Heading Toward Galicia

Left the Castilla region and started heading into Galicia. Beautiful! Pictures can't come close to what I've actally been seeing, but I'll post some of them nonetheless.
Oct 2: Ponferrada toWeiterlesen
Villafranca to O'Cebreiro

Mon, Oct 3, 30 km
This day was pretty tough - long and very uphill the final 10 km. We officially left the Castillo region and came into Galicia today. Things are starting to green up!
Pic #1Weiterlesen
More Scenery Coming into O'Cebreiro

Pic #2 leading the cows through town to pasture
Pic #3 another marker along the route with many well wishes; stopped and left another stone for Ms Jamie
Pic #4 another sweet Camino critter
Dinner, Sky & Sunset

Tues, Oct 4 in O'Cebreiro
Pics #1-2 modern day pilgrims don't lack for much out here in the way of food; pic 1 is the first course, ensalada mixta (there are usually 4-5 options to choose from) & picWeiterlesen
O'Cebreiro to Triacastela

Tues, Oct 4: a good walk (21.3 km) going both up and downhill into Triacastela. Unbelievable sunrise today!!!
On the Road to & intoTricastela

Pic #1 local dog doing an excellent job of begging
Pic #2 Doggie Pilgrims
Pic #3 youngin's napping in late morning sun
Wow . . . catching up!

The final 5 days into Santiago went quickly and the days following that have flown by even faster. Back in the states now, visiting a friend on the east coast so I'm hoping to catch up on the blog aWeiterlesen
Tricastela to Barbadelo

Day 29, Oct 5; 26k day
The Gaicia region is so much greener and parts of it even remind me of Portland. Coming into fall, the morning light isn't really present until after 8am or even 8:30am, butWeiterlesen
Day 29 Continued

In late morning I came across a very sweet and fantastic "Donativo" spot where they offered fruits, hard boiled eggs and other treats such as coffee, hot chocolate and tea for whatever amount youWeiterlesen
Day 29, More Scenery Along the Way

Pic #1 crazy spider webs; there are quite a few of these along the way now, but never a spider sighting . . . where & what are these arachnids?
Pic #2 Passing through the city of Sarria, there was aWeiterlesen
Barbadelo to Hospital

Day 30, Oct 6
30+ km
This was a loooong day as I strolled along with 2 pals Antonio & Adrian (I think of them as The A Team), stopping for some leisurely breaks and food along the way. We didn'tWeiterlesen
Day 30 Continued

Pic #1 chestnut tree
Pic #2 I found a catio in Spain!
Pic #5 at the 100k marker
Day 30, More Pics

Pic #2 handsome beast perched on a wall
Pic #3 this soda was consumed on our final break this day, about 4k from our destination; orange soda never tasted so good
Pic #4 Antonio saying hello to aWeiterlesen
Hospital to Melide

Day 31, Oct 7
28km
Pic #1 Spider forrest!!
Pic #2 I'd been thinking of Halloween & enjoyed seeing these big, more familiar spider webs
Pics #3-4 farmers market in town of Palas De Rei
Pulpo Feast in Melide

Oct 7
This region is known for it's delicious octopus (pulpo). It is lightly boiled, then seasoned and grilled, and was indeed very tasty. We had quite a feast!
(Craig Burley, check out thoseWeiterlesen
Melide to O Burgo

Day 32, Oct 8
33km
20.5 miles, my longest day! Whew. More beautiful scenery and critters. Tomorrow we're scheduled to reach our destination, Santiago. Can't believe it's gone so quickly.
Horreos (accent over first o)

Been seeing many of these the past week. Horreos were/are used for storing harvested crops and grains. Many of them have looked unused, but there have been a couple that appear to be storing corn.
Day 33, Santiago de Compostela

Oct 9
20km
A lovely walk this morning. The whole "family" stuck together for the entire walk so we could all arrive together. Bittersweet, of course. Glad to reach the destination, but very sad toWeiterlesen
Pilgrim No More

I found a beautiful boutique hotel to splurge on (€60 per night) just off of the plaza and had a long soak in the bath. I also wasted no time in finding a place to get a pedicure. Transition fromWeiterlesen
Day 2 in Santiago

Oct 10
Although I was technically no longer a pilgrim, I still had a final pilgrim meal with the family. Pic #2 was my first course, seafood chowder. Second course was salad and a beautiful cut ofWeiterlesen
Finisterre, The End of the World

Oct 11
Back in the day, explorers believed this was where the land ended on the west coast. Many pilgrims continue to walk from Santiago to reach this point, typically taking 3 days to do so.
I, noWeiterlesen
Finiaterre, Day 2

Oct 12
My second night in town, I walked a final 3 km to the 0 km mark - the lighthouse at the "end of the world". A gorgeous walk and the amazing experience of watching the sun go down over theWeiterlesen
Sunset/Moonrise in Finisterre

Kind of hard to see the near full moon in Pic #4, but it's there on the left.
Pic #5 the 0 km marker
Vanetta Abdellatif
Rooster shirt. 😂