April 18, 2017 The day started out stressful, but it was all in my head. I didn't need to stress but I woke up in a rush because I wanted to see the sunrise at the top of the hill, 2km away. I left at 7am with my pack in my hand, walking as I… Continue reading Day 26: Foncebadón to Ponferrada (25.7km/16miles)
Month: April 2017
Day 25: Astorga to Foncebadón (26km/16.1 miles)
April 17, 2017 Before I talk about today, I wanted to take a moment to show off these amazing photos by Michel. It's a rare treat to see stars because we usually have a curfew at 10 or 10:30pm. It was a blast playing around under the stars! Was pretty hard to hold my smile… Continue reading Day 25: Astorga to Foncebadón (26km/16.1 miles)
Day 24: San Martin del Camino to Astorga (23.7 km/ 14.7 miles)
April 16, 2017 I awoke at 6:30 to a text message from my Momma saying that our family dog, Rita, died. I was not expecting to wake up to that at all. I had already planned to walk alone and take time to myself but after that news I knew I was going to need space… Continue reading Day 24: San Martin del Camino to Astorga (23.7 km/ 14.7 miles)
Day 23: Leon to San Martín del Camino (26.1 km/ 16.2 miles)
April 15, 2017 Today's lesson was that if I talk a lot, it makes time go by so much faster. I had the pleasure of walking with Molly from Canada again, we talked the entire 26+ km! It was so refreshing getting to talk to her about my inner struggles and share parts of myself… Continue reading Day 23: Leon to San Martín del Camino (26.1 km/ 16.2 miles)
Day 22: Mansilla de las Mulas to Leon (17.9km/11.1 miles)
April 14, 2017 I wish we could have short days like this every day. We left Mansilla at 7am, decided would grab breakfast after the first hour and then make the final push to Leon. Since it was Good Friday, we had to rush to town before the beds filled up. We managed to arrive… Continue reading Day 22: Mansilla de las Mulas to Leon (17.9km/11.1 miles)
Day 21: Calzadilla de los Hermanillos to Mansilla de las Mulas (23.6km/14.7miles)
April 13, 2017 As I expected last nights sleep was nothing short of brutal. But thankfully it wasn't because of my cold. It was because the woman above me snored up a storm. It was almost impressive the intensity of the sound coming coming from above me. We started our day around 7-7:15 as planned,… Continue reading Day 21: Calzadilla de los Hermanillos to Mansilla de las Mulas (23.6km/14.7miles)
Day 20: Terradillos to Calzadilla de los Hermanillos (26.4km/16.4 miles)
April 12, 2017 This was a tough day. And to top it off I wrote this post and somehow it got deleted/didn't post. But alas, I shall rewrite it. Learning from the day before, I departed with Michel and Matej at 7am on the dot! That morning I made the mistake of going to the… Continue reading Day 20: Terradillos to Calzadilla de los Hermanillos (26.4km/16.4 miles)
Day 19: Carrion de los Condes to Teradillos (26.6 km/ 16.5 miles)
April 11, 2017 Today was rough. No sugar coating it. I awoke at 6:45am in a panic because almost everyone was gone. I usually leave around 8am but when we are hiking in the desert it is a much better idea to leave by 7am. Today I would learn this lesson. Yesterday was an easy… Continue reading Day 19: Carrion de los Condes to Teradillos (26.6 km/ 16.5 miles)
Day 18: Fromista to Carrion de Los Condes (20 km/12.42 miles)
April 10, 2017 Today was such an easy day (physically.) What a treat after a couple really tough days in this desert heat. Last night, I managed to escape the snoring party, aka the guys whose snoring seemed to vibrate the room. I switched beds into a different room and it allowed for a peaceful… Continue reading Day 18: Fromista to Carrion de Los Condes (20 km/12.42 miles)
Day 17: Castrojeriz to Fromista (25 km/15.5mi)
April 9, 2017 Today was a longer day, not terrible though. We started with a pretty steep hill but it wasn't long and then the rest of the day was mostly flat. The terrain of the hikes is getting much easier BUT we are in the desert so it's not a scenic and very hot.… Continue reading Day 17: Castrojeriz to Fromista (25 km/15.5mi)
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