On the Road to & intoTricastela
4 de octubre de 2016, España ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Pic #1 local dog doing an excellent job of begging
Pic #2 Doggie Pilgrims
Pic #3 youngin's napping in late morning sun
Pic #1 local dog doing an excellent job of begging
Pic #2 Doggie Pilgrims
Pic #3 youngin's napping in late morning sun
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 aLeer más
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, butLeer más
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 youLeer más
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 aLeer más
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'tLeer más
Pic #1 chestnut tree
Pic #2 I found a catio in Spain!
Pic #5 at the 100k marker
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 aLeer más
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
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 thoseLeer más
Hi, Kathy. Been following your trek and enjoying your photos. Looks like you're in the home stretch. Hang in there! Tom Hogan.
C. Whetten A month ago this morning, we were watching for our backpacks coming off the plane in Biarritz. You've gone a long ways sense then. You've met a lot of fun people and probably a few that are not so nice. You've had a lot of great experiences and a few that were not so fun, like watching your hiking pole drop into the river. Thanks for sharing your friendship and experiences on the trail (good and bad) with us.
Hi Kathy - I've been thinking about you - just took a few minutes to look through some of your pictures. It looks like this trip has has probably been all you hoped for - I can see you have experienced many beautiful places and many smiling faces. You will carry these memories in your heart forever. SallyK.