Monthly Archives: June 2022

After chamomile tea and toast we walked to where Google insisted was the stop where we’d pick up the bus to A Coruña. It was some distance out of town and no bus stop in sight. There was a restaurant … Continue reading →

Albergue Guiana was excellent, especially the Velux window 😊. Watching the swifts was really special. Unfortunately, the route out of town took us past some pretty dilapidated buildings. These are invariably covered in graffiti and look awful. It’s hard to … Continue reading →

It’s been a hard day, probably the hardest on the Camino so far. Interestingly this is exactly what I said last time we arrived in Ponferrada. Last time it was April and we had blizzard conditions coming over Cruz de … Continue reading →

That’s the second time we’ve stayed there – it’s a lovely hotel, white, bright and airy, two large single beds pushed together, large bathroom with a bath – cue childish screams of joy. Astorga is a nice town, great lavandería … Continue reading →

Let’s start with dinner last night which was great. Great company, two Spanish cyclists (on electric bikes!!!), but I’ve racked up even more brownie points, two Italians, one young, just graduated in sustainable management (?), the other probably our age … Continue reading →

We’re in Molino Galochas, a rather nice Casa Rurales (rural house). It came highly recommended by previous clients on Gronze, the source of all knowledge Camino. We’ve bathed (it’s such a childish thrill to find that the bathroom has a … Continue reading →

We left just before seven o’clock having woken to Dorothy’s alarm thirty minutes earlier. The temperature today wasn’t expected to go much above 20 degrees, so we had plenty of time to walk the 36.6 km to tonight’s stop at … Continue reading →

We left around 7 o’clock this morning after a good night’s sleep and we’ve rocked up at Sahagún, some 39.2 km away. But thereupon hangs a tale. The road ran along the route of an old Roman road for 17+ … Continue reading →

It turned out last night that one of our windows looked up directly at the storks which pleased Dorothy no end. Their comings and goings kept her entertained for hours. 😊. Dinner was excellent. We were joined at the table … Continue reading →

Phew! Just got in (18:00). We started a little before 7 o’clock this morning and according to Gronze.com, the ultimate Camino web resource that’s 38.9 km from where we stayed last night. My body can certainly vouch for the distance. … Continue reading →