The Rest of Santiago
The rest of Santiago seems to most be about food in that during the three days in Santiago, we had set up reservations at three Michelin restaurants. We so enjoy fine dinning with a...
Category: 7) Galicia Region
Cathedral de Santiago de Compostela
The Cathedral de Santiago was by far the church we felt most connected to emotionally and spiritually of all the many churches we visited on the Camino. We spent thirty-eight days working so very...
Camino Day Thirty-Eight- Arzua to Santiago de Compostela (14.0 Miles)
On our last walk today on the Camino de Santiago into Santiago de Compostela there was an undercurrent of excitement. There was truly a magic in the air and everyone we passed (we have...
Camino Day Thirty-Seven- Arzua to A Rua (11.6 Miles)- Second To Last Walk on the Camino de Santiago
Our body and minds are tired. We are on our second to last walk on the Camino. We don’t quite know yet our emotions. We are very excited for tomorrow and our walk into...
Camino Day Thirty-Six- Palas de Rei to Arzua (19.5 Miles)
We started day thirty-six with a lovely breakfast served by an El Salvadorian young lady who served us fruit, toast, coffee, orange juice, and a poached egg over a whipped potato and caramelized onions...
Camino Day Thirty-Five- Portomarin to Palas de Rei (17.0 Miles)
We are getting close. This morning we have four walks to get to Santiago. Unbelievable! In the morning we still bandage a couple of toes, pack it all up, and have breakfast- one Americano...
Camino Day Thirty-Four- Sarria to Portomarin (15.6 Miles)
Due to the late night with the Mariner’s game we got off to a late start on the Camino. Boy did we make a mistake doing that. As we walked out of our hotel...
Camino Day Thirty-Three- Rest Day in Sarria
Our day off began early at 2 am watching the Mariners in Game 5 of the ALDS series. John figured out how to get and use a VPN and we got to stream the...
Camino Day Thirty-Two- Triacastela to Sarria (11.1 Miles)
Since we had a short hike to Sarria we had a lazy morning and after breakfast we were on the Way at 8:30. The hike began with an uphill climb for about four miles...
Camino Day Thirty-One- O Cebreiro to Triacastela (13.5 Miles)
We left the mountain village of O Cebreiro in the dark, with heavy mist and fog, and our flashlight to guide us along the Way. We climbed up to the peak of Alto de...