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Before and After | Day 30
I’d like to leave you with some before and after pictures and thoughts, as well as a simple list of some benefits. The spiritual and...
Roy Slicker
Oct 10, 20231 min read
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Cape Finisterra and Muxia | Day 29
With flight scheduled back to the states coming quickly, I did not have the four days to walk out to the Cape and Muxia and get back to...
Roy Slicker
Oct 9, 20233 min read
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I made it! | Day 28
I left Amenal, the small little village with one hotel and one restaurant at 6:30 AM for our last 10 mile hike into Santiago. It’s taken...
Roy Slicker
Oct 8, 20234 min read
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Second to Last Day | Day 27
I left Ribadiso at 5:30 AM and covered 16 1/2 miles in 5 1/2 hours. It was actually a fairly significant uphill and went through a lot of...
Roy Slicker
Oct 4, 20232 min read
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Roses and Cows | Day 26
Left for another day of hiking this morning at 5:30 AM. There’s a lot of new people on the trail, I know I’ve said that before. A lot of...
Roy Slicker
Oct 3, 20231 min read
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Making New Friends | Day 25
Left Portomarin early and got to the top of another mountain to another amazing sunrise. A lot more people on the Camino but also a lot...
Roy Slicker
Oct 2, 20231 min read
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A Lot of People! | Day 24
Sarria Spain is where a lot of people come to on the Camino to walk the last hundred kilometers and get their Pilgrim certificate from...
Roy Slicker
Oct 1, 20232 min read
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Final Stretch | Day 23
I left Triacastela this morning at six. I took the long way through Samos, which is where the monastery is located. I’m really glad that...
Roy Slicker
Sep 30, 20231 min read
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Downhill Day | Day 22
Left this morning at 5:30 from the top of the mountain and the hike was pretty much downhill all day. I met up with Nick from Clarksville...
Roy Slicker
Sep 29, 20231 min read
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Climbing into the Galatian Region | Day 21
I left Villafranca this morning for what was going to be a 20 mile hike. The first 12 km of it was supposed to be relatively flat and...
Roy Slicker
Sep 28, 20232 min read
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Sunrise and Roses | Day 20
42,183 steps and 19.8 miles. Today is all about the sunrise and smelling the roses. One of the longest days of the trip, it seem like it...
Roy Slicker
Sep 27, 20231 min read
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Best Day Yet! | Day 19
Today started off in the dark. I walked out of the hotel, and immediately started climbing up very narrow roads into the mountains. I...
Roy Slicker
Sep 26, 20232 min read
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Still Walking | Day 18
I started out real early this morning from the hotel in Astorga. It was dark and I used my headlamp again as I worked my way out of the...
Roy Slicker
Sep 25, 20232 min read
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Gaudi Castle | Day 17
Wow! So much to see and a lot of miles! 41,738 steps, 19.7 miles Before I share about what happened today, I want to add a few things...
Roy Slicker
Sep 25, 20232 min read
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Another Beautiful Day | Day 16
We walked out of the hotel into the darkness in Leon this morning and made our way out of the city. The Camino de Santiago is not well...
Roy Slicker
Sep 23, 20232 min read
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León | Day 15
We made our way from Mansilla into the center of León. What an incredibly beautiful city. This is definitely one of the higher end cities...
Roy Slicker
Sep 22, 20232 min read
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Walking in the Rain | Day 14
I started this morning with a nice Spanish breakfast. Another croissant, some fresh squeezed orange juice and a very powerful cup of...
Roy Slicker
Sep 21, 20232 min read
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Walking Along the Plains | Day 13
Left Sahagun really early, couldn’t sleep and walking across a country is a good way the get tired and clear the head. Definitely not in...
Roy Slicker
Sep 20, 20231 min read
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El Cid | Day 12
We left Burgos today. One of the reasons I came on this trip was to see the tomb of El Cid and his wife in the cathedral of...
Roy Slicker
Sep 19, 20232 min read
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Burgos Cathedral | Day 11
We got into Burgos today. There are absolutely no words to describe the cathedral here. The detail and massive nature of it took my...
Roy Slicker
Sep 18, 20231 min read
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