Rio Alto to Antas 21km with an additional about 5km wandering back and forth.
A Good Start
How pleasurable it is to wake up all cosy and warm under a sleeping bag, in a little room not
Antas to Afife at least 25km
The first to leave the hotel
6:50am. It’s dark outside as we unlock the front door of the hotel and let ourselves out, leaving the key on the desk at reception. An owl in a nearby tree
Afife to A Guarda 15km
Leaving Portugal
It was with sadness in my heart that we left Portugal today. While the walk was hard and I could have quit quite a few times, in the end it’s the good times that will
A Guarda to Mougas (Pedra Rubia) about 20km
The Best Pulpo and fellow Peregrinos
Last night six Englishmen were also eating at the restaurant where we went for the best pulpo (octopus) I’ve ever had and to watch the world cup England v Wallabies game.
Mougas to La Ramallosa 19km
Wet Boots
Wearing freshly laundered (again at no cost) clothes, I put off pulling on my still soaking wet boots until I could procrastinate no longer. We let ourselves out of the hotel at 8:00am. My feet
La Ramallosa to Vigo via O Freixo about 24 km
Lost Credentials
Packing up to leave this morning our credenciales were not where they should be. We have these documents stamped wherever we stay and a few places in between. We looked everywhere but they seemed to
Vigo to Arcade 23km
Walking out of Vigo
We slept in and took advantage of the hotel breakfast. A toasted sandwich never tasted so good. Sampling the fruit we were given yesterday was a nice surprise. The size and shape of
Arcade to San Amaro about 21km
Stepping Back in Time
Did you have one of these in your house when you were growing up?
We did. This one was part of an eclectic collection of ‘stuff’ decorating the pub where we had a
San Amaro to Pontecesures 28.5km
Differences and Similarities
Today the walk from San Amaro to Pontecescures was pretty much the same as yesterday. Apart from a few more pilgrims including two couples walking against the flow from Santiago-with dogs! And sheep either
Pontecesures to Santiago 27km
One Long Day instead of Two Shorter Ones
We walked from Pontecesures to Santiago, arriving a day earlier than expected.
Queuing for our Compostela
I write this as we stand in the queue to get our compostelas.