https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/ Arcadia Est Imperare Orbi Universo - Dreamwidth Studios Thu, 28 Feb 2019 00:15:34 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios thomryng personal https://v2.dreamwidth.org/12841384/2867222 https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/ 88 100 https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/940215.html Thu, 28 Feb 2019 00:15:34 GMT https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/940215.html <p><span class="wpsdc-drop-cap">P</span>erhaps this isn&#8217;t a true <a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-holloway/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">holloway</a> &#8211; a path that&#8217;s worn and rounded into the ground from the stamp of centuries of pilgrims &#8211; but if not, it&#8217;s a similar phenomenon. During the day, we again started running into various pilgrims and groups of pilgrims that we hadn&#8217;t seen in days or weeks. This has been our experience on both of our longer Caminos as we approached Santiago.</p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-holloway-2/27496364013_5beb125ee8_k/" rel="attachment wp-att-8653"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496364013_5beb125ee8_k-768x1024.jpg" alt="" width="768" height="1024" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8653" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496364013_5beb125ee8_k-768x1024.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496364013_5beb125ee8_k-113x150.jpg 113w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496364013_5beb125ee8_k-225x300.jpg 225w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496364013_5beb125ee8_k-560x747.jpg 560w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496364013_5beb125ee8_k-260x347.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496364013_5beb125ee8_k-160x213.jpg 160w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496364013_5beb125ee8_k.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></a></p> <p>Date: 02 May 2016<br /> Place: somewhere between Arca and O Pedrouzo (Galicia, Spain)</p> <p>The final walking day, the final map:</p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-return-to-cheesetown/el_camino_frances_31m-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-8567"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-546x1024.jpg" alt="" width="546" height="1024" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8567" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-546x1024.jpg 546w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-80x150.jpg 80w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-160x300.jpg 160w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-768x1440.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-533x999.jpg 533w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-260x488.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: right"><small>Mirrored from <a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-holloway-2/" title="Read Original Post">Pilgrims on the Way</a>.</small></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=thomryng&ditemid=940215" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments public 0 https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/939980.html Wed, 27 Feb 2019 02:30:06 GMT https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/939980.html <p><span class="wpsdc-drop-cap">N</span>ope. Can&#8217;t explain it. But I certainly enjoyed seeing this Dali-esque gate. Now <em>that&#8217;s</em> a mustache!</p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-look-into-my-eyes/27496356273_1b356bbc12_k/" rel="attachment wp-att-8649"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496356273_1b356bbc12_k-768x1024.jpg" alt="" width="768" height="1024" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8649" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496356273_1b356bbc12_k-768x1024.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496356273_1b356bbc12_k-113x150.jpg 113w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496356273_1b356bbc12_k-225x300.jpg 225w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496356273_1b356bbc12_k-560x747.jpg 560w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496356273_1b356bbc12_k-260x347.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496356273_1b356bbc12_k-160x213.jpg 160w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496356273_1b356bbc12_k.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></a></p> <p>Date: 02 May 2016<br /> Place: somewhere between Arca and O Pedrouzo (Galicia, Spain)</p> <p>The final walking day, the final map:</p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-return-to-cheesetown/el_camino_frances_31m-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-8567"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-546x1024.jpg" alt="" width="546" height="1024" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8567" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-546x1024.jpg 546w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-80x150.jpg 80w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-160x300.jpg 160w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-768x1440.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-533x999.jpg 533w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-260x488.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: right"><small>Mirrored from <a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-look-into-my-eyes/" title="Read Original Post">Pilgrims on the Way</a>.</small></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=thomryng&ditemid=939980" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments public 0 https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/939725.html Tue, 26 Feb 2019 01:55:06 GMT https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/939725.html <p><span class="wpsdc-drop-cap">M</span>uch of the morning of that final day walking was though woodland. Galicia is famously forested. There are some places, though, where the native trees have been replaced by groves of eucalyptus. Those places are eerie, almost silent, as the native animals and birds seem to avoid them.</p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-the-forests-of-galicia/27496353223_3234942510_k/" rel="attachment wp-att-8645"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496353223_3234942510_k-768x1024.jpg" alt="" width="768" height="1024" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8645" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496353223_3234942510_k-768x1024.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496353223_3234942510_k-113x150.jpg 113w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496353223_3234942510_k-225x300.jpg 225w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496353223_3234942510_k-560x747.jpg 560w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496353223_3234942510_k-260x347.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496353223_3234942510_k-160x213.jpg 160w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496353223_3234942510_k.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></a></p> <p>Date: 02 May 2016<br /> Place: somewhere between Arca and O Pedrouzo (Galicia, Spain)</p> <p>The final walking day, the final map:</p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-return-to-cheesetown/el_camino_frances_31m-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-8567"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-546x1024.jpg" alt="" width="546" height="1024" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8567" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-546x1024.jpg 546w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-80x150.jpg 80w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-160x300.jpg 160w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-768x1440.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-533x999.jpg 533w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-260x488.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: right"><small>Mirrored from <a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-the-forests-of-galicia/" title="Read Original Post">Pilgrims on the Way</a>.</small></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=thomryng&ditemid=939725" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments public 0 https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/939478.html Mon, 25 Feb 2019 17:07:57 GMT https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/939478.html <p><span class="wpsdc-drop-cap">A</span>t the start of our final day walking, I wanted to get a photo of our two musketeers at breakfast. As you can see, it is a blurry morning, and we are all in a silly mood.</p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-blurry-morning-breakfast/27496403283_77952c4131_k/" rel="attachment wp-att-8640"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496403283_77952c4131_k-1024x768.jpg" alt="" width="860" height="645" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8640" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496403283_77952c4131_k-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496403283_77952c4131_k-150x113.jpg 150w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496403283_77952c4131_k-300x225.jpg 300w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496403283_77952c4131_k-768x576.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496403283_77952c4131_k-560x420.jpg 560w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496403283_77952c4131_k-260x195.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496403283_77952c4131_k-160x120.jpg 160w" sizes="(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px" /></a></p> <p>Date: 02 May 2016<br /> Place: Arca (Galicia, Spain)</p> <p>The final walking day, the final map:</p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-return-to-cheesetown/el_camino_frances_31m-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-8567"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-546x1024.jpg" alt="" width="546" height="1024" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8567" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-546x1024.jpg 546w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-80x150.jpg 80w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-160x300.jpg 160w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-768x1440.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-533x999.jpg 533w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-260x488.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: right"><small>Mirrored from <a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-blurry-morning-breakfast/" title="Read Original Post">Pilgrims on the Way</a>.</small></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=thomryng&ditemid=939478" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments public 0 https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/939156.html Mon, 25 Feb 2019 17:04:41 GMT https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/939156.html <p><span class="wpsdc-drop-cap">A</span>s we approached our stopping point for the day, this particular bit of graffiti stuck with me. Good advice, no matter where you are.</p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-remember-to-laugh/28077392966_e9bb81e139_k/" rel="attachment wp-att-8636"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28077392966_e9bb81e139_k-1024x768.jpg" alt="" width="860" height="645" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8636" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28077392966_e9bb81e139_k-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28077392966_e9bb81e139_k-150x113.jpg 150w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28077392966_e9bb81e139_k-300x225.jpg 300w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28077392966_e9bb81e139_k-768x576.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28077392966_e9bb81e139_k-560x420.jpg 560w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28077392966_e9bb81e139_k-260x195.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28077392966_e9bb81e139_k-160x120.jpg 160w" sizes="(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px" /></a></p> <p>Date: 01 May 2016<br /> Place: A Rúa (Galicia, Spain)</p> <p>The final map:</p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-return-to-cheesetown/el_camino_frances_31m-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-8567"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-546x1024.jpg" alt="" width="546" height="1024" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8567" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-546x1024.jpg 546w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-80x150.jpg 80w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-160x300.jpg 160w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-768x1440.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-533x999.jpg 533w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-260x488.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: right"><small>Mirrored from <a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-remember-to-laugh/" title="Read Original Post">Pilgrims on the Way</a>.</small></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=thomryng&ditemid=939156" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments public 0 https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/938639.html Fri, 22 Feb 2019 18:54:59 GMT https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/938639.html <p><span class="wpsdc-drop-cap">T</span>oday&#8217;s walk was cool and sunny, and much of it was walking through the pleasant <a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-looking-into-the-dappled-wood/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Galician woodlands</a>. At some point in the constant <a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-old-friends-reunited/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">pilgrim reunions</a> today, we lost Alicia. Here Rebecca leads us forward into the next village.</p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-rebecca-a-rua/27831175430_82a7f8b349_k/" rel="attachment wp-att-8632"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27831175430_82a7f8b349_k-1024x768.jpg" alt="" width="860" height="645" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8632" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27831175430_82a7f8b349_k-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27831175430_82a7f8b349_k-150x113.jpg 150w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27831175430_82a7f8b349_k-300x225.jpg 300w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27831175430_82a7f8b349_k-768x576.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27831175430_82a7f8b349_k-560x420.jpg 560w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27831175430_82a7f8b349_k-260x195.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27831175430_82a7f8b349_k-160x120.jpg 160w" sizes="(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px" /></a></p> <p>Date: 01 May 2016<br /> Place: A Rúa (Galicia, Spain)</p> <p>The final map:</p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-return-to-cheesetown/el_camino_frances_31m-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-8567"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-546x1024.jpg" alt="" width="546" height="1024" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8567" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-546x1024.jpg 546w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-80x150.jpg 80w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-160x300.jpg 160w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-768x1440.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-533x999.jpg 533w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-260x488.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: right"><small>Mirrored from <a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-rebecca-a-rua/" title="Read Original Post">Pilgrims on the Way</a>.</small></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=thomryng&ditemid=938639" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments public 0 https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/938465.html Thu, 21 Feb 2019 20:09:53 GMT https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/938465.html <p><span class="wpsdc-drop-cap">W</span>e were looking in earnest for an albergue to spend the night. This one looked cozy, but alas! It was closed for Sunday, so we pushed on. Two years later, we would stay here on our <a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/up-and-down-in-galicia/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Galician Camino</a>. It&#8217;s a lovely spot, and I recommend it.</p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-albergue-santa-irene/27496465473_d3c1b36276_k/" rel="attachment wp-att-8627"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496465473_d3c1b36276_k-1024x768.jpg" alt="" width="860" height="645" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8627" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496465473_d3c1b36276_k-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496465473_d3c1b36276_k-150x113.jpg 150w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496465473_d3c1b36276_k-300x225.jpg 300w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496465473_d3c1b36276_k-768x576.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496465473_d3c1b36276_k-560x420.jpg 560w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496465473_d3c1b36276_k-260x195.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496465473_d3c1b36276_k-160x120.jpg 160w" sizes="(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px" /></a></p> <p>Date: 01 May 2016<br /> Place: Santa Irene (Galicia, Spain)</p> <p>The final map:</p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-return-to-cheesetown/el_camino_frances_31m-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-8567"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-546x1024.jpg" alt="" width="546" height="1024" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8567" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-546x1024.jpg 546w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-80x150.jpg 80w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-160x300.jpg 160w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-768x1440.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-533x999.jpg 533w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-260x488.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: right"><small>Mirrored from <a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-albergue-santa-irene/" title="Read Original Post">Pilgrims on the Way</a>.</small></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=thomryng&ditemid=938465" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments public 0 https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/938071.html Wed, 20 Feb 2019 23:47:57 GMT https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/938071.html <p><span class="wpsdc-drop-cap">T</span>his cross, or variations of it, may be seen all over the Camino. Indeed, all over Spain. This particular example is on a gate leading to the driveway of a private residence, and it&#8217;s one of my favourite examples. Apologies for no photo yesterday &#8211; I&#8217;m clearly still in <a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-on-hold-for-a-bit/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">recovery from my accident</a>. </p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-the-cross-of-saint-james/27496464383_a49b6e9f67_k/" rel="attachment wp-att-8622"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496464383_a49b6e9f67_k-768x1024.jpg" alt="" width="768" height="1024" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8622" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496464383_a49b6e9f67_k-768x1024.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496464383_a49b6e9f67_k-113x150.jpg 113w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496464383_a49b6e9f67_k-225x300.jpg 225w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496464383_a49b6e9f67_k-560x747.jpg 560w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496464383_a49b6e9f67_k-260x347.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496464383_a49b6e9f67_k-160x213.jpg 160w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496464383_a49b6e9f67_k.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></a></p> <p>Date: 01 May 2016<br /> Place: near Santa Irene (Galicia, Spain)</p> <p>The final map:</p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-return-to-cheesetown/el_camino_frances_31m-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-8567"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-546x1024.jpg" alt="" width="546" height="1024" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8567" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-546x1024.jpg 546w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-80x150.jpg 80w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-160x300.jpg 160w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-768x1440.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-533x999.jpg 533w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-260x488.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: right"><small>Mirrored from <a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-the-cross-of-saint-james/" title="Read Original Post">Pilgrims on the Way</a>.</small></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=thomryng&ditemid=938071" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments public 0 https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/937907.html Tue, 19 Feb 2019 17:50:48 GMT https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/937907.html <p><span class="wpsdc-drop-cap">J</span>ust past yesterday&#8217;s <a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-mascot-gone-mad/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">monstrosity</a>, we come to this. What is it? A forgotten wayside shrine perhaps, with its central image removed? It speaks to the age and romance of the Camino, if nothing else, but I can&#8217;t help but wonder who built it and why.</p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-wayside-shrine/27496461743_0009adaf74_k/" rel="attachment wp-att-8617"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496461743_0009adaf74_k-1024x768.jpg" alt="" width="860" height="645" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8617" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496461743_0009adaf74_k-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496461743_0009adaf74_k-150x113.jpg 150w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496461743_0009adaf74_k-300x225.jpg 300w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496461743_0009adaf74_k-768x576.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496461743_0009adaf74_k-560x420.jpg 560w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496461743_0009adaf74_k-260x195.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496461743_0009adaf74_k-160x120.jpg 160w" sizes="(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px" /></a></p> <p>Date: 01 May 2016<br /> Place: near Santa Irene (Galicia, Spain)</p> <p>The final map:</p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-return-to-cheesetown/el_camino_frances_31m-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-8567"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-546x1024.jpg" alt="" width="546" height="1024" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8567" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-546x1024.jpg 546w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-80x150.jpg 80w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-160x300.jpg 160w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-768x1440.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-533x999.jpg 533w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-260x488.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: right"><small>Mirrored from <a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-wayside-shrine/" title="Read Original Post">Pilgrims on the Way</a>.</small></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=thomryng&ditemid=937907" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments public 0 https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/937248.html Sun, 17 Feb 2019 19:49:54 GMT https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/937248.html <p><span class="wpsdc-drop-cap">T</span>hroughout Galicia, you&#8217;ll see this fellow on older signs. He was apparently the mascot / logo for the Camino during one of the holy years in the 1990s &#8211; probably <a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-anno-mcmxcix/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">1999</a>. This is its largest incarnation, rising like a monolith above a parking lot. Clearly, the 1990s were a wacky time.</p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-mascot-gone-mad/28111201445_19bd187706_k/" rel="attachment wp-att-8602"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28111201445_19bd187706_k-768x1024.jpg" alt="" width="768" height="1024" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8602" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28111201445_19bd187706_k-768x1024.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28111201445_19bd187706_k-113x150.jpg 113w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28111201445_19bd187706_k-225x300.jpg 225w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28111201445_19bd187706_k-560x747.jpg 560w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28111201445_19bd187706_k-260x347.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28111201445_19bd187706_k-160x213.jpg 160w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28111201445_19bd187706_k.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></a></p> <p>Date: 01 May 2016<br /> Place: Santa Irene (Galicia, Spain)</p> <p>The final map:</p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-return-to-cheesetown/el_camino_frances_31m-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-8567"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-546x1024.jpg" alt="" width="546" height="1024" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8567" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-546x1024.jpg 546w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-80x150.jpg 80w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-160x300.jpg 160w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-768x1440.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-533x999.jpg 533w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-260x488.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: right"><small>Mirrored from <a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-mascot-gone-mad/" title="Read Original Post">Pilgrims on the Way</a>.</small></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=thomryng&ditemid=937248" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments public 0 https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/937105.html Sun, 17 Feb 2019 19:48:59 GMT https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/937105.html <p><span class="wpsdc-drop-cap">T</span>his fountain was built for the Holy Year of 1999. There is some question in my head over the question of how one actually renders 1999 into Roman numerals. Tonight we&#8217;re gonna party like it&#8217;s MCMXCIX&#8230; or is that MIM? </p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-anno-mcmxcix/28111200775_f3aa31200b_k/" rel="attachment wp-att-8607"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28111200775_f3aa31200b_k-768x1024.jpg" alt="" width="768" height="1024" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8607" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28111200775_f3aa31200b_k-768x1024.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28111200775_f3aa31200b_k-113x150.jpg 113w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28111200775_f3aa31200b_k-225x300.jpg 225w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28111200775_f3aa31200b_k-560x747.jpg 560w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28111200775_f3aa31200b_k-260x347.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28111200775_f3aa31200b_k-160x213.jpg 160w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28111200775_f3aa31200b_k.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></a></p> <p>Date: 01 May 2016<br /> Place: Santa Irene (Galicia, Spain)</p> <p>The final map:</p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-return-to-cheesetown/el_camino_frances_31m-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-8567"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-546x1024.jpg" alt="" width="546" height="1024" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8567" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-546x1024.jpg 546w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-80x150.jpg 80w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-160x300.jpg 160w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-768x1440.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-533x999.jpg 533w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-260x488.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: right"><small>Mirrored from <a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-anno-mcmxcix/" title="Read Original Post">Pilgrims on the Way</a>.</small></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=thomryng&ditemid=937105" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments public 0 https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/936895.html Sat, 16 Feb 2019 01:12:43 GMT https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/936895.html <p><span class="wpsdc-drop-cap">W</span>e&#8217;ve posted many, many photos of the memorials to fallen pilgrims on the Camino. They seem to come in waves, and these last 30 or 40 kilometers have more than their share. Pilgrims will often leave stones at these memorials in tribute to the fallen. I long ago lost count of the number of these memorials.</p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-guillermo-watt/27496454143_b6e2fdd92c_k/" rel="attachment wp-att-8597"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496454143_b6e2fdd92c_k-1024x768.jpg" alt="" width="860" height="645" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8597" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496454143_b6e2fdd92c_k-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496454143_b6e2fdd92c_k-150x113.jpg 150w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496454143_b6e2fdd92c_k-300x225.jpg 300w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496454143_b6e2fdd92c_k-768x576.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496454143_b6e2fdd92c_k-560x420.jpg 560w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496454143_b6e2fdd92c_k-260x195.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/27496454143_b6e2fdd92c_k-160x120.jpg 160w" sizes="(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px" /></a></p> <p>Date: 01 May 2016<br /> Place: Salceda (Galicia, Spain)</p> <p>The final map:</p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-return-to-cheesetown/el_camino_frances_31m-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-8567"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-546x1024.jpg" alt="" width="546" height="1024" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8567" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-546x1024.jpg 546w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-80x150.jpg 80w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-160x300.jpg 160w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-768x1440.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-533x999.jpg 533w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-260x488.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: right"><small>Mirrored from <a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-guillermo-watt/" title="Read Original Post">Pilgrims on the Way</a>.</small></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=thomryng&ditemid=936895" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments public 0 https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/936663.html Thu, 14 Feb 2019 23:00:11 GMT https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/936663.html <p><span class="wpsdc-drop-cap">A</span>fter Calzada, we started running into some old friends we hadn&#8217;t seen for awhile. Here&#8217;s the three musketeers with just two of them. From left to right we have Rebecca, Alicia, <a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-stijn/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Stijn</a>, Francine, and <a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-family-portrait-in-zurian/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Billy</a>. </p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-old-friends-reunited/28033794671_9d38b2cf76_k/" rel="attachment wp-att-8592"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28033794671_9d38b2cf76_k-1024x768.jpg" alt="" width="860" height="645" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8592" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28033794671_9d38b2cf76_k-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28033794671_9d38b2cf76_k-150x113.jpg 150w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28033794671_9d38b2cf76_k-300x225.jpg 300w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28033794671_9d38b2cf76_k-768x576.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28033794671_9d38b2cf76_k-560x420.jpg 560w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28033794671_9d38b2cf76_k-260x195.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28033794671_9d38b2cf76_k-160x120.jpg 160w" sizes="(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px" /></a></p> <p>Date: 01 May 2016<br /> Place: Somewhere near Salceda (Galicia, Spain)</p> <p>The final map:</p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-return-to-cheesetown/el_camino_frances_31m-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-8567"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-546x1024.jpg" alt="" width="546" height="1024" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8567" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-546x1024.jpg 546w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-80x150.jpg 80w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-160x300.jpg 160w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-768x1440.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-533x999.jpg 533w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-260x488.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: right"><small>Mirrored from <a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-old-friends-reunited/" title="Read Original Post">Pilgrims on the Way</a>.</small></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=thomryng&ditemid=936663" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments public 0 https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/936222.html Wed, 13 Feb 2019 02:08:49 GMT https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/936222.html <p><span class="wpsdc-drop-cap">T</span>he Camino is littered with various cafés and bars, and they&#8217;re especially thick on the ground for the final 40 or 50 kilometers. I think we&#8217;ve stopped at this one in Calzada on each of our three Caminos. I think it&#8217;s because you become extremely conscious of the approaching end, and you want to make this glorious experience last. It&#8217;s true for me, at least; I&#8217;m much more likely to stop for a café con leche or a kas limón or a vino tinto or a caña in the last few days than earlier on the pilgrimage.</p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-casa-calzada/28033807471_b4fba97394_k/" rel="attachment wp-att-8586"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28033807471_b4fba97394_k-1024x768.jpg" alt="" width="860" height="645" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8586" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28033807471_b4fba97394_k-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28033807471_b4fba97394_k-150x113.jpg 150w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28033807471_b4fba97394_k-300x225.jpg 300w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28033807471_b4fba97394_k-768x576.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28033807471_b4fba97394_k-560x420.jpg 560w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28033807471_b4fba97394_k-260x195.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28033807471_b4fba97394_k-160x120.jpg 160w" sizes="(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px" /></a></p> <p>Date: 01 May 2016<br /> Place: Calzada (Galicia, Spain)</p> <p>The final map:</p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-return-to-cheesetown/el_camino_frances_31m-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-8567"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-546x1024.jpg" alt="" width="546" height="1024" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8567" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-546x1024.jpg 546w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-80x150.jpg 80w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-160x300.jpg 160w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-768x1440.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-533x999.jpg 533w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-260x488.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: right"><small>Mirrored from <a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-casa-calzada/" title="Read Original Post">Pilgrims on the Way</a>.</small></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=thomryng&ditemid=936222" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments public 0 https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/936187.html Tue, 12 Feb 2019 02:19:04 GMT https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/936187.html <p><span class="wpsdc-drop-cap">G</span>alicia contains many abandoned buildings and even whole villages. Folks left the rural countryside to find work in the cities, and many of these abandoned properties can be had at an absurdly low price. I remember seeing a village for sale that was less than we paid for Pistachio House. With the spread of the Internet and work-from-home culture, there&#8217;s now the beginnings of a rural renaissance. We saw many older buildings in various stages of restoration on the Camino. When you purchase that village you&#8217;ve always wanted, these are the guys who will help you get the roof back on.</p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-restoration-poster/28077402036_a236b34a82_k/" rel="attachment wp-att-8582"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28077402036_a236b34a82_k-768x1024.jpg" alt="" width="768" height="1024" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8582" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28077402036_a236b34a82_k-768x1024.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28077402036_a236b34a82_k-113x150.jpg 113w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28077402036_a236b34a82_k-225x300.jpg 225w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28077402036_a236b34a82_k-560x747.jpg 560w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28077402036_a236b34a82_k-260x347.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28077402036_a236b34a82_k-160x213.jpg 160w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28077402036_a236b34a82_k.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></a></p> <p>Date: 01 May 2016<br /> Place: Calzada (Galicia, Spain)</p> <p>The final map:</p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-return-to-cheesetown/el_camino_frances_31m-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-8567"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-546x1024.jpg" alt="" width="546" height="1024" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8567" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-546x1024.jpg 546w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-80x150.jpg 80w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-160x300.jpg 160w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-768x1440.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-533x999.jpg 533w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-260x488.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: right"><small>Mirrored from <a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-restoration-poster/" title="Read Original Post">Pilgrims on the Way</a>.</small></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=thomryng&ditemid=936187" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments public 0 https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/935737.html Sun, 10 Feb 2019 23:42:13 GMT https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/935737.html <p><span class="wpsdc-drop-cap">T</span>his is a better photo of the woodlands beyond Arzúa, which we walked in the morning light, although our <a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-dappled-woods/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">doughty pilgrims</a> are noticeably absent from the image. </p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/?attachment_id=8577" rel="attachment wp-att-8577"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28077399876_f701010931_k-1024x768.jpg" alt="" width="860" height="645" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8577" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28077399876_f701010931_k-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28077399876_f701010931_k-150x113.jpg 150w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28077399876_f701010931_k-300x225.jpg 300w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28077399876_f701010931_k-768x576.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28077399876_f701010931_k-560x420.jpg 560w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28077399876_f701010931_k-260x195.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28077399876_f701010931_k-160x120.jpg 160w" sizes="(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px" /></a><br /> Date: 01 May 2016<br /> Place: Approaching As Barrosas (Galicia, Spain)</p> <p>The final map:</p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-return-to-cheesetown/el_camino_frances_31m-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-8567"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-546x1024.jpg" alt="" width="546" height="1024" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8567" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-546x1024.jpg 546w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-80x150.jpg 80w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-160x300.jpg 160w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-768x1440.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-533x999.jpg 533w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-260x488.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: right"><small>Mirrored from <a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-looking-into-the-dappled-wood/" title="Read Original Post">Pilgrims on the Way</a>.</small></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=thomryng&ditemid=935737" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments public 0 https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/935227.html Sat, 09 Feb 2019 21:38:40 GMT https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/935227.html <p><span class="wpsdc-drop-cap">O</span>ur determined pilgrims walk the forests beyond Arzúa, which are beautiful in the morning light. Some day I&#8217;ll learn to take these kinds of photos without shadowbombing them. </p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-dappled-woods/28077396776_f8c62611b2_k/" rel="attachment wp-att-8572"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28077396776_f8c62611b2_k-1024x768.jpg" alt="" width="860" height="645" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8572" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28077396776_f8c62611b2_k-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28077396776_f8c62611b2_k-150x113.jpg 150w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28077396776_f8c62611b2_k-300x225.jpg 300w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28077396776_f8c62611b2_k-768x576.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28077396776_f8c62611b2_k-560x420.jpg 560w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28077396776_f8c62611b2_k-260x195.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28077396776_f8c62611b2_k-160x120.jpg 160w" sizes="(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px" /></a></p> <p>Date: 01 May 2016<br /> Place: Approaching As Barrosas (Galicia, Spain)</p> <p>The final map:</p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-return-to-cheesetown/el_camino_frances_31m-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-8567"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-546x1024.jpg" alt="" width="546" height="1024" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8567" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-546x1024.jpg 546w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-80x150.jpg 80w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-160x300.jpg 160w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-768x1440.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-533x999.jpg 533w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-260x488.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: right"><small>Mirrored from <a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-dappled-woods/" title="Read Original Post">Pilgrims on the Way</a>.</small></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=thomryng&ditemid=935227" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments public 0 https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/935036.html Fri, 08 Feb 2019 18:52:15 GMT https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/935036.html <p><span class="wpsdc-drop-cap">A</span>fter a week off due to being <a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-on-hold-for-a-bit/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">hit by a car</a> and my subsequent body aches and brain fog, the Camino Photo of the Day triumphantly returns to <a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-arzua/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Arzúa</a>. In today&#8217;s photo, it&#8217;s just after eight o&#8217;clock on the morning of May 1, 2016, the Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker. We pass this marker on our way out of town. There are a number of similar markers along this stretch of the Camino. My understanding is that they were erected back in the 1990s.</p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-return-to-cheesetown/28033798661_ada3572432_k/" rel="attachment wp-att-8566"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28033798661_ada3572432_k-768x1024.jpg" alt="" width="768" height="1024" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8566" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28033798661_ada3572432_k-768x1024.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28033798661_ada3572432_k-113x150.jpg 113w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28033798661_ada3572432_k-225x300.jpg 225w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28033798661_ada3572432_k-560x747.jpg 560w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28033798661_ada3572432_k-260x347.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28033798661_ada3572432_k-160x213.jpg 160w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28033798661_ada3572432_k.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></a></p> <p><strong>Note going forward:</strong> Although it&#8217;s been a week, and I feel much better than I did, I still get easily exhausted. Hopefully this series will continue on its heretofore daily schedule, but just in case it doesn&#8217;t, rest assured that I&#8217;ll post just as often as I can.</p> <p>Date: 01 May 2016<br /> Place: Arzúa (Galicia, Spain)</p> <p>New day, new map &#8211; the <em>final</em> map.</p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-return-to-cheesetown/el_camino_frances_31m-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-8567"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-546x1024.jpg" alt="" width="546" height="1024" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8567" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-546x1024.jpg 546w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-80x150.jpg 80w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-160x300.jpg 160w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-768x1440.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-533x999.jpg 533w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m-260x488.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/El_Camino_Frances_31m.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: right"><small>Mirrored from <a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-return-to-cheesetown/" title="Read Original Post">Pilgrims on the Way</a>.</small></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=thomryng&ditemid=935036" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments public 0 https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/934748.html Mon, 04 Feb 2019 19:03:56 GMT https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/934748.html <p><span class="wpsdc-drop-cap">Y</span>ou may have noticed that we haven&#8217;t had a &#8220;Camino Photo of the Day&#8221; in the past few days. There&#8217;s a story about that.</p> <p>On Friday, February 1st, at about 12:35 in the afternoon or so, while crossing 11th in downtown Tacoma in a driving rain, I was hit by a car that ran a light. I rolled over the hood and onto the pavement.</p> <p><div style="width: 250px" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/amateurmonk/hit-and-roll/2019-02-01-16-17-09/" rel="attachment wp-att-90633"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/amateurmonk/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2019-02-01-16.17.09-e1549130072935-240x319.jpg" alt="" width="240" height="319" class="size-medium wp-image-90633" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Your Humble Narrator in a neck brace in the ER waiting room, clearly looking and feeling his very best.</p></div>The driver, an EMT from the Seattle Fire Department, was lost in Tacoma and distracted. My head was down as I crossed the street. He skidded through the red light, and I didn&#8217;t see him until he was about a foot from me. </p> <p>He made me comfortable and called 911 while I texted and then called Francine, who rushed right down the hill.</p> <p>I was transported by ambulance to St Joseph hospital with symptoms of shock and possible concussion. I was dizzy and nauseated and had trouble thinking straight. No broken bones, no bleeding. Praise God for that! My Guardian Angel was clearly working overtime. </p> <p>After eight or so hours in hospital, I was released with a diagnosis of mild concussion, a neck contusion, and assorted sprained ligaments. Although my body felt like a giant bruise, there was actually very little bruising and only one little scrape near my elbow where the car hit me.</p> <p>Hopefully I&#8217;ll get back to posting soon.</p> <p style="text-align: right"><small>Mirrored from <a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-on-hold-for-a-bit/" title="Read Original Post">Pilgrims on the Way</a>.</small></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=thomryng&ditemid=934748" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments public 0 https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/934324.html Fri, 01 Feb 2019 00:35:49 GMT https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/934324.html <p><span class="wpsdc-drop-cap">T</span>hanks to Rebecca&#8217;s German-language Pilgrim Guide, we found a lovely albergue just down this little alley, the Rúa Hippocrates. She also found us a fantastic place to eat, with more locals than pilgrims. Recently this guide has been published in English, and I will certainly purchase a copy prior to our next Spanish adventure.</p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-rua-hippocrates/26129088504_787fd5c577_k/" rel="attachment wp-att-8558"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/26129088504_787fd5c577_k-768x1024.jpg" alt="" width="768" height="1024" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8558" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/26129088504_787fd5c577_k-768x1024.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/26129088504_787fd5c577_k-113x150.jpg 113w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/26129088504_787fd5c577_k-225x300.jpg 225w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/26129088504_787fd5c577_k-560x747.jpg 560w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/26129088504_787fd5c577_k-260x347.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/26129088504_787fd5c577_k-160x213.jpg 160w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/26129088504_787fd5c577_k.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></a></p> <p>Date: 30 April 2016<br /> Place: Arzúa (Galicia, Spain)</p> <p>Maps of the Day: </p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-angel-facepalm/el_camino_frances_30m-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-8322"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m-546x1024.jpg" alt="" width="546" height="1024" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8322" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m-546x1024.jpg 546w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m-80x150.jpg 80w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m-160x300.jpg 160w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m-768x1440.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m-533x999.jpg 533w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m-260x488.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: right"><small>Mirrored from <a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-rua-hippocrates/" title="Read Original Post">Pilgrims on the Way</a>.</small></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=thomryng&ditemid=934324" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments public 0 https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/933760.html Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:37:13 GMT https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/933760.html <p><span class="wpsdc-drop-cap">T</span>his is the interior of the Iglesia de Santiago de Arzúa, which features a devotion to Santiago in two different guises. On the high altar, if you look closely, you can see images of him as a pilgrim (<em>Santiago Peregrino</em>) and as the Moor-slayer (<em><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/santiago-apostol-peregrino-matamoros/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Santiago Matamoros</a></em>). This is reinforced on the low altar, where what initially appears to be a saltire, is in fact a pilgrim&#8217;s staff crossed with a sword (bonus closeup below). This is where the pilgrims come for Mass, as it is both dedicated to the saint but also very close to most of the town&#8217;s albergues and good selection of food.</p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-santiago-in-arzua/28054025706_f7ac553471_k/" rel="attachment wp-att-8550"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/28054025706_f7ac553471_k-768x1024.jpg" alt="" width="768" height="1024" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8550" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/28054025706_f7ac553471_k-768x1024.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/28054025706_f7ac553471_k-113x150.jpg 113w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/28054025706_f7ac553471_k-225x300.jpg 225w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/28054025706_f7ac553471_k-560x747.jpg 560w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/28054025706_f7ac553471_k-260x347.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/28054025706_f7ac553471_k-160x213.jpg 160w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/28054025706_f7ac553471_k.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></a></p> <p>BONUS! altar closeup</p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-santiago-in-arzua/27985617902_b657495cdb_k/" rel="attachment wp-att-8551"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/27985617902_b657495cdb_k-1024x768.jpg" alt="" width="860" height="645" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8551" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/27985617902_b657495cdb_k-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/27985617902_b657495cdb_k-150x113.jpg 150w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/27985617902_b657495cdb_k-300x225.jpg 300w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/27985617902_b657495cdb_k-768x576.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/27985617902_b657495cdb_k-560x420.jpg 560w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/27985617902_b657495cdb_k-260x195.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/27985617902_b657495cdb_k-160x120.jpg 160w" sizes="(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px" /></a></p> <p>Date: 30 April 2016<br /> Place: Arzúa (Galicia, Spain)</p> <p>Maps of the Day: </p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-angel-facepalm/el_camino_frances_30m-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-8322"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m-546x1024.jpg" alt="" width="546" height="1024" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8322" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m-546x1024.jpg 546w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m-80x150.jpg 80w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m-160x300.jpg 160w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m-768x1440.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m-533x999.jpg 533w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m-260x488.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: right"><small>Mirrored from <a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-santiago-in-arzua/" title="Read Original Post">Pilgrims on the Way</a>.</small></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=thomryng&ditemid=933760" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments public 0 https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/933567.html Mon, 28 Jan 2019 17:34:07 GMT https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/933567.html <p><span class="wpsdc-drop-cap">T</span>he walk into Arzúa is through some pretty cheerless urban landscape, but once you get nearer to the city center things start looking better. The city is famous for its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arz%C3%BAa-Ulloa_cheese" rel="noopener" target="_blank">cheese</a>. So much so, that you find this statue in the plaza near the Iglesia de Santiago de Arzúa. Is it any wonder that Francine and I call this place Cheesetown?</p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-arzua/28010443861_e9f4d9715e_k/" rel="attachment wp-att-8541"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/28010443861_e9f4d9715e_k-1024x768.jpg" alt="" width="860" height="645" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8541" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/28010443861_e9f4d9715e_k-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/28010443861_e9f4d9715e_k-150x113.jpg 150w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/28010443861_e9f4d9715e_k-300x225.jpg 300w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/28010443861_e9f4d9715e_k-768x576.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/28010443861_e9f4d9715e_k-560x420.jpg 560w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/28010443861_e9f4d9715e_k-260x195.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/28010443861_e9f4d9715e_k-160x120.jpg 160w" sizes="(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px" /></a></p> <p>Date: 30 April 2016<br /> Place: Arzúa (Galicia, Spain)</p> <p>Maps of the Day: </p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-angel-facepalm/el_camino_frances_30m-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-8322"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m-546x1024.jpg" alt="" width="546" height="1024" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8322" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m-546x1024.jpg 546w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m-80x150.jpg 80w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m-160x300.jpg 160w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m-768x1440.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m-533x999.jpg 533w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m-260x488.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: right"><small>Mirrored from <a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-arzua/" title="Read Original Post">Pilgrims on the Way</a>.</small></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=thomryng&ditemid=933567" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments public 0 https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/933121.html Mon, 28 Jan 2019 17:22:51 GMT https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/933121.html <p><span class="wpsdc-drop-cap">W</span>e started back in <a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Saint Jean</a> with a roughly 800 km trek ahead of us, and now we&#8217;re at the 95% mark. The markers in Galicia continue to be stupidly precise. This is, as we have seen, an illusion, since the truth of the matter is that the Camino changes all the time, and nobody has ever gotten a consistent reading on the length of any segment, never mind the entire route. Still, it&#8217;s a beautiful day for a walk.</p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-less-than-40-km-to-go/28010411311_1374f2bd97_k/" rel="attachment wp-att-8537"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/28010411311_1374f2bd97_k-1024x768.jpg" alt="" width="860" height="645" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8537" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/28010411311_1374f2bd97_k-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/28010411311_1374f2bd97_k-150x113.jpg 150w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/28010411311_1374f2bd97_k-300x225.jpg 300w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/28010411311_1374f2bd97_k-768x576.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/28010411311_1374f2bd97_k-560x420.jpg 560w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/28010411311_1374f2bd97_k-260x195.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/28010411311_1374f2bd97_k-160x120.jpg 160w" sizes="(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px" /></a></p> <p>Date: 30 April 2016<br /> Place: approaching Arzúa (Galicia, Spain)</p> <p>Maps of the Day: </p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-angel-facepalm/el_camino_frances_30m-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-8322"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m-546x1024.jpg" alt="" width="546" height="1024" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8322" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m-546x1024.jpg 546w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m-80x150.jpg 80w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m-160x300.jpg 160w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m-768x1440.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m-533x999.jpg 533w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m-260x488.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: right"><small>Mirrored from <a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-less-than-40-km-to-go/" title="Read Original Post">Pilgrims on the Way</a>.</small></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=thomryng&ditemid=933121" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments public 0 https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/932877.html Sat, 26 Jan 2019 20:00:54 GMT https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/932877.html <p><span class="wpsdc-drop-cap">P</span>rovided without comment. </p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/?attachment_id=8534" rel="attachment wp-att-8534"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/27473821694_e035efa523_k-768x1024.jpg" alt="" width="768" height="1024" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8534" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/27473821694_e035efa523_k-768x1024.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/27473821694_e035efa523_k-113x150.jpg 113w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/27473821694_e035efa523_k-225x300.jpg 225w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/27473821694_e035efa523_k-560x747.jpg 560w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/27473821694_e035efa523_k-260x347.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/27473821694_e035efa523_k-160x213.jpg 160w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/27473821694_e035efa523_k.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></a></p> <p>Date: 30 April 2016<br /> Place: Ribadiso (Galicia, Spain)</p> <p>Maps of the Day: </p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-angel-facepalm/el_camino_frances_30m-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-8322"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m-546x1024.jpg" alt="" width="546" height="1024" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8322" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m-546x1024.jpg 546w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m-80x150.jpg 80w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m-160x300.jpg 160w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m-768x1440.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m-533x999.jpg 533w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m-260x488.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: right"><small>Mirrored from <a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-you-get-what-you-pay-for/" title="Read Original Post">Pilgrims on the Way</a>.</small></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=thomryng&ditemid=932877" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments public 0 https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/932628.html Fri, 25 Jan 2019 22:56:23 GMT https://thomryng.dreamwidth.org/932628.html <p><span class="wpsdc-drop-cap">T</span>he bridge we are crossing here over the Río Iso was built in the 14th Century, and the albergue ahead soon after. It was completely restored in the 1990s and is now something of a showcase. It&#8217;s 4:30 in the afternoon, and all things being equal we really should stop here, but instead we push on through towards our goal for the evening &#8211; Arzúa &#8211; cheese town!</p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-the-three-musketeers-enter-ribadiso/27473818334_3a2c957f93_k/" rel="attachment wp-att-8529"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/27473818334_3a2c957f93_k-1024x768.jpg" alt="" width="860" height="645" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8529" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/27473818334_3a2c957f93_k-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/27473818334_3a2c957f93_k-150x113.jpg 150w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/27473818334_3a2c957f93_k-300x225.jpg 300w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/27473818334_3a2c957f93_k-768x576.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/27473818334_3a2c957f93_k-560x420.jpg 560w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/27473818334_3a2c957f93_k-260x195.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/27473818334_3a2c957f93_k-160x120.jpg 160w" sizes="(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px" /></a></p> <p>Date: 30 April 2016<br /> Place: approaching Ribadiso de Riba (Galicia, Spain)</p> <p>Maps of the Day: </p> <p><a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-angel-facepalm/el_camino_frances_30m-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-8322"><img src="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m-546x1024.jpg" alt="" width="546" height="1024" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8322" srcset="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m-546x1024.jpg 546w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m-80x150.jpg 80w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m-160x300.jpg 160w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m-768x1440.jpg 768w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m-533x999.jpg 533w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m-260x488.jpg 260w, http://www.thomryng.com/camino/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/El_Camino_Frances_30m.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: right"><small>Mirrored from <a href="http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-the-three-musketeers-enter-ribadiso/" title="Read Original Post">Pilgrims on the Way</a>.</small></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=thomryng&ditemid=932628" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments public 0