Madrid Airport
August 22, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 26 °CWaiting for plane to Santiago de Compostela.
Waiting for plane to Santiago de Compostela.
MAD to SCQ, then taxi to Praza Obradoiro and the Cathedral. Picked up hiking poles. Found cafe to eat pulpo and churros y chocolate. Walked to bus station and took bus to Ferrol. Found hotel. WalkedRead more
Walked 14-15k from Ferrol to Neda. Passed many beautiful sites and churches. We were accompanied by a peloton of pilgrims who played music from a boom box. When we arrived in Neda we got Claras acrossRead more
The walk from Neda to Pontedeume starts with a lovely boardwalk along the riverfront (on the Camino Antics route) that eventually comes out on the Main Street by a beautiful old church. There is aRead more
Leaving Pontedeume we still had a small climb from Campolongo. Missed the turn by the grape arbor and heard other pilgrims whistle to get us back onto the way. We walked through trails and smallRead more
We stayed two nights in Betanzos, at the lovely Portico Hostal with a delicious restaurant right below. We chose to leave our mochilas at the hostal and walk with daypacks to Presedo, and get a taxiRead more
Morning began meeting another peregrina from Holland, Nelly… and we shared breakfast together in Betanzos. A sweet, skinny gato callajero shared my desayuno. Our cab driver, Fermin, picked us up andRead more
We stayed in the very clean and well equipped Hotel Barrieros last night, about a mile off the Camino and slept well. Breakfast was included and was filling and delicious. We had an easier return toRead more
Our last day on Camino was beautiful, the weather perfect and coming back to civilization was gentle. We strolled through the bosque encantado and enjoyed a couple of cafe stops to get our sellosRead more
A day sightseeing and hanging around in Santiago de Compostela. We went to the moon Pilgrim’s Mass and the Botafumiero swung for us! I went to the Museum of Peregrinations and learned a lot aboutRead more