Terri from Second Wind Leisure hosts #SundayStills, with a different prompt for each week. The prompt for the photo challenge this week is Fog and Clouds. I’m not a photographer in any way, but I thought I’d just give this challenge a go.
My photos for this week’s Fog and Couds prompt are from my pilgrimmage walk of the Camino de Santiago in June/July 2014. This walk starts in the south of France, crosses the Pyrenees, and over the border to Spain. The walk then goes across Spain to the finish at Santiago de Compostela. The Camino was my celebration of turning 60.
I decided to walk an extra few days to Finisterre on the Spanish coast . Historically, it was thought the world was flat, with Finisterre being the edge of the earth. The total distance I walked was 1218 kilometres.
I had 3 days in Paris with a friend before taking the train to Bayonne, followed by the bus to St. Jean Pied du Port, ready to start walking the following day.
Day 1 Crossing the Pyrenees
The Meseta
Another Meseta
The central tablelands between Burgos and Astoria are known as The Meseta, Spanish for plateau. At 220ks, I found it long and hot, but definitely not boring, as some people had warned me. Many pilgrims take the bus over the Meseta to relieve the boredom of walking for days, on completely flat ground. I’m pleased I walked it, if only to see the incredible skies. The Meseta was one of the highlights for me.
When I think of clouds, tis photo comes to mind. It was taken at about 5am, as I was leaving O’Cebreiro, which is a tiny village high in the mountains. It was snow covered and looked beautifully magical, when I was there. What looks like water splashing in the photo, is actually clouds and fog. It was an incredible feeling to be so high above the clouds.
Pilgrim looking towards Santiago
Spanish Village
Pilgrims on Alto del Perdon. And me!
The End. Finisterre on the Spanish Coast, thought by the Romans to be the end of the world
This post is linked to Denyse’s Life This Week
I hope you enjoyed these photos of one of the highlights of my life.
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A lovely travelogue to go with the challenge Jennifer – great seeing some of the scenery from your trip (and to see you in your hiking gear!)
Glad you enjoyed the photos Leanne. Thanks for popping in
Jennifer, I love how travel photos make special memories fresh again. Nice interpretation of Terri’s challenge.
Thanks Suzanne. We can’t travel just now, so second best is reliving our memories through photos. Thanks for popping in
Beautiful clouds from around the world Jen and I bet writing this post brought back some lovely memories for you. Have a great week and visiting from #lifethisweek
Thanks for popping in again Sue
Oh I love these pics Jennifer. I’ve actually not done much travel in the last couple of decades but after a trip in 2018 I’d like to do more again one day. Money permitting. (And covid permitting of course!)
I love the pics of the landscapes with fog the most as there’s something beautiful and eerie about them.
I agree with you about the fog photos. It’s always money issues that get in the way of travel for us too.
Wow, your photos and memories are fantastic Jen! I loved the big skies and clouds. The Meseta looks amazing and I’ve not heard of that term before. Thanks for the look at some of your walk. #lifethisweek
Thanks for your lovely comments Deb. I appreciate you dropping in again
I am so glad that I stopped to look at your pictures; what wonderful memories for you and beautiful pictures. I especially liked the one of the fog lapping u p the hill. So glad you chose o walk the Messeta, especially because it meant something to you. Blessings, Michele
Hi Michelle, that fog photo you mention is my favourite
What an amazing trip (and pilgimage) you made. Such a good one to plan and do, obviously for you but now also one to re-visit and reflect.
Thank you for linking up this week for #lifethisweek. Great to see you and your blog here! Next week it’s about #sharingoursnaps and that’s an optional prompt. Join in each week for a friendly connection in a great community on-line. I am very grateful to you all. Denyse.
Thanks for visiting again Denyse
Those are some gorgeous photos, Jen! I love what fog does to photos though I don’t particularly like walking or driving through it. Nice to vicariously travel!
I feel the same about driving through fog, though we have to do it quite often