• Mia Gardner
  • Robin Gardner
  • *Marianne
  • Mia Gardner
  • Robin Gardner
  • *Marianne

CAMINO PRIMITIVO 2024

A 17-day adventure by Mia, Robin & *Marianne Read more
  • Trip start
    April 19, 2024
  • Santander > Oviedo

    April 19, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C

    Got over my devastation of forgetting my kindle/getting whacked with a long overdue oversized bag fee from rynnair/general getting up at 1am zombie stupor with a bus kitted out with a full on cinema 😍

  • Grado > Salas

    April 21, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C

    Reunited with tortillas and cola cao con agua, bonding with my long lost dutch siblings, befriending a robin to make up for a missing robin, extremely in-tune singalongs and takeaway pizza for dinner (after finding out the cook was sick at probably the only veggie albergue whole way 😭) Read more

  • Salas > Tineo

    April 22, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 4 °C

    Featuring one man and his clog chandelier, the myth the legend Frank from the Netherlands trekking while carrying his own bag age 76 (!!), autographing flags, our super stylish sandals and socks and some delectable grubRead more

  • Tineo > Pola de Allande

    April 23, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 2 °C

    A longish but leisurely 31K day to a sleepy lil village with not a whole lot other than a surprisingly cosy albergue with real sheets!!! And a very sus restaurant I made a lucky escape from..... Still adjusting to not having a bar every other 5K like on the Frances and having to trudge a whole 3 houuurrss for my first hot choc 🙂 But remoteness sure makes up for it in VIEWZRead more

  • Pola de Allande > La Mesa

    April 24, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 3 °C

    The most amaaazzzinggg beautiful day up in the mountains which I just about lived to tell the tale of after huffing and puffing up 3 hours of straight uphills, lugging 2x jars of lentils to survive the next couple days of nothingness. Was super misty at the top but cleared on the way down yay!! Arrived to another great albergue nestled right amongst the mountains and had obligatory apple for pudding (lacking the cutlery tho, what am I meant to eat it with my hands like an uncivilised scumbag??)Read more

  • La Mesa > Grandas de Salime

    April 25, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C

    A chill shorter day winding around the dam! Damp but refreshing and had a lovely afternoon to vegetate and crochet and sneak a choc out the sweet bowl on the reception desk every time I passed. Next to no aches or pains so far amazingly (touch 🪵) so the camino 1 hiker muscles must still be in there somewhere. Had a delish burger in the eve despite dropping half on the floorRead more

  • Grandas de Salime > Fonsagrada

    April 26, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C

    Awoke to the glorious chorus of someone's accidental 4:30am alarm which proceeded to blare for 2 long mins before they evidently realised it was theirs. BUT an otherwise fun day reaching Galacia aka km marker province ! Yet to spend more than 10 mins with a layer other than my t-shirt (but progress was made taking my poncho OUT my bag)... beginning to think I have a cold resistent genetic mutation? Then had a surprise reunion with a certain someone for which the bananas, water gun and dropped hummus shenanigans is a big giveaway 🤪Read more

  • Fonsagrada > O Cadavo

    April 27, 2024 in Spain ⋅ 🌫 1 °C

    Sunning ourselves by the stream one day to wandering through winter wonderlands the next..... just another day on the camino!!! Normally against umbrellas but after being pummelled by snow for 5 hours made quite the revelatory contraption going hands-free mode by tucking it into my backpack strap. Had delish paella in the eve and got roped into a round of Spanish liqueur shotsRead more

  • O Cadavo > Lugo

    April 28, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 3 °C

    LONG feeling day alleviated by doggies and watermelon stops..... arrived rather tired and bedraggled after hail storm to Lugo aka biggest city on the route before Santiago wooo. But kind of wasted cos it was a Sun and everything was shut LOL. Too tired to traipse round and find dinner so scavenged some bits from the two tiny seedy looking shops open and feasted on pb and crisp sandwiches and suss looking soupRead more

  • Lugo > Ferreira

    April 29, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C

    Cold and missstty start along a never-ending road plus encountering big old dead wild boar slap bang in the middle of the path. But then diverged into some glorious mossy forests and the sun made an expected appearance woo!! Albergue had sun loungers and not a whole lot else around so you can guess how the afternoon was spentRead more

  • Ferreira > Melide

    April 30, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C

    Last day on the Primitivo before rejoining for Frances for the final 50K to Santiago!! More wet wet wetness and pulled the short straw at the albergue staying in the room next to a million kids who made one racket and a half. Similar situation to a night in the final days on the Frances... seems to be a common school trip to hike the final stretch!! Pizza was slightly less underwhelming than it looks after I offloaded the mushrooms but only marginallyRead more

  • Melide > A Salceda

    May 1, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C

    Took a grand total of about 3 pics today so mostly piggybacking off of Marianne's pics.... thanks Marianne 😀 First day back on Frances route - funny seeing so many places I remember from before!! Stayed in a lovely and quiet albergue with a funky massage shower. Lil nightcap was had at only bar across the roadRead more

  • A Salceda > SANTIAGOOO

    May 2, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C

    Just remembered didn't finish this off LOL but made it for round dos!! ~30K trek and then yet another grand entrance being drowned in rain just for the happy mems. Had a single room (!!!) in this absolutely mahoosive monastery that took the equivalent of a camino hike to reach the kitchen. Had lots of Santiago fun before camino fam gradually parted ways :(( Been a blast 😀😀😀Read more

    Trip end
    May 5, 2024