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| Credencial del Peregrino | the compostela | |||
| 2000-09-02: Burgos to Castrojeriz 42.73km, 2h 56m, 14.6km/h | |||
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| Starting off: Burgos | Church at Castrojeriz | Hilltop at Castrojeriz | |
| 2000-09-03: Castrojeriz to Calzadilla de la Cueza 69.00km, 3h 57m, 17.4km/h | |||
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| First hill after Castrojeriz | Church | ||
| 2000-09-04: Calzadilla de la Cueza to Mansilla de las Mulas 64.20km, 3h 25m, 18.7km/h | |||
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| Leaving albergue | Morning sun | Hobbit houses? | Lunch with fellow pilgrims |
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| House top, Reliegos | Yes, that's a chimney | On the walls at Mansilla de las Mulas | |
| 2000-09-05: Mansilla de las Mulas to León 20.17km, 1h 24m, 14.3km/h | |||
| 2000-09-06: León to Astorga 64.20km, 3h 25m, 18.7km/h | |||
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| Leaving León | Puente de Órbigo | Scarecrows | |
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| Descent to Astorga | |||
| 2000-09-07: Astorga to Ponferrada 58.52km, 3h 57m, 14.8km/h, 700m vertical | |||
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| Astorga cathedral | Rabanal del Camino | ||
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| Foncebadón | Cruz del Ferro | Cruz del Ferro | John |
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| Catching crickets | Coming down again | Somewhere near Manjarín | |
| 2000-09-08: Ponferrada to O Cebreiro 62.21km, 4h 42m, 13.2km/h, 900m vertical | |||
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| Ponferrada, dawn | Motorway construction | ascending... | |
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| Still 3km horizontal and 300m vertical to go (but the view was nice)... | |||
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| ...1.5km horizontal and 150m vertical to go | |||
| 2000-09-09: O Cebreiro to Sarria 45.36km, 3h 29m, 13.0km/h | |||
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| Steepest 50m ever | Speedy descent... | ...until bits start to fall off | |
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| Dampness opportunity | |||
| 2000-09-10: Sarria to Portomarín 24.29km, 2h 12m, 10.9km/h | |||
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| 100km to go! | ...so we're happy | ||
| 2000-09-11: Portomarín to Ribadiso 54.12km, 4h 02m, 12.9km/h | |||
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| Following the Galician cartoon signs | ...and keeping dry | ||
| 2000-09-12: Ribadiso to Santiago de Compostela 45.35km, 3h 20m, 13.5km/h | |||
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| Ribadiso albergue | Monument at Monte del Gozo - 6km to go | Santiago is... here! | |
| 2000-09-13/2000-09-17: after
Santiago 1300km by Citroën Xsara Picasso | |||
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| 2000-09-14 Finisterre |
2000-09-16 Hilltop bull thingy |
2000-09-17 John, piazza, Salamanca... |
2000-09-17 ...which also has streets |