A friendly face from home!
29. mai 2019, Spania ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
My friend Marcella emailed me yesterday to let me know that Nan Schulman from our Camino group in Oregon was volunteering as a hospitalera "somewhere on the Meseta". It turned out that the town she'sLes mer
Early morning walk
30. mai 2019, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 39 °F
Since I took an alternate route yesterday to stay at the albergue that my friend Nan was volunteering at I had a longish walk (about 12 miles) before breakfast. I started just as the sun was comingLes mer
I literally stopped and...
31. mai 2019, Spania ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
Smelled these roses
Storks
31. mai 2019, Spania ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
There are stork nests on the tops of churches all over. Here are some that I saw on today's walk.
Leaving the familiar behind
1. juni 2019, Spania ⋅ 🌙 55 °F
I'm leaving the Camino Francés - the most popular route, which I've done twice, and starting on the Camino del Salvador, which has much fewer people, and is more mountainous.
Day one of Camino del Salvador
1. juni 2019, Spania ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
There was a mailbox with a notebook along the trail today for those walking this route to sign in on. There were also some first aid supplies inside.
I also walked through oak forests and by fieldsLes mer
La Robla to Poladura de la Tercia
2. juni 2019, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Today was all about climbing - and sweating. But I was rewarded with these spectacular views.
A looooong day
3. juni 2019, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
I decided to do a 30 km walk today which usually wouldn't take me more than 5-7 hours, but because of the terrain and lots of ups and downs I was walking for over 10 hours.
The trail was veryLes mer
Oviedo
5. juni 2019, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
Just a few pictures from Oviedo, which is the end point for the Camino del Salvador. The Cathedral here houses many relics, including the cloth that is said to have covered Jesus's face. However theLes mer
I wasn't expecting a Woody Allen statue
5. juni 2019, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
I was surprised to see this statue of Woody Allen in Oviedo. Apparently the city awarded him one of its highest honors back in 2002.
Back on the Camino del Norte
7. juni 2019, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
I walked from Oviedo to Avilés today, so I'm back on the Camino del Norte, which I almost completed last year until I got shin splints and had to stop walking.
Today's walk was about 18 miles, mostlyLes mer
My first glimpse of the ocean
8. juni 2019, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
Avilés to El Pito
8. juni 2019, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
Fairly easy walk today - about 16 miles. Finally had someone to talk to in English! A nice college student from Singapore. I resisted the urge to walk too far, and stopped around 1:30 today.
Piñera to Tapia de Casariego
11. juni 2019, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
It was on this stretch last year that I walked too fast and got shin splints. I'm happy to report that I made it today uninjured. 😊
And additionally I walked an extra 2.5 km to be closer to theLes mer
Tapia de Casariego
11. juni 2019, Spania ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
Beautiful views from the albergue and the lighthouse
Leaving Tapia de Casariego at 6 am
12. juni 2019, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 52 °F
My last views of the sea for a while
12. juni 2019, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F
As I enter Galicia from Asturias I had my last views of the sea before heading southwest.
Mondoñedo to Goiriz
14. juni 2019, Spania ⋅ 🌧 54 °F
Since I left the coast I've been walking through rolling green hills.
Fields, farms and stone buildings
15. juni 2019, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
A nice cool day for walking, and no big hills! There are lots of old stone buildings in various conditions, and much of the trail today was lined with low stone walls made of large pieces of slate.
Passed the 100 km marker today
15. juni 2019, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
Santa Leocadia day
15. juni 2019, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
I just happened to be in Santa Leocadia on Santa Leocadia day, and we were treated to these roving performers
Marcella TheemanWhere is Santa Leocadia? Google shows it in Asturias, miles away from the Norte route.
Santiago!
20. juni 2019, Spania ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
After 920+ km I made it!
Sharron MathansSo happy you made it again—and so many more miles this time! Will you be walking to the coast again?
Starting my walk to the coast
26. juni 2019, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
Finisterre - The End of the World!
29. juni 2019, Spania ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
Maybe not the literal end of the world, but the end of my Camino this year. I had a nice short walk here today, and made the requisite walk to the lighthouse and the zero kilometer marker. It's anLes mer
Barbara Brown
You look happy Terri. Your pictures are great. You should try painting the poppy field when you get home.