DAY 36: BARBADELO TO PORTOMARIN A light rain sprinkles on and off throughout the day. Cowbells ring in the distance as we slowly make our way village to village. The region introduces us to horreos, long narrow storage containers lifted … Continued
DAY 34: O CEBREIRO TO TRIACASTELA The pep in my step is back, ladies and gents! I woke up with an appetite and I am ready to roll. O Cebreiro was foggy at the top, but just down the trail … Continued
DAY 29: SANTA CATALINA DE SOMOZA TO EL ACEBO A faint rainbow waved good morning and tried to coax us into thinking the dark clouds were not as bad as they seem. It was right! We had sprinkles on and … Continued
DAY 26: LEON TO VILLAR DE MAZARIFE We left Leon today, but not before stopping at the San Marcos Parador on the outskirts of the city. It may look familiar as it was the fancy place Martin Sheen’s character stayed … Continued
CAMINO DE SANTIAGO DAY 24: MANSILLA DE LAS MULAS TO LEÓN Truth be told, today is the first time I thought to myself, “What the hell was I thinking signing up for this?!” It didn’t last long, but it crossed … Continued
DAY 20: BOADILLA DEL CAMINO TO CARRION DE LOS CONDES Our morning starts with a hot cup of cafe con leche (coffee with milk), an orange juice and one piece of toast with butter and strawberry jelly. Breakfast is usually … Continued
DAY 17: BURGOS TO HORNILLOS DEL CAMINO Crunch, crunch, crunch. Chomp, chomp, chomp. As I stomp on the small pebbles below my feet, I begin to hear an American Indian chant as we keep our pace. Ay-yah-ya-ya-ya-ya Ay-yah-ya-ya-ya-ya I have … Continued
DAY 15 & 16: AGES TO BURGOS Are we in Chicago? It was cloudless and in the seventies for weeks and now we find ourselves in thirty degree windy weather. The forecast called for a wintry mix and we got … Continued