did they enjoy it in the end? Did it change them too? What stories do they have to tell? None of the people you meet on the Camino are ever truly gone, because they live on in your memories, but some of them leave you with unfinished stories.<br />
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As for the ghosts, we saw them everywhere, even while trying not to. As we wandered the streets we remembered the places we'd visited last time, and thought about all the people we'd spent time with there. We saw people that reminded us strongly of fellow pilgrims we'd met along the Camino Frances, the Via Podiensis, and this hike. They brought back memories we didn't even remember we had. Perhaps this is because we'd only been to Santiago once before, and our connection to this place is deeply entwined with the people we shared all our journeys with. As when anything beautiful comes to an end, it is a bitter sweet feeling. Maybe next time will be different.<br />
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<![endif]--></div></div>Come Walk With Ushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11277818728326535364noreply@blogger.com0Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain42.8782132 -8.544844514.567979363821152 -43.701094499999996 71.188447036178843 26.6114055tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819064508602132191.post-32301610215924160852019-05-12T13:38:00.014-04:002023-12-18T15:24:23.826-05:00Road to Santiago : Caldas de Reis to Teo<h2 style="text-align: left;"><b>Camino Portuguese Pilgrimage</b></h2><div>This morning began with a wonderful breakfast of fresh orange juice, coffee, fresh bread, jam, cheese, ham, and fruit. It was served in the formal dining room of the residence.</div>
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After breakfast we headed out of Caldas de Reis, through town, across a Roman bridge, and out into the rolling hills of the countryside. Much of the morning was spent on lovely gravel and dirt pathways through forest. It was very quiet, except for the bird song, and the sunlight was beautiful as it filtered through the trees, lighting up the mist that was rising from the river. There were a few other pilgrims out enjoying the peaceful morning light, but they were mostly walking alone.<br />
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We stopped for a coffee at the first town we came to, which was filled with a mix of other pilgrims and locals. We had forgotten the Spanish tradition of providing something small to eat with coffee, such as a cookie, churro, or small piece of cake. It is a nice tradition.<br />
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which is the stop suggested by Brierley. As we entered the edges of
town the Camino took us through the middle of a giant market. There
were stalls with clothing, shoes, brooms and brushes, and many with
absolutely fantastic looking fruit, veggies, cheese, and bread. It
smelled great too. The isles between the stalls were packed
wall-to-wall with people, which was a bit difficult to navigate with our
packs on, but it was a very interesting market nonetheless.<br />
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When we emerged from the market we found ourselves in a nice square outside the Cathedral. It looked like mass had just finished, because it was still full of lit candles, and there were quite a few people around. It was a beautiful church, featuring several representations of Santiago, and a statue of Saint Roch. It was also home to the stone pillar used to moor the stone boat that washed ashore with Santiago's remains.<br />
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We took our time exploring the cathedral, and then headed out of town along the river. The afternoon was mostly spent climbing up and down small hills, wending our way through small villages. We passed several interesting churches (all closed), and had fantastic views down the forested valley at several points.<br />
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By mid afternoon it was starting to get pretty hot, and after a stretch of walking along a busy road we stopped at a bar for a glass of orange juice. The stop for a cold juice on a shaded patio was a nice break, and we met two Americans while we were sitting there.<br />
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By late afternoon we reached the village of Teo, where we though we were staying. We passed a couple nice hotels and albergues, and one rather dodgy one, but found no sign of the place we had reserved. We kept walking through the afternoon heat and sunshine, out the other end of Teo. When we came to the village of Formello I stopped and asked for directions, and learned that it was still another 1.5 km. We slowly walked on, through a forested stretch of trail, and then back out to the road. Finally, we reached our accommodations, and to our relief found an extremely nice place, albeit an unexpectedly expensive one.<br />
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However, although the place was extremely elegant, we had a bit of a surprise in store for us. The room was 40 Euros as advertised, but the owner was an aspiring chef who clearly had visions of attracting a high end clientele. In addition to the room, dinner was 40 Euros per plate, breakfast was 20 Euros per person, and to do laundry cost 10 Euros per person. Furthermore, apparently giving change offended the managers sensibilities who bluntly told us "one does not deal with change, does one?". Although all the other guests are pilgrims as well, all but the best dressed ones who had their suitcases delivered seemed to deeply offend the owner. The place has a beautiful kitchen, so it would have been possible to cook our own food, but we were so far beyond the town, and the afternoon heat was so fierce, that we didn't have the energy to walk to town and back. Regardless of the circumstances we ordered dinner deciding that it would be our celebratory meal for completing the Camino Portuguese. In the end the meal itself was amazing!<br />
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We will leave here tomorrow considerably poorer than when we arrived.<br />
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Accomodations: Casa Rural Parada de Francos<br />
Distance: 32.3 km<!--/data/user/0/com.samsung.android.app.notes/files/share/clipdata_190516_193738_334.sdoc--></div>Come Walk With Ushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11277818728326535364noreply@blogger.com0Teo, A Coruña, Spain42.8060726 -8.561114214.495838763821155 -43.7173642 71.116306436178846 26.5951358tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819064508602132191.post-12395258486858998162019-05-11T13:36:00.013-04:002023-12-18T15:23:30.152-05:00Thermal Hot Springs and Wild Birds : Pontevedra to Caldas de Reis<h2 style="text-align: left;"><b>Camino Portuguese</b></h2><div>Today was another beautiful walk through what we are coming to realize is typical Galician countryside. There were gently rolling hills covered in forests, small vineyards, and fields filled with yellow and white wildflowers. For much of the day tall, steep, forested hills topped with wind turbines provided a peaceful backdrop to the landscape. We also passed several flocks of sheep, some goats, and two very friendly donkeys.</div>
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As beautiful as the landscape was, and as easy as the walking was, today seemed more like a day of internal reflection than one of appreciating external things.<br />
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We now have less than 50 km of trail left before Santiago. At this point it feels like there have been three relatively distinct parts to this walk, and of them all, this last is the most difficult for us. <br />
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In the section between Lisbon and Porto the walking was hard, and the path was still under development, meaning we walked through some less picturesque areas and along the shoulders of some very busy highways. Most pilgrims in this section were heading to Fatima. However, there was a small group of people from around the world that were hiking together, and ended up staying in many places together and sharing what we have come to think of as the Camino spirit. We felt in this section like we were given a glimpse of Portuguese life and culture beyond what a tourist would experience, and we loved what we discovered.<br />
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In the section between Porto and Tui there were markedly more pilgrims, with the numbers seemingly increasing every day. The path took on the feel of the Camino Frances, with a lot more Camino artwork, signage, monuments, shells, and commercialization. However, there was still an atmosphere of respect, kindness, prayer, and Camino spirit among the walkers. We enjoyed this section very much, but started to find the experience less comfortable when we felt surrounded by competing services aimed at catering to 'pilgrims' rather than experiencing more of the regional culture.</p><p>
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In this final stretch of trail between Tui and Santiago the dominant culture on the Camino seems to have changed, and we find ourselves struggling to understand or appreciate it. The Camino spirit we enjoy can still be seen in the groups of pilgrims sharing an evening meal in the towns, or in lone pilgrims sitting in quiet corners writing their journals. It is still there, but on the trails - when people slap your leg with their hiking poles to get you to move, or refuse to let an older pilgrim sit down so that they can keep their bag on a chair, it is becoming more difficult for us to see.<br />
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The trails are now very full of hikers. Respect, self-reflection, and contemplation of any kind seem to be all but gone. We have seen pilgrims shoving each other out of the way, offered a helping hand only to have it stepped on (literally), waited to pass groups of pilgrims on the trail as one after the other they climbed up and swung by one arm from a stone crucifix while taking selfies, and observed pilgrims complaining because the quality of service in 3 star hotels, bars, and restaurants wasn't up to their standards. I don't think this is simply the result of there being 'new' or more pilgrims since Tui, as we also experienced the huge influx of hikers in Sarria on the Camino Frances in 2016. However the changes to the trail in this final section of the Camino Portuguese seem to reflect an attitude of entitlement which we do not remember experiencing or witnessing in our first Camino. I don't claim to know what a pilgrim's experience should be. I try not to judge the behavior of others, and I know we all do walk our own way. However, I don't necessarily enjoy being a part of the pilgrim culture that dominates this section of the trail, and I wonder what the lesson is that I need to learn here.<br />
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Anyway, when we reached Caldas de Reis in the early afternoon we found a very nice town on the river. We ended up staying in a room in a residence for the elderly, which was very nice - <a href="http://www.balneariodavila.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the Balneario Devila</a>. The building looked like an old Victorian hotel and spa, and it was possible to swim in the hot springs in a pool that the Romans built in the basement!<br />
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We checked in, did laundry at a laundromat near the hotel, and then headed down to a cave by the river with a view of pilgrims crossing the bridge. We enjoyed a delicious lunch of cheese salad (lettuce, dried tomatoes, melon, onion, walnuts, raisins, strawberries, and cheese, topped with old and vinegar). This was followed by a coffee pudding for good measure.</p><p>
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As we sat there Peter and Sue crossed the bridge and joined us for a while in the shade of the patio. We also saw a group of German pilgrims we've been walking with since Porto. <br />
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After our wonderful meal we set out to explore. We visited the church, which was surrounded by a grove of tall palm trees. Although this was the church Saint Tomas, it had a statue to Saint Roch, the patron saint of walkers and dogs. We've attributed many lovely days on the trail to this Saint, so were happy to pay tribute. <br />
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After visiting the church we walked down by the river, exploring the botanical gardens. These gardens didn't look particularly botanical, but they were beautiful. We were delighted to see several children with binoculars, and saw some intriguing birds ourselves.<br />
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After that we returned to the hotel and had a swim in the hot thermal springs, which were the reason the town was originally founded. It felt very decadent, but if there is a Roman pool with hot springs (that had no discernible odour), wouldn't it be a waste to not visit them?<br />
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After our soak we went back out to explore the cobblestone streets of Caldas de Reis. It is a beautiful small town. For dinner we went to a busy tapas bar on the river, and tried bread, country cheese, and the famous pimiento peppers of padron (which tasted a lot like ocra, and were extremely good)! It was a nice evening, spent on the banks of a river in the company of very well-dressed Spanish people.<br />
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After dinner we walked around the town, and then turned in. It was a wonderful end to a challenging day.<br />
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Accommodations: Balneario Devila<br />
Distance: 21.3 km<br />
<!--/data/user/0/com.samsung.android.app.notes/files/share/clipdata_190516_193500_777.sdoc--></div>Come Walk With Ushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11277818728326535364noreply@blogger.com0Caldas de Reis, Pontevedra, Spain42.6040642 -8.642019914.293830363821158 -43.7982699 70.914298036178849 26.5142301tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819064508602132191.post-18727228605930828222019-05-10T01:18:00.012-04:002023-12-18T15:23:11.701-05:00Shells, Arrows, and Pilgrims : Saxamonde to Pontevedra<h2 style="text-align: left;"><b>Camino Portuguese Pilgrimage</b></h2><div>The window of our room was directly above the Camino, and we awoke around 4 am to the sounds of hiking poles clicking past outside, accompanied by excited voices. Within a few minutes the other pilgrims in the dorm began packing their belongings and heading out, but we chose to remain in our warm, dry bunks a little longer, avoiding the rain outside. We headed downstairs to the bar around 6:30 am to find the owner just opening the establishment, still dressed in her night clothes. She looked exhausted, but very kindly served us coffee and warm croissants with a tired smile while serving her family breakfast in the kitchen. It was a humbling reminder of just how hard albergue owners work, especially when they also act as local barkeeps.</div>
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We headed out down a very steep asphalt road that took us between lush green fields set amid rolling, mist shrouded, forested hills. The peaceful landscape, with its intriguing pyramidal haystacks soon gave way to the outskirts of Redondela. We had very much enjoyed the quiet, rural setting of the albergue in Saxamonde, but were somewhat nervous that we had missed out on the culture and photographic opportunities offered by the town of Redondela.<br />
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As we threaded our way through the busy streets of Redondela in the midst of rush hour, we felt that our decision to stop short of the modern city was a good one for us. The Camino was lined with shops, bars, and restaurants, but on the rainy, overcast morning the grey pavement and shuttered buildings didn't feel overly welcoming or inspiring. We did notice a considerable increase in the number of statues, signs, and symbols marking the Way, as well as businesses advertising that they could stamp pilgrim's credentials. <br />
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Along the way we passed the 15th century Iglesia de Santiago, with a statue of Santiago Matamoros above the door, and a beautiful stained glass rose window at the front. Apparently this church offers a daily pilgrim mass each evening. We were left with the sense that the Camino was a living thing in this part of the city, visible, and part of the local culture.<br />
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As we climbed out of the city, we found ourselves walking up steep cobblestone streets, which occasionally gave us views down into people's walled courtyards. In one of these yards we saw a tall haystack, decorated with strings of oranges and eggshells. Perhaps this intriguing decoration was an Easter tree, as eggs are accepted as a symbol of Jesus' sacrifice and rebirth in Portugal, but we really have no idea.<br />
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Once out of town the Camino took us out into the countryside once again, winding among fields, empty lots, and scented Eucalyptus forests with lush ferny under-stories. The path was very full of other pilgrims, many of whom were walking in large groups, proudly sporting yellow bandannas, blue day-packs decorated with shells, or other symbols of their group membership.<br />
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At one point the gravel track became quite narrow, and we encountered a bit of a pilgrim pile-up in a forested area where someone had built a monument covered with decorated and inscribed pilgrim shells. One of the larger groups of pilgrims was standing in the path, taking turns being photographed in front of the monument, chatting and laughing with each other, taking their time, seemingly oblivious to the fact that others wished to continue down the path. This left me irritated, and then it made me stop to wonder what had annoyed me. I had no sense that I was in a hurry and needed to get past them. If they'd been a herd of sheep I would have been delighted. So what was my problem?<br />
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Perhaps it was that I thought I heard a conspiratorial tone in the comments and attitude of the group, and a tacit assumption that we are pilgrims together, and this is what pilgrims do. Naturally, everyone would want a selfie with the shell monument, and we would be happy to wait in line to get one. It is perfectly possible that I completely imagined this, and obviously there was no ill intent on the part of the other pilgrims. I am just not good at being part of groups, and I'm uncomfortable with the idea that we are all out here expecting to have the same experience. The things I value along the Way have very little to do with statues and monuments, although I do enjoy the creativity and art the Camino inspires, and I do my best to appreciate the religious symbology along The Way. If I could find a real answer to why I was irritated by this encounter, I could probably count myself lucky to have learned another lesson on this Camino.<br />
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The pleasantly forested trail eventually brought us out onto a hilltop, which gave us a lovely view of the Ria de Vigo - a large lake surrounded forested hills. It had begun to rain by this point, and the surrounding hills were shrouded in cloud as we made our way down the steep asphalt road into the lakeside town of Arcade. Part way down the hill we came upon a small stand selling fruit, snacks, drinks, and souvenirs to pilgrims, as well as offering a stamp for our credentials. We stopped for a couple bananas at the well frequented little stand before continuing across a very busy highway and down into the town.<br />
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We stopped at a restaurant and bar on the edge of town, hoping to dry off and take a short rest before continuing on, but everyone seemed to have the same idea, and there were no seats available inside. This turned out to be okay, as we quite enjoyed sitting on the covered patio outside, watching the nearby islands in the lake, and the forested hills behind them play hide and seek among the rolling rain clouds.<br />
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Warmed by our coffees, we set off into town where we soon discovered that the Camino crossed the Rio Verdugo on the Ponte Sampaio, a beautiful arched stone bridge. We deviated from the way to walk along a water-level boardwalk which offered a nice view of the bridge, as well as the colourful rowboats that were being reflected in the mirror-like water. The estuary was also an important area for birds. We felt that Arcade would have been a wonderful place to spend a night, but as we hadn't walked very far by this point, we reluctantly decided to continue on.<br />
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We climbed out of town in the rain on very steep, narrow, winding streets. There were many pilgrim statues and signs along the way, and with fondness we recognized one of the corn cribs that are typical of Galicia. The climb through the rain soaked village, with its small stone and stucco houses and neat flower gardens was very beautiful, but the narrow walkways seemed to have a funneling effect, creating a nearly solid stream of hikers that were continually vying to pass each other.<br />
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As the trail entered a forested section again the rain began in earnest. The sounds and smells of forests in a rainstorm are one of my favorite things, and today the forest felt like it was bursting with life. The dirt track wound past moss and ivy covered walls, through vibrant green fields dotted with yellow wildflowers, and past the neat rows of vineyards. In a densely forested section the rain became almost torrential, and we stopped at a welcome donativo stand with a tarp set up over a table. We purchased a couple bags of nuts and seeds and a coffee, more to shelter from the deluge for a few minutes than because we were hungry. Quite a few people were attempting to take shelter, and we were a bit dismayed to observe the inconsiderate behavior of our fellow pilgrims. Several people refused to remove their packs from the few available seats to allow others to sit, and several were unwilling to step aside to allow new arrivals to take shelter as well. Some days are filled with inspiring Camino moments of kindness and generosity and others lead to you to reflection and frustration. Sadly today appeared to be one of those days.<br />
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<br /><br /><div>A few kilometers outside of Pontevedra we saw a sign for the alternative 'River Trail' and decided to take it. By this point the sun had broken through the clouds, and was rapidly turning the day into a hot sauna. We were very happy with the shady, forested footpath along the fast-flowing, suspiciously turquoise stream. There were several small footbridges that crisscrossed the river, adding variety to the hike. The footpath was a bit muddy after the recent rain, so we spent some time picking our way around the puddles, but we enjoyed ourselves nonetheless.<br />
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We arrived in Pontevedra by way of a backstreet that was under construction. Seeing the delivery entrances, parking garages, and dug up roadbed we wondered vaguely if we had gone astray, but the yellow arrows faithfully guided us to the beautiful medieval center of this large town. We were aiming for the Casa de la Virgen, which is a convent that offers lodgings for pilgrims. It was located on the far side of the city, and we got rather lost getting to it. We asked for directions several times, but people kept assuming we were heading for the Cathedral, and we went in several circles. Eventually we ended up at the convent, and were met by a very sweet and helpful nun who informed us that the convent is closed for renovations for the year! She kindly recommended several other places we could try.<br />
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To make a long story short, we ended up trying all the places the nun had recommended, only to find them full. We then phoned several albergues that were back at the beginning of town, and the only one with two beds available in a mixed dorm was charging 35 Euros per bunk. Dispirited and tired of wandering around the large and busy town with our packs on, we resorted to a tactic we hate - searching booking.com. We found a hotel room for 70 Euros, that same cost as two bunks, and decided to call it quits and get inside, by this point we were both wet, tired, and frustrated.<br />
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After the usual chores we headed back out to explore the city, with its busy winding streets, impressive central square, and large cathedral. Our first stop was the Capela da Peregrina, which looked like a tall, round, elaborately decorated tower. Apparently the footprint of the building is the shape of a scallop shell, the traditional symbol of the pilgrim, with a cross embedded inside it. The building was constructed in 1778 and is located right on the Camino.<br />
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Inside is a small pilgrim's chapel with a painting of Pontevedra's patron saint, the virgin pilgrim. We explored the ground floor of the light and beautiful chapel, and then paid 1 Euro each to climb up to the balcony that circles the domed ceiling. The view from the cupola was amazing, and well worth the Euro.<br />
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Next, our explorations took us to the Ruinas de Santo Domingo, which is an outdoor museum located in the ruins of a 14th century Dominican convent. Some of the stone walls are intact, but the ceiling and windows are gone. We wandered around, looking at the moss covered heraldic shields, sepulchers, and medieval carvings on the pillars and floor. It was very interesting, and gave us a strong sense of being connected to the past.<br />
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We then wandered back to the Praza da Ferreria, where the pilgrim's chapel was located, and visited the imposing Igrexa de San Francisco. <br />
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It sits amid a grassy garden, and is adorned with a beautiful rose window above the main door. It was built in the 14th century, and houses some important tombs of ancient and noble people. We explored the ornate interior, and again paid 1 Euro to climb up the bell tower. The view of the city from the top was amazing, with the red roofs seeming to stretch on forever, broken only by the river.<br />
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We spent a few hours wandering the streets, enjoying the sights, and pausing to watch children feed pigeons in the square. We ended the evening in a small pub off the Praza da Lena, enjoying a couple pints of 1906 Vintage Estrella Galicia and some cheese sandwiches, and reflecting on the day. For the first time on this Camino we feel a bit lost and lonely in this big city, like we are tourists more than pilgrims. With only 75 km left until we reach Santiago, we wonder what lessons this Camino still has in store for us. <br />
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Accommodations: Hotel Rias Bajas</div></div>Come Walk With Ushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11277818728326535364noreply@blogger.com0Pontevedra, Spain42.4298846 -8.644620214.119650763821156 -43.8008702 70.740118436178847 26.5116298tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819064508602132191.post-30517423309011513562019-05-09T12:38:00.010-04:002023-12-18T15:22:44.390-05:00Final 100 km of the Camino Portuguese: Tui to Saxamonde <h2 style="text-align: left;"><b>Camino Portuguese Pilgrimage</b></h2><div>Today we decided to walk beyond Porrino, the town the Brierley guide suggests as the next stop, to gain a day in our itinerary. Since the forecast suggested a 100% chance of rain by late morning, we headed out around 6 am in an attempt to get as far as possible before the skies opened up.</div>
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Unfortunately we forgot/ failed to think of several things. When we crossed the Spanish border the time jumped ahead by an hour. This meant it was still pitch dark at 6 am, unlike on previous days. We also didn't expect to find all the bars and cafes firmly closed, leaving us without any options for breakfast.<br />
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As we crossed through the forest we saw several hanging insect traps, showing evidence of ecological research being carried out. We also passed several stone crosses at which pilgrims had left ribbons, stones, notes, and other talismans, lending a definite atmosphere of the Camino Frances. At one point we also passed Helen in the forest.<br />
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Since we didn't find breakfast, we took the main route where the path split so that we could visit a cafe. After a coffee we tried to head back to the fork to take the alternative route through the forest, but couldn't immediately find the split. We decided that spending time trying to go backwards probably wasn't productive, and so decided to forge ahead through the industrial area. <br />
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This part of the hike was just about as charming as it sounds. The road took us through busy working factories, which were noisy, smelly, and busy. After that the trail turned onto a busy main road that led into the large working town of Porrino. There were quite a few bars, restaurants, and cafes on this stretch, and we stopped for a second coffee.<br />
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We walked through Porrino pretty much without stopping. It seemed like a large town with all the amenities. The Way took us down a busy pedestrian thoroughfare, which featured many shops and restaurants. We also passed a large church, which was closed, a fountain, and several other architecturally interesting looking buildings. <br />
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The path became an ash vault road, and wound through small hillside towns. These towns had a very different feel from the brightly coloured, stuccoed and tiled villages of Portugal, with their tidy, flower filled gardens. It was beautiful, and the forested hills surrounding us began to disappear into the mist.</p><p>
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When we reached the Santa Ana hostel after Porrino we briefly considered stopping, but as it didn't open for another 5 hours, it wasn't a hard decision to keep going, light rain or no.<br />
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Originally we had planned to continue to a town called Mos. Just before we reached it a heavy mist began to fall. We ducked into the first cafe we came to, and found it full of well dressed German pilgrims, none of whom looked wet, dirty, or weighed down by heavy knapsacks. They seemed to be enjoying wine and coffee, and waiting in the warmth. We had a coffee and waited to see if the rain would stop.<br />
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We had been thinking of stopping in the albergue in Mos, but it was only 11:30 am when we found ourselves outside of it, and so we would still have had 1.5 hours to wait until it opened. It was raining only very slightly, so we continued another 6.7 km to the albergue O Corisco in Saxamonde.<br />
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Today it was a struggle not to feel jaded and cynical, and it makes me wonder what lessons the next four days will hold for us. We were once again extremely lucky and grateful today to be spared from the heavy rain and to find a warm, safe, friendly place to stop.<br />
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We reached the O Corisco bar and albergue slightly after noon, after descending on the steepest asphalt roads I've ever walked down. It was just beginning to rain, so it was good timing. We were met by a very nice Spanish lady who took us up to the albergue, and after we'd had a shower served us a pint and an enormous sandwich each in the bar. It is a very nice, clean place with a good view down the valley. We were a little dispirited to find condoms and lube in the lockers and drawers of the albergue, but I guess they signal the same change in tone that was evident from the Coca Cola machines with Camino shells on them we saw earlier.<br />
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Accommodations: O Corisco Abergue<br />
Distance: 30.8 km<!--/data/user/0/com.samsung.android.app.notes/files/share/clipdata_190509_183717_971.sdoc--></div>Come Walk With Ushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11277818728326535364noreply@blogger.com04850 Salamonde, Portugal41.6805327 -8.095222513.370298863821155 -43.2514725 69.990766536178853 27.0610275tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819064508602132191.post-66752730931065408022019-05-09T00:30:00.011-04:002023-12-18T15:22:16.109-05:00Reflecting on the Camino Portuguese from Porto to Valcenca Tui<div class="separator"><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Camino Portuguese Reflections</b></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsJY_0oMBuoNBpDE15I8VkUt4RaAfcZqbhlG-tT8LC3Uv6ZX3-7_oVxfSkZGQHfog97HaXZu7HKnhT5EpVrB5LL-W2nwjl5w3iVwEskP4q2dWEVkCMJBl-DVRmQYcWdgOfMMOXJ2dhIns/s1600/CP+Day+23+-+SM+%252895%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1069" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsJY_0oMBuoNBpDE15I8VkUt4RaAfcZqbhlG-tT8LC3Uv6ZX3-7_oVxfSkZGQHfog97HaXZu7HKnhT5EpVrB5LL-W2nwjl5w3iVwEskP4q2dWEVkCMJBl-DVRmQYcWdgOfMMOXJ2dhIns/s320/CP+Day+23+-+SM+%252895%2529.JPG" width="213" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn31iJYvTRAEIcvbnDb_wjZAsjeXY3t2ojmjLYlBdUQnC7jutiMTarknQrYIWmwj4-LVUfxe8lZOyOej67-PyzVvWu9-EvKCRezH4cxf-1m9CUeehcR0acLDn-hbbmBzhrvA1ihkqqtDU/s1600/CP+Day+27+-+SM+%252869%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1069" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn31iJYvTRAEIcvbnDb_wjZAsjeXY3t2ojmjLYlBdUQnC7jutiMTarknQrYIWmwj4-LVUfxe8lZOyOej67-PyzVvWu9-EvKCRezH4cxf-1m9CUeehcR0acLDn-hbbmBzhrvA1ihkqqtDU/s320/CP+Day+27+-+SM+%252869%2529.JPG" width="213" /></a></div></div>
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While the trek from Lisbon to Porto is substantially different than the<a href="https://ourwalkalongthecaminofrances.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Camino Frances</a> in Spain, once you reach Porto things change both subtly and dramatically.<br /><br />From Lisbon to Porto, as we have already noted, there are potentially longer distances between albergues, which means longer hiking distances per day, overall there are fewer pilgrim amenities, and vast sections of The Way are on harder surfaces such as cobblestone tracts , ash vault roadways, or tiled and concreted sidewalks. In short it is a tough way to start a hike. <br /><br />From Porto onward however, much of this changes. <div>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;"><b>The Way of St. James</b></h2>Simply put, if you loved the Camino Frances (I mean who doesn’t) and want more of the same, then this section will be to your liking – more yellow arrows, closer albergue stops, more rest stops with refreshments, and more pilgrim centered facilities. Admittedly those who begin in Porto might initially feel that this is misleading. However, the comment that there is less road walking in this section needs to be understood in the context of the route between Lisbon to Porto. Especially since much of the as the first two days out of Porto and out of Barcelos are akin to trekking through suburbs, and are likely a little shocking for pilgrims who are just joining the route. Indeed if I had to hike out of Porto again I would definitely trek along the Senda Litoral and then rejoin a day later to the Camino Central – which according to everyone who took that route was beautiful, relaxing, and easy trekking along a boardwalk. Regardless, once beyond the boundaries of Porto the Camino Portuguese becomes an easier trek on more friendly pathways. </div>
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<div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><b>Costs</b></h2>In terms of the cost of trekking on the Camino Portuguese, we found that albergues were similar in price to those on the Camino Frances, while overall the food has generally been cheaper. However it is worth noting that in towns like Porto, Barcelos, Ponte de Lima and Valenca the prices are higher than we have experienced along the Portuguese Way – likely a reflection of being larger cities and tourist destinations. In addition, from Porto onward there also seems to be a higher expectation of services, amenities, assistance, food, wine, by pilgrims along this route than the stretch between Lisbon and Porto. </div>
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<div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><b>Pilgrims</b></h2>In terms of the number of pilgrims en route to Santiago along the Camino Portuguese it must be understood that in no way are there the sheer volume of hikers on this route. As such, once again, things need to be understood in the context of the differences between the number of hikers between Lisbon and Porto and the relatively higher numbers of pilgrims which were evident after Porto and again after Tui. This means that from Porto onward most hikers will find themselves again part of a very clear community on a common pathway. While we found this also to be true from Lisbon onward, the sheer number of pilgrims, pilgrim amenities, and signage after Porto makes it clear that there are more people utilizing the route from this point forward. </div>
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<div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><b>Albergues, Cafes, and Pilgrim Services</b></h2>The Albergues throughout Portugal and Galacian Spain are very similar in style to those found on the Camino Frances – though the amenities are increasingly similar from Porto northward. Similarly finding albergues and beds after Porto becomes simpler with each day, as both the advertisements (similar to those found on the Camino Frances) and accommodations get more plentiful. With this said, despite the increase in the number of albergues, both they and donativos were regularly full in this stretch as we hiked through. Many seemed to have been reserved in advance by pilgrims, tour groups and groups travelling together which made things more challenging to assure that we found accommodations. This of course does not mean that there are no available accommodations as you trek through this stretch, because in addition to albergues, pilgrims also have a range of other options including hostels, Quintas, Casas, pensions/fondas, and of course hotels along the way.<br /><br /><span style="color: red;">*** Another thing that began in this section was that almost every albergue owner, hostel owners, or pension owners began to take pictures of our passports and ask for our signatures on their phone. Some even demanded to take pictures of us and one asked to photograph my Mastercard and reverse of the card with the signature on it. Perhaps I am just nervous around technology, however much of this new tap and photograph system seemed to certainly lack any sense of security for our information. ***</span></div>
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<br />Another notable change to the Camino Portuguese after Porto is the increase in the number of cafes, bars, and restaurants along the Way. More than the existence of these establishments it is the rapid increase in the number of advertisements for lunches, pilgrim menus, and Camino stamps that makes you are aware that things have changed. Indeed, some establishments have simply put their stamp and an ink pad on a post outside to allow pilgrims to self stamp on the go. To this end, most bars also now have multi lingual signs and menus with images openly displayed. <br /><br />Beyond these familiar Camino features, from Porto northward – and especially after Tui – the public fountains with running water return, are accessible, and for use. From Lisbon to Porto, finding public fountains with drinkable water was rare. <br /><br />Another feature of the Camino Frances to return after Porto was the surge of luggage transportation services and taxi services are all much more evident and more utilized by many pilgrims throughout this section.</div>
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<b><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Camino Waymarking</span></b><br /><br />As noted in our previous post, the way marking of the trail throughout Portugal is amazing and comprehensive. Even from Lisbon onward there are waves of little yellow arrows, shells, and Camino signage to help you north toward Santiago. In addition there are blue arrows pointed towards Fatima, which from Lisbon to Tomar point in the same direction and from Tomar until Santiago point in opposite directions. This means that the way marking on the Camino Portuguese from Porto onward is just as comprehensive and familiar to those who have hiked on the Camino Frances – yellow arrows, shells, GR blazes, Camino signs, and crosses. As usual we found following the yellow arrows challenging in the larger cities when they were often put on the side of the curb along the edge of the road rather than on the walls or sidewalk itself. </div>
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Need to pay attention as there are variations in the route you can take after Porto (Coastal, Central, Spritual, Litoral). While this might sound confusing in such areas there were almost always maps delineating each route out of the major cities. </div>
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<br />While the blue arrows are still around from Porto until Santiago, the emphasis on Fatima begins to disappear with the number of pilgrims heading southbound declining day by day. For those who get lost after Porto, remember that if you can locate a blue arrow then you can typically find your way back to the Camino by walking in the opposite direction to them. </div>
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<br /><h2 style="text-align: left;"><b>Reflecting on the Camino Portuguese</b></h2><div>From Porto onward there are more big cities, more bar/cafes/restaurants, more albergues and accommodations, but with these things come more tourists and more tourist destinations and more crowds. As a result from Porto forward this means that you often spend more time negotiating around tour groups in cathedrals and cities, spend more nights in hotels or pensions rather than albergues and more time eating at restaurants rather than cooking. In addition to the increasing urbanization of the trail Porto is also the primary starting point for most pilgrims on the Camino Portuguese. This means that on a trail which previously had a dozen or two dozen people on it you now have hundreds of new hikers. In response to this you also get the accompanying rise in advertisements, yellow arrows, luggage transport, taxi services, regional Camino mascots, and pilgrim tourist shops. In short, from Porto to Santiago the Camino Portuguese feels more like the Camino Frances. This is neither good nor bad, it is simply a noticeable difference. Perhaps the only downside of only hiking from Porto onward is that you spend so little time in Portugal compared to those who began their trek in Lisbon - which given the beauty of the landscape, generosity of the people and amazing food along the route is unfortunate to miss out on. <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Come Walk With Ushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11277818728326535364noreply@blogger.com0Tui, Pontevedra, Spain42.049155 -8.646609913.738921163821153 -43.8028599 70.359388836178852 26.5096401tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819064508602132191.post-5674944910939625652019-05-08T15:27:00.012-04:002023-12-18T15:17:42.519-05:00Cafes, Cakes, and Castles into Spain : Rubiaes to Tui<h2 style="text-align: left;"><b>Camino Portuguese Pilgrimage</b></h2><div>Today began with a somewhat chaotic communal breakfast in the cute little kitchen of the albergue. There was lots of wonderful looking food, but also many people in a small space. We enjoyed a fresh roll with some tasty marmalade, and then made our escape into the cloudy, cool morning.</div>
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We had another relatively short walk, much of which was through beautiful county lanes today. Sections of road alternated with small stretches of forested track, which looked beautiful with the large sprays of golden broom flowers bursting over the path like fireworks. Many local people seem to harvest sprigs of the broom and attach it to their doors and cars, presumably for good luck.<br />
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A couple hours into our trek we came to a lovely albergue where people had stopped for a coffee and snack. When we went inside we were delighted to see a slew of balloon animals on the counter, clearly left behind by Heimy. The food looked and smelled delicious, and when we left after enjoying a coffee and slice of coconut cake we were almost more hungry than when we arrived.<br />
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Gradually the trail led us into more built up areas. At one point we wended our way through a very busy street that was full of parked cars from people attending a nearby church. From there the chaos increased as we threaded through a large open market, around the bus station, and then onto a busy main street of downtown Valenca. <br />
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It was a short walk up the main street to a roundabout with a large fountain in the middle, and then a cobblestone pedestrian promenade led us up to the walls of the old city. From a distance, the small turrets on the corners of the old walls brought to mind those we saw in Pamplona. We crossed through a group of tourists, under an arched doorway, and into the old city.<br />
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The way took us down (one of) the main shopping streets, which was filled with tourists and lined with stores offering brand name merchandise. There were a few smaller shops with handmade Portuguese carpets, linens, and other crafts, but it was too full to do much sightseeing.<br />
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We followed the way until it took us to the Cathedral, where we took a minute to step inside. It was beautiful and peaceful, and a nice respite from the rising wind outside.<br />
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Although Valenca looked touristy, it was also a beautiful old fort, so we decided to look for a place to stay that would allow us to explore after the tour buses had departed. We asked at the only place we saw, but they were full, so we walked on.<br />
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Just before exiting the old fort we walked out onto a lookout point and got our first view of Spain, and the bridge we would cross over. It was very exciting!<br />
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After that the yellow arrows pointed down, taking us deep into the dark stone corridors under the walls before letting us back out into the light on the other side.<div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><b>Into Spain </b> </h2>
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We made our way to the famous bridge over the Rio Minho. Just as we got out onto the bridge it started to rain. Of course, we found rain in Spain :)<br />
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Once across the bridge we made our way into the Spanish town of Tui. We climbed up the narrow winding streets until we came to the central cathedral. It was beginning to look a lot like rain, so we called a couple places to ask if they had space. Remembering how to say things in Spanish was quite a challenge.<br />
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We found a place - <a href="https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g1064053-d4340201-Reviews-O_Novo_Cabalo_Furado-Tui_Province_of_Pontevedra_Galicia.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">O Novo Cabalo Furado</a> - not far from the cathedral, but check-in wasn't until 3 PM. We crossed the square and decided to avoid the rain by having a beer (now Estella, not Super Bock), a large mixed salad, a cheese board, and a ham board. It was quite a feast, and because it was my birthday, we followed it up with a flan, which turned out to be a very nice high-quality one.<br />
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After lunch we checked in, did a few chores, and then headed out again to explore. We headed back to the cathedral, which had re-opened by then, and headed inside for a visit. Outside we ran into a number of pilgrims we knew, some of whom decided to pay the entry fee and look inside the cathedral, and some who decided to explore elsewhere.<br />
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The inside of the cathedral was ornate and beautiful. It had a large central organ with horizontal pipes, and a fancy gold altar piece. There was also a reliquary wall, and a treasury. Most exciting were the cloister and the tower, which let us climb up to the roof of the cloister and enjoy beautiful views of Portugal and the Minho river. In a true Camino moment the very kind man behind the desk stamped our passports and admitted us free of charge.<br />
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After exploring the cathedral we walked the streets of the old town. The temperature had dropped and it was siesta, so the streets were disconcertingly empty of people. We headed down to the river, where we found a boardwalk and a nice park, and then headed back up through the old part of town again.<br />
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As we emerged into the newer section of town, which has many pilgrim services, as well as bars, restaurants, and a grocery store we ran into Sue and Peter. We found a small restaurant and headed inside for dinner. We had the pilgrim menu, which consisted of tortilla con patate, an omelette with fries and salad, chocolate pudding for dessert, and wine for €5. It was a nice birthday dinner.<br />
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Distance: 20.3 km</div>Come Walk With Ushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11277818728326535364noreply@blogger.com0Tui, Pontevedra, Spain42.049155 -8.646609914.740626815185585 -43.8028599 69.35768318481442 26.5096401tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819064508602132191.post-1225195137586592752019-05-07T13:24:00.007-04:002023-12-18T15:14:01.506-05:00Pilgrim's Nest : Ponte da Lima to Rubiaes<h2 style="text-align: left;"><b>Camino Portuguese Pilgrimage</b></h2><div>We headed out around 7 am to find a cool, slightly overcast morning waiting for us. As we crossed the iconic bridge over the Rio Lima, and admired the reflections in the still water, we were relieved to find that the music was not yet playing in the town. There was a group of 6 or 7 pilgrims outside the municipal albergue, and as we headed down the path out of town we were part of a steady stream of walkers.</div>
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When we left Ponte da Lima the cafes were not open yet, so we were happy to find a cafe a few kilometers out of town. When we arrived it was full of locals, but we were soon joined by other hikers willing to make the 40 m detour for coffee, orange juice, and buttered toast. It was a good beginning to the day, even if the cutlery and crockery in the cafe could have done with a more thorough washing before being used.<br />
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After our first breakfast we headed back to the trail, which climbed gently through a rural landscape featuring vineyards, wildflowers, mossy rock walls, and small villages with their red roofed houses. In the background were forested hills, some of which had been severely mined or logged.<br />
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Around 6 km into our walk we stopped at the Pescaria cafe and albergue for a second coffee and muffin with Sue and Peter. This was a lovely place on the banks of a river with a covered outdoor patio and fantastic looking food and deserts. It also acted as a fish hatchery.<br />
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After that the trail continued to climb through vineyards and rural areas for a little while. Somewhere in this stretch we came across a hedgehog that had become roadkill. Although it was a bit sad, it was very exciting to know there are hedgehogs here! When the sun started to burn through the clouds briefly the views up the valley were stunning.<br />
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In the late morning the Camino became a rough dirt track that began climbing very steeply through a forested area. Although the track was rocky it felt wonderful to be off the paved surface, and the smell of the fragrant pine and eucalyptus trees was lovely. It felt so good to be in the forest!<br />
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When we finally reached the top of the climb we found a small refreshment truck, called the Wolf cafe, run by a wonderfully friendly man. We stopped for a juice and banana, and received one of the coolest stamps so far on this Camino.<br />
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After that it seemed like a quick descent into Rubiaes. We walked past quite a few nice looking albergues, and stopped for another coffee at a small market and snack bar at the edge of town, which was full of other pilgrims. It was only 12:30, and most albergues don't open until sometime in the afternoon, so many people were just hanging out and chatting.<br />
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Eventually we headed down the road and soon found <a href="https://www.wisepilgrim.com/camino-portugues/rubiaes/ninho-the-pilgrim-nest" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">O Ninho, the Pilgrim's Nest albergue</a> where we are staying. When we reached this charming little place there was already someone waiting outside. It turned out to be Helen, a very nice lady from the Yukon. A short time later Sue and Peter joined us on the patio, just as a light mist began to fall.<br />
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The lady from the albergue let us in at 2 PM, and offered us all a drink and some tasty cookies with marmalade. It is a lovely place, with a covered patio, a kitchen, several nice dogs, and a friendly orange cat, who we discovered was covered in ticks after it came to snuggle :(<br />
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After checking into our room we headed down to the Bom Retiro restaurant, about 3 min down the road, where we again ran into Sue, Peter, and Helen.<br />
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We had intended to just get a snack, but ended up having an enormous and delicious meal consisting of vegetable soup, bread, veggie burgers, rice, potatoes, an egg, and salad. We were stuffed afterwards and definitely not in need of dinner.<br />
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Distance: 18.3 kmCome Walk With Ushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11277818728326535364noreply@blogger.com04940-132 Rubiães, Portugal41.8993905 -8.624763613.589156663821157 -43.7810136 70.209624336178848 26.5314864tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819064508602132191.post-44267247061063235372019-05-06T15:36:00.008-04:002023-12-18T15:11:49.524-05:00Roman Legions and Medieval Bridges : Valinhas to Ponte da Lima<h2 style="text-align: left;"><b>Camino Portuguese Pilgrimage</b></h2><div>Today we slept in until around 6 am, and then made a leisurely start, heading out into a cool, overcast morning. We walked about two kilometers to the first cafe, where we stopped for coffee and chocolate croissants. We were soon joined by the lovely German couple who have walked to Santiago from their home, and later on we were joined by a few additional pilgrims.</div>
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After breakfast we continued on through a lovely forested section of track. It was filled with cala lilies and other wildflowers that seem to have opened in the last few days. We have been enjoying the more relaxed, quieter, rural nature of the trail since Porto.<br />
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After this section the Camino mostly consisted of paved or cobblestone lanes between short stone walls, on the other side of which were vineyards, houses with wonderful flower-filled gardens, or fields of wildflowers, some with sheep and horses. As we hiked we passed quite a few families on their tractors or working the fields and vineyards by hand, with hoes. Some seemed to have wagons of freshly harvested potatoes, which is definitely a spring crop in Canada.</div>
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The villages have taken on a different feel here too - gone are the stucco walls topped with ornamental metal fences and decorated with tiles. Now the buildings and walls are mostly field stone, which looks similar to the granite shield in North America, rather than the yellow sandstone we saw farther south. The stone structures here are almost reminiscent of the buildings we saw in Galicia, Spain.<br />
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Today we passed quite a few small stone chapels, and many shrines. Since Porto many of the tile roadside shrines have been dedicated to S. Tiago, but even here quite a few honour Santo Antonio, who must be special to the Portuguese.<br />
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Along the Way we also started to see quite a few fancy drinking fountains with potable water, which is a change from before Porto where we had to refill our water bottles in local bars or cafes. We also passed quite a few shaded pilgrim rest areas on the sides of the road.<br />
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Around 10:30 am we reached Ponte da Lima, where we had decided to stay the night based on the guidebook's glowing description of the medieval town and bridge. We approached the town along the river, where we stopped to watch birds fishing at the weir. As we stood there Sue and Peter passed by, and then Heimy reappeared, which was very exciting! A number of other pilgrims we've been walking with also seemed attracted to the river, and stopped by for a chat.<br />
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We continued in to town by way of a spectacular tree lined promenade. The disconcerting thing about the majestic approach was that there was music being broadcast from the lampposts! As we would discover later, different parts of the city have sound tracks (marching music to cross the river, and modern dance music in one of the squares).<br />
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We had booked into an inexpensive room for the night at <a href="https://www.hotelimperiodonorte.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hotel Imperio do Norte</a> so that Sean could photograph the town after the 10 PM albergue curfew. Luckily and unexpectedly our room was ready when we arrived, so we were able to check in, do chores, and head back out to explore without our packs.<br />
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We began by visiting the church, which seems to consist of several different architectural styles. We then climbed the tower above the tourist center, where there is an art exhibit by local students (I think).<br />
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After that we wandered the streets a little, crossed the iconic medieval bridge over the Rio Lima, and then visited the chapel on the other side. As we wandered we started to notice signs of a Bavarian or German influence - brightly coloured clogs and decorated beer steins in the tourist shops, a statue of an accordion player in the square, and other statues of women dressed in almost Bavarian looking costumes. We also hear more German being spoken in the streets than English. It made us wonder what the history of this town is.<br />
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As we made our way down along the river we came across a display of plastic and wooden Roman legionaries, as well as a statue of a Roman soldier on a white stallion. Combined with the broadcast music, these touches seem to me to give the town the atmosphere of an amusement park.<br />
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We headed back to the square and had a drink and a cheese plate, while Peter and Sue sat with us, waiting until the municipal albergue opened at 4 PM. Remaining at the restaurant we later enjoyed an early dinner as the town site emptied out of tour buses. <br />
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After the short break we headed back across the river to see if we could visit the gardens. As it turned out they were closed, along with all the museums and tourist attractions. At least our streak of finding Portuguese sites closed is consistent.<br />
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We walked the river footpath in both directions, looking at birds and enjoying the river. It is a picaresque town, on the edge of a beautiful river, with lovely mountains covered in yellow broom flowers in the background. It is kind of too bad it is so touristy.<br />
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Accommodations: Hotel Imperio do Norte<br />
Distance: 14.7 km<br />
<!--/data/user/0/com.samsung.android.app.notes/files/share/clipdata_190506_203358_990.sdoc--></div>Come Walk With Ushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11277818728326535364noreply@blogger.com04990 Ponte de Lima, Portugal41.7647333 -8.582740713.454499463821158 -43.7389907 70.074967136178856 26.573509299999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819064508602132191.post-32303694540450547092019-05-05T12:42:00.009-04:002023-12-18T15:08:27.730-05:00Trail Magic : Barcelos to Valinhas<h2 style="text-align: left;"><b>Camino Portuguese Pilgrimage </b></h2><div>And so the morning races begin. This morning started around 4 am when several rather noisy individuals in the albergue decided it was time to leave. Awake and not wanting to lay there during the inevitable 2-3 hours of rustling and packing as the entire albergue started their days, we also got up, packed our bags, and headed out. The sun was just rising, the town was still asleep, but as we walked through the quiet streets we passed a shrine filled with lit candles.</div>
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We left the city centre fairly quickly, without breakfast, and soon found ourselves in fields, passing a huge red chicken statue. I think we will be happy to leave the tourism of chicken town behind.<br />
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We spent the next few hours climbing, and then walking around the edge of the valley that Barcelos is located in. As the sun came up and it started to get warm the mist began to burn off in the valley below, giving the hills in the distance a wonderful depth.<br />
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We stopped for breakfast at a small cafe that was thankfully open, and had a coffee. Unfortunately when I selected a pastry I accidentally chose one that had melted cheese and ham inside of a sugary sweet pastry. Sean said it was very rich, and somewhat of an unexpected combination for a North American. I didn't attempt to separate the ham from the rest, so decided to forego breakfast. Clearly today was not my best morning on the Camino. <br />
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As we continued on, enjoying spectacular views down the valley, we crossed into a section of eucalyptus forest that had been burnt. The trees were all dead, but there were still dried leaves in the canopy, so the fire must have been fast moving, or not too hot. In the warm air there was still a strong smell of eucalyptus.<br />
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The afternoon was spent much as the morning was - wending our way through valleys, small stretches of eucalyptus forest, and rural areas with small fields, vineyards, olive trees, and wildflowers.<br />
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At one point we passed through a small village where an enterprising person had set up a small stand where passing pilgrims could pay €3 for a large bag of cookies and assorted pastries, or €1 for a bag of cooked beans (I assume - that is what they looked like). This was the first sign of donativo trail magic, and we happily purchased a bag of pastries.<br />
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The walk was very beautiful, but by noon the heat, the climbing, and the sleepless night were catching up with us. We stopped at the highly recommended Casa Fernanda, but it was already booked solid. As we left, we saw a man carrying suitcases and large tagged backpacks out to a waiting vehicle, so clearly luggage transport for pilgrims is now available as well.<br />
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We continued on to Valinhas and saw a nice looking place, but thought we could go a little farther. We called a few places up ahead, but they were all booked. When we called the <a href="https://www.booking.com/hotel/pt/esta-bulo-de-valinhas.en-gb.html?aid=356980;label=gog235jc-1DCAsouwFCFWVzdGEtYnVsby1kZS12YWxpbmhhc0gzWANoJ4gBAZgBCbgBF8gBD9gBA-gBAYgCAagCA7gC2Lm9jwbAAgHSAiQ3NmRhMjE2Ny1hNTM2LTQ4NDEtYTYyZS1lNTQzMTQyMjBjOWPYAgTgAgE;sid=7b2441355c7325613a5de265dff29ac4;dist=0&keep_landing=1&sb_price_type=total&type=total&" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Estabulo de Valinhas</a> a very kind lady answered, and said there was a room available. We decided to wait in the shade of an olive tree out front until the place opened at 2 PM. It turned out to be a fantastic decision.<br />
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When the hostess let us in, we discovered a beautiful place with a kitchen, a fridge full of drinks available for purchase, and a pilgrim menu available. As it turns out, today is Portuguese Mothers Day, so everything is closed. The option of a vegetarian meal seems like an extra blessing from St. Roch, on top of the beautiful, comfortable, and available room.<br />
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We enjoyed a communal dinner in the beautiful common area. There were about 14 of us, and more than half were German. The meal was huge - pasta, salad, bread, fruit, and plentiful wine. We were told that the rooms we were staying in used to be stables, and now the farm had been converted into a winery, which helped explain the very tasty homemade wine that was enjoyed, perhaps a bit too freely. It was a wonderful meal, but quite a change to be served rather than to participate in the preparation and clearing up of the meal.<br />
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After dinner I sat by the frog pond for a but, watching the bats circle overhead, and listening to the frogs and birds singing as the darkness fell and the stars began to shine. Conversations stretched into the summer night as people shared their stories. It was another beautiful day in Portugal.<br />
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Accomodations: Estabulo de Valinhas<br />
Distance: 21 km<br />
<!--/data/user/0/com.samsung.android.app.notes/files/share/clipdata_190505_173600_023.sdoc-->Come Walk With Ushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11277818728326535364noreply@blogger.com0Valinhas, 4825 Santo Tirso, Portugal41.3056773 -8.450070712.995443463821154 -43.6063207 69.615911136178852 26.706179300000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819064508602132191.post-51243194614484746782019-05-04T12:34:00.005-04:002023-12-18T15:06:32.396-05:00Into the Countryside : Vairao to Barcelos<h2 style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Camino Portuguese Pilgrimage</b></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4L0dUBC6EDX5Qq7BppM7C-0XD25Jx7Z2ZzhlQKfqffKD8GPgdZL6997hjVtFuqDgkGdIqQV4EWTCo9dvru1ev2z_f-eX9fjX-Fg-kwPgQX9kX2oZ-shXgyViBfCjk5xtrFLz0UekdwTg/s1600/20190504_064104.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4L0dUBC6EDX5Qq7BppM7C-0XD25Jx7Z2ZzhlQKfqffKD8GPgdZL6997hjVtFuqDgkGdIqQV4EWTCo9dvru1ev2z_f-eX9fjX-Fg-kwPgQX9kX2oZ-shXgyViBfCjk5xtrFLz0UekdwTg/s400/20190504_064104.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
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The monastery was very peaceful last night, and it was hard to get up this morning and leave its quiet solitude. When we finally left we found a beautiful morning outside, as we set out down the cobblestone lane. The birds were singing and the sunlight was shining horizontally through the trees.<br />
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A few minutes after leaving the monastery the trail crossed a highway and then took us down into a green area, under an old archway and then over a long, curved, Roman bridge. The early morning light on the river and in the surrounding fields was gorgeous.<br />
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We then climbed up the cobblestone road, between the stone walls, and into a series of picturesque villages. Many of the houses have grape vines, blooming flowers, and beautiful tiles in their gardens.<br />
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About an hour after we left we came to the town of S. Miguel, which has a beautiful church, town square, and cafe. We stopped for a coffee and pastel de nata. As we sat outside, next to a large wooden rabbit, Peter and Sue stopped by, as did several other English speaking pilgrims. Already by this point we had seen a lot of other pilgrims, which is something new.<br />
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The rest of the day seems to be a bit of a blur. Around noon it got pretty hot, and we found very little shade. However, the scenery was beautiful. We walked down cobblestone roads for most of the day, which was actually quite painful after a while. We saw many beautiful villages, gardens, and fields. We noticed that many farmers were harvesting their hay today, and we even got to watch one farmer wrapping his bales in plastic on the back of his harvester.<br />
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One thing that was very different l was the number of people walking, and the general vibe. We started to see multiple signs along the trail advertising albergues with competing services, like Wifi, swimming pools, and pilgrim menus. Every cafe we passed had a shell, a welcome sign in multiple languages, and many had Camino decor. The signs for towns now also list the albergues, hotels, and services. There is a definite feeling that the towns we pass through cater to pilgrims headed to Santiago. We only saw two pilgrims headed in the opposite direction today, presumably going to Fatima. I miss the feeling of visiting Portuguese towns that exist for their own purposes. On a positive note, it has the feel of the Camino Frances now I guess.<br />
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When we reached Barcelos we were pretty hot and tired, and the cobblestones had done our feet in. Somewhat to our dismay we found that a festival is in full swing, with a full fair, complete with rides, games, and fair food set up in the main stretch. Barcelos is a fairly large town, featuring a tourist strip that has many shops and a mall, and it is packed full for the festival of the cross.<br />
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We made our way to the donativo albergue, and checked in right behind an English lady that we saw on and off all day on the trail. Our room is tiny, with two bunks and a bed in it. The place was full of people, all trying to do the same thing at the same time. We skipped a shower since it too seemed to be communal affair.<br />
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We returned to the albergue and sat in the covered, enclosed patio to consume our small feast. We were soon joined by Naomi from England, Pedro from Spain, Charlotte from Germany, and three other German pilgrims. One of the older German couples said they had walked from their hometown in Germany to Santiago over nine years. That must have been quite the journey. Cookies, wine, and good conversation were shared until everyone headed to bed.<br />
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Accommodations: Cidade de Barcelos<br />
Distance: 31.2 kmCome Walk With Ushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11277818728326535364noreply@blogger.com0Barcelos, Portugal41.5320504 -8.619052513.221816563821157 -43.7753025 69.842284236178841 26.537197499999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819064508602132191.post-46600351636013931172019-05-03T12:23:00.006-04:002023-12-18T15:05:12.369-05:00Mosteriro and Museums : Porto to Vairao<p>We spent a sleepless night listening to a new pilgrim in a room down the hall from us have a very noisy meltdown that lasted until we left in the morning. As a result, today's hike felt pretty long and tiring.</p><p>
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The walk out of Porto was, as expected, along busy streets and suburbs at the edges of town. We stopped at a cafe on the edge of town for coffee, and then kept going.<br />
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Although we had been expecting to see a huge influx of new pilgrims leaving Porto, when we passed the pilgrim albergue around 7 am there was only one lone man setting out, still struggling to adjust his backpack, manage his trekking poles, and carry his guidebook all at once. When we stopped for coffee he went ahead, and that was the last we saw of him.<br />
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As we passed beyond the city limits we began to hear birds singing again, and the air smelled of hay and cows instead of exhaust and perfume. It was a refreshing change.<br />
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Around 8 am we came to the split, where pilgrims have to choose between the coastal and central routes to Santiago. The division was very obviously and clearly indicated, so we chose the central route and continued on our way.<br />
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We met another couple around 9:30 PM, who said this was their third Camino. We saw them several times throughout the day, but that was the sum of all the pilgrims we met on the trail. We were wondering if the monastery would be full when we arrived, with all the new pilgrims having left at 4 am, but this wasn't the case either. <br />
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In the afternoon we continued to walk down busy, paved roads as our feet grew increasingly tired. Fortunately, for most of this stretch of trail there was an 8 ft high stone wall on both sides of the road,which provided some shade during the hot afternoon.<br />
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One thing we did notice today was an influx in the density of yellow arrow trail markers. There were arrows everywhere, as well as a variety of high end signs. The Way was also marked with old stone crosses, some of which had Celtic designs in them.<br />
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We reached <a href="https://mosteirodevairao.blogspot.com/p/english.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mosteiro de Vairao in Vairao</a> around 12:30 and were let in by a friendly Portuguese lady who spoke no English. She walked us over into the monastery and showed us around, explaining everything in Portuguese. As we have learned, where there is god will, a language barrier is hardly ever a problem. It is a beautiful place, and we ended up having our own room in the quiet, peaceful, space.</p><p>
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We did our laundry, explored the garden in the interior courtyard with its roses, magnolia, and hedge maze. We then headed down to the cafe below the monastery for a cheese sandwich and a beer. There was also a small grocery store there, so we picked up some pasta, beans, and tomatoes. The lady gave us an unexpected gift of a few ripe tomatoes as well, which was very much appreciated.<br />
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We headed back to the monastery and did some work, until around 2 PM when Peter and Sue arrived. We decided to expand our home cooked dinner to include them, so they contributed some funds and we set out to a larger market to buy some tuna, lettuce, oregano, cheese, and peppers.<br />
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Before dinner we explored the pilgrim museum which is also located in the monastery. It is a series of exhibits that consist of an object that was important to a pilgrim on one of the Caminos, and the story to a company it. Some of the stories were really amazing, and it seems like a creative and fitting way to do a pilgrim museum.<br />
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Later this evening we cooked up a small feast of pasta, salad, and wine and shared it in the large, formal dining room with Peter and Sue. There was quite a bit left over, and some of the late arrivals, including a lady from Toronto, finished up the leftovers. All together, today was a good day on the Camino.<br />
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Accommodations: Mosteiro de Vairao<br />
Distance: 23 km<br />
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Like Many people who are inspired by the Camino or who have trekked some part of one of the routes to Santiago (and been hooked by the venture), we spent months trying to recapture that same excitement, the wonderful experiences we enjoyed, and the feeling of meeting new people and sharing one another's stories with each other as we walked. To this end - the sights, sounds, wonderful food, wine, albergue experiences, great people, and clear way-marking - the Camino Portuguese is excitingly familiar. However, the route from Lisbon to Porto is also in many ways <i>not </i>the Camino Frances - this is both challenging and wonderful!<br />
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For those yearning for the familiar from Se Cathedral in Lisbon northward, the Camino Portuguese is filled with little yellow arrows, shells, cafe's, amazing albergues and credential stamps. However the differences are also immediately evident. There is more urban trekking through cities, along sidewalks, down the sides of roadways, tiled pathways, and on cobblestone streets. There is no denying that Camino Portuguese traverses over much harder surfaces than the other routes we have trekked. In general the trail in Portugal involves more road walking than trail walking in sections. This can be a shock compared to the relatively gentle beginnings of the Camino Frances and Via Podiensis. As a result, even seasoned hikers seem to have sore and bruised feet after a day or so of hiking.<br />
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From Lisbon to Coimbra John Brierley's, as well as several other guide books detail some very long stages averaging about 30 km per day of trekking. While 30 km a day is possible to traverse, especially for younger and more experienced hikers, it is not a comfortable distance to cover in your first few days of trekking. From the outset we recognized our limits and found accommodations in other towns than were suggested by such guides. This means that from Lisbon onward we have been doing shorter stages than those in the book (all less than 30 km), and we’ve stayed at some beautiful albergues each time we deviated from the suggested stops. Matthew Harms' Village to Village Map Guide – does a great job of shortening many of these days which helps a great deal. More than the length of these days, we found that the stretch between Lisbon and Porto to be harder on our feet than any trail we have hiked before. While the terrain is mostly flat, there is something about the sloping, tiled sidewalks, cobblestone streets, and miles of busy, paved roads that are part of this section that is tiring. <br />
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While many of the hikers we trekked with similarly divided these early stages up, several still choose to rely on the longer days. As a result we soon discovered that some pilgrims we had met in Lisbon had left the Camino and got a train to Pampalona or Burgos to re walk the Camino Frances 'as the lengths of the days in Portugal were not what they were looking for', while others began to 'slack pack' out of their hotel in Lisbon utilizing the local transit system to hike without their backpacks each day (to lighten the load on the trail), and still others took several days off the trail to recover which we discovered when we caught back up with them in Tomar and Coimbra. Ultimately, given the number of days people trekking the long distances took off the Camino meant that their pace and ours was relatively equal after the first 7-10 days. While we all ended up in the same place at the same time it seemed that the shorter days lead to a more relaxed itinerary which made the first week of hiking more enjoyable.<br />
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In terms of amenities there is a concern by many that along the Camino Portuguese that there are fewer accommodations and less pilgrim infrastructure than on the Camino Frances. The simple answer is that there is no denying that there are fewer options for over night accommodation, that the albergues are smaller, and that the distance between bars/cafes and rest stops is greater. However this does not mean that there are no amenities. Indeed the Camino Portuguese does allow you opportunities to visit local stores for food supplies and there are an adequate number of cafes along the route such that trekking can be done in comfort.<br />
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Indeed, from what we could tell, there are fewer amenities and smaller albergues along the way because there are fewer pilgrims and less facilities dedicated solely to the needs of pilgrims. This of course does not mean that there are no pilgrims in this stretch. While certainly there are not the shear number of hikers that you encounter on the Camino Frances, not only did we find more and more pilgrims en route to Santiago, but we found that there also appears to be an almost endless stream of pilgrims in Yellow vests and shirts headed southwards to Fatima.</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"><br />
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Overall, the Camino from Lisbon to Porto is a safe route, filled with friendly and helpful residents, with enough opportunities for accommodation, rest, and refreshment to ensure that the trek is enjoyable.<br />
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The way marking along the Camino Portuguese is very good. there are lots of yellow Santiago arrows and scallop shells from Se Cathedral in Lisbon onward, and when these fail you find yourself relying on the blue arrows to Fatima which are at times more prevalent. Note: After Tomar these same blue arrows to Fatima will point in the opposite direction to the yellow arrows to Santiago so be ready to shift your thinking about whether you should be following or moving away from them.<br />
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While on the Camino Frances generally most hikers are on their way to Santiago the fact is that in Portugal the focus of the pilgrimage is often on Fatima. As we have mentioned before, we chose not to venture to Fatima either on foot or by bus, and it is our largest regret not to have gone to this holy site. Fatima is clearly a large part of the Portuguese cultural experience which should be incorporated into a pilgrimage if you have the time and opportunity. The focus on Fatima also adds an interesting element to the pilgrim trek in Portugal since from Lisbon until Tomar you are often hiking with people who are not headed to Santiago, while from Tomar until Porto you are often on the trail with hikers heading toward you (en mass in yellow vests) heading to Fatima. Indeed many Portuguese who talked to us first asked if we were going to Fatima and seemed both disappointed and politely dismissive of us when we informed them that we were not.<br />
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Overall, the trek between Lisbon and Porto is wonderful and an entirely different experience than we had on the Camino Frances or than we expected. There is no denying that this section is a challenge but one which we were nonetheless grateful to have trekked. Starting your Camino in Lisbon gives you more time in Portugal, allows time to foster a better understanding of the culture and country, and chance to meet lots of great experienced pilgrims. The differences between the Camino Frances and the Camino Portuguese - especially between Lisbon and Portugal - can be refreshing or they can be unnerving depending on your perspective and expectations.<br />
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From those we have met and talked to that did not enjoy the Camino Portuguese most seemed disappointed that this route was not identical to the Camino Frances. While we can appreciate the desire to continue the adventure and experiences we had on our first Camino, there is also no denying that there is beauty in the everyday and new experiences you have in Portugal. While the familiar is there, the Camino Portuguese is not the Camino Frances - instead it is a new adventure, which is both challenging and wonderful!<br />
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After Lisbon to Porto there is a remaining 240 km from Porto to Santiago.<div><b style="font-size: x-large; text-indent: -18pt;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-size: x-large; text-indent: -18pt;">Recommendations and must stay places:</b><br />
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Azambuja - Abrigo Do Peregrino - small and quaint<br />
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Porto de Muge - Quinta da Burra - warm, welcoming, and the hostess is amazing!<br />
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Alvaiazere - O Pinhiero albergue - the Credential stamp alone makes this a must stop!<br />
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