October 18-19, 2023 We arose from a very restful sleep in our rented apartment, very close the old section of town. When we realized that the apartment actually included two bedrooms and two baths, we invited one of our camino friends, the nurse we’ve run into many times without any plan, Andrea to share the …
October 17, 2023. We chose to stay in a hostel our last night after shying away from them often. Our own experiences had been middle to negative , with exceptions. But we’ve had to reconsider that bias as this house was gorgeous. The moment we walked in we were greeted by a generous, gregarious Italian …
October 16, 2023 I’ll start today’s blog post without photos due to lack of wi-fi, and later fill them in. Our morning started at our smart apartment in Caldas. We stepped out into the dark streets at 7 and headed over to the Hotel we had tried to eat at last night ( but couldn’t …
October 15, 2023 Fall has arrived in Galicia: the temps have fallen and the rain is expected almost every day. Today we decided to take on a long day, to take advantage of an only mildy rainy day. I had to store the camera in my pack today and today’s post relies on cell phone …
September 14, 2023. We arose early from our comfortable room at Hotel Bahia de Vigo and packed up our things in our habitual manner. At 7:30 we were out the door and walking up the empty streets of Vigo. Soon we saw lights from a charming little cafe, Delicatessen Martínez, founded in 1911. Our waitperson …
October 13, 2023 We awoke to the sound of rain outside of humble pensión and the restaurante/bar was closed when we emerged at 7am. But just across the street was the Bar “Anyonymous” and we quickly went over to check it out. The croissants and coffee were just what we wanted. We got on our …
October 12, 2023. National Day of Spain. What a beautiful little hostel we spent the night in, started by and run by a pilgrim who had walked the caminos herself, and now dedicates this hostel to what pilgrims need. It was quiet, comfortable and situated in a lovely little historic town on the coast. Alice, …
October 11, 2023. We were up before sunrise in the little beach town of Vila Praia de Âncora, with “not a creature was stirring” came to mind. But at exactly 7am, standing in the central square, the church bell run and the central cafe opened immediately. All of the people streamed in and grabbed their …
October 10, 2023. We decided to give ourselves a recovery day with fewer miles after three long days. We started justoutside our hotel at a little local bakery and coffee shop. The breads were thick and fresh, unlike what we have sometimes had early in the morning. The coffee was great and cheap as we …
October 9, 2023 Apúlia to vila do Castelo. 34 km. 50,000 steps! Morning dawned at the hostel with the sound of other pilgrims up and packing. Not in an unpleasant or disrespectful way. Just the reality that we all need to get up and get on the road at first light. There was nothing open …
