Leaving the Via de La Plata which heads north to Astorga and joins the Camino Frances as I head north west on the Camino Sanabres to Ourense and Santiago de Compostela 340kms away

Peregrinos enjoying self catering thanks to Francesco for cooking a great meal

Leaving Zamora 377 kms to Santiago de Compostela

Salamanca an afternoon free classical guitar concert with students from the university and in the evening a chamber music concert

Plaza Mayor in Salamanca

Friday 500kms, 21dias Puente Romana entrada a Salamanca

Thursday on the Pico Duena at 1150mts with 2 italian peregrinos

Thursday the scenery is stunning

A communal meal at the home of the priest, the volunteers were great hosts

Wednesday Fuenterrobla de Salvatierra the albergue is in the home of the priest

Two more flooded creek crossings in one day

Arc de Caparra the symbol of the Via de La Plata at the site of an old roman town

Sunday morning leaving Gallisteo, sun is shining but the hayfever is bad with so much grass around

Going towards the walled pueblo of Gallisteo

kneedeep

Even when it does not rain you get wet

For Janet greetings from Julie Anne

Sunrise along the way cerca 0720

In the Iglesia de Santiago in Caceres and it is still raining outside

The albergue is part of a working monastery, we were given a tour plus a pilgrim blessing in the chapel from the head priest then communal dinner , no vino! Ita was freezing in the dormitory but the monastery provides an invaluable service in the the form of aged care within the faclities.

10 days of this is starting to wear a little thin

Day 7 reminds me of a previous camino
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Negotiating obstacles

Not the best of days

After a hard days walk

The albergue in Fuente de Cantos a refurbished convert, lucky to get a private room

Not far to go now

Walking through Sierra Norte national park

Local art competition in Castilblanco de Los Arroyos

Orange trees on the right, olive trees on the left