September 26: 18k – Coastal Route  A nice quiet room last night overlooking the town's Roman bridge.  We were able to keep the window open for the cool breezes and had a badly needed good night's sleep.  There was a cafe at the 5k point, where it felt like a Camino reunion. We didn't know…

The animals of the Camino The African Grey Parrot, loudly entertaining from across the street from our hotel in Oia, was just one of our animal encounters. Anyone who has walked the Camino is familiar with the barking dogs. C says they think they are doing a good job scaring the pilgrim's off because that's…

September 25th: 22k – Coastal Route A night without sleep is a scary prospect when faced with a 22k walk in the morning. The town was alive with partiers until 6:00 a.m. It was the crash of broken glass at 1:26a.m that was the worst. The staff at the restaurant below the hotel threw box…

September 24th: 19.6k  The beach on the estuary was much calmer as we left this morning. We passed a lavadero publico, the first time I've seen one being used. There are public areas meant for hand clothes washing. I'm surprised that municipalities maintain them given that washers are more commonly used at home or launderette.…

September 23rd: 22.9k – Coastal Route, joining the Central Route If you think about it, five hours of hiking just doesn't seem like much, but throw in some steep inclines and the corresponding downhills, I can't adequately describe how it feels. It's only for maybe 1-2k uphill, but it feels like your nose will scrape…

September 22: Coastal route – 26.6k +\- Pinned my wet socks to my pack to dry, packed the leftover cheese and prosciutto for lunch and we were back on our way, generally speaking. Trouble is there were no arrows pointing to the beach way. At some point we ended up on the main coastal route…

Not with the trek, which is going amazingly well, but with wifi, which should work itself out soon as we change accommodation. Thanks to all for your encouraging emails, so appreciated. 

September 21st was a day of rest for weary pilgrim feet. C took it seriously and stayed in and read until past 1:30. I climbed a lot of stairs and walked around the huge fortress where I could see the point where our hotel is located and the rough seas below: Then toured the replica of The…

September 20th: 16k – Coastal route Last night's Gallician sunset was impressive. For the first time I saw the green flash as the sun melted into the ocean, seconds after this picture was taken. We had a tapas dinner of chiperones (baby squid) for the third time in 24 hours (two fried and one grilled),…

September 19: 19.1k – Coastal Route Spain's beautiful coastline is rockier than Portugal's, so there is was no sandy beach walking today. We met up with the usual suspects from the US and Brazil: Then the Aussies with their American friends: That's the beauty of the Camino. Last year we met pilgrims from 32 countries. We…