After a fairly comfortable day of travel from Liverpool to Dublin to Santiago, I arrived in town in the early evening and checked into Anosa Casa, as I do when I arrive. Then I organised everything for the early departure the next day and went out for a bite to eat, ie going to the … More March ’18 Camino Day 1: Santiago-O Cebreiro
If you have been wondering what the cathedral looks like these days, scaffold wise, here is a not even hour old photo:
According to my countdown widget, it is now 14 days until I set off for Spain again! The plan is to make it a trial run for my fit & kit before the St Olav’s Walk from Oslo to Trondheim this summer, and it seems both will be a lot colder than I had hoped. … More Another countdown to Camino
It was a great plan, one that I still hope will happen one day, soon, this year maybe? But my Celtic camino with my young camiga has been postponed indefinitely because of Life … in this case new life, as she is expecting her first child! The best reason ever to cancel a move and … More Best laid plans
Two camino related things happened recently: The start date for my long awaited St Olav’s Walk in Norway was set for this spring, and my young walking companion L, who I met in Rabanal in 2014, told me she was going to Dublin to study in the new year. I will of course need a … More The Celtic Camino
On the last day of our camino, B had to get a taxi at eight in the morning to be sure to make her flight. So we both got up at seven and took her packed bag down to the café across the narrow street for a café con leche and a croissant. How is … More Camino Inglés Epilogue
The next day we went to have the included breakfast in the bar, and not only was there good coffee, freshly pressed orange juice, and cake, but toast made from good bread, and yogurt! It really was lovely and again it seemed the Hostal Sigüeiro was worth the price. I took some early morning pics … More Camino Inglés Day 6: Sigüeiro-Santiago
Again we woke up to sunshine. As we sat down in the café bar of the Meson Novo to have breakfast, it seemed the landlord was driving pilgrims back to Bruma to continue where they – and we – left off. We debated whether to ask if a lift was possible but decided to ask … More Camino Inglés Day 5: Meson do Vento-Sigüeiro
When we woke up, the rain seemed to have stopped! We got a taxi back to Xente no Camino, where a few of last night’s Presedo pilgrims were still lingering, and managed to get served before the early Betanzos lot arrived. It really is a fantastic place – I would stay at Presedo next time … More Camino Inglés Day 4: Xente no Camino-Meson do Vento
Betanzos by early grey morning. We had to get out to get some cash and thought we’d have breakfast somewhere nice, but in the end we just walked back to the Chocolateria. Which was a good idea, it turns out, because when I asked for tomate on my tostada, the lady gave me a small … More Camino Inglés Day 3: Betanzos-Xente no Camino
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