The day started with breakfast – typical Spanish breakfast, with toast and jam, coffee and juice. Oh, and cake. When I asked for cheese we were given some, so that was protein for our walking legs sorted. We three and T were in no hurry getting back on the road but the morning was lovely … More Camino Sola 2015: Day Ten – Casa Milia to Pedrouzo

In the morning we had breakfast downstairs and in came M, who seemed to always pop up unexpectedly. She had secured the last bed in the biggest albergue in Palas de Rei at about four in the afternoon the day before – and we came into town about six! If we were going to have any … More Camino Sola 2015: Day Nine – Palas de Rei to Casa Milia

A week into my Camino Sola I was sitting outside the Mirador, where I had arranged to have breakfast with A and B, only to find that two bus loads of teenagers had booked the entire café. Shame, because the view from there is spectacular as the sun rises and you can see the remains … More Camino Sola 2015: Day Eight – Portomarin to Palas de Rei

The next morning I met A as promised, and we had a good laugh at my tiny pack and her huge one. Also she is very petite and I am … not. We talked of books, we had breakfast – I am proud to say I was the one to introduce her to Tarta de … More Camino Sola 2015: Day Seven – Sarria to Portomarin

When the Scouse Spouse and I were in Villafranca in March, we decided to walk the Pradela route (aka the Donkey Killer) rather than the long tarmac path along the road (and underneath the motorway). It was a good choice, but I was reluctant to walk it on my own. So again I decided to bypass … More Camino Sola 2015: Day Five – Herrerias to Fonfria

Now that my Zen was restored, I decided not to rock the boat and start the day walking on tarmac. I have problems with Plantar Fasciitis (PF) and it tends to flare up when walking on hard surfaces like tarmac/asphalt. So – since this first part of the walk was all about the Zen and the … More Camino Sola 2015: Day Four – Camponaraya to Villafranca

After a good night’s sleep, things seemed and felt better. For one thing the Zen Removers had learnt their lesson, whether someone had told them or they had realised it themselves, and their mobile alarm was now on vibrate. I knew I could sleep on because I had the Fitbit on my arm and it … More Camino Sola 2015: Day Three – Acebo to Molinaseca

I woke up to the sound of my mobile alarm and scrambled like mad, completely mortified, to get into my little cross body bag where my mobile was. Strangely it stopped before I got to it. In fact, it belonged to the person in the next top bunk. The scramble woke me up though, and … More Camino Sola 2015: Day Two – Rabanal to Acebo

I arrived in Astorga by bus from Santiago, and really enjoyed getting the short recap of places I would soon be revisiting rather more slowly and in detail. Also I had ample time to think about Denise and the recent developments in her disappearance – the police had arrested a man they had kept an … More Camino Sola 2015: Day One – Astorga to Rabanal