Camino Frances Day 11 Santiago de la Calzada to Belorado and the flu

What had happened …

I wrote this post and probably the last few because I am still rejected. I returned to the United States under the lower seat after I had spent sick in hotels in Spain for seven days. I returned home through Madrid Spain, Paris France and Lethbridge Canada. When I came home, I spent another 11 days sick and didn't leave the house. Up to this point I have completed 140 miles of the Camino Frances, and that's enough to get my Compostela certificate. I will return to Spain in September to complete the unfinished part of my pilgrimage or possibly start again in St. Jean Pierre de Port France. When I arrived in Lethbridge Canada, I took an Uber to the border crossing of Coutts /Sweetgrass, where my wife would pick me up. It was -14 ° F when I crossed the border on foot at 10:00 p.m. After the last few were hundred meters from the point where the Uber had to turn around, the border officers should at least say a little curiously how I got there and where I went. And let them know about my flights, my Uber and my journey across the border. After my passport had been returned to me, the border agents told that every piece of my sense of humor wanted to know that I had the plans for the death star in my backpack. I kept my smile on this trip from start to finish.

At the moment I have sorted the equipment and weigh and packed the first 3 reversal boxes while I will start my Nobo trip on the continental divisal path in less than three weeks. I have committed to make myself in my YouTube videos in my two blog posts for this next by the hike more promptly. I hope you will participate with me.

Last day on the Camino Frances

I woke up in my hotel in Santa Domingo de la Calzada very tired. Since my sleeping pattern is not good anyway, I may have attributed it to a lack of sleep or not the right sleep. I went out of the city with the first light and finally met with two pilgrims that I had never seen before. There was a beautiful gentleman from Bavaria and a very likeable young lady from the Czech Republic. I had seen her from afar two days earlier when she made a nap in one of the vineyards. Good choice. The first city on the way was Grañón. A large part of the path that gets there was on a busy highway that contributed to the not so good feeling. I had intended to stop in Grañón to eat something, but I didn't feel hungry and went through.

The path from Grañón to Castledelgado was agricultural and agricultural roads on the other side of the same four -lane motorway. I started staying behind the other two pilgrims and feeling a little worse for hours. I stopped in a restaurant in Castildelgado to get a few liquids in me. Determined to push through, I got back on the way and it was a slightly rolling area and a cloudy sky. To be honest, I don't remember the last 6 miles to Belorado when I stared on the way. I made it to my goal and started transport back to Santiago de la Calzada and the hotel that I reserved. I didn't know that this would be my last day on the Camino Frances (for now).

I spent two more nights without improvement and decided to catch the municipal bus to Burgos. I was determined that I could go on and went to the sports shoe store that I found in Burgos to buy the replacement couple of trail runners that I would need on the way below. The times when I left the room in which food for food, food and the postal start from the office. I described the hotel as the basic camp. The third night I didn't feel better and decided to return home.

Basic warehouse castle

Cathedral in Burgos

Continue to Santiago de Compostela … I'll be back

I had to go to Santiago de Compostela to call up the box that I had forwarded from Saint Jean Pied de Port. At 4 a.m. I have a taxi ride to the bus stop for the 8 -hour trip to Santiago de Compostela. The bus was comfortable and mostly not occupied. The trip was not a direct route, but went north to the coast and back. When I woke up for palm trees, I thought I can still sleep.

The bus station in Santiago is very nice. I put my backpack in the rain to Casa Ivar, where my packages are waiting. As happiness it wanted, it was in the old part of the city and near the cathedral. The area is a beautiful historic building on another. After walking through the surrounding streets, I came across the most beautiful cathedral I've ever seen. Inspirational is the best that I can raise to describe this beautiful structure. After not remaining much energy, I went to the pilgrim's office and they registered my journey, stamped my pilgrimage and let me know that I would receive the mileage certificate when I returned. A fairly inglorious end for my first camino. After going back to Casa Ivar to call up my things, I found that I had to wait another 2 hours because of the Siesta time. A few doors were a nice restaurant in which I thought about a 4 -course food until the time had expired.

The representative of Casa Ivar was so friendly to call a taxi to take myself to the airport, where I switched on and off until I entered Madrid in my flight. The flight was short and I came to my hotel at 1:00 a.m. Six hours later, they return from my flight to Paris to the airport. Another night at the hotel at the airport, a late cash register and a long flight to Canada. In this way I definitely didn't want to like it, but sometimes things are supposed to be there.

While I'm on the CDT, I will learn better with Spanish because I was not taught in the house. I will also concentrate on my spiritual health and walking the Camino Frances for me. There is a lot to do. Thank you for following this part of my trip, and I hope you will follow my trip on the CDT and my return to the Camino Frances this year.

Last thoughts

“No matter where you go, there you are”

– The adventures of Buckaroo Banzai in the 8th dimension

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