Ant I am still in Ponferrada! I decided this morning to take a day off. In thru-hiking terms, this has officially been a zero day! I am staying at a nice hostal and could extend by one day. The weather has also been dreadful, worst than England in fact, and I have not had a day’s … Read more
Just a short blog post. I was messing around with my phone (from which I blog) and managed to break it. I had to do factory reset and install everything again. Bit of a nightmare actually. I am in Ponferrada after walking 28km. I left early this morning and after my comments about not raining … Read more
I am in the tiny and somewhat abandoned village of Foncabaden. A tied up goat groans as you walk up the main (only) street. We are 1400m above sea level and it’s cold enough for a merino wool base layer. I left Astorga at 7.30am and all day the sky looked menacing. Here is the … Read more
I am in the pretty little town of Astorga. I only walked 18km today, but it felt hard going after a very long hike yesterday. I am in a huge alburgue (160 beds!) with far too many bunks per room. I guess pilgrims can’t be choosers! Today was quite uneventful except for some guy who … Read more
I am in a charming little town called Hospital de Orbigo. It was a long hike today but the weather was almost perfect. It never got too hot and I enjoyed a nice breeze. Not much happened today of any note, so I thought I’d give you a few reasons why people do a Camino. … Read more
I am in the grand city of Leon. It’s a bit of a shock to be somewhere slightly cosmopolitan along the Camino. It’s making a refreshing change from the one donkey towns. I started early today as I knew that bed spaces would be tight. Leon has been booked out for days, but luckily most … Read more
Two and a bit weeks in and I am having my first not so great day. I was woken way too early from a deep sleep and never really recovered. I had to take a long detour along a busy road after I couldn’t find a shop open. The track was boring and the landscape … Read more
One of the joys of the Camino is bumping into other pilgrim friends again. I arrived in the tiny village of Calzado de Coto, and headed for it’s one albergue, and inside was about half a dozen of familiar faces. I started my 27km at 6.30am, accompanied by the sweetest of sunrises. The comfortable early … Read more
Phew, what a scorcher. I am sitting on the alburgue patio in the shade, looking out at the sun worshiping pilgrims. We left early this morning, to avoid the worst of the heat, but by 9pm I was already sweating. From Corrion it was just 17km to where we are now. The walk was almost … Read more
Today was a relatively short one, just 17km from the outskirts of Fromista to Carrion De Los Condes. Despite the short distance, it was tough going in the 30C heat. At times the track followed the main road, and with no shade, it felt quite a struggle. These tracks, known as sendas, are purpose built … Read more