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BregjeDay 36-42 of walking to Santiago de Compostela from the Netherlands. By now it was early September, and while it could still be pretty warm during the day, the mornings started to get chilly and there was more rain. For the first time in France, I met another Dutch pilgrim. We walked some parts of the trail together, but after a few days we parted ways as I walked longer distances. Not long after, I met two women from Belgium with whom I walked as well and had some great converstations. It was nice to meet more people, and feel less alone. Especially when I heard the first gun shots and got a little scared for the actual start of the hunting season. It's much harder to be scared when you're walking with other people. I also stayed with the nuns in Troyes, camped for the last time and after walking 943 kilometers I arrived in the famous town of Vézelay where I visited the Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine. 10 pictures. You can view the rest of my posts about my journey in this collection: <a href="https://pixelfed.social/c/786952650105245859" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://pixelfed.social/c/786952650105245859</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Camino?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Camino</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/CaminoDeSantiago?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CaminoDeSantiago</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Hiking?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hiking</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Pilgrimage?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pilgrimage</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/France?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#France</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Vézelay?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Vézelay</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Pèlerinage?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pèlerinage</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/CheminDeCompostelle?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CheminDeCompostelle</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/CheminDeStJacques?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CheminDeStJacques</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Pelgrimstocht?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pelgrimstocht</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Wandelen?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wandelen</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Travel?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Travel</a>

BregjeDay 29-35 of walking to Santiago de Compostela from the Netherlands. After exactly three weeks of walking, I arrived in Reims at the end of August. From some kilometers away I could already see the spires of the cathedral and for the first time I realised that I had already come quite far. Sure, I still had a long way to go to Santiago, but I had also already walked over 600 kilometers to a place that in itself is a worthy destination. I decided to stay an extra night to have a little time to relax and walk around the city, but in truth I only found it stressful and couldn't wait to be out of the city again to continue walking. While before Reims I mostly encountered barren farm land, went I left the city I started to see more vineyards and I started to feel like I was really in France. You can view the rest of my posts about my journey in this collection: <a href="https://pixelfed.social/c/786952650105245859" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://pixelfed.social/c/786952650105245859</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Camino?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Camino</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/CaminoDeSantiago?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CaminoDeSantiago</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Hiking?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hiking</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Pilgrimage?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pilgrimage</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/France?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#France</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Reims?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Reims</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Pèlerinage?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pèlerinage</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/CheminDeCompostelle?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CheminDeCompostelle</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/CheminDeStJacques?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CheminDeStJacques</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Pelgrimstocht?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pelgrimstocht</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Wandelen?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wandelen</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Travel?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Travel</a>

BregjeDay 22-28 of walking to Santiago the Compostela from the Netherlands. During this week I entered France, where I would be walking for the next seven weeks. I slept in an accomodation for pilgrims for the first time and, although I was alone, I got to read about the pilgrims who had stopped by before me in the guest book. The last entry was from only three days ago and it was nice knowing there were other people not too far ahead. I also had my first fall, which luckily only resulted in a few scratches, got to sleep in a community building in a village without any official accomodation, stayed with a lovely Dutch couple living in France, and saw the landscape around me change from forests and small farms to endless bare fields. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Camino?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Camino</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/CaminoDeSantiago?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CaminoDeSantiago</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Hiking?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hiking</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Pilgrimage?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pilgrimage</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/France?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#France</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Pèlerinage?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pèlerinage</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/CheminDeCompostelle?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CheminDeCompostelle</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/CheminDeStJacques?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CheminDeStJacques</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Pelgrimstocht?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pelgrimstocht</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Wandelen?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wandelen</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Travel?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Travel</a>

BregjeDay 15-21 of walking to Santiago the Compostela from the Netherlands, during which I crossed most of Belgium . At this point I started to feel less like I was on a holiday and it started to feel more like a pilgrimage. Although I really wasn't that far from my home yet, walking everywhere really changes how you experience distances and I started to feel a bit lost. My first night in Belgium I stayed with parents of a friend of mine, but after that I really had no clear plan and had no idea when I would encounter any other pilgrims. As a result my mood wasn't the best, but I think it's one of those things you have to go through to know you'll be fine. And I was! Afterwards I definitely had a few moments where I struggled with certain things, but not quite like this week. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Camino?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Camino</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/CaminoDeSantiago?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CaminoDeSantiago</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Hiking?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hiking</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Pilgrimage?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pilgrimage</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Belgium?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Belgium</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Liège?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Liège</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Pèlerinage?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pèlerinage</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/CheminDeCompostelle?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CheminDeCompostelle</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/CheminDeStJacques?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CheminDeStJacques</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Pelgrimstocht?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pelgrimstocht</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Wandelen?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wandelen</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Travel?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Travel</a>

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