The backstory
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Andrea and Elizabeth met as 7th graders in Portland, Maine, and bonded over their teenage angst and their love of spontaneously breaking into song lyrics while showing no apparent sign of musicalLue lisää
Andrea and Elizabeth met as 7th graders in Portland, Maine, and bonded over their teenage angst and their love of spontaneously breaking into song lyrics while showing no apparent sign of musicalLue lisää
The Camino de Santiago, known in English as the Way of St James, is a network of pilgrims' ways or pilgrimages leading to the shrine of the apostle Saint James the Great in the cathedral of SantiagoLue lisää
We are at Logan in Boston, waiting to board our flight to Madrid, arriving early Friday morning. Buen Camino!
We left our wonderful Madrid hotel and headed to the train station for our afternoon 4-hour trip to Sarria. It was a great train ride which included naps, reading and chocolate. We arrived in the townLue lisää
After a hearty breakfast of ham, cheese and lemon cake we hit the trail. We weren’t sure what to expect on our first day- 15 miles is a lot! We started off with an incline and after Elizabeth gotLue lisää
We started today bright eyed and bushy tailed ready to conquer the day! Soon after we started though we were hit with a pretty steep hill, pouring rain and high winds. But not to worry- we had theLue lisää
After a pretty terrible night’s sleep - we could hear the person in the next room snoring all night! - we got up a little later and had a nice breakfast of freshly squeezed orange juice, yogurt,Lue lisää
Today we walked from Melide to Azrua - about 11 miles. We went through many small towns, again passing farms, fields, and churches. The landscape and surroundings are constantly changing which makesLue lisää
Luckily the baby in the creepy crib outside our room only cried once last night! 😱😂 We left our palatial manor house around 9:30am and headed to A Rua. We passed several people we recognizedLue lisää
Matkaaja Exciting! Can’t wait to see your adventures!
How awesome! Good luck with your journey and I am sure it will add many more fun memories to the list! [Joanna]
So excited for you! [Kayla G.]