Today's walk
20 de septiembre de 2016, España ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
Ventas de Narón to Melide 16.4 miles
Really nothing special here. Melide is probably the least interesting Spanish town I've seen, but I did run into several people I know here, so I had a niceLeer más
100 kilometer marker
19 de septiembre de 2016, España ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
100 km to Santiago
Today's walk
19 de septiembre de 2016, España ⋅ 🌙 55 °F
Barbadelo to Ventas de Narón 19.25 miles
Restaurant at Casa Barbadelo
18 de septiembre de 2016, España ⋅ 🌙 55 °F
In a back room of the restaurant they had an amazing display of antique sewing machines, cameras and typewriters
Casa Barbadelo
18 de septiembre de 2016, España ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
This is a really nice albergue with a swimming pool. There are several buildings spread out over the grounds. It's in a rural area, and a great place to relax on a nice day. A few people that I've metLeer más
Today's walk
18 de septiembre de 2016, España ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
14 miles Triacastela to Barbadelo
Sarria
18 de septiembre de 2016, España ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
This is where many people start the Camino because it's just over 100 km from Santiago, and in order to receive a Compostela you must walk the last 100 km. That means that the Camino will probably beLeer más
Today's walk
17 de septiembre de 2016, España ⋅ 🌙 54 °F
From O Cebreiro to Triacastela 12.9 miles
Some pictures of today's walk
17 de septiembre de 2016, España ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
Between O Cebreiro and Tricastela
Misty morning
17 de septiembre de 2016, España ⋅ 🌙 41 °F
Leaving O Cebreiro
A few pictures from O Cebreiro
16 de septiembre de 2016, España ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
And here's some more information about this mountain village
http://caminoways.com/ocebreiro
Today's walk
16 de septiembre de 2016, España ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
Villafranca del Bierzo to O Cebreiro 18.6 miles through wonderful scenery with a steep uphill the last few miles
Getting closer!
16 de septiembre de 2016, España ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
160.948 km marker
Villafranca del Bierzo to O Cebreiro
16 de septiembre de 2016, España ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
Gorgeous walk along a stream and up the mountain.
Today's walk
15 de septiembre de 2016, España ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
Easy and beautiful 14.8 Mike walk through hills and vineyards from Ponferrada to Villafranca del Bierzo
Convento de San Nicolás el Real
15 de septiembre de 2016, España ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
This is the building I'm staying in tonight. I splurged on a private room with bath for 25€. Then I got an hour massage. I'm feeling very relaxed now.
Villafranca del Bierzo
15 de septiembre de 2016, España ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
For a such a small place this town has tons of large old buildings
Giant wine press thing
15 de septiembre de 2016, España ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
Beautiful scenery on the walk today
15 de septiembre de 2016, España ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
In the Bierzo region which is another region of Spain full of vineyards. This area is known for the Mencia variety of grapes. I'm happy to be walking through a hilly green landscape again!
Some of the path surfaces
14 de septiembre de 2016, España ⋅ 🌧 54 °F
I wish that I had taken pictures of some of the surfaces that I've walked on earlier. At the beginning of the Camino we walked on ancient Roman roads, what seemed like dry river beds, and forestLeer más
Today's walk
14 de septiembre de 2016, España ⋅ 🌧 54 °F
From Rabanal del Camino to Ponferrada - 20 miles with lots of hills.
Started out before sunrise, because I knew that it would be a long day. It was cold, about 40°, with a strong chilly wind. I'mLeer más
Castillo Templario de Ponferrada
14 de septiembre de 2016, España ⋅ 🌧 54 °F
I'm in Ponferrada, a city of about 68,000
Cruz de Ferro
14 de septiembre de 2016, España ⋅ ☀️ 41 °F
This famous cross doesn't look like much in person
Not such a great day
13 de septiembre de 2016, España ⋅ 🌙 48 °F
But, still a good day because I'm on the Camino.
It started with an Italian woman turning on the lights in our room at 5:30 to let us know that they had found chinches - bedbugs. So that got us goingLeer más
Today's walk
13 de septiembre de 2016, España ⋅ 🌧 52 °F
From Astorga to Rabanal del Camino 13.2 miles
Rabanal del Camino
13 de septiembre de 2016, España ⋅ 🌧 52 °F
I'm sitting wearing just a towel while all my clothing is in the washing machine. I'm taking precautions against carrying bedbugs. I saw one this morning in my room, and found four bites on my leg.Leer más















































































Sharron MathansOne of my book club members has a friend, Libby Shepherd, who is just finishing the walk this week. She didn't do all of it. Have you happened to come across her? By the way, you have a standing invitation from my book club to talk to them about the Camino.