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<description>Travel adventures in journals and photos from Why Walk</description>
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                    <title>18912      Adelaide     4 12 months later     </title>
                    <description>It is now four months since I have left the Camino.....I have been on a 12 day Greek Island cruise .........have got a new granddaughter.........and returned back to work....When I finished the Camino we still had the cruise to go on which was pretty exciting and was very much looking forward to itWhat a contrast....36 days of walking with a 10kg back pack on walking on average 20k39s a day ...</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/South-Australia/Adelaide/blog-743980.html</link>
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                    <title>Day 39    11512   Santiago   Last night.......</title>
                    <description>Slept in a bit later...I had a headache all night.....combination of wine beer and lack of water...After showering we went and got some breakfast...wondered around the shops... kept getting drawn back to the squareWe went to the midday church service mainly to see the Botafumeiro swing.....We saw Tony and Clare which was great....I didn39t think we would see them again.....we sat together for t</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Galicia/Santiago-de-Compostela/blog-741807.html</link>
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                    <title>Day 40    12512   Spain  London ......</title>
                    <description>The next morning we packed up went and had breakfast ..the square was very quiet ...no one around....we had toast and coffee and made our way back to the hotel room and picked up our luggage....we were lucky there was a taxi bay very close to where we were stayingWe got a taxi to the bus terminal.....bus to Acorunda.....bus from Acorunda to airport.. now waiting in the airport to fly to Stanste</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-London/blog-743333.html</link>
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                    <title>Day 38    10512  Arca O Pino  Santiago   20km  last day walking</title>
                    <description>Started to walk at about 7am with James and Ange...we only have 20kms to walk....but its our last 20k39s....Everything I was doing ...packing my sleeping bag up....putting my knee and ankle brace on...tying up my boots .packing the backpack...going through the routine I was so aware that it will be the last time....we were both quiet.....We stopped once for breakfast with the multitude of pe</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Galicia/Santiago-de-Compostela/blog-741655.html</link>
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                    <title>Day 37   9512   Arzua  Arca O Pino    20km   Texan's room</title>
                    <description>On the road by 8am after breakfast ...we ate in a restaurant...had a coffee and a croissant....then bought some bread for lunch......the delivery truck came and put some trays of pastries on the counter....I happen to knock one of the pastries on to the floor .no one saw me....2sec rule counts ..I put it back....The weather was beautiful possibly the best day yet...for the first time I have sta</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Galicia/blog-741653.html</link>
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                    <title>Day 36   9512    San Xulian Arzua   26km  Noisy kids room</title>
                    <description>Up and had breakfast and on the road by 8.30...It was a beautiful day the sun was shining....Still seem to be avoiding the big crowds altho every now and again the bars are busy and the roads get crowded but we just walk a bit faster and get ahead....We are quite amused by them trying to avoid the water and mud in their new shoes...they all have small packs and looking very clean and tidy....so th</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Galicia/blog-741333.html</link>
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                    <title>Day 35   8512  Gonzar San Xulian    24km  gum tree room</title>
                    <description>Had a pretty good nights sleep....was on the road by 8am......It was drizzly rain just enough to have to wear our raincoats.....stopped about a km down the track for breakfast.....Jacqui ordered something and we ended up getting soggy hot chips and a coffee...couldn39t believe it..... we have been eating soggy chips for the last month......Lindsey and Jonathan came in for a coffee and we had a </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Galicia/blog-740134.html</link>
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                    <title>Day 34    7512   Sarria  Gonzar  35km   2 top bunks after resentful day</title>
                    <description>We were up by six...had to get our clothes of the line and pack up...we wanted to get on the road before all the extras were up....We had croissants and coffee for breakfast and started walking...we spent the first 2 hrs. walking at a very fast pace and not in a very good frame of mine....we were experiencing for the first time a lot of people on the walk....It was new and it was awful.....We met </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Galicia/blog-740128.html</link>
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                    <title>Day 33   6512   Tricastela  Sarria   25km  Wantabe's room</title>
                    <description>We got up the next morning our clothes were dry that we had hung over the heater...I went and put my soxs and boots on and they were full of ants.....I think they had come up through the floor boards to the heat and thought my boots were a good place to sleep or build a nest....It is the overflow room after all....one good thing someone else had to put up with the snoring man we didn39t hear hi</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Galicia/Sarria/blog-740018.html</link>
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                    <title>Day 32  5512    Herrerias  Tricastela    30km  Ant room</title>
                    <description>We went down stairs and had breakfast then organised to have our pack packs on again.....Jacqui will have had three days with out it and she is feeling a lot better so and I have been two days without it ....me I am just being lazy......We have got so use to the packs now that we aren39t even aware of the extra 10kg...they are a part of us....We are now committed to a 30k day.....The day was</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Galicia/blog-739609.html</link>
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                    <title>Day 31    4512   Villafranca del Bierzo  Herrerias    23km   no tea room</title>
                    <description>The next morning after a great sleep we left the luxury of our room and went down stairs and had breakfast with Tony and Clare.....we may not see them again as they were having a rest day.....am sure we will catch up with them in Adelaide when we get home .....I would love to have explored the village a lot further...it really was a beautiful place....we have both decided to forward on our backpac</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Castile-Leon/blog-737898.html</link>
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                    <title>Day 30   3512    Ponferada  Villafranca del Bierzo  25km  Tony and Clare room</title>
                    <description>We were both up by 6am....neither had a good nights sleep....Jacqui couldn39t sleep because her back was giving her a lot of problems...Its been playing up since sleeping on the mattress in the cold school room.....and the room was very hot and stuffy......I told Jacqui that we were going to send her backpack forward.....that was the easy part...I had to try and organise it.......I found a germ</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Castile-Leon/blog-737528.html</link>
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                    <title>Day 29  2512    Rabanal  Ponferrada    35km    basement room</title>
                    <description>We left at about 8am after collecting our clothes from in front of the fire...everything was dry.....we had breakfast before we left....we had luke warm toast....very nice.....doesnt take much for us to get excited these days......We climb to the Cruz de Ferro which is highest point of the whole walk today...1505m ......we have been steadily climbing so today it is only a 400m climb.....The Cruz d</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Castile-Leon/Ponferrada/blog-737238.html</link>
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                    <title>Day 28    15 12   Murias de Rechivoldo  Rabanal   17km   The Ranch</title>
                    <description>On the road by 7.30....very cold and misty...quite flat but hills in the distance.....we stopped for Toast and coffee a couple of kms down the road......walk into this very big warm homely great fantastic place.....had we walked 2 more k39s we could have spent the night here....If we only new....never mind wouldn39t have got the education on the running of the albergues or get to act like a </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Castile-Leon/blog-736879.html</link>
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                    <title>Day 27    30412  Hospitl de Orbigo  Murias de Rechivoldo    22km   cold school room</title>
                    <description>What a beautiful day for walking.....the surroundings are getting back to hills slopes and trees around us....the walks are getting interesting again with great views.....We are making our stop tonight at Astorga......population 12000.....We came across a shed building which had hot water coffee tea some biscuits bread and peanut butter ......haven39t seen that on the walk before.....It was</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Castile-Leon/blog-736691.html</link>
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                    <title>Day 26   29412  Virgen de Camino Hospital de Orbigo   32km snoring room</title>
                    <description>After making a hot cup of coffee we started walking at about 7.30....We have about 4km and we will be away from the flat country and back to hills and trees and a change in the country side...am looking forward to that...One of the towns we passed through had a whole heap of bird nests in a group of trees.....I have never seen so many nests grouped together.....we found later down the track that t</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Castile-Leon/blog-733748.html</link>
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                    <title>Day 25    28412    Mansilla  Virgen del camino     32km   bus stop day</title>
                    <description>Started walking at 8am.......the weather is cool but very calm...great walking weather.....The country side is still much the same.....flat surrounded by cereal crops....the walks are quite boring and not a lot picture taking done..... Will be glad to walk out of the Messeta and start climbing hills again......We stopped along the way and ate some fruit....there were signs of rain all day but we h</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Castile-Leon/blog-732904.html</link>
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                    <title>Day 24    27412    Berianos  Mansillade de las Mulas    26.3 km Telly with radio green room</title>
                    <description>Started walking by 8am ....the host was pretty keen to get us out.....had a quick breakfast and moved on.....was drizzling rain but very calm...nice change always seems to be a bit of wind....Rosie Antony and Craig were behind us most of the way untill we stopped for a coffee....The Bar had bacon and eggs in a fresh roll...couldn39t resist...so endulged.....Jacqui went to the toilet and came ba</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Castile-Leon/blog-732852.html</link>
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                    <title>Day 23  26412   Terradillos  Bercianos del Real Camino   25km   cold church and singing</title>
                    <description>Up and had a coffee and left by 8am.....we were wondering if it would rain....If I dont have to wear the rain coat I wont....It gets very hot and sweaty as they dont breath but works well against the rain........Jacqui was quiet her knee was hurting when she walked....It was a big day yesterday and she was cold.....I have been wearing knee braces every day and keeps my knees warm....they sure do </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Castile-Leon/blog-731794.html</link>
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                    <title>Day 22    25412    Carron  Terradillos     28km    fire after the windy day</title>
                    <description>We started our day walking at about 7.30 after having a rough nights sleep....Jacqui coughing me feeling bit weird in the stomach and people vomiting everywhere....we were quite pleased to be on our way and escape the nunnery...I knew it wasn39t for meWe decided not to stop for breakfast as we had food in our backpacks and would sit and eat down the track. We had 17 km to walk and knew there wa</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Castile-Leon/blog-731784.html</link>
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