Day 8 walking
24. april, Spania ⋅ ☁️ 50 °FWalked 14.6 miles today. My knee is hurting, but I’m stretching and doing my exercises before I walk and at night. We walked from Pontevedra to Caldas de Reiss. Nice hotel. Exhausted. Dinner was notLes mer
Walked 14.6 miles today. My knee is hurting, but I’m stretching and doing my exercises before I walk and at night. We walked from Pontevedra to Caldas de Reiss. Nice hotel. Exhausted. Dinner was notLes mer
Today started out hard. Tough hills to climb and as we expected, lots of pilgrims. You can always tell all the newbies to the trail as they look cleaner and smell fresher and they are more chatty. ItLes mer
We walked a bit more, checked out the path for tomorrow. We get to start with a lovely bridge across the Rio Lerez (Ponte do Burgo). Then we strolled through a flea market. Luckily nothing I need.Les mer
Walked along a train track today a la ‘Stand By Me’, but the crew I joined up with definitely had more a Golden Girls vibe.
Soon after leaving Pontevedra’s lovely Old Town Shopping DistrictLes mer
After a restful sleep at Casa Sara, we were up early and walking by 6:00 am. At 63 degrees and breezy, the weather was lovely for our brisk pace. I think we made 21 kilometers in 6 hours. We finishedLes mer
Just 13 km today and less than 70 km to Santiago de Compostela. Rain made the track muddy and slippery in parts and I didn’t even cyclists climbing some of the really rocky parts of the track. Had aLes mer
Another gorgeous day, feeling hot in the sun at 77 degrees F. It was about 12 miles from Redondela to Pontevedra. Lots of hill walking so close to the coast. I think the elevation was around 1550Les mer
The first big city since Porto. Today was hard! A Lot of uphill walking and not enough water. Lunchtime cerveza made me sleepy, might not partake tomorrow. I’m hoping to eat soon but have too manyLes mer
Today seemed a much nicer walk than the previous two days, though we walked our farthest distance yet. The rain has held off for the time being and we had blue skies most of today. The temperature isLes mer
Auf der heutigen Etappe war einiges los. Da in Redondela der Caminho Central und der da Costa zusammenlaufen, waren mehr Pilger unterwegs als sonst. Der Weg war aber wirklich sehr schön. Er führteLes mer
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