My FAVOURITE Place on the Camino Frances! Day 22 | Murias de Rechivaldo to El Acebo de San Miguel

[@rowanmulvey8632]

Girl, you are giving us all a beautiful gift with every video. I can only imagine the memories you provide to people who have walked that path.

[@oliviaelenat]

Aw thank you! ❤ That really means a lot to hear!

[@larswetterstrom7209]

This is a nice part of the Camino. From Astorga to Molinaseca basically. The heathen dry landscape leading to Santa Catalina Somoza is very special. Only sheep farming here.

[@Irishpewtuber]

I see those views most weekends, Galacia looks so much like Ireland . I'll be experiencing this stretch for myself this summer.

[@oliviaelenat]

Sounds fantastic! It's wonderful to have such breathtaking views nearby. Wishing you an amazing time on your upcoming journey! 🌄

[@Gardenwatch]

Buen Camino Olive! This part of the Camino is one of my favorites. A personal highlight for me was the Cruz de Ferro. This year am staying in El Acebo and will walk the road instead of the path. The descent from the Cruz was the most challenging part of the whole Camino for me. You took it in stride with amazing spirit Olive.

[@oliviaelenat]

Thank you! 😊

[@ThePhantomMajor]

What about depositing your stone at the Cruz de Ferro?

[@oliviaelenat]

I did actually leave my stone at the Cruz de Ferro, I just somehow ended up not filming it. 😔

[@bazoire]

Just caught up on your last three - busy travelling! Loving your work! I also loved the way the weather broke as you headed towards EL Acebo. It’s also interesting to see how at peace you have become now overcoming the trials of your first two weeks. 30k in bad weather with a smile on your face. Fantastic!

[@oliviaelenat]

Thank you so much! ❤

[@drive2surf]

The path looked unlike any other I’ve seen for this stage. Did you use an alternate path?

[@oliviaelenat]

It was the main route through Foncebadon, but I noticed the scenery can vary quite a bit in the summer, which might explain why it seemed different. Also, those clouds in the video could have had an impact on how everything looked. 🤔

[@anxomillaraveiga9404]

Good route places magic

[@manonthemoon2912]

What happened to the Cruz de Ferro? It was after Foncebadon

[@jtmcheung6185]

how come most of your routes there were no other walkers? I would be very scared !

[@oliviaelenat]

One reason is that I walked the Camino in October, and by late October, there were far fewer pilgrims around. Most people would also start walking earlier than me and cover shorter distances. Since the sunrise was around 8 AM, many pilgrims would start walking in the dark at 7 and finish by 1-3 PM, while I usually started at 9 and kept going until after 5. But honestly, I really enjoyed walking alone, and the entire Camino felt very safe! 😊

[@ovidiu-horatiudeleanu4231]

No Cruz de Ferro? Missing the seed pount? And the templar place in Manjarin? Sorry. I stayed in the same albergue in El Acebo. Confortable. Good food. But no Camino spirit. Next time I prefer...Riego de Ambras.

[@oliviaelenat]

I somehow ended up not filming Cruz de Ferro.. 😔 I actually didn't know about the templar place, I just looked it up now. I loved the albergue in El Acebo for its comfort in those circumstances (and the views), as it was so cold and rainy, the clothes wouldn't dry etc.. and it was like a modern oasis for me on that day.

[@ovidiu-horatiudeleanu4231]

@@oliviaelenat We have different searches. I was looking more as pilgrimage rather than confort. My second was better. Only dorm rooms. Hopefully in time I will be a real pilgrim.

[@ovidiu-horatiudeleanu4231]

@@oliviaelenat You have seen the Templar albergue in Manjarin. Maybye from outside. Like a hut with many flags.

[@jornspirit]

hey Olive 🫒 ...just watched this while outside my windows the rain is pouring down big time, so the perfect setting for it (just not getting soaked, but also didn't get the views!!) - after your 'spoiler alert' a few clips ago, I was really looking forward to this place (where I didn't stay), and wow - yes indeed, I 'get it'! Of course in your case it also got magnified through the opening up of the skies, revealing a stunning scenery, shrouded cloud fragments hovering around and below, with the sunlight slowly getting through... and then all of the rest: warmth, dryers, delicious food, overall hospitality of the finest... you seem to have arrived in an altogether more congenial, heavenly place... 🌈 Its also nice to hear, that you met some new camino friends there, which at the end of such a day, with a filled belly and a glass of wine is just so enjoyable... and felt like such a reward for not resigning earlier, and stay in that other place. You saw it through, and got rewarded... you looked so happy here, Olive... I can relate to a certain 'euphoria' at such points of the walk, as I've been there too... see ya soon again on your next leg!! 🙂😊😄 PS. acebo = holly - the evergreen tree or bush with prickly leaves and red berries - did you see some of them around there? PPS. clip production was excellent, as always; loved your soundtrack choices!! ...and here's a clip, if you are curious about El Acebo - it changed big time a few years ago: www.csj.org.uk/blog/el-acebo-a-stark-example-of-modernisation

[@oliviaelenat]

Hello! 😊 That does, indeed, sound like the perfect setting! The weather truly enhanced every aspect of my experience - the breathtaking scenery and the albergue, which became my favourite because it felt like a modern oasis - just what I needed at the time. Had it been summer, the experience might have been different. ☀ Oh, I didn't know about the meaning of 'acebo', that's interesting! I hadn't noticed them around, as I wasn't aware! Thank you so much for appreciating my video! It's always rewarding to hear positive feedback. 💚 PS: It was nice to learn about the changes in El Acebo, and judging from the picture, I was lucky enough to see it at the best time, with lush green surroundings and changing skies. It doesn't seem quite as impressive in the summer! 😁