Best laid plans…

We thought we were done with all the records. The longest day, the most miles, the longest climb, the highest point, the most strenuous climb. We were wrong!

Our plan was to take the path that would bypass Samos and take us to Saria and then on to Barbadelo to a 17th century farmhouse converted to an Albergue that was highly recommend. This meant a respectable 22 km day.

We once again woke up early and left our Albergue at 6:30.

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At this point our detective Sakkar discovered that the name of the town did not match what we were expecting. We realized at that point that in the dark we had missed our turnoff point somehow. We were 9 km into our day. The other path was going to save us 7 km. We decided to take our lumps and continue forward to Samos and see the 9th century monastery.

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This day was a perfect day for a hike. Beautiful views, lush paths, nice weather. Every thing was just perfect.

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By the time we made it to Saria it was almost 3 pm and we needed our lunch and the cover another 5 km.

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By the time we made it to Casa Carmen, our destination. It was 6 pm and 32 km with 173 floors climbed. This makes it our most miles and longest day of hiking. Hopefully Camino does not have too many more of these kind of surprises for us.

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4 thoughts on “Best laid plans…

  1. Shalu

    You’re so close to the end! It would be great if this was the last surprise you have. Luckily you guys are hardened walkers now.

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  2. noor

    you all are great
    kkep up the good work,you are almost there and barkat and sikander are going to join you son
    barkat just left and sikander will be leaving in a few hours
    so good luck and god speed
    love you all
    noor

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