We passed the 100km marker….

 Posted by LP

…..we are definitely in the home stretch - VQT told you the details of our day, but here are a few photos from me:

Photo - Tina (from Germany) walking over an ancient bridge (still early and misty)
Photo - VQT walking along a misty woodland trail 
Photo - Tina and VQT walking along misty trail (you can probably see there are lots of pilgrims, it was a busy day on the Camino)
Photo - Tina petting one of the many cats we saw along the way 
Photo - lots of cows (and cow waste products) on the trail - here is a calf suckling 
Photo - we saw several horses 
Photo - and we saw donkeys too 

Photo - we saw lots of large pumpkins 
Photo - VQT walking along another part of the woodland trail (sunnier and not so misty by this time) 
Photo - another horse trying to get VQT’s attention 
Photo - water trickling down the rock wall of the trail 
Photo - one of the many dogs we said hello to today (those are the tips of my walking poles you see as I hold them in one hand to take the photo)
Photo - shepherd moving their flock of sheep 
Photo - one of the many chickens I said hello to today 
Photo - another scruffy little dog we met along the way 
Photo - lovely green double doors and interesting stone work (photo is slightly lop sided as are many of my photos, I’m trying to hold walking poles and phone/camera at the same time) 💚


Comments

  1. AnonymousOctober 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM

    Horses and donkeys and cows, oh my! Wait...cats, dogs and chickens as well! Also people. It looks like a wonderful stretch on wooded trails.
    Cheryl P.
    Sheep--shouldn't forget them.

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  2. AnonymousOctober 1, 2025 at 5:55 PM

    Congratulations! 100 mark! Lots of animals today! Best, Robbie💚

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  3. DeniseOctober 1, 2025 at 8:07 PM

    Truly a red letter day! Dogs, cats, pumpkins, chickens AND a green door.

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  4. AnonymousOctober 1, 2025 at 10:05 PM

    The horses are so cute! I wish ya’ll had some carrots for them! Lots of critters! Looks like a beautiful stone lined trail! Pamela

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  5. To Dog With LoveOctober 1, 2025 at 10:14 PM

    Love all the animal photos!

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  6. CDZOctober 2, 2025 at 1:32 PM

    They were a great welcoming committee for you!

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  7. AnonymousOctober 3, 2025 at 10:47 AM

    Great job, in the home stretch. Love Ev

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