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
The wording has now been updated in both the Spanish and English version of the Pilgrim Office website, so though there are still questions around what the wording means, at least it is consistent and probably here to stay. Screenshots from today, 12 Feb 2025: Left, Spanish website, google translated; and right, English. Both state … More New Compostela rules!
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
With one week to go before I head for Spain, I am doing the usual packing, unpacking, panicking and repacking, tweaking the contents of the pack and the toiletries and … and … and then I thought about all the other times I have packed and how the packing list always changes as you learn … More Stuff they don’t tell you
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
The next morning the Library bar was still closed, so we just had a quick coffee nearby and decided to go for some light shopping before the shops closed. And as if by magic, inside the hippie clothes store there was a café serving such wondrous things as bacon and eggs, yogurts and avocado toasts! … More End of the camino, End of the World – Fisterra
May 17th – Norwegian National Day – started with brilliant sunshine and a wonderful breakfast on the terrace overlooking the sea, with coffee, juice, yogurt, fruit, bread and honey. Happy Norway Day! Yes, I had brought two flags, one for Eurovision and one for this day. Leaving cute Corcubion, we headed straight into the green … More Camino Finisterre day 5 – Corcubion to Fisterra
The next morning we woke in our tiny room and started to prepare to move on. Nanci had decided to leave the Beast behind at our next Santiago accommodation while we walked out to Finisterre, and carry what she needed for the next six days. So our first port of call was the Pinario, where … More Camino Finisterre day 1 – Santiago to Negreira
After more than two weeks it was time to walk into Santiago. I can’t believe how that time had flown! We set off early to meet the Canadian ladies, but first we had a quick coffee at the square by our albergue. The host, who was overly fond of kissing pilgrims on the head (?!) … More CP Coastal day 15 – Padron to Santiago
Somewhere Slowly 