April 18, 2019 in Spain ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
I’ve arrived in Oviedo via the Alvia train from Madrid. Through some mountains that look spectacular - and very steep. Snow on some. My challenge for the next few weeks.
Staying in the municipalRead more
April 19, 2019 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 15 °CThe first day and it confirms my fears that I’m really not fit enough for this very challenging walk. Still, the countryside is amazing - lush green steep hills and valleys, spring blossomRead more
Robyn SmithTake ot easy Jill my take out message is that coffee made in other places is as you said juat an aternative hot drink
Laurie ReynoldsBuen camino, Jill! I think you’ll find lots of ways to break up these stages, and I am sure you will love every minute. Are there lots of others on the camino?
April 20, 2019 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 7 °CA really lovely walk this morning. Early morning fog and mist made way to bright sunshine. Beautiful views, wildflowers (including orchids and primula), much walking beside streams and the river. metRead more
Laurie ReynoldsSO beautiful! Wow. If you see this, and if you indulge in meat, Reb and I had hamburgers like I have never eaten in my life in Gran Feudo.
April 21, 2019 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 14 °CThe guide book says 23km, my iPhone says 24.9km and my wrist pedometer says 29.2km - but that includes the walks to the bar from the albergue. Rolling hills, steep hills, little hills, bucolicRead more
Laurie ReynoldsAnother gorgeous day, lucky you. Looks like you have hit spring at its apex. I’m assuming you were in Salas? Where did you stay? Abrazos.
Jill HillYes, the municipal albergue in Salas, which was excellent and half empty - most people went to one of the private places.
Lee TolmanIndeed lovely weather! Here in Santiago also beautiful. Tomorrow heading home.
April 22, 2019 in Spain ⋅ 🌫 12 °CIt was tough but so beautiful. Snow covered mountains around. Lush, lush, lush. Lots of cows, the sweet-sour smell of sileage, and milk tankers confirm we are in Asturias. Wild violets, and primula.Read more
Robyn SmithGood climbing, Jill. Red wine and ear plugs are good for sleeping. Here in NYC the street plant of choice is the tulip, many and varied and the challenge of the day is serilus jet lag rather than a serioys climb
Laurie ReynoldsHope you have good weather tomorrow Jill. The walk from Tineo is IMO the most beautiful. Or at least ties with the day after.
April 24, 2019 in Spain ⋅ 🌧 3 °CYesterday my muscles needed recovery but I did not want to miss the walk by catching a bus, so I stayed in Tineo for an extra night. I’m so glad I did because today’s walk was unbelievablyRead more
Lee TolmanSo glad you didn't miss that part (although I did the Hospitales route instead). Weather has been crazy (snow in O Cebreiro and elsewhere) so hope you stay warm.
Laurie ReynoldsPola to Berducedo would be a very long hard walk in the snow! Hoping the weather is good to you today. Take care, peregrina.
April 24, 2019 in Spain ⋅ 🌧 4 °CWoke up to rain, cold, and gale force winds. After a lot of anguished thinking, I and five others crammed into a taxi for the climb up the mountain to Alta de Pola, and walked from there to La Mesa.Read more
Lee TolmanOh my! I can imagine how welcoming it was to arrive in La Mesa. I can't imagine doing Hospitales in those conditions, on a nice day winds were strong up there! Did you meet an American who sold his house and walking various routes? I saw a picture of him on Albergue Samblismo Facebook page and wondering as I met him at the Pilgrim's House in Santiago and told him about my experience on the Primitivo as he was thinking about doing it.
Robyn SmithSomething reminiscsent of mountaineering in 2015, Jill? Well done. Here in NYC, the rain and rushing gutters turned the walk to and from Marymount intona cold and wet adventure city-style
April 27, 2019 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 5 °CWalk up hills, mud, mud, mud. Into Galicia. Fonsegrada, pulpo, pimentos de Padrón, wander round town.
Lee TolmanAh pimientos de padrón - a reason to walk in itself! 5 km before the ascend up to the Puerto de Acebo we had a torrential rain storm that lasted for about 2 hours. The radiators in the Xunta in A Fonsegrada were covered by all our clothes and socks! It looks like you were luckier😊
April 28, 2019 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 14 °CA misty start to the day leaving A Fonsegrada, past apple trees in blossom, then a bright clear day finishing in Castroverde.
April 29, 2019 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 18 °CA slog into Lugo. Hot. Blisters. No water, and even worse, no coffee! Was so glad to crawl into town. Had a personalised tour of the cathedral by a very earnest young nun - Lugo is a pilgrimage siteRead more
Robyn SmithSounds like Spring to me. All weathers across three days. Take care of yourself and your blisters. Enjoying your posts. Home yesterday, back to school today.
I had no idea you were leaving. Lucky you. Did you get a motorcycle? Buen camino and abrazos from Laurie
Laurie, Ian comes to Europe later. We will bike when I finish walking
Good luck Jill! Now in Arzúa, Santiago tomorrow. The Primitivo is to date my favorite Camino but also the most physically challenging. I am glad that I warmed up my legs walking the 320 km from Alicante to Cuenca. I hope you have dry weather!