Strangely...I have relatively few photo's of O Cebriero... not entirely sure why. Something seemed to talking louder to me than my need to "preserve" my memories. Here are a few...this was also the place I nearly did in a tourist...who took a flash pic, as I stood facing Our Lady, with eyes closed rather lost in a prayer! Thank you Lord I will never know who it actually was... or perhaps they should be thanking the Lord...I as armed (walking sticks!!) and dangerous! Ahh well...
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| Just about the loveliest garden I have ever seen. The road was so quiet here. |
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| WILD STRAWBERRIES! |
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| Oh...they were soooo good! |
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| Good enough that two of us sat and cleared the patch!! As other pilgrims would pass, we'd give them handfuls! |
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| The freshest chicken I've ever seen... |
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| Caves for elves and trolls! |
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| Cabins for Goldilocks. |
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| Enchanted glades! |
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| Ya gotta read this...The English is a scream! |
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| Wild cherries!! |
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| Ok...the asthma was really starting to kick in...Thank God for friends who will hang out with you...anywhere...even the side of the road with a guard rail for putting up of feet! Thanks Mike! |
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| Weary little yellow feet heading up to La Faba! |
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| So steep...and then around the corner comes...Helena!!! |
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| Can you see the face in the hill side here? |
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| Ahh...if I could have put my feet in!! |
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| The birds were always perching on the ends of tall grasses... |
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| A fairy sprite I met along the way....Helena!! |
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| Wobert!! This is a terrible pic...sorry kid, but he actually asked for the flowers...so I made him a crown too! |
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| One of the "traditional" buildings. We wound up staying in one at Fonfria. |
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| The ceiling! |
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| One of the most comfy beds in an otherwise dismal Alburgue! We had fun, because we made it fun! |
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| On the way to Fonfria...the most beautiful rooster I've ever seen. Hope he doesn't wind up in the pot like those others! |
Such great pix, and so many wonderful memories for you, Karin! Brought back many memories to me, for sure - although I was at O'Cebreiro at a completely different time of year - November, it must have been. Mist, sunshine, and cold, cold nights! But still equally beautiful. No wild cherries or strawberries though. Never mind, we had a big supply of walnuts ..!
ReplyDeleteWhen I arrived at the corner on the trail to La Faba I ran into the Japanese television crew and their starlet. They waved me on, wished me a Buen Camino, and, I think, promptly filmed my butt as I climbed the trail.
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