Day 1: Ponferrada to Villafranca del Bierzo - 24.2km
I set off at 8.15am today and have had a wonderful walk. I was pleased to get out of Ponferrada and its suburbs - it felt so freeing to be in the countryside with just my bag and my walking...
I arrived at Santiago airport from London just before midnight last night and had a taxi booked to my hotel, close to Santiago de Compostela train station. I had a few hours sleep before heading out this morning. I was originally going to get a...
Here is an interesting map of (most of) the Caminos de Santiago, done in the style of a metro map.
https://coolhispania.blogspot.com/2024/01/mapa-metro.html
https://www.oxygenhostelcapsules.com/
We stayed here. Quiet, clean, pods with locking doors. A few blocks from Atocha.
Take either the express bus or the Cercanías train directly to Atocha station from the airport. Express bus leaves from each...
Before I fill you in on Day 3, Urdos - Candanchú, let me address some of the safety issues generally. The Chemin d’Arles is different than the Francés (point of reference only). From OSM to Somport right now, it’s very wet and slick with running...
What a wonderful day to start our Camino. We left OSM this morning at 09:00 in perfect weather, 50/10 when we left, 65/17 +/- in Sarrance with partly cloudy skies (pouring now at 21:00).
Words to the wise, do not be fooled by this short stage...
Most pilgrims just don’t know about the CPI. At best many people think there is just one ‘Portuguese camino’ from Porto with two route options (central/coastal).
To try to create a bit of awareness of other routes in Portugal, I wrote this piece...
Day 8 - "rest day". Mainly because I'll be out and about with only a daypack. No better time to attempt Mt Binshiyama than today. A 3 hour return trip from Magose-toge pass with lots of steps, but definitely worth it.
I also managed to visit the...
Day 7 - Aiga to Owase. Short but intense 9km up Magose-toge pass. It was a rather enjoyable walk on the stone path leading up to the pass. However, bwcause it rained very heavily the night before, there's quite a substantial amount of water...
Day 06 - Furusato to Aiga. 20.8km according to my watch, including a 1km detour to my guesthouse.
Today can be considered relaxing compared to what's to come. 3 relatively low toges in succession. What made it tricky is the lack of a convenience...
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