Week Five

Gallery – O’Cebreiro to Santiago (and Finisterre)

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Morning, O'Cebreiro

Morning, O'Cebreiro

Morning, O'Cebreiro

Morning, O'Cebreiro

Morning, O'Cebreiro

Morning, O'Cebreiro

Morning, hiking out of O'Cebreiro

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Rest stop at Linares

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Pilgrim statue at Alto de San Roque

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With Oyvin (Norway)

Iglesia St. Juan

Iglesia St. Juan

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First glimpse of the bar at Alto do Poio

Popular bar at Alto do Poio

Staying hydrated!

Bar clean-up crew

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Steve, Jeremy (Cyprus), Chris, Lorna (Cyprus), and Barbara (England)

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Sometimes the trail in this area seems to run through the backyards of working farms

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Some farmers were cutting hay

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Entering Triacastela

800-year-old chestnut tree

800-year-old chestnut tree

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Trail into Triacastela

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Robert, Kelly, Chris, Steve, Jeff, and Juliana (Brazil)

Evening, Triacastela

Evening, old section of Triacastela

Evening, old section of Triacastela

Evening, old section of Triacastela

Evening, old section of Triacastela

Evening, old section of Triacastela

Evening, old section of Triacastela

Evening, old section of Triacastela

Evening, old section of Triacastela

Evening, old section of Triacastela

Evening, old section of Triacastela

Evening, old section of Triacastela

Evening, old section of Triacastela

Evening, old section of Triacastela

Evening, old section of Triacastela

Morning light, Triacastela

Morning, Triacastela

Morning, leaving Triacastela

Morning, leaving Triacastela

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Trailside vending machine

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The Pilgrim Steps (Escalinata Maior) of Sarria. These well-worn granite steps have been climbed by millions of pilgrims over the centuries.

The Pilgrim Steps (Escalinata Maior) of Sarria

Downtown Sarria

Tightening boot laces on the steps of Escalinata Maior

Pilgrim mural

Pilgrim mural

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Early morning, walking through Sarria

Early morning, walking through Sarria

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Early morning, leaving Sarria

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Sanders (Holland), Chris, Frans (Holland), and Steve

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Brick granary

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Wood granary

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Crossing bridge into Portomarin

Belesar Reservoir, which covers the original site of Portomarin

Stairs into Portomarin, part of the original bridge across the river Mino.

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Church of San Nicolas, Portomarin

Interior, Church of San Nicolas, Portomarin

Interior, Church of San Nicolas, Portomarin

Interior, Church of San Nicolas, Portomarin

Portomarin

Evening, view of bridge into Portomarin

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Hywel night juggling with colored lights

Hywel night juggling with colored lights

Morning, leaving Portomarin

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Lilla and Chris

Salad for lunch

Bar clean-up crew

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One of many school groups that we saw after Sarria

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Chris nursing sudden onset of tendinitis

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School group from Basque country

Pension where we stayed in Arzua

Morning, leaving Arzua

Morning, leaving Arzua

Capela de la Magdalena, Arzua

Capela de La Magdalena, Arzua

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Approaching Santiago

Runway end, Santiago airport

Hotel where we stayed in Lavacolla

Walking sticks as a drying rack

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Morning light, eucalyptus grove

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Monte do Gozo (Mount Joy), site of monument commemorating the visit of Pope John Paul II. Spot where, on a clear day, medieval pilgrim could first see the towers of the Santiago Cathedral.

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Santiago

Cathedral towers of Santiago in distance

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Busking in the tunnel

Hywel, reaching the cathedral at Santiago

Pilgrim office

Connie

In Praza Obradoiro

Santiago cathedral

Santiago cathedral

Santiago cathedral

Santiago cathedral

Santiago cathedral

Santiago cathedral

Santiago cathedral

Santiago cathedral

Santiago cathedral

Santiago cathedral

Oyvin, Gunn-Randi (Norway), Chris, and Steve

Lunch in Santiago

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Meeting up with Anne and Susan in Santiago

Praza das Praterias

Praza das Praterias

Praza do Obradoiro and Santiago Cathedral

Our hotel in Santiago

Visitors admiring the cathedral view

Visitors admiring the cathedral view

Visitors admiring the cathedral view

Visitors admiring the cathedral view

Steve with the CD from the singing nuns he carried from Carrion de los Condes

Group photo from the evening we arrived in Santiago

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Santiago

Santiago

Santiago

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Server making a bowl of a traditional Galician drink called queimada

Server making a bowl of a traditional Galician drink called queimada

Server making a bowl of a traditional Galician drink called queimada

Pontemaceira (along the trail to Finisterre)

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Pontemaceira

Flowers growing from bridge at Pontemaceira

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Rick and Mary (Canada) climb the hill to the overlook at Muxia

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Patricia (US) at Muxia viewpoint

Monument to the oil spill from the tanker "Prestige," Muxia

Chris and our tour guide, Martin (Spain), for our trip to Pontemaceira, Muxia, and Finisterre

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Rei (Brazil), Chris, Sol (Brazil), and Steve

Steve, Chris, Luigi (Italy), Hywel, and Lilla

Finisterre

Finisterre

Sunset, Finisterre

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Finisterre

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Sunset, Finisterre

Sunset, Finisterre

Sunset, Finisterre

Week 5: O’Cebreiro to Santiago

Hiking Camino Blog » Gallery – O’Cebreiro to Santiago (and Finisterre)

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