Sept 15. Climb every mountain…

 Posted by VQT

View with older home in background.  

LP walking up a long hill.  

Cows in pasture with windmill on the ridge.  You know we are high if the windmills are so close. 

Our black tomatoes.  They need a day to ripen.  

Hospitles route.   We will take this route tomorrow. 

Map of Primitivo route.  We are near TINEO and headed to Campiello.  A 12 km day.  

Stayed last night in a hotel we rate 8.5 on our scale (would be 9 but it’s off the Camino and we had to take a taxi).  They prepared a vegetarian dinner for us.  Corn cakes (flat) topped with grilled veggies and a blue cheese sauce, salad with apple and desert was on a corn cake - cream cheese & pepper jelly.  Very tasty.  


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  1. Elizabeth Murray MillerSeptember 15, 2024 at 1:36 AM

    I hope you enjoyed your walk today! I loved it and the views and animal encounters were wonderful.

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  2. DeniseSeptember 15, 2024 at 7:58 AM

    Glad you finally got a good vegetarian meal - albeit a bit odd. Is this halfway day? Headed out for my walk now. Miss you gals!

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 17, 2024 at 11:57 AM

    A good walk, a good meal!
    CHERYL

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