Headed Home
July 15, 2019 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 30 °CWe’re at Madrid airport, waiting for our flight to Atlanta. We returned to Santiago by bus on Sunday — no more walking! We had the rest of the day, and yesterday, to do our laundry and do someRead more
We’re at Madrid airport, waiting for our flight to Atlanta. We returned to Santiago by bus on Sunday — no more walking! We had the rest of the day, and yesterday, to do our laundry and do someRead more
For us, Wednesday morning was like any other day on the camino — get up early, eat a breakfast bar and a banana in our hotel room, and then hit the road towards Muxía. Only 86.482 km to go!
ThisRead more
Leaving Santiago yesterday for Muxia, we passed this statue in a park. Here is the story behind the statue, courtesy of the Galician Tourism blog:
“They were called Maruxa and Coralia FandiñoRead more
Our drizzly mornings finally gave way to cloudy, cool days. I still have to wear my long-sleeved shirt when we start out in the mornings.
Galicia draws many comparisons with Ireland in terms ofRead more
We just finished walking 20 miles!! That leaves us just about 60 kilometers — 37 miles — to go to Santiago. We’ll arrive in three more days, on Tuesday, and the weather looks great — veryRead more
A few more pics from the past few days —
We’ve been walking through forests of eucalyptus for weeks, but in Galicia it seems there are few trees other than eucalyptus. The leaves on the young trees are a soft jade-like green; they almostRead more
Traveler Enjoyed following you both on your Camino Norte journey. Loved all the photos you shared and look forward to seeing you both back in San Antonio 🙏
Traveler Hi Laurie and John, have a safe trip home. Let us know when you are settled back into your routine in SA and we can coordinate on a time to get together. Thanks, Greg and Fran
Traveler We’ll do that, Greg! Today we unpack...
Traveler That sounds good. Enjoy your first days at home and we look forward to hearing from you. My email is gabeeber@gmail.com if you want to reach out directly. Take care.