Category Archives: Miscellany

Anything not otherwise categorized.

Walking Across A Country . . .

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Woodswoman

Note:  On this rest day, I wanted to finish my Meseta posts and get closer to my current days, but I’ve been writing this as well, so no, I haven’t skipped Leon and moving from Castilla y Leon to Galicia.  … Continue reading →

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The Meseta’s Plan For Me – The Final Episode . . . (again)

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Woodswoman

NOTE:  Okay, I’m posting this again.  Hope it doesn’t disappear a second time! Thursday, September 26.  Well, party day in Hermanillos is over, though it was just a Tienda and food party.  Everyone was sound asleep by 10:00 p.m. It’s  … Continue reading →

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The Meseta’s Plan For Me – Part Two

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Woodswoman

Tuesday, September 24.  Okay, I think I see Senora Meseta’s game.  Present me with her stark beauty and see how I do.  Sometimes she has two routes for the day, one along the main road and the other along the … Continue reading →

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The Written Map – Town by Town, Day By Day – The Second Fifteen Days

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Woodswoman

The month has flown by, and map readers want to know . . . apparently.  My journal trackings for each day also help me tremendously.  I encounter fellow walkers regularly who say, “Now wait, where did we sleep last night?  … Continue reading →

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The Meseta’s Plan For Me . . . Part One

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Woodswoman

Friday, September 20 – Thursday, September 26, 2013. Friday – September 20.  Well, Senora Meseta is laughing all the way to the dustbowls.  When I leave Hontanas, the chef who made our paella last night fills up my Camelback with … Continue reading →

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Just Testing – please ignore . . .

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Woodswoman

Testing the behavior of a backdated post. Joannah

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My Day With The Meseta

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Woodswoman

Thursday, September 19, 2013   Waking up in Rabe de las Calzadas seems easy.  A small room with four bunk beds does not engender sleeping late, so I decide to suck it up (for the sake of my Meseta travels today) … Continue reading →

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Getting To The Front Edge Of The Meseta . . .

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Woodswoman

Wednesday,September 18, 2013  The walk out of Burgos is nearly as confusing as Brierley makes it out to be.  I stop at my now favorite cafe for my last dose of breakfast eggs on the way out, and ask the waitress.  … Continue reading →

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Second Burgos Day

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Woodswoman

Tuesday, September 17, 2013  Awaking all by myself is such a luxury after over two weeks of hearing the morning machinations of, oh, between six and sixty other trekkers while it’s still dark outside.  I am alone and don’t have … Continue reading →

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First Burgos Day

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Woodswoman

Sunday, September 15, 2013.  I awaken ready to begin the two-day walk to Burgos, though I know I will get a bus into the big city’s outskirts, having been told that it is a horrendous walk into this lovely city.  … Continue reading →

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