Day 0: Oviedo
April 29, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Today I arrived in Oviedo, planning to spend the day relaxing and keeping off my feet before starting the Camino tomorrow morning. Fat chance!
I spent most of my day trying to get the officialRead more
Day 1: Oviedo > Grado (26km)
April 30, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
We start with one of the longer days of hiking. I was surprised how scenic this walk was immediately, less than an hour from starting in the middle of the city it gets very green andRead more
Day 2: Grado > Salas (22km)
May 1, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Today was very hilly and I ate a lot of jamon.
Highlights:
- Jamon
- Baby horses
- Dragonflies
- Epic views
- Cows, cows, cows (even on a roundabout)
Lowlights:
- Bad sleep due to insaneRead more
Day 3: Salas > Tineo (22 km)
May 2, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Day 3: Salas > Tineo (22 km)
I started the day like a gorilla in the most but rose above it, literally and figuratively, as you can see.
Easy walk today other than getting my ass kicked for an hourRead more
Day 4: Tineo > Colinas de Arriba (21k)
May 3, 2023 in Spain ⋅ 🌧 22 °C
Day 4: Tineo > Colinas de Arriba (21km)
Another reasonably relaxed one today though noone seemed to tell my feet that. I arrived at my hostel to find it has mini golf, but I don't want to stand forRead more
Day 5: Colinas > Berducedo (22km)
May 4, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
The most famous part of the route. I took the hospitales path which takes you high into the mountains with epic views. Weirdly today felt the easiest despite being up hill all day, probably because itRead more
Day 6: Berducedo > Grandes (24km)
May 5, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Today consisted of wanging down a giant hill down to a dam and then wanging back up the other side to a nice little town.
10/10 would wang again.
Highlights:
- Frogs
- Omelette Sanger
- Hotel withRead more
Day 7: Grandes > Fonsagrada (26.5km)
May 6, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
The wet one.
Highlights:
- Getting a "Buen Camino" from the most famously awful bar owner on the route. almost a smile but not quite...
- Waking up in my own room
- Home made pastries forRead more
Day 8: Fontsagrada > O Cadavo (27.5km)
May 7, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
The famous leg wrecker day. Hours of downhill interspersed with some very steep climbs. Another day of slightly too beautiful weather leading to sunburnt hands of all things.
Highlights:
- CuteRead more
Day 9: 0 Cadavo > Lugo (30k)
May 8, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
A long walk back to civilization, where we have to pretend to be normal human beings again around the washed public.
Highlights:
- Playing photographer for a group of old ladies in a stream.
-Read more
Day 10: Lugo > Ferreira (27k)
May 9, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Completely uneventful and largely quite boring walk along roads. Things are starting already to look less like the Primitivo and more like the Francés, but some nice bits!
Highlights:
- I saw aRead more
Day 11: Ferreira > Melide (20k)
May 10, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
An easy day consisting mostly of playing with cats and eating a metric tonne of jamon.
Highlights:
- Sharing lunch with a cat
- Epic sando
- Short, easy walk
Lowlights:
- Too much road
- JoiningRead more
Day 12: Ferreira > Salcede (25k)
May 11, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
While it's still a pleasant enough experience, I can't say I'm enamoured with the route since it joined with the Francés. Way too many people and a different caliber of pilgrim... I'll say no more.Read more
Day 13: Salceda > SdC (27.3km)
May 12, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
The final day walking. Somehow I managed to find a sweet spot between the masses of pilgrims from the French way and spent half my day in the quiet on a surprisingly green route to Santiago toRead more












































































































































































































































