All my posts along the way

  • Lakes and dragons

    The morning light today was fabulous yet again. leaving town I had a short walk through country roads. As I walked I could see windmills poking their tops through the clouds. As the clouds dissolved more of the windmills became visible. After I took second breakfast in La Mesa the clouds were gone and the Read more

  • Los Hospitales

    Today’s stage is said to be the most beautiful of all the Caminos of Santiago. Sadly I’ll never know because almost all I saw was thick fog. It rolled in last night while we were having dinner so the golf tournament didn’t go ahead. And it stayed until late morning. It’s also said to be Read more

  • Looking back

    Way back in the early days of my walk my fellow pilgrim Donald commented that ‘we always start in a hole’. Today reminded me of that comment and those early days. I started in a Valley and as I left town I had to climb up and out. The views to the hill and the Read more

  • Forest walks

    I left just after 7 this morning and I was out of town and into the forest very quickly. The light under the canopy was very low, I was glad I didn’t leave earlier. It was nice to be on a dirt track. I started next to the river and before I new it I Read more

  • Hills and Valleys

    Early start today. The temperature was forecast to pass 30 for the first time since the day I arrived in Spain. I’m not sure if it actually got there though, but 29 on the road is still very hot. I was on the road before 7 and many other pilgrims did the same thing so Read more

  • 300km

    Yep, not long now. I remember when I had walked the first 150km and I thought I’d gone a really long way. Now, 300km seems like a small distance and I’ll be done in no time. Leaving Oviedo this morning there were heaps of people on their way to work, strange to be in a Read more