SpainSan Justo de la Vega42°27’37” N 5°59’1” W
August 4, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
The last time I came past here was four years ago. Since then the world has changed, and tens of thousands of pilgrims have come past as well. Three first sentence he greeted me with: "You were hereRead more
SpainAstorga42°27’15” N 6°3’10” W
SpainAstorga42°27’27” N 6°3’21” W
SpainAstorga42°27’24” N 6°3’18” W August 4, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
This morning, leaving the albergue of horrors (that’s for a blog post after the trip), I pulled my charger from the communal charging station and the US-EU converter slipped off.
You’d think thatRead more
SpainValdeviejas42°27’38” N 6°5’14” W
August 5, 2022 in Spain ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
Today’s leg takes me onto the highest point of the Camino. Once an abandoned town with wild dogs and dangerous paths, Foncebadón has become a bit of a hippie pilgrim haven with vegan bars (and aRead more
SpainEl Ganso42°27’46” N 6°12’26” W
August 5, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
A Camino staple and legend, the owner is a man of few words but a heart of gold. It has a foosball table, cold beers, and a Spaniard’s idea of what a Texan bar would look like. There’s no wayRead more
SpainFoncebadón42°29’28” N 6°20’35” W
August 5, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
After a few kilometers of uphill and somewhat hasty uses of shade, I am in Foncebadón. My bed feels soft and the mountain air wafts smells of a nearby campfire into the room.
The best part is theRead more
SpainFoncebadón42°29’20” N 6°21’42” W
August 6, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
The Cruz was moved in the 80s to get it closer to the tour bus stop, but the original has been here since before the Camino (and, as a heap of rocks since before Christianity).
The following 9Read more
SpainRiego de Ambros42°31’13” N 6°28’42” W
August 6, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Being vegetarian on the Camino is hard. But every once in a while something cool comes along. Like this food truck.
SpainMolinaseca42°32’19” N 6°31’20” W
August 6, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Ran into the lady from the vegan place up on the mountain and had some more great vegan food, this time tempura vegetables in a spicy sesame sauce.
Today took everything I had, my poor ACL screamingRead more
TravelerYou must have left a lasting impression. Nice.