The rain seemed to have exhausted itself overnight, and next morning the skies were blue and the sun was out for our walk to Muxia. At last the trail started rolling downhill and out towards the coast, and we’d have loved to keep looking for Muxia in the distance, but it was best to keep … More Muxia-Finisterre day 3 – Grixa to Muxia
The next morning we woke up to a delicious smell of coffee and a worrying drumming sound against the window … yep, it was raining. Lots. Wet pilgrims milled about inside and outside the downstairs café hugging mugs of coffee and Colacao – a warm chocolate milk drink popular with walkers (with or without a … More Muxia-Finisterre day 2 – Logoso to A Grixa
This time we left Santiago in a taxi to get to Olveiroa to start walking. The Muxia-Finisterre route splits shortly after O Logoso, so we could walk up there to enjoy their rooms and hospitality – and the hills, the views and the magic balancing stone – one more time before we took the trail … More Muxia-Finisterre day 1 – to Logoso
And then came the last day. Colleen and Mandy stayed in the albergue across the street, and we had to go there to leave our key before we set off. There they were, having a leisurely breakfast after most of the pilgrims had already left. There was a good bit of fog outside so we … More Camino Inglés day 9 – Santiago
Apologies for the radio silence, this spring and summer has been busy! Hope you are all well and preparing for your caminos, or walking them, or reminiscing and enjoying planning the next one. I mentioned that the fabulous Carol of Camino Confidence offered me the chance to lead small groups of women on the camino … More Walking as a guide
From Meson do Vento the quickest way back to the camino is to take a left just after Meson Novo and join the trail from Bruma. Nanci walked off into the fog on her own as I needed to get a taxi to Ordes to fill a prescription. No matter how remote the trail might … More Camino Inglés day 7+8 – Meson do Vento to Sigüeiro
We got a taxi back to the Meson Museo for breakfast – croissants smelt lovely but toast with tomato is more sensible, so we got one of each and shared … Half way, in Beche, there is now a fabulous rest and recreational stop for pilgrims and locals, with café, toilets, picnic benches, even a … More Camino Inglés day 6 – Meson Museo to Meson do Vento
The weather forecast was right, it was definitely getting colder! We had decided to split the next stage too and spend more time in Betanzos, famous for its tortilla and very odd Encyclopedic Park, the Parque do Pasatiempos, paid for by local brothers Juan and Jesús García Naveira who made their fortune in Argentina. Sadly … More Camino Inglés day 5 – Betanzos to Presedo
In the morning we dressed in our warm weather walking gear, only to discover when we came outside to find breakfast that it had turned a lot colder overnight. The guidebook said there would be two cafés en route – none of them were open! The first was at Ponte de Porco – Pig Bridge, … More Camino Inglés day 4 – Miño to Betanzos
When we woke up and took the cases down the next day, hoping to have a leisurely hotel breakfast before sauntering off towards Miño, it seemed that the hotel breakfast room was all reserved for a large group of Spanish walkers, so we had a quick café con leche in the cafeteria next door instead. … More Camino Inglés day 3 – Pontedeume to Miño
Somewhere Slowly 