From Saint Jean Pied de Port to Santiago Compostela, the most famous El Camino route stretches over 700 kilometers. That as you can imagine is a long…… Read more “El Camino: Packing List”
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El Camino Day 30 & 31 -Bridges, Ruins and Octopus or Octopie.. Octopuses..?
Sarria ➡ Grazon ➡ Melide I had thought we had run out of sunrises on our trip, I thankfully was wrong. Day 30 of our Camino journey…… Read more “El Camino Day 30 & 31 -Bridges, Ruins and Octopus or Octopie.. Octopuses..?”
El Camino Day 28 & 29 -Wind, Rain, Chestnuts and Kiwi’s
La Faba ➡ Triacastela ➡ Sarria Day 28, I had been on the Camino trail for nearly a month. Nearly a month of early rises to catch…… Read more “El Camino Day 28 & 29 -Wind, Rain, Chestnuts and Kiwi’s”
El Camino Day 25 & 26 -Views and Feline Breakfast Guests
El Ganso ➡ Molinaseca ➡ Villafranca del Bierzo Day 25 dawned, unfortunately wet and cold. We would not get a stunning sunrise at the top of the…… Read more “El Camino Day 25 & 26 -Views and Feline Breakfast Guests”
El Camino Day 23 & 24 -Empty Rooms and Sky Water
Valverde de la Virgen ➡ Villares de Orbigo ➡ El Ganso I snuggled closer to Royce in the VERY warm albergue. I’d swear someone had put the…… Read more “El Camino Day 23 & 24 -Empty Rooms and Sky Water”
El Camino Day 20, 21 & 22 -Thai Food and Good Company
Mansilla de las Mulas ➡ Leon ➡Valverde de la Virgen The morning dawned cold and smelt of damp pavement; it was still a little drizzly, but the…… Read more “El Camino Day 20, 21 & 22 -Thai Food and Good Company”
El Camino Day 18 & 19 Rain and Pancakes
Terradillos de los Condes ➡ Bercianos de Real Camino ➡ Mansilla de las Mulas I woke tired and restless before my alarm on day 18 in Terradillos…… Read more “El Camino Day 18 & 19 Rain and Pancakes”
El Camino Day 16 & 17 -Singalongs and Masseuses
Carrion de los Condes ➡ Terradillos de los Templarios Carrion de los Condes is not a large town, but neither was it a blip like some of…… Read more “El Camino Day 16 & 17 -Singalongs and Masseuses”
10 Important Things to Know About El Camino de Santiago
1. Cash is King Rural Spain is a society of cash, card machines are not a thing, and if you don’t have Euros on you it makes…… Read more “10 Important Things to Know About El Camino de Santiago”
El Camino Day 12 & 13 -Sunrises and Irish pubs
San Juan de Ortega to Burgos, Burgos to Hontanas Our arrival in San Juan de Ortega was a true relief, but we weren’t the last to drag…… Read more “El Camino Day 12 & 13 -Sunrises and Irish pubs”
The Travelling Shepherds 