Day 40-42: And I would walk 500 miles... Oh wait, I just did!

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May 9th 2012
Day 40: Melide to Santa Irene Journal Entry-------------------- Thursday May 10th, 2012 Today was one of the best days I've had on the Camino. Just as I had stopped with a lady named Barbara from New Mexico, USA at a stand along the way, I was thinking about when I would see my four new Spanish friends again. Just then I heard my name and turned to see no other but De ... read more

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more