Our last week
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…
Pase por favor
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 The rolling fields of wheat or barley have been replaced by the sights, sounds and smells of cattle and other farm animals….
The Camino Spirit
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…
Rain, rain and more rain
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…
Nearly there
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…
WE ARE IN SANTIAGO
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…
Celebrating Quietly
Santiago June 2nd 2014 Getting our Compostelas After arrival in front of the Cathedral we spent some time having photos taken and reciprocating. The way to get the whole cathedral in behind the person is to lie down! Then we…
Beggars and the botafumiero
4th June 2014 Relief that We Made It The day after arriving in Santiago after completing the Camino is one of relief. A day where there is no longer a concern that you might not make it. You have made…
Which way?
Santiago to Negreira 6 June 2014 The Signage is Different Now Forgive me if I have already told you this! We learnt early on that the symbol of the Camino (the scallop style shell) is more than a symbol. It’s…
It’s raining again on our last day
Cee to Finesterre 7 June 2014 Choices for Dinner The only decisions we have had to make for the last 44 days were when to stop for a café con leche and what to have for the primero, segundo and…