April 2024

Between Baiona and Vigo there are fewer hostels to fill in the shorter walks. Instead of taking a rest day in Baiona, as some were, I decided to do just a 9km walk to Nigran. My walk was mainly on narrow mountain roads, which wound through a sprawl of small villages. It had significant ascents […]

Today was a challenging walk. It was 18kms through rugged mountain paths. I was lucky I was able to buy a pole in Oia, because I wouldn’t have been able to do the hike without it. I was walking with a Dutch woman, Martine, who had spent a few years working for an American company

I’m not really complaining because it could be a lot worse. However, it’s been about 25C with no cloud, which makes for very warm walking. From Oia, I walked to Baiona – about 18kms. The first accommodation I came to was a hostel and I would have stayed there out of exhaustion, but they had

It might almost have been too warm today, but I didn’t mind. I’m in Galicia in Spain, where it rains a lot, so to have a sunny day even if a little warm, is perfect. Dinner last night was unusual. I was hoping that they served at 5:00 o’clock, but at that hour the bar/cafe

Last night in Ancora, I had a great dinner at a fish restaurant about 20 steps away. At the end of the day I am very aware of how far I have to walk to eat. I decided to “blow the budget” since last night’s dinner in Viana – pizza & Pepsi was just 4

Today was an excellent day. Sunny, warm, but not too hot. I left the hostel and headed out of Viana de Costelo about 8:00am. I was able to follow a few pilgrims out of town and this time, I didn’t get lost. I was warned in my guide that I’d be walking on a lot

Today it was sunny all day. People were up early at the hostel so I was out on the road about 7:15am. The path was well marked for the first two kms, however at a fork in the road, there was no arrow. As much as I am a fan of Yogi Berra – “When

Today I started out from Apulia to walk about 10kms to Marinhas, because it was raining. Everything was fine. My very cheap poncho worked at first. The rain was off and on and I was on the right path for the most part. Then the path divided and of course, I took the one I

I didn’t post yesterday, because the going was rough and I was exhausted by the end. Fortunately it didn’t rain. Again I set out early on my own and – you guessed it – got lost. I finally found the path on a rather cold and damp morning. I walked for 15kms on a boardwalk

Vila Cha is a small town, with very little commerce. Fishing seems to be by individual fishermen or small families. There are two restaurants and a small, very small grocery shop. It was really just the front room of their house. The hostel is lovely – 18 beds in bunk bed style. There is a