Arzua

June 12. Arzua.

The northern way approaches Arzua with uphill and downhill slopes. We travel through woods and besides farmland. We pass by three churches. The last church in Sendelle is a big surprise . It is a roman church built in 1200. The nave has pictures painted from the 18 th century. We stopped there and were given a tour. Just a beautiful church with beautiful paintings. After 22k we arrived at Arzua the ending point of the Camino Norte. This is where the Northern way merges with the French way. This is where the relative solitude of the country meets the city. It is said that the northern way may have 50 pilgrims to the 500 on the French Way. We checked into Albergue Turistico Santiago Apostol. They have dorm rooms for 10 and a 3 bed room for 12€ each. We got a lovely room but it smelled like dead mice. I asked for another room which we got. Still dead mice smell a little less with windows and doors open. As we share laughter, wine, salami, cheese, fresh wheat bread, cherries and chocolate cakes we realize that in two days we will meet again for our last shared evening meal. This saddens us. Why? We three agree you have to de daft to walk the Norte. The why will never be answered.

 

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Morning sun

Beautiful day to end with.

The Camino Norte mostly roads. .

The church in Sendelle.

Stu uses MotionX-GPS on the iPhone and is sharing with you the following track:

Name:		Arzua End of Norte
Date:		Jun 12, 2013 6:53 am
Map: (valid until Dec 9, 2013)		View on Map
Distance:		22.0 kilometers
Elapsed Time:		4:58:55
Avg Speed:		4.4 km/h
Max Speed:		5.3 km/h
Avg Pace:		13' 35" per km
Min Altitude:		316 m
Max Altitude:		571 m
Start Time:		2013-06-12T04:53:26Z
Start Location:
	Latitude:	43º 02' 25" N
	Longitude:	8º 01' 25" W
End Location:
	Latitude:	42º 55' 45" N
	Longitude:	8º 09' 20" W

 

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