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Location Date Santiago De Compostela 1506466800 Muxia 1506380400 Lires 1506294000 Finisterre 1506207600 Cee 1506121200 Mazaricos 1506034800 Negreira 1505948400 Padron 1505689200 Caldas De Reis 1505602800 Pontevedra 1505516400 Redondela 1505343600 Vigo 1505257200 Baiona 1505170800 A Guarda 1504998000 Barcelona 1475190000 Pamplona 1474671600 Monreal 1474585200 Sanguesa 1474498800 Yesa 1474412400 Berdun 1474326000 Jaca 1474239600 Canfranc 1474066800 O Pino 1444431600 Arzua 1444345200 Palas De Rei 1444258800 Portomarin 1444172400 Sarria 1444086000 Triacastela 1443913200 Pedrafita Do Cebreiro 1443826800 Vega De Valcarce 1443740400 Villafranca Del Bierzo 
1443654000 Molinaseca 1443567600 Rabanal Del Camino 1443481200 Astorga 1443394800 Leon 1443308400 El Burgo Ranero 1443135600 Carrion De Los Condes 1443049200 Castrojeriz 1442962800 Burgos 1442876400 Logrono 1442703600 Santo Domingo De La Calzada 1442703600 Estella O Lizarra 1442617200 Akerreta 1442271600 Roncesvalles 1442185200
Turned out to be a tougher day than I had imagined. Much of it was on pavements or asphalt which is pretty rough on the legs. Some steep hills at the end as it was getting warmer so the "micro" hotel was much welcomed. Only 6 rooms so nice and quiet. Beautiful food, again. Love that rice pudding! Nice little town but beginning to get the feeling that the season is coming to an end with fewer pilgrims around than the place can sustain. Not a bad thing from my point of view. Looks like a fairly easy day tomorrow at 16km, and flat. I think it's building up to a big following day. First world issue or problems traveling for several weeks with a back pack. So many compartments and zips that when I look for something which I don't use on a regular basis I can't find it. Thought I'd better replace my insoles for my boots. Had to take everything out of my bag to finally find them. Still didn't find my underpants! They are probably with my England cricket shirt that I lost in Paris some years ago. If I find someone walking around in it when I am in Paris in a couple of weeks there will be trouble! I won't ask to see his underpants though.
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John Edwards Just been catching up on your recent blogs after being laid low by a chest infection. All good, from the sounds of it. One thing that struck me - how do you know where you're going? Seems like they are all pretty small places that won't be particularly well signposted. Did you get a route map before you set off? Watched United beat Wolfsburg on TV and have to say they weren't exactly impressive. Hanging on a bit at the end, but three points most Important thing, I suppose. Couldn't afford anything less. You did well to be out of the country last Saturday, when England somehow contrived to throw away a winning position against Wales and lose in the World Cup. It was the equivalent of losing to City in the Champions' League. Eek, that could actually happen, couldn't it? Doesn't bear thinking about. Anyway, good luck with the remaining stages - hope you remain blister-free!
Chris Hadley Hope your chest infection doesn't stop you traveling, or still worse, prevents you from drinking. I saw the result and the penalty. I'd rather keep winning though even though not playing well as at least winning becomes a habit, and hopefully we can improve the performances. Yes, there are map books and each day is usually detailed along the established Camino route, showing the local towns, etc., plus the terrain so you know what to expect. The route is usually clearly marked with yellow arrows everywhere. These become harder to see in the bigger cities where they have to compete with road signs etc.. The bike was harder because at times I wanted to follow the road rather than the track so there were no yellow signs. They don't seem to believe in showing how far it is to any particular town, even the next. You only know what is next when you hit that place. The hotels are usually marked on the map. Tomorrow looks to be a bit more challenging as it will be a tough climb - 700m - and I am staying in a place which is about 1 km off the Camino. I also have downloaded a road map of the whole of Spain. Although I can't see this particular road even on that! Love the challenge. Touch wood, still no blisters and am hopeful that at this stage there won't be any. Bye for now.