SpainSanta Colomba de Somoza42°28’56” N 6°17’6” W
Yesterday in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 1 °C
Peter and Fiona, the outgoing volunteers, trained us for our duties today and introduced us to Susanna at the tienda (shop).
It was snowing when the first pilgrim left before light, and continues toRead more
SpainAstorga42°27’17” N 6°3’19” W April 14 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
This is the day we arrived at the albergue we are to be volunteering at for a bit over two weeks. It was a 20 km walk, mostly up hill.
I had an oops with my garmin and accidentally turned it off atRead more
SpainAstorga42°27’24” N 6°3’31” W
April 13 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
I managed to watch the Palm Sunday procession here in Astorga this morning. This is one of the things I was looking forward to in Spain 🇪🇸 and I was not disappointed.
It wasn’t huge, twoRead more
SpainAstorga42°27’19” N 6°3’11” W April 13 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
Other than observing Palm Sunday, I spent some time wandering around, enjoyed a café con leche with a slice of Tarte de Manzana 🍎. This is a walled city and had lovely views from the wall. TheRead more
SpainAstorga42°27’27” N 6°3’21” W
SpainHospital de Órbigo42°27’49” N 5°53’3” W April 12 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
There was light rain today, so I tested my rain gear. It was sufficient. My boots are a bit muddy though. The trail was on gravel roads quite a bit, with a red dirt. And more hills as well.
TheRead more
SpainLa Virgen del Camino42°33’6” N 5°39’42” W April 11 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
Today I walked 25 km, a lot further than I have walked for a long time. But it was fairly flat, about half on dirt roads and half on pavement.
I stopped twice - once for café con leche and tortillaRead more
SpainLeón42°36’3” N 5°34’48” W April 10 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
I had SUCH a good sleep! And the hotel provided a filling breakfast. I was in no rush today, so didn’t start to walk until about 10:00.
Walking out of León was easy but via sidewalks andRead more
SpainLeón42°36’7” N 5°34’36” W April 9 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
A shower and a change of clothes felt wonderful after 48 hours of travel! I set out to explore León. I saw my first Camino marker, stopped in at the Basilica San Isidoro, then Katedral León. It isRead more
SpainLeón42°35’42” N 5°34’52” W
