I have held back on writing this last post because I don’t want to have to admit that this exciting adventure of the Camino de Santiago has come to an end for me. It has been five weeks and 803 km of fun, friendship, discovery, and sometimes achy legs But Read more…
Today has been the only grey and rainy day of my whole Camino experience. Although there have been showers on some days, today has been the only one with consistently grey drizzle …. is this to prepare me for going home? The walk, despite being even fuller than yesterday, was Read more…
Everyone had told me that there would be more people and a change in atmosphere after Melide, and they were right. There must be 10 or even 15 times more people than on the Primitivo. There is a continuous flow of people walking. It’s not crowded, but we were seldom Read more…
The day started with a good breakfast in the Albergue and a couple of hours walk in a cool and foggy landscape, the last day on the Camino Primitivo before we join up with the Camino Frances and Camino Del Norte tomorrow, so the paths will be much busier after Read more…
The walk today marks the start of the last 100 km – from now on the way markers offer a to meter correct countdown to 0 at the catherdral in Santiago. Out walk for today was planned to be 26 km but turned out to be 36.5 km because we Read more…
Last day of walking on my own before Caity joins me tomorrow. After a nice dinner the night before, made by Katja from Italy, I set off early at 7:30for Fonsagarda as it was scheduled to be quite a long walk. Now well into the Galician countryside, it is less Read more…
Arrived in Lugo at 11am and went to find the Albergue in which Caity and I would stay – very pleasant modern place with double bunkbeds, allowing for a very luxurious night’s sleep. Caity got in just left 12 and after a snack, we set off to explore Lugo which Read more…
Another early start, with the sun breaking through the mist made for a beautiful start. It seems on the Primitivo that I’m starting to each post saying that it’s the best day yet, but it just seems to be getting better every day. Today I started with a short but Read more…
The walk today was probably the toughest so far, but also the most varied. It started with a 3.5 hour climb of some 500m, on shale and rocks through woods and gorse. Lower down the views were spectacular, but as I went higher I walked into a cloud which cut Read more…
Today has been my first proper rest day on which I’ve done really nothing much at all. With the luxury of staying in a hotel, I slept until 10, I had breakfast and a long chat with my sister, followed by trip to the laundromat – it’s amazing how exciting Read more…