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Day 50: Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Day 50: Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Date:Tuesday, July 16, 2019Start:Albergue Ultreia, ArzuaStop:Hotel San Bieito/Hotel Praza QuintanaDistance (Day**Total):42 ** 1414 kmElev Gain/Loss (Day**Total):532/-667 ** 41207 metersMoving Time (hh:mm):8:33Day High Temp:22 C It’s all over, except for the crying . . .
It’s going to be a long day. I get up at 5:30 am. No one is stirring. I’m moving very slowly and don’t head…
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Day 49: Arzua, Spain
Day 49: Arzua, Spain
Date:Monday, July 15, 2019Start:Albergue Ponte Ferreira, FerreiraStop:Albergue Ultreia, ArzuaDistance (Day**Total):36 ** 1372 kmElev Gain/Loss (Day**Total):700/-843 ** 40008 metersMoving Time (hh:mm):7:19Day High Temp:24 C
Another day that is overcast while walking and sunny once I have stopped for the day. That’s a good thing because it keeps things cool while walking. One…
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Day 48: Ferreira, Spain
Day 48: Ferreira, Spain
Date:Sunday, July 14, 2019Start:Hostel Cross, LugoStop:Albergue Ponte Ferreira, FerreiraDistance (Day**Total):29 ** 1336 kmElev Gain/Loss (Day**Total):510/-422 ** 38465 metersMoving Time (hh:mm):5:23Day High Temp:25 C
It’s still dark when I get up and head upstairs to the dining/kitchen area to get ready. At first, I’m the only one up, but soon people start trickling in until…
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Day 47: Lugo, Spain
Day 47: Lugo, Spain
Date:Saturday, July 13, 2019Start:Albergue Porta Santa, O CadavoStop:Hostel Cross, LugoDistance (Day**Total):31 ** 1307 kmElev Gain/Loss (Day**Total):424/-672 ** 37533 metersMoving Time (hh:mm):6:32Day High Temp:26 C
Last night, Jan and I agreed to start tomorrow at 6:00 am, which meant getting up at 5:30. I don’t use an alarm (sound or vibrate) on the camino and can get up…
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Day 46: O Cadavo, Spain
Day 46: O Cadavo, Spain
Date:Friday, July 12, 2019Start:Albergue Cantibrico, O FonsagradaStop:Albergue Porta Santa, O CadavoDistance (Day**Total):27 ** 1276 kmElev Gain/Loss (Day**Total):582/-802 ** 36437 metersMoving Time (hh:mm):5:16Day High Temp:28 C
When I’m walking, I keep a journal; the old fashioned way – via pen and paper. I try to write every day but on occasion, I will skip a day or two…
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Day 45: A Fonsagrada, Spain
Day 45: A Fonsagrada, Spain
Date:Thursday, July 11, 2019Start:Albergue Casa Sanchez, Grandas de SalimeStop:Albergue Cantibrico, A FonsagradaDistance (Day**Total):28 ** 1248 kmElev Gain/Loss (Day**Total):785/-415 ** 35053 metersMoving Time (hh:mm):4:58Day High Temp:29 C
The bar where I had the best tortilla ever, yesterday, opens early for breakfast. So, I head over there as soon as it opens. Initially,…
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Perspective
That’s this week’s lesson in my art class – perspective. Easy to understand but oh, so much harder to put to paper. The eyes register a lot of stuff without even thinking. Had a really tough time with corners. Finally, I took a picture on my iPad and traced it. Aha! Light bulb went off. And here’s the result. Not quite there yet but not bad either. I think we may stick it out with this art thing.
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Day 44: Best Tortilla
Day 44: Best Tortilla
Date:Wednesday, July 10, 2019Start:Albergue Camino Primitivo, BerducedoStop:Albergue Casa Sanchez, Grandas de SalimeDistance (Day**Total):22 ** 1221 kmElev Gain/Loss (Day**Total):613/-950 ** 33853 metersMoving Time (hh:mm):5:01Day High Temp:24 C . . . in Grandas de Salime, Spain
It’s still dark when about half a dozen of us get up. We’re all getting dressed in the small…
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Day 43: Berducedo, Spain
Day 43: Berducedo, Spain
Date:Tuesday, July 9, 2019Start:Albergue Quintana, GradoStop:Albergue Camino Primitivo, BerducedoDistance (Day**Total):24 ** 1198 kmElev Gain/Loss (Day**Total):825/-627 ** 32290 metersMoving Time (hh:mm):7:18Day High Temp:22 C
If you’re taking the Hospitales (high) route, today is the big day. Step climb up to a plateau with majestic views and then a steep climb down. There…
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Day 42: Samblismo, Spain
Day 42: Samblismo, Spain
Date:Monday, July 8, 2019Start:Albergue Quintana, GradoStop:Albergue Peregrinos, Samblismo Distance (Day**Total):31 ** 1174 kmElev Gain/Loss (Day**Total):610/-566 ** 30838 metersMoving Time (hh:mm):7:21Day High Temp:19 C
I had breakfast at 6:30 am at the albergue. I think they got up just for me as I was the only one up until I left at 7:15. I normally don’t take that long…
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Day 41: La Espina, Spain
Day 41: La Espina, Spain
Date:Sunday, July 7, 2019Start:Albergue Quintana, GradoStop:Albergue Texu, La Espina Distance (Day**Total):33 ** 1143 kmElev Gain/Loss (Day**Total):1075/-492 ** 29662 metersMoving Time (hh:mm):6:45Day High Temp:21 C
Didn’t get much sleep last night because of an industrial strength snorer. This is not your run of the mill snoring but off the Richter scale. Fortunately, this…
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Day 40: Grado, Spain
Day 40: Grado, Spain
Date:Saturday, July 6, 2019Start:Hotel N.H. Oviedo Principado, OviedoStop:Albergue Quintana, GradoDistance (Day**Total):28 ** 1110 kmElev Gain/Loss (Day**Total):499/-604 ** 28095 metersMoving Time (hh:mm):5:45Day High Temp:27 C
I end up spending three nights in Oviedo. It’s really nice town. I preferred it over Leon. During the Muslim invasion of Spain, many Christian relics…
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Day 39: Oviedo, Spain
Day 39: Oviedo, Spain
Date:Wednesday, July 3, 2019Start:Albergue de Peregrinos, Mieres del CaminoStop:Hotel N.H. Oviedo Principado, OviedoDistance (Day**Total):19 ** 1082 kmElev Gain/Loss (Day**Total):530/-493 ** 26992 metersMoving Time (hh:mm):4:22Day High Temp:23 C
Today is going to be a really short day. We leave together, around 7:30. Have breakfast at an open bar near the albergue. It is a…
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Day 38: Goats, Blood Shot, Sidra & the Women Win
Day 38: Goats, Blood Shot, Sidra & the Women Win
Date:Tuesday, July 2, 2019Start:Albergue de Peregrinos, BenduenosStop:Albergue de Peregrinos, Mieres del CaminoDistance (Day**Total):28 ** 1064 kmElev Gain/Loss (Day**Total):168/-580 ** 25969 metersMoving Time (hh:mm):5:02Day High Temp:17 C Mieres del Camino, Spain . . .
Benduenos is off the trail. There is a way to get back on without having to back track but it is thru a…
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Day 37: Tough & Foggy to Benduenos, Spain
Day 37: Tough & Foggy to Benduenos, Spain
Date:Monday, July 1, 2019Start:Municipal Albergue, Poladura de la TerciaStop:Albergue de Peregrinos, BenduenosDistance (Day**Total):38 ** 1035 kmElev Gain/Loss (Day**Total):925/-1556 ** 25231 metersMoving Time (hh:mm):10:01Day High Temp:18 C
Toughest day of this trip. It was supposed to be 30 km but ended up being 38 because of poor way marking and I think the 30 km is…
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Day 36: Poladura de la Tercia, Spain
Day 36: Poladura de la Tercia, Spain
Date:Sunday, June 30, 2019Start:Municipal Albergue, La RoblaStop:Municipal Albergue, Poladura de la TerciaDistance (Day**Total):25 ** 997 kmElev Gain/Loss (Day**Total):571/-280 ** 22750 metersMoving Time (hh:mm):5:34Day High Temp:28 C Let the Climbing Begin . . .
I’m the first one to get up at around 6 am. The albergue in La Robla is setup nicely for early risers. The dorm…
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Day 35: Hot First Day on the Camino de San Salvador
Day 35: Hot First Day on the Camino de San Salvador
Date:Saturday, June 29, 2019Start:Hotel Conde Luna, LeonStop:Municipal Albergue, La RoblaDistance (Day**Total):30 ** 972 kmElev Gain/Loss (Day**Total):382/-250 ** 21899 metersMoving Time (hh:mm):6:36Day High Temp:33 C
Leon was the my last stop on the Camino Frances. Today, I divert to the Camino de San Salvadoralso known as Camino del Salvador. It is the hardest and, taking…
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