Once again we set off from the Parador, and met our NW English friends again at breakfast, eager to get going. We had decided to get a taxi not back to Neda, where we left off, but to the monastery we walked past yesterday to take the path next to the train tracks across the … More Camino Inglés day 2 – Monasterio to Pontedeume
Started by walking to the harbour to get the first stamp at the pilgrim office right by the first marker or mojon. Then went back to Parador for their stamp and also use the facilities one more time in case there were few facilities en route. Which would turn out to be a good idea. … More Camino Inglés day 1 – Ferrol to Neda
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
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
Not exactly breaking news, as such, but I thought I’d mention two bits of news: At Madrid airport, the ALSA (and other) buses used to leave from outside terminal 4 – T4 – and you could sit in the café/bar inside until 10-15 minutes before the scheduled time. I have written a step-by-step guide to … More Some pilgrim travel news
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
I got up with Nanci and had a coffee before she set off after breakfast. It was odd to see her melt into the steady trickle of pilgrims all heading the same way, while I stayed behind. I had made the decision the night before – I wanted to backtrack a km or so and … More Camino Finisterre day 4 – O Logoso to Corcubion
Somewhere Slowly 