All my posts along the way

  • New Feet

    Well not exactly new feet but I did go to the Farmacia and buy new insoles for my boots. They have made a huge difference! For the first 10km of my day I felt like I was walking in pillows. The new insoles did firm up a bit after that and I only walked 17km Read more

  • Fork in the road

    Today I took the turn from the Camino del Norte onto the path that will lead me to the Camino Primitivo. The Primitivo’s official start is in Oviedo, until I get there tomorrow night I’m just transitioning between the two routes. The turning point takes me inland and further away from the coast. Im again Read more

  • Rest day

    It was great to have a rest today. My feet are feeling so much better! I have spent the day resting and eating and a short jaunt around lovely Villaviciosa. When I went out for breakfast I ran into Laura who had stopped at an earlier town was already 2 hours into her way for Read more

  • 60 days on the trail

    Heavy rain over night and this morning, but it eased off before I left and there was barely a drizzle once I got on my way. La Isla where I spent last night was a small town without a grocery store so I stopped in Columba after about 3km to grab supplies and have 2nd Read more

  • Final coast walk

    After tomorrow I plan to leave the Del Norte and make my approach to Santiago via the Camino Primitivo, so today was my last day walking along the coast. Despite lots of clouds this morning the rain held off until I sat down to my second breakfast in Ribadesella. But luckily it only rained for Read more

  • Off the road

    After leaving Poo this morning I was quickly off the roads and onto the dirt tracks leading to the beach. I saw a local who was out for his morning jog. He told me that the Camino would soon veer left but if I went right I’d have a much better view of the beach Read more