camino frances / portomarin
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camino frances / portomarin
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That laser point looking thing is actually the sun. It was blood red today rising which was AWESOME! 15ish miles/24.5km done with full pack and foot isn't happy again. Sooooo sending pack on ahead the next couple of days (an amazing service available for pilgrims! I feel so catered to! Lol). Only 22km day tomorrow so I can stay at an awesome place and refresh and then 2 packed long days after that and will be done the end of 3rd day (Thursday) if all goes to plan. I'm just grateful my feet are on board with the plan thus far. #camino #portomarin #spain #sunrise #spain_beautiful_landscapes #travelgram #buencamino #trailchat #backpacking #unlikelyhiker #caminodesantiago2017 #water #natureporn #rei1440project #neverstopexploring #optoutside #walkingallthetime #instanature #iphoneonly #shotonmoment #mywherever #livefree #adventure #caminodesantiago (at Galicia, Spain)
camino frances / portomarin
© 2023 Yiannis Krikis
camino frances / portomarin
© 2023 Yiannis Krikis
camino frances / portomarin
© 2023 Yiannis Krikis
Escultura de un peregrino (Santiago peregrino), Portomarin, Lugo, 2011.
Sept 7th
Sarria-Portomarin 23km
Well , the quiet walk is over . When we started off this morning leaving Sarria ,so did 500 people . I could not believe it . After walking the last days in peaceful quiet, it is now over . Plus the worst part is the cafe’s are so crowded you can’t get in or find a seat . Plus to have a toilet break , well that is just the worst as the line up now for the toilet is 30 people in line . So sad 😞….
We walked 6 km and had our first break , it was a little off the trail so it was quiet . Most pilgrims followed the trail so we escaped the crowds for this break . The walk for most of the morning was all up hill . Gradual incline not horrible but not nice either. This went on for 12 km , so I gather as we have been climbing morning , we are in for downhills soon .
We continued till we walked 17 km . We came across a store where we got a cold drink and sat down for rest . The walk has been climbing, slow increase but still climbing . We have about 2 km before the book says we start the steep descent down . I am not looking forward to that .
Well the descent was nothing bad at all. We arrived into Portomarin feeling tired, and once you arrive there you have to walk up many stairs to get to the town. So hard when you are totally beat. Well time to find hostel and relax. Another day completed.
Bodega Km 88, Portomarin, Lugo, 2011.
Interesting in that the only camino reference is the distance remaining to Santiago de Compostela- no scallop shells, pilgrim gear, etc.