Camino Rule #1
2022年10月30日, スペイン ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
The last kilometer is always uphill!
We walked 22k today to the small hilltop city of Melide. We dragged ourselvesup the last kilometer. To our Pension, which is run by a Hotel next door. Onもっと詳しく
What a Difference a Day Makes!
2022年10月30日, スペイン ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Our hosts last night at Casa de Cota could not have been nicer to us. We arrived yesterday afternoon soaked from the rain & they washed our clothes for us. They didn't have a washer or dryer in theもっと詳しく
When in Rome...
2022年10月30日, スペイン ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
..or Galicia, apparently you drink Vino Blanco out of small bowls.
And you eat Pulpo, a dinner of octopus!
Coffee in Castaneda
2022年10月31日, スペイン ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
8.6 km to our first coffee break. Overcast, but just a few sprinkles, mostly dry so far.
Good morning....
2022年10月31日, スペイン ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
...from a small stream in Galacia.
Buen Camino!
Special post from Kilometer 42!
2022年10月31日, スペイン ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
A shout out to my brother Fran, who yesterday finished the Irish Life Dublin Marathon, walking the 42.2 kilometers in just over 7 hours!
By comparison, we will walk our final 42k over 2.5 days, withもっと詳しく
Albergue Camino Das Ocas
2022年10月31日, スペイン ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
We continued our 18.7k day, through the small city of Azrua, with quick stops at the supermarket for wine, bread, cheese and ham for our afternoon meal. And at the Pharmacia, to replenish theもっと詳しく
Feliz Halloween desde Pregontono!
2022年10月31日, スペイン ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Missing home a bit as I usually enjoy passing out candy to the Trick or Treaters in our neighborhood. There's always next year! We didn't see any ghosts, goblins or witches on our treck today, but weもっと詳しく
7.5 k coffee break.
2022年11月1日, スペイン ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Coffee in the little village of Salceda.
We passed an albergue/beer garden decorated with empty beer bottles (Albergue das Halpins anybody???)
I am currently being bugged by a Café Cat, who wantsもっと詳しく
Walking w a Friend to Amenal
2022年11月1日, スペイン ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
We met Paul from Ontario last night in our hostel. Since it is the end of the Camino season we were the only people there last night. We enjoyed dinner together last night & walked most of todayもっと詳しく
Last night in Amenal, 16k to go!
2022年11月1日, スペイン ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
We have reached Hotel Amenal for the night. Just over 16k to Santiago.
We walked today with Paul from Ontario, until early afternoon he stopped one village before us.
And at our hotel just now, weもっと詳しく
12k Guest House and Bar
2022年11月2日, スペイン ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Coffee break at the 12k to go marker.
Great weather so far for our last day, high thin clouds allowing filtered sunlight. Cool but not cold.
5k left, Santiago down the hill
2022年11月2日, スペイン ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Kilometer 0
2022年11月2日, スペイン ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
We have arrived in Santiago de Compostela!
Whew.....
Galician Bagpiper
2022年11月2日, スペイン ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Galicia is the Celtic region of Spain!
The Compostelas
2022年11月2日, スペイン ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Here are our Compostelas and Google Lens attempt at translating the Latin.
Camino Completo!
2022年11月2日, スペイン ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
We did it! Our Camino is in the books!
The Cathedral Square is very beautiful. Looking forward to exploring the city more over the next few days.
Received our Compestella a few minutes ago. Having aもっと詳しく
Exploring Santiago
2022年11月3日, スペイン ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
We had about a day and a half in Santiago to get to know the city. We stayed in a hotel right outside the old city. After doing a bunch of chores like, getting new shoes, shipping hiking stuff home,もっと詳しく
Santiago Cathedral
2022年11月3日, スペイン ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
We had a day to sightsee in Santiago de Compostela.
We toured the great cathedral here and visited the tomb of Saint James. Photos never do justice to the interiors of the huge chuches
We bumpedもっと詳しく
We have arrived in Porto
2022年11月4日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
We took the bus to Porto. Navigated their great Metro successfully. We had help with our first ride purchase from a Metro ambassador, who waits by the ticket machines.
Settled in our apartmentもっと詳しく
Afternoon in Porto
2022年11月4日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Second leg of the trip...this is a really cool old city. Our apartment is in the old city a 2 minute walk to the bridge over Duoro River. We watched the sunset from the bridge tonight as we ateもっと詳しく
Felt like Summer in Porto
2022年11月5日, ポルトガル ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
We had the most beautiful weather today. Bright blue sky, no clouds sunshine, it felt like it was the end of August not the beginnong of November. The city was packed with people because of theもっと詳しく
A day roaming Porto
2022年11月5日, ポルトガル ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
We took the old team line out to the mouth of the Douro river, seaside town of Fox do Douro. Beautiful weather! Sunny , warm Palm trees along the beach. Big waves breaking over the rocks. It wasもっと詳しく
Another (Gift) Summer Day in Porto
2022年11月6日, ポルトガル ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
We were expecting a cloudy, drizzly day and ended up with another gorgeous sunny, clear day. Temps in the mid 70's. The city is very hilly & the cobblestones uneven, so we definitely are getting aもっと詳しく
Porto Cathedral
2022年11月6日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
We made an afternoon visit to the Cathedral, also on top of a hill!
Just another magnificent Cathedral/Cloister/Chapterhouse. You bump into these places every other day over here.....
旅行者Your progress is amazing! 💛
旅行者You will see a lot more eucalyptus trees. We will miss you as we fly out the 2nd. Will be in New England most of November. Let’s get together.
旅行者We fly home 11/17. We'd love to see you & Sandy!