Just a quick post to share how you can find and keep an eye on the fires along the caminos, towns and cities in Spain at the minute. If you open Google Maps, pick a location you are interested in, then click on Layers – the little stack of squares marked by the yellow arrow … More Forest fires in Spain and how to find them
Now what could possibly put a dampener on our last day of adventure on the Atlantic coast? Yep, rain. Or not even rain, just a constant fine misty drizzle that somehow manages to make you soaking wet through every conceivable layer of rain protection. Positive spin: This is what makes Galicia so fresh and lush … More Muxia-Finisterre day 5 – Lires to Finisterre
Leaving our lovely little compact flat in the morning we debated going back to the headland one more time, but decided to try to find breakfast and get out of town sooner rather than later as there was some debate about whether or not the cafés on the route would be open. What a glorious … More Muxia-Finisterre day 4 – Muxia to Lires
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
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
This year will be a year of new challenges and adventures! In two weeks I will be flying off towards Spain – Ryanair messed up my ticket, but the bonus is I’m staying over in Dublin and will meet my camigo David of ClearskiesCamino for tapas and a catch-up. Then the next day I fly … More 2024 – New year, new opportunities
Incredibly, the next day Nanci managed to do all the magic for the Compostela on her phone before we went down to the office. There was some confusion outside, pilgrims saying they couldn’t get the new online registration system to work, but Nanci showed her QR code and immediately got whisked through – and ten … More End of the journey – Santiago
I was sad to leave our room and our sea views, even the little balcony I didn’t really enjoy going out on because of the height and drop. It had been a gorgeous walk, with wonderful weather, in fun and fabulous company; a balm and a tonic for a stressed soul, a reminder that most … More Back to Santiago
Somewhere Slowly 