To Ponferrada

October 1
The descents yesterday and today about did my hip and knees in…I don’t mind going downhill, but going down steeply on sideways slabs of rock and then loose scree-like rock is not my Czytaj więcej
October 1
The descents yesterday and today about did my hip and knees in…I don’t mind going downhill, but going down steeply on sideways slabs of rock and then loose scree-like rock is not my Czytaj więcej
October 2-3
I am in our room in Vega de Valcarce with the balcony door open listening to the sound of the rio Valcarce babbling just below us. The sound of the river is absolute HEAVEN, and the Czytaj więcej
October 4
Today was a perfect day to climb high up to O’Cebreiro. The air was cool as we left in the dark and never got uncomfortable. We walked along a stream, by many cows and through the trees Czytaj więcej
October 5
All I can say is, “Today was a beautiful day!” Hiking high in the hills through mountain family farms was perfect.
There was the warm sunrise that lit up the rolling hills and the Czytaj więcej
October 6
We climbed a lot early this morning (much of it in the dark) and then descended steeply. Alan’s knees decided not to work correctly for a bit after so much downhill 😂 Thankfully, after Czytaj więcej
It was a big moment today when we walked past the 100k marker! Woohoo - the end is in sight! This last bit includes more people and it becomes more touristy, but we have tried to mentally prepare for Czytaj więcej
October 8-9
Yesterday was a hard day. Physically, because we did 16 miles and mentally, because our bodies are tired and want to be done. Plus, there are way more people on the Camino because many Czytaj więcej
October 10-11
These last two days have been so relaxing - only 13 miles and 10 miles. We kind of laugh that those distances are relaxing, but going up the hills doesn’t really bother us anymore and Czytaj więcej
We are finished!! 38 days and 500 miles ended with us walking into the Cathedral square and plopping ourselves down on stone ground, happy and relieved to be done. Eric and Caroline were also there Czytaj więcej
Podróżnikfor me this was one of the most beautiful legs!
Barb and AlanIt was definitely a beautiful segment 🙂