Our 30 km “long and flat” day did not materialize as there were no places available in the desired destination. We scaled back to a 21 km destination in the industrial city of Navia, located on a large river. Our day started with breakfast at the Hotel Báltico where we stayed. The elder manager opened …
A good night’s rest and food put a difficult day behind us. We arose to a cloudy but pleasant morning and had breakfast in the hotel. The man who closed the bar was the man to open it for breakfast today, and his wife was in the kitchen cooking. I asked when he gets a …
October 6, 2022. It’s not wise to bring your expectations to the Camino. Today we had read that by taking the mountain route starting at Soto Luiña, we would see the most scenic section of the entire Camino, but in fact it was the most difficult, dangerous and wet hike so far. Our morning started …
We were greeted at 7:30 am by the host at our rural hotel where we were the only guests. He got up and had breakfast ready for us, including breads, coffee, cold cuts and yoghurt. We enjoyed the treat but did not eat all that he expected from previous pilgrims. Alice gave him information to …
October 4, 2022. We were sad to leave the city of Gijon. Such a beautiful city, yet at the same time with an industrial edge to it, and not known outside of Spain. It has some of the same charms as San Sebastian with a long elegant promenade frequented by residents in the late afternoon …
October 3, 2022 Last night, as I sat typing the yesterday days’s post in the closed cafeteria of Hotel de España, the room was filled with family sounds. Three generations were gathered around a board game laughing, cajoling and enjoying each other’s company. Earlier, when I asked if I could use the table to write …
October 2, 2022. Our day started with food uncertainty. We packed up and left a beautiful rural hotel near La Isla, but uncertain of where to get breakfast or buy food for a difficult mountainous trek without access to many services. There were no markets in our town and all were closed as we walked …
October 1, 2022. Today we crossed an important landmark — we’ve passed the halfway mark in the 850 km walk to Santiago Campostela. But today’s walk of 30 km was not easy. We emerged from our albergue(hostel) in the dim predawn light and used headlamps to navigate the rocky path up to a monastery where …
After arriving in Llanes last night and getting some snacks in our room, the sun finally came out for about 5 minutes. It was a hopeful sign! This morning we awoke well rested and with no major physical problems. We were prepared for all morning rain, but when we emerged from the hotel and walked …
September 29, 2022. We arose from our tidy little apartment at the usual time and headed off for the gas station -Carrefour combo about 1 km down the highway. It’s so surprising to have an elegant bar, restaurant and deli in a gas station off the freeway, and to be open all day! We had …
