(From our walk in late February, early March 2020) Sarria! Normally the narrow street in the little town would be heaving with excited pilgrims starting their first walking day, and dusty long distance walkers going head down, full speed to get ahead of the colourful, energetic (and fragrant) crowds. We had breakfast at the Mesón … More Winter walk to Portomarin
(From our walk in late February to early March 2020) From Triacastela you have a choice of routes. The two markers at the end of the main street tell you all you need to know, but still there are people ending up on the wrong one every year, probably every day. Rule of thumb: turn … More Winter walk to Sarria
(From our winter camino, late February to early March 2020) In the morning, when we finally woke up, we enjoyed the luxury of getting dressed in clothes that had been warming up nicely on the radiator. We headed out to visit the church and thank Don Elias, who is buried to the left of the … More Sunny winter walk to Triacastela
(From our winter camino, late February to early March 2020) Another lovely day, and a tentatively better ankle! We decided to forego the breakfast in the busy motel café and hoped there would be an open bar in Ambasmestas or Vega de Valcarce. If nothing else, the local shop would have some food and drink … More A cold O Cebreiro by night
(From our winter camino, late February to early March 2020) Oh, the bed was lovely and the day outside was so, so grey and miserable. The ankle was no better, and we were now bandaging it and the Scouse Spouse was taking anti-inflammatory painkillers. Sad, but it is what it is. There would be no … More Sightseeing in Villafranca
(From our winter camino, late February to early March 2020) After a good night’s sleep and ankle rest, we woke up to yet another beauty of a day. The world was hustling and bustling on the square outside while we had our morning coffee, and the lady in reception kindly booked a taxi to take … More Winter wander to Villafranca
(From our winter camino, late February to early March 2020) After the difficult descent the day before, the Scouse Spouse’s ankle wasn’t feeling right. We reluctantly decided to forego the beautiful but very tricky way down to Molinaseca … shame, since it is one of my favourite parts of the trail. However, we were there … More Visiting Molinaseca and Ponferrada
(From our winter camino, late February to early March 2020) Oh hello, new day! Our window faced straight into the sunrise. We enjoyed a lovely breakfast in the Candela before we headed out, appropriately dressed for the expected summery temperatures. We were just talking about the narrow and uneven trail leading up towards Foncebadón and … More Winter walk to Acebo
(From our winter camino, late February to early March 2020) We woke up to splendid sunshine, though there was a definite chill in the air. Packing took longer than it should, as it always does the first couple of days, but we finally managed to get ourselves organised and dressed in layers. Then we bimbled … More Winter walk to Rabanal
(From our winter camino, late February to early March 2020) As usual we stayed over in Liverpool the night before so we could wake up, roll out to the bus and go straight to the airport in the morning. We both had hand luggage only – my poles were shipped to our hotel in Astorga … More Back to Astorga
Somewhere Slowly 