Camino de Santiago 2023
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Day 26
26 May 2023
Aviles to Soto de Luiña
Stage: 21
Walked: 41,1 km
Planned: 36 km
Steps: 49,220
We left the Albergue with Vicente around 6:45 and walked around 7-8 km for a tasty breakfast. We carried on to Muros de Nalon. The journey had lots of ups and downs.…
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Day 27
27 May 202
Soto de Luiña - Cadavedo
Stage: 22
Walked: 27,06 km
Planned: 20,5 km
Steps: 35,638
We had breakfast with the other peregrinos and I said goodbye to Jacin and Helena with a hug. I took the mountain Camino with the personal challenge of taking pics along the…
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Day 28
28 May 2023
Cadavedo to Luarca
Stage: 23
Walked: 20,63 km
Planned: 15,7 km
Steps: 24,647
The walk from Cadavedo to Luarca was short, fairly smooth and very enjoyable. We had to walk, for a third consecutive day, through forests that were devoured by the fierce fires two months before.…
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Day 29
29 May 2023
Luarca to La Caridad
Stage: 24
Walked: 33,01 km
Planned: 30 km
Steps: 37,599
After a night of struggle to sleep and a burning sensation on my soles, we left Luarca on a steep ascent which left us with a breathtaking views of the sunrise behind the…
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Day 30
30 May 2023
La Caridad to Ribadeo
Stage: 25
Walked: 30,73 km
Planned: 24,1 km
Steps: 37,701
I had a wonderful and peaceful night. We woke up at 6:30 and headed out of the albergue. 0.5 km later I realized I had forgotten the trekking poles so I run back…
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Day 31 (Rest)
I went very early to see the Beach of Cathedrals. I literally stayed in bed the rest of the day.
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Day 32
1 Jun 2023
Ribadeo to Mondoñedo
Stage: 26
Walked: 40,3 km
Planned: 36,9 km
Steps: 48,605
I headed out of the hotel at 7:30. The initial plan called for a 25 km stage into Lourenzá. The walk was very smooth, rural with a cloudy day until noon. I had a…
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Day 33
2 Jun 2023
Mondoñedo to Abadín
Stage: 27
Walked: 16 km
Planned: 16 km
Steps: 22,002
The day started with a strong coffee at the albergue and a very random phone call offering me a job in Saudi Arabia - unfortunately my plans are in Asia for now. I headed…
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Day 34
3 Jun 2023
Abadín to Vilalba
Stage: 28
Walked: 19,7 km
Planned: 24,95 km
Steps: 30,592
I started my day quite early, helping a fellow pilgrim fix the coffee machine. I had breakfast and headed out around 7:00. The initial walk was very peaceful, on a dirty road amongst pine…
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Day 35
4 Jun 2023
Vilalba to Miraz
Stage: 29
Walked: 37,18 km
Planned: 35,8 km
Steps: 45,264
The journey started very early with no coffee in the albergue. I headed out at 6:30 and 7km later I found a coffee/sandwich vending machine and I had my first snack. The walk was…
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Day 36
5 Jun 2023
Miraz to Sobrado dos Monxes
Stage: 30
Walked: 30,25 km
Planned: 25,5 km
Steps: 35,114
I had a great night and woke up quite late (finally) - 6:45 am. After a lovely breakfast (two very large coffee mugs - brewed in the Italian press) and chat with…
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Day 37
6 Jun 2023
Sobrado dos Monxes to Arzúa
Stage: 31
Walked: 29,1 km
Planned: 22 km
Steps: 37,583
I started the journey very early - again. I left the monastery at 6:30 and tried to go for a bit of a workout-day. My pace was fast and consistent and that…
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Day 38
7 Jun 2023
Arzúa to O Pedrouzo
Stage: 32A
Walked: 23,98 km
Planned: 20 km
Steps: 26,895
The last stage of this wonderful journey called for a 38 km walk into Santiago de Compostela. Since I had no rush whatsoever to get to Santiago - and honestly I didn´t want…
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Day 39
8 Jun 2023
Ou Pedrouzo to Santiago de Compostela
Stage: 32B
Walked: 28,99 km
Planned: 18 km
Steps: 36,960
The final stage was very special. However, while laying in bed ready to sleep for my last push, the very last stride, I had a cathartic moment that I couldn’t help…
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Gracias!
7 de Junio de 2023
En este coro de “Babel” hoy desafina un nieto de Adolfo Milanés. Un nieto de Nena.
Toda la vida me he considerado una persona con una fuerza interior grande. Muy grande. Esa fuerza interior es un regalo de mis mamás y mis papás, de mis…
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My “Camino” in a nutshell
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My gear
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I spent valuable time understanding what and how much to take with me. The total weight on my back was roughly 9.5-10.4 kg every day with food and supplies. The lighter, the better. Always.
For walking:
· Osprey Backpack Archeon 70L @ 6,1 Lbs ** I walked with this bag…