Monthly Archives: April 2018

We made it. We’d left ourselves a little over 28 km to do today so to make sure that we got here without resorting to taxis, buses or mule carts, we got up early, amazingly before any other peregrinos, had … Continue reading →

We’ve arrived in Salceda, only 28 km or so from Santiago so it looks like we’re going to get to the cathedral by mid afternoon, in time to pick up our Compostela. We’re not sure whether to go for cultural … Continue reading →

It’s only 16:43 but we’ve reached out destination for the day and we’ve stopped in a very pleasant traditional hostel/hotel. It’s a little more expensive than usual (€50 rather than the expected €35-40) but it provides a peregrino menu and … Continue reading →

It’s been a long, hard day, possibly too hard. We left Sarria a little late. We’d been awake during the middle of the night wondering whether mum’s knee problems meant that we should look for alternatives to walking to Santiago. … Continue reading →

It’s been a much better day. Feet that were in agony last night responded well to ten hours sleep and only complained towards the end of today’s walk. Last night’s albergue was perfect. Our room was delightful, whilst dinner was … Continue reading →

It’s been an extraordinary day. Forget anything that I’ve said previously about hard days – today beats them all into the proverbial cocked hat. Hills? Got mountains. Snow? Tick. Pain? Levels that would make a grown man cry – and … Continue reading →

Another long day 😟. We’ve made the mistake of booking our flight back to the UK for Wednesday next week. We booked it in Rabanal when we were still 250 km from Santiago de Compostela. At that point we had … Continue reading →

😓 Today has probably been the hardest day that we’ve spent on the Camino – period. This was starting out. A short while later. What you don’t get to see are the intermittent blizzards of snow, hail and sleet. At … Continue reading →

We awoke with the alarm at 6:30 a.m. having booked breakfast for 7 o’clock. Still sleepy we made our way down to what turned out to be a decent buffet breakfast before setting out at 8:15. (Tom isn’t the fastest … Continue reading →

Phew 😯. 32km from our albergue last night. I at least have sore feet. Tom seems perky as ever and Juanita’s osteoporosis seems to have had absolutely no effect on her ability to walk these distances with a pack heavier … Continue reading →