Blog

Day 27 Astorga to Rabanal Day 28 Rabanal to El Acebo 20 May 2014 Vespers on the Camino Yesterday I walked in boots for the first time in two days with no ill effects. We arrived at the village of…

Day 29 El Acebo to Ponferrada Day 30 Ponferrada to Villafranca del Bierzo 23 May 2014 Rain Rain and Rain After more than four weeks with no rain, yesterday we set off in our rain gear with beanies and gloves….

Day 31 Villafranca del Bierzo to Las Herrrerias Day 32 Las Herrerias to O’Cebreiro 24 May 2014 Finally Some Aussies While wifi is free everywhere, the signal is often poor in our room. Last night we were using the Internet…

Day 33 O’Cebreiro to Triacastela Day 34 Triacastela to Sarria 27 May 2014 We are in Galicia We entered Galicia two days ago. Many people start their Camino here. This means that the path gets increasingly more populated. It is…

Day 35 Sarria to Portomarin 28 May 2014 Changing Scenery Over time the type of farming has changed. The rolling fields of wheat or barley have been replaced by the sights, sounds and smells of cattle and other farm animals….

Day 36 Portomarin to Palas del Rei 29 May 2014 Melting Pot of Nationalities The Camino is a real melting pot of nationalities. Here the Belgian (in yellow) is helping the Italian who has a problem with his bike. They…

Day 37 Palas del Rei to Melide 30 May 2014 Not a Day That Invites Walking the Camino If you weren’t on the Camino and didn’t have a flight booked, you would probably stay in bed with a good book…

Day 38 Melide to Arzua Day 39 Arzua to Arua 31 May 2014 Subtle Changes on the Camino The sights, sounds and smells have changed again-if subtly. For the last three days we have heard the buzz of a chain…

2 June 2014 Santiago After 40 days of walking across Northern Spain, sleeping in a different bed every night and meeting lots of lovely and interesting people we arrived in Santiago and the forecourt of the Cathedral at 2:30 pm…