A very full 25k day, 10 on horseback. Starting in the dark, walking through sunrise, we arrived to meet our guide who would take us to O Cebriero, a Gallecian town steeped in Celtic history. Seven of us, three coincidentally from Vancouver's North Shore, rode up the steep mountain over pavement, Roman roads, shale and…

We spent the morning chasing rainbows: This storm defied Accuweather, re-energizing itself again and again, dumping buckets of rain on our sorry peregrino heads. I've succeeded in keeping dry and happy from the waist down, but I have to work on the upper half. Stopping for lunch, even my bra was drenched. My poncho seems…

This really is a knitting blog, disguised as a Camino blog. For the benefit of those seeking yarn and needles I present a yarn bombed tree in Ponferrada back when it was sunnyish. When we returned to Ponferrada yesterday, our sweet woman cab driver, when told of the missing rainpants, drove us by the Decathalon…

Uh-oh. If you follow the Camino you know that this appears to be lack of progress; even a step in the wrong direction. After listening to a wild night of rain reminiscent of home, we called a cab to take us back to Ponferrada for a rest day with the intention of buying rain pants…

The long 25k day of frustration starting with 7k of downhill hiking including three long steep shale chutes… …followed by 18k of pavement, with a weather forecast of four days of rain to discover that my rain pants are missing. I've only owned them for a week. We both had our moments. After 17k we…

It's hard to believe we are now onto our second month on the Camino. If years ago, anyone had told me I'd be hiking for an entire month, I would never have believed it. Day 31 turned out to be the best day yet in terms of beauty and experience. We started by climbing to…

22k (13.6miles) it was a day for Camino angels, both on the receiving and giving end. The day started with banking frustration, three rejections at three different ATM's. Oh well, we said, we'll go on our way and call our bank when we take our break and hit the next ATM. Next town: phone didn't…

Once again we started at sunrise, the moon still bright and shadows long. It was a moderate day, but we are officially out of the Meseta and back to oak forests, farmland and many ups and downs. I can't tell you how many times I sang the Bear Went Over the Mountain. Chuck probably can.…

A day in our life on the Camino. We've developed a routine, planning our routes few days in advance. 15k is a short day, 25 is long and 20 is just right. The day starts with packing up and the preparation of our water supply, five half litre bottles. Foot care is next, toe pads,…

21k today in perfect weather. We didn't stop for a break until 15, which at times is our end destination. Leaving Leon we passed a little neighbourhood of bodegas. They appear inhabited. Can this be a unique answer to the need for affordable housing? The Spanish version of a laneway house? Tonight we're at the…