IspanyaCastilla y LeónVillaobispo de OteroSopeña de Carneros42°28’47” N 6°3’6” W
5 Haziran 2018, Ispanya ⋅ 11 °C
Easy 40 minute bus trip meeting the mother and son Kims from Korea and Mario from Sardinia. Excellent coffee and 6 churros for 2 euros for a late breakfast.
Then to Astorga cathedral, Gaudis buildingOkumaya devam et
IspanyaCastilla y LeónPonferradaValdecañada42°30’26” N 6°36’37” W
6 Haziran 2018, Ispanya ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Favourite breakfast of churros, cafe con leche and OJ, got buses to Ponferrada and Carucedo and flagged a lift down to Orellan. Fascinating scenery from ancient roman gold mines and even went throughOkumaya devam et
IspanyaCastilla y LeónPonferradaCampo42°32’12” N 6°33’57” W
7 Haziran 2018, Ispanya ⋅ 15 °C
French style coffee in a bowl for breakfast , walk down into the valley to see the roman caves then onto Ponferrada - the friendliest town in Spain. Met Carlos and Soledad in a cafe, then Isabel atOkumaya devam et
IspanyaGaliciaLugoBóveda43°1’4” N 7°30’38” W
8 Haziran 2018, Ispanya ⋅ 16 °C
Rainy day for 1.5hour bus to the ancient roman town of Lugo. Even in the rain it was a classy old town with pale grey stone and white frames. Walked the old roman walls round the town, enjoyed theOkumaya devam et
IspanyaGaliciaSarria42°46’57” N 7°24’44” W
9 Haziran 2018, Ispanya ⋅ 19 °C
Decided to break the “no breakfast” tradition and took the 4 star hotel breakfast. Meet Mandy from Perth whose camino I had been following who was now travelling with her husband so I put themOkumaya devam et
IspanyaGaliciaPortomarín42°48’43” N 7°36’36” W
10 Haziran 2018, Ispanya ⋅ 19 °C
Set off before 8am back up through the old town. Scenery was really pretty through lush green forests. Stopped for coffee, then a queso cheese and honey pancake from a woman who had set up a donationOkumaya devam et
IspanyaMadridRetiroParco del Buen Retiro40°25’2” N 3°41’2” W
11 Haziran 2018, Ispanya ⋅ 18 °C
Enjoyed plentiful included breakfast, left bag at reception and hit the road just after 8am. Again lush chestnut forests with the highlight being the little visited roman ruins at Castromaior. DrizzleOkumaya devam et
IspanyaGaliciaMelide42°54’50” N 8°0’54” W
12 Haziran 2018, Ispanya ⋅ 13 °C
Happy to leave the spanish groups behind and walk with 3 irish and one english woman stopping for food/beer every 3kms till my turnoff at Casa Nova ( or we’re looking for casanova as it became). NoOkumaya devam et
IspanyaGaliciaMelide42°54’50” N 8°0’54” W
13 Haziran 2018, Ispanya ⋅ 11 °C
Casa Blanca breakfast was very upmarket then i retraced my steps the 1.3km back to the camino. There were some nice forest stretches and little village churches but some next to busy highway andOkumaya devam et
IspanyaGaliciaArzúa42°55’43” N 8°9’56” W
14 Haziran 2018, Ispanya ⋅ 21 °C
Yummy churros and coffee from local cafe to fuel the lovely16km walk through forests of oak, chestnut and gum trees and rolling hills. Stopped at the No Camino cafe for a tostada and french practice.Okumaya devam et
