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Day 08: From Rio Seco to Laredo

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Day 08: From Rio Seco to Laredo Date 22 July ( Monday ) Weather 80° F/ 27° C. Lots of sun. Today's Distance: 12 miles / 20 km Route and Stats Route Video Total This Camino: 48 miles. Total 2024 Caminos: 151 miles Total All Caminos: 2151 miles Lodging: Hostel Rosi @ $ 45 Total Lodging: $ 366 Planes: $ 1500 (round trip) Total Planes / Travel Insurance: $ 2100 / $ 246 Buses / Trains / Taxis: $  Total Buses / Trains / Taxis: $ 101 Food: $ 35 Total Food: $ 199 On The Road Good cup of coffee at our lodging - Posada Ville, as we sat around the table getting ready for the day.  As I said yesterday in my blog, I completely changed my mind about staying at here. It turned out to be a nice experience. The hill out of Rio Seco was a nice surprise in that it gave me a chance to finally stretch my legs both up and down. Not sure the elevation change at this time. ... The elevation change turned out to be 700 feet over 2 miles. About halfway down the hill, we c...
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Day 1: We Are On The Way

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Day 1: From Rochester NY to Bilbao, Spain Date 15 Jul 2024 Weather Bilbao: 25 C/ 75 f Today's Distance: Total This Camino: 0 miles. Total 2024 Caminos: 103 miles Total All Caminos: 2103 miles Total Lodging: $ 0 Planes: $ 1500 (round trip) + $ 600 upgrade Total Planes / Travel Insurance: $ 2100 $ 246 Buses / Trains / Taxis: $ 27 from airport Total Buses / Trains / Taxis: $ 27 Food: $ 0 Total Food: $ 0 On The Road 12:20 p.m. Uber ride to airport.  12:40 p.m. baggage check and TSA prescreen all complete. 2:25 p.m. Boarding for Washington Dulles.  2:55 p.m. On the way to Washington. 4:15 p.m. Arrive Washington.  4:40 p.m. Made it to our gate which was in another terminal but was pretty hassle-free. Did have to take the train from terminal A to terminal C. 5:00 p.m. Boarding.  5:05 p.m. Deb and I have decided to do an upgrade to first class because we are tired and a little under the weather and the plane is full and we really really would...
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Day 07: From Castro Urdiales to Rio Seco

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Day 07: From Castro Urdiales to Rio Seco Date 21 July ( Sunday ) Weather 79f / 26c. Partly sunny. Today's Distance: 10 miles / 16 km Route and Stats Route Video Total This Camino: 36 miles. Total 2024 Caminos: 139 miles Total All Caminos: 2139 miles Lodging: Posada Ville de Gurienzo @ $ 43 Total Lodging: $ 321 Planes: $ 1500 (round trip) Total Planes / Travel Insurance: $ 2100 / $ 246 Buses / Trains / Taxis: $  Total Buses / Trains / Taxis: $ 101 Food: $ 20 Total Food: $ 164 On The Road Started a little bit later this morning. We have a 3:00 check-in at Rio Seco. So we figured we could leave Castro Urdiales around 10:00 and still take our time getting to our next place. Today's walk is about 9 mi.  So we stopped at a coffee shop on the beach before taking off. Completed our northward leg and reached the ocean. It was a beautiful walk through a lot of pastoral countryside. Now turning west along the ocean.  Random Thought of the Day We a...
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