Through the clouds to the dam June 3, 2022 We left the Albergue after a quick breakfast and started our walk with clear skies. As per usual, we had to climb a relatively steep hill out of town. We walked on a road past meadows full of cows and could […]
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Camino Primitivo Stage 5 – Hospitales
A BIG Day! June 2, 2022 Just a few of us were left in the Albergue when I got up and packed my backpack for the day. A large group had left before sunrise to walk up the Hospitales route. After breakfast, I started walking back towards the split in […]
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Camino Primitivo Stage 4 – Tineo to Samblismo
Above the clouds June 1, 2022 We woke up to a rainy morning so we headed into a cafe for some breakfast and to wait out the rain. It was still drizzling as we set out into the clouds to begin our steep climb out of Tineo. Soon, we were […]
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Camino Primitivo Stage 3 – Salas to Tineo
The day we entered the mountains May 31, 2022 This morning, my new Camino family had grown to three with Gary joining Suzanne and me. We had breakfast at the Albergue and started the long climb out of Salas. The morning climb would become the norm on most mornings! The […]
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Camino Primitivo Stage 2 – Grado to Salas
Finding a routine May 30, 2022 After a quick breakfast at the Albergue this morning, I left Grado with Alice and the German duo, Sabine and Ernest. Ernest is 84 years old and has walked the Camino Primitivo several times. He doesn’t speak English but Sabine, who’s about my age, […]