{"id":83937,"date":"2014-04-15T08:24:58","date_gmt":"2014-04-15T15:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/one-year-ago-the-longest-walk\/"},"modified":"2014-04-25T15:41:47","modified_gmt":"2014-04-25T22:41:47","slug":"one-year-ago-the-longest-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/one-year-ago-the-longest-walk\/","title":{"rendered":"One Year Ago: the Longest Walk"},"content":{"rendered":"

(from my journal)<\/p>\n

Carri\u00f3n de los Condes
\n1<\/span>5 April<\/p>\n

A record-breaking 34km day. The walk to Fr\u00f3mista along the Canal de Castilla was very pleasant. It was not yet hot – we left at 7:30 – and a cool breeze blew through the trees beside the canal as Eamon, Mia, and I walked in the morning light.<\/p>\n

\"Canal<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Canal<\/a><\/p>\n

Lunch in Fr\u00f3mista, where I spent some time in the Romanesque masterpiece of the Iglesia de San Mart\u00edn, built in 1035. Mia continued on without us.<\/p>\n

\"Iglesia<\/a><\/p>\n

Iglesia San Mart\u00edn, Fr\u00f3mista.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Iglesia<\/a><\/p>\n

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

The Lock on the Door.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Iglesia<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Iglesia<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Iglesia<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Iglesia<\/a><\/p>\n

From there, a straight-shot walk by the highway, which brought home the reality of the Meseta.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

In Poblaci\u00f3n de Campos, I saw a lamppost I had seen in my dreams, in Carcosa. I’d sketched it perhaps twenty years ago.<\/p>\n

\"Carcosa<\/a><\/p>\n

Carcosa bleeds into Poblaci\u00f3n de Campos<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

At Poblaci\u00f3n de Campos, we took a slightly longer alternative route, rather than continue next to the highway for another 9km. This route started out unpromisingly, but soon began running next to a tree-lined river, which was every bit as pleasant as our earlier canal walking.<\/p>\n

\"From<\/a><\/p>\n

\"From<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Ermita<\/a><\/p>\n

Ermita de Nuestra Se\u00f1ora del R\u00edo near Villalcaz\u00e1r de Sirga<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Ermita<\/a><\/p>\n

Eventually, the Way left the river to return to the highway, and the full strength of the afternoon sun bore down upon Eamon and I. <\/p>\n

\"To<\/a><\/p>\n

We each had a cola in Villalcaz\u00e1r de Sirga while we evaluated our determination to go on today. finally we decided that we’d rather do the long stretch after Carri\u00f3n de los Condes in the morning. <\/p>\n

\"Villalcaz\u00e1r<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Villalcaz\u00e1r<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Villalcaz\u00e1r<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Villalcaz\u00e1r<\/a><\/p>\n

The last 5.5km to Carri\u00f3n was the now familiar dead straight shot along the highway, with oceans of grassy Meseta to each side. We soon separated, Eamon surging forward and me walking with a more deliberate pace. We walked alone, each of us enveloped in the Meseta and alone to struggle with our own thoughts.<\/p>\n

\"To<\/a><\/p>\n

\"To<\/a><\/p>\n

\"To<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Carri\u00f3n<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Carri\u00f3n<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Carri\u00f3n<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

Big news was the catastrophic failure of footwear. The heels in my shoes are deteriorating, and as a result I’d pounded both pairs of hiking socks to dust – heel holes in both right socks. Also have my first proper tiny little blisters, both on my right foot.<\/p>\n

Both feet swollen and bruised for the first time in a week. Was able to purchase two pairs of hiking socks and compeed here in Carri\u00f3n de los Condes. <\/p>\n

Dinner with Eamon and Santiago. Briefly saw Cliff.<\/p>\n

All the photos for day 14<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(from my journal) Carri\u00f3n de los Condes 15 April A record-breaking 34km day. The walk to Fr\u00f3mista along the Canal de Castilla was very pleasant. It was not yet hot – we left at 7:30 – and a cool breeze blew through the trees beside the canal as Eamon, Mia, and I walked in the morning light. Lunch in Fr\u00f3mista, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-camino"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1aGBK-lPP","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":59554,"url":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/the-meseta-begins-to-leave-its-mark\/","url_meta":{"origin":83937,"position":0},"title":"The Meseta Begins to Leave its Mark","author":"Thom","date":"16 April 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"15 April 2013 Today Eamon and I walked a record-breaking 34 km. 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