All my posts along the way

  • Tomorrow

    It’s hard to believe after so long on the way, tomorrow I’ll arrive in Santiago. When I arrive I’ll have walked over 1600km. That’s the equivalent of walking from Melbourne to Byron Bay or Perth to Karratha. For reference for my international friends, google says Seoul to Tokyo is 1147km and Montreal to Chicago is Read more

  • All Roads to Santiago

    Today my morning walk switched between the forest and country roads again. After second breakfast the way was a gentle up hill slope and then once again I was amongst the windmills. I was heading for a lunch stop in the town of Melide. Unfortunately the last 5km was on a busy road. It requires Read more

  • New ways

    Today there were many new pairs of shoes worn by many new pilgrims on the way. Leaving Lugo there was a line of pilgrims and at the first rest stop there were many new faces. It was a little unsettling. But with the new faces there’s an opportunity to find a new friend at every Read more

  • The last 100km

    More fog this morning so I couldn’t see much leaving Cadavo. Very quickly I was into the forest and it was a pleasant and peaceful walk switching between the dirt tracks of the forest and the country roads through the little towns. I have arrived in Lugo which marks 100km to Santiago. I am now Read more

  • Into the fog

    More fog today, it was thick and heavy and it lasted late into the morning. Everything felt a little eerie. Today was rolling hills. We were constantly climbing or descending and my legs were tired. To make it even tougher, the first bar of the day which was 12km along the way was shut so Read more

  • Into Galicia

    A big climb today. Up to the heights of the base of all those windmills I’ve been seeing. Again the views were lovely. And most of the way was on dirt or grass paths so my feet are doing really well. I thought the morning light was a little flat, but looking back my photos Read more