Albergue El Salvadore

Settled into the municipal albergue for tonight after a long day travelling; from 04.45 until when I found the albergue at 17.30. Small but clean rooms in a very old seminary. There is a largeBaca lagi
Sunrise over Oviedo

Always difficult getting out of the city but excellent when achieved. Set off at 07.35 and stopped for first coffee at 09.50.
Beautiful countryside and very hilly. Chestnuts trees are loaded but notBaca lagi
Albergue La Quintana, Grado

A beautiful but long walk from Oviedo to Grado of 27 km but the guides say 25 km? Needed to stop for liquid (small 🍺) 3 km before Grado but arrived at 14.40.
Had a good meal in the town; time for bed.
Cornellana

Just passing through towards Sala. So many ups and downs that I don't remember from 5 years ago. Started out early at 07.15 in the dark, to ensure I arrived before the forecast of 100% rain at 2Baca lagi
Salas

Arrived at the albergue in Salas at 13.30 and bright skys, no sign of the forecast rain. Showered, washing and out for a menu de dia at Casa Pachon as recommended by the hospitalera Sandra.
I amBaca lagi
La Espina

Started walking at 08.00 and the heavy rain started 10 minutes later. Walked for 3 hours in the rain up mud filled tracks and paths that had turned into mountain streams; all part of the game. ArrivedBaca lagi
Tineo

Walking around the town and the police closed the centre roads so that the local horse riding club could parade through the town. The town is a weird mix of old, new and derelict buildings. The townBaca lagi
Tineo trail out of the valley

Beautiful climb out of the valley this morning; an increase in elevation of 450m. Mist and quiet vistas, and the ever present distant company of baying dogs and hunters in high vis jackets. Sunday inBaca lagi
Borres, Montana albergue

Arrived at the albergue at 13.00 and waited 5 minutes for the owner to turn up and sign me in. Very compact refuge pretending to be an Albergue but all the 12 beds are taken. Some disappointedBaca lagi
Route over Hospitales

An excellent walk as the Sun rises, of over 1200m at it's peak across varied open hillsides. As you walk on the North or east sides of the hills you have no Sun of warmth until after midday, if youBaca lagi
Berducedo

A return to an albergue I stopped at last time. Good food a clean shower room and reasonable beds. Very well looked after by the hospitalera
Vanessa. Very little to see in this rural cross roads. TheBaca lagi
On the camino, down

Down, down always down; 800m descending in 7km. The weather is damp and the mist is thick and we are walking down hill on scree paths and wet natural slabs of slate. The consequence was inevitable andBaca lagi
Grandas de Salime dam

The purpose of all the 'down' mentioned in the last missive was to reach the Grandas de Salime (hydroelectric) dam and then to start the 'up' once again, all the way to Grandas de Salime.
Grandas de Salime

Arrived at the very nice private albergue just after 2 O'clock and completed ablutions before visiting the town to see what I remember of the place. Lots of new pilgrims/ walkers showing up at theBaca lagi
Galicia

Crossed into Galicia below some wind turbines which were making the noise of howling jets because the wind was so strong. The climb of 600m to 1100m is quite gradual to start with but turns into aBaca lagi
Fonsagrada, Albergue

Arrived at 14.30 after climbing into the town up an 800m hill of 30 degrees and more. Any more inclination and you would need ropes. A long stage of 26 km in a very strong wind and rain showers thatBaca lagi
O Cadavo, albergue

It has been a long day due to the tormenta (storm).
The howling of the winds and the lashing of the rain woke me up in the hill-top town albergue at 4 O o'clock this morning when I discovered theBaca lagi
Lugo

A long walk interrupted by frequent and heavy showers but relatively short in duration. Mostly track and roadside across the Lugo plain with none of the huge hills we have been scaling for the last 7Baca lagi
Ferreira

Left Lugo at 07.30 and walked in thick wet mist until the Sun broke through at 11.00. Mainly road walking today but some pretty countryside once the mist cleared. Arrived at the albergue at 13.30Baca lagi
Boente

Another day mainly walking on small village roads. Nice sunrise and pleasant countryside but the number of pilgrims has grown exponentially with mainly Americans and Koreans. I am staying at the LeBaca lagi
O Pedrouzo

Left Boente at 08.10 and joined the moving human escalator that the camino Frances becomes just before Santiago. An unsurprising walk of roads, tracks and woods that started with drizzle, became dryBaca lagi
Santiago de Compostela

What a miserable final mornings walk into Santiago. I heard the rain drumming hard on the albergue roof as soon as I woke up and knew the walk would be wet and muddy. It rained from the start at 08.35Baca lagi
PengembaraSorry to mislead but the festival is San Mateo which is a singing festival.