Day 2: Redondela to Pontevedra

Rain. Rain. Rain. Rain. Rain. Rain. Rain. Rain. Rain.
Second day walking and we cracked out more than 20km today, passing the beautiful medieval town of ‘Arcade’ (no 80’s driving machines orЧитать далее
Rain. Rain. Rain. Rain. Rain. Rain. Rain. Rain. Rain.
Second day walking and we cracked out more than 20km today, passing the beautiful medieval town of ‘Arcade’ (no 80’s driving machines orЧитать далее
I know the saying “only mad dogs and Englishmen” usually refers to being out in hot weather, but I’m sure it also applies to the inclement, pour down, soaked to the bone weather we had today.Читать далее
Made it through Day 1 of walking! The rain was utterly relentless today.. but we were prepared .. a visit to Decathlon yesterday meant we had ponchos to make our day very much protected from the rain,Читать далее
Aaaaaaaand we’re off!
Paul’s first walking day and it rained aaaaaaall day - so glad we were able to pick up a couple of ponchos at decathlon yesterday. Even if Paul’s was too short, so itЧитать далее
Well, I’m finally here! The Vueling flight was brilliant (well done IAG!) and La Coruña airport tiny by LGW or LHR standards, but means you can speed through and get to see your loved onesЧитать далее
Off to a crazy early start @ 2:30am (was it worth sleeping?) and off I go to Spain to meet Michaela to start the week long walk!
Weird to think that I’ll be walking for a week straight, and I’mЧитать далее
He’s here!! 😊
Paul arrived this morning to join me for the last 100km of the walk, so I took the train up to A Coruña to get him. The train system in Spain is seriously impressive! Not only isЧитать далее
Rest day! Whooohooooo!
Does 8am count as a lie in? Because it certainly felt like it 😂
No walking today. Instead, I visited Islas Cies - a 45 minute boat ride from Vigo. As we left the port, IЧитать далее
Rain, rain, go away…
…and eventually it does.
Left Vigo under torrential rain. Ok, maybe not “torrential”, but it certainly feels like it after you’ve been walking for 30 minutes and allЧитать далее
The kindness of strangers.
I completely forgot to get some cash out at my last big town, so have been using whatever little change I had left. This morning, I managed to buy a croissant, butЧитать далее
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ПутешественникAlways!