Thank goodness we accomplished so much yesterday, this morning we awoke to rain. On our way to breakfast we watched soggy pilgrims, still joyful, arriving at the cathedral.   Lunch was a generous portion of tapas in the garden room at Cafe Bar Recantos, the jazz bar from yesterday. We picked up some souvenirs and magically…

What took us four days to walk was accomplished by the slow bus in two hours. I think I'd rather walk as it was at 6:45a.m., cold, and headache provoking due to perfumed riders. The sun rose as we re-entered Santiago. It was a glorious day to do the post Camino drill, starting with a…

October 2  A well earned rest day at the westernmost point of Spain. We walked the last kilometres to the ancient end of the earth. On our way we collected beach glass close to the alburgue.  We did the pilgrim ritual of ducking under the famous healing rock. Then another seafood lunch, this time najares,…

October 1: 21k The last day of our 20 day walk on the Camino. Although I'm sad, but we're sorely in need of a rest day. This year we did 19 days of walking, and one rest day, just under half of last year's Camino Frances. I had forgotten how much work it was. Not…

As yesterday we made our decision at the split in the road, we are now on the Camino Muxia. This post is dedicated to the many horreos we saw. Horreos, are garnaries built on tall legs to keep out the rodents. If there are stairs on the side, there is a gap between the steps…

September 30: 22.6k Managed to leave a half hour earlier at 8:30 a.m. It was a mizzly morning, heavier than mist, not quite drizzle, and the temperature significantly lower than in previous days. It eventually burned off. We split our usual protein bar on the trail and stopped for second breakfast, this time not until…

September 29th: 22k  Woke up to a foggy Galician morning. The uphill of 236 meters over 9.5k wasn't too bad. Thought it might be starting to rain, but it was just drips from the forest canopy.   Stopped at a tray of bags of fruit by donation. We chose pears. Met up with Julian and…

September 28th: 23k Started the day with the 1k walk into the cathedral. I wasn't expecting to be as emotional as last year, but I had my moment in the courtyard. Again it was a feeling of overwhelming gratitude: that we were able to see Santiago again, that this time was relatively pain free due…

Why pilgrims don't lose weight. These are all in Santiago where most end their pilgrimage. Churros con chocolate: A three course meal for 9.5e plus the 8.5e bottle of Rioja. That is a whole pork shank in caramelized onions and an entire sole with homemade chips. First course of tapas, free with a drink order…

September 27: Coastal route – 24.6k Last night was pilgrim party night in Padron, first with drinks at a table of 7, two from Germany, the two of us, a Polish girl, a man from Spain and one from the Netherlands.  The Camino is all about the people. Then we stopped for tapas dinner with another…