Burgos
12 мая 2017 г., Испания ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
We had quite a cold, rainy experience walking to the large, modern city of Burgos. We chose to take the longer route which led us through the manicured public park leading up to the city. We splurgedЧитать далее
Hontanas
13 мая 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
We trekked across the Meseta, which is a geographical area that has a reputation for being boring, repetitive and bleak. In the 1670s, Italian pilgrim, Domenico Laffi, had this to say about theЧитать далее
Boadilla del Camino
14 мая 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
We stayed at the Casa En El Camino albergue. As it was recommended by our guidebook, we were excited to see what it was like. Embedded in a tiny, crumbling town, the albergue was one of the fewЧитать далее
Carrión de los Condes
15 мая 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Rural, agricultural area (common to see farm equipment on the roads). Lovely park by the water, spent time there with new friends. Enjoyed the peaceful feeling of the cathedral. Tom picked upЧитать далее
Terradillos de los Templarios
16 мая 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
We made it past the halfway point today, 250 miles and went on a bit further to reach the Terradillos de los Templars, which was once home to a 13th century church belonging to the Knights Templar.Читать далее
Calzadilla de los Hermanillos
17 мая 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
The wonderment of trekking along a 1,000 year old Roman road, the Vía Trajana, was only somewhat diminished by the raining, overcast conditions.
After a not super difficult, 17 miles, we arrived atЧитать далее
León
19 мая 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
An extra night in León gave us time to wander, visit the doctor and rest our feet. Tom successfully completed some mini surgery on his blisters & I've been taking antihistamines. Apparently,Читать далее
Hospital de Órbego
20 мая 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
A very long day of backpacking brought us away from the city to the tiny little hamlet of Hospital de Órbego. There, we stayed at the Albergue Verde, a delightful private hostel that was a littleЧитать далее
Astorga
21 мая 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
We are officially out of the Meseta! We enjoyed the new, varied scenery of green hills and trees. While it was a relatively shorter day, Tom battled his blisters, which made it feel a bit longer. WeЧитать далее
Foncebadón
22 мая 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
We were in high spirits today as we walked into the Cantabrian Mountains, the steady climb was a welcome change from the flat, open Meseta. We took lunch in Rabanal del Camino, the Maragato villageЧитать далее
Ponferrada
24 мая 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Tom was excited to see the sunrise at the Cruz De Ferro so we quitely slipped out of our shared Albergue room before daybreak around 5:30am. We were two of the first to arrive at the Iron Cross andЧитать далее
Villafranca
24 мая 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Instead of staying a second night in Ponferrada, we skipped our scheduled rest day and pushed onward, to Villafranca. As we were leaving, we ran into two other pilgrims who were a bit lost. It'sЧитать далее
Faba
25 мая 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
We conquered the Camino Duro (the hard way) today. It's an alternate path that some pilgrims take to avoid the highway walking of the regular route and leads straight up into the mountains. It felt soЧитать далее
Triacastela
26 мая 2017 г., Испания ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
We had a wet 16 mile jaunt across glorious, blossoming mountains to the town of Triacastela, which marked our transition into the last region on the Camino, Galicia. Galicia is known as the country ofЧитать далее
Barbadelo
27 мая 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
The route today took us through more lush forest, it feels like such a treat after the Meseta. We are becoming more and more confident that we will make it to Santiago. It's a great feeling. We'veЧитать далее
Ventes de Narón
28 мая 2017 г., Испания ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
This journey has had many high points and, as any good pilgrimage should, it's fair share of low points. Today held both. We woke to learn of an emergency at La Maison and spent the morning blearyЧитать далее
Melide
29 мая 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
A rainy 17 mile journey through verdant forests and crumbling villages brought us to the town of Melide, a hub of commerce during the middle ages. It's population of 7,824 feels huge after ourЧитать далее
Arca
30 мая 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Our longest day yet, we traveled for 8 hours, 21.6 miles, with 2,200 ft elevation gain. Tom made his goal of 50,000 steps and we both collapsed at the albergue when we arrived. Incongruent with ourЧитать далее
Santiago de Compostela
1 июня 2017 г., Испания ⋅ 🌫 14 °C
We arrived in Santiago on May 31st, 9 days earlier than when we estimated we'd arrive, and went straight to the Pilgrim mass at the renowned Cathedral that probably does not have the remains of StЧитать далее













































































































