Today someone posted in one of the Camino online groups asking for information about the horse ride to O Cebreiro. This is on a section of the Camino I missed when I fell. It would be on one of the 100kms sections I would walk if I went in March. A kind contributor gave the […]
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This is a post from my other site – Life is what happens – The Camino is calling. Today was a difficult day. I had to work at being happy. Yesterday I walked 15kms with a group of pilgrims. The Camino has been calling. It starts quietly without pressure. I think March might be a
This morning is our last few hours in Spain. We leave at 1:00pm to fly to Frankfurt, change planes and then fly home. Our train journey from Santiago was lovely. Again lots of sunshine as the scenery flew by at 300mph sometimes. One of the forums on FB suggested a hotel right across the street
Today is our last full day in Santiago. It’s always hard to leave. We have booked a room in Madrid near the Chamartin train station and will fly home on Tuesday. This Sunday is Palm Sunday so the mass at the cathedral was a high mass with a choir, a procession and lots of greenery.
There are some “things” I would like to remember about this journey but they didn’t make it into the posts.
Today was a journey of a different type. It was a food adventure. When I was in Santiago in October/25 I was tempted by the tasting menu at the parador Reis Catolicos. It was too expensive. As an aside – in the early days of the Camino this building was a refuge for pilgrims. It
Made it to Santiago. We walked 19.3kms from O Pedrouzo to Santiago in perfect weather, perfect trail conditions and a perfectly miserable blister. Nick walked ahead but waited for me about 2kms from the cathedral so we could walk in together. Bless his heart. We got our Compostelas, sadly we didn’t meet any of our
We took a bus for 2.5 euros from Arzua to O Pedrouzo. We now are 19.3kms to Santiago. Booking a place to stay in Santiago was a challenge. Ideally Nick wanted a room of his own. I had suggested this as a perk for looking after me so well this entire trip. There were lots
Yesterday was our first overcast day. It was a little cooler with a high of 15C. The walk was lovely but a bit busy. The school groups had moved on only to be replaced by small groups of Spanish women which were somehow even louder. They were lovely though- always offering a Buen Camino when
Our accommodation in Palas de Rei could best be described as Bohemian. It was lacking a lot of refinement. Our dinner, cooked by the owner of the Albergue, was Italian and very good. We started with a bowl of penne in a light tomato and meat sauce topped with freshly grated cheese, followed by a
