Had a coffee with Martin to say goodbye and then walked through the old city to get to the bus station. Saw some of the pilgrims I had met over the weeks and saw new ones limping in. Last night … Read More
Up at 630 this morning. Everybody else was asleep, so I decided to make some coffee. Staying at a pension with Martin and a Spanish woman that we met three days ago. It’s interesting how people along the Camino, make … Read More
After 7 o’clock tonight, the heavens opened up and rained heavily. We’re sitting in a restaurant now, watching the Pilgrims arrive late in the evening. There’s been so much rain that people stop under the awning, take a break and … Read More
Arrived late in Arco do Pino after a long day of up hill and down hill. Just as we were leaving the forest to walk up to the town we came upon a house fire. What you can’t hear in … Read More
Today is our last full day of walking. We will go most of the way, to Santiago, and will stay in O Pedrouez tonight. The ideas that we will be able to walk into Santiago de Compostela tomorrow and attend … Read More
We passed the 100km mark yesterday on our way into Portomarin. After Portomarin it was a 10 km climb uphill to get to where we thought we would stay. It ended up that the alburgue were closed so we walked … Read More
It has been green and bucolic the whole day. And I found some these. That is always good for the spirits.
Stayed overnight at a Casa Rural called Casa Caxiguerio. Woke up to heAvy rain and a forecast of rain for the next 4 days. Hopefully we have a road to walk out on. We came in on a dirt track … Read More
Stayed overnight in Tricastela . Went to stages yesterday up and over the mountain and then down again at the side. Will head toward Serria today and try to get to Portomarin. It is now winter- it’s cold, rainy, and … Read More