Wyvernsridge
Alex from Australia
- Time of past OR future Camino
- CF-Oct 2013; CN-Sep 2015; CF-Apr 2015
CP-Sep 2022
It was a great time to walk. The crowds had largely disappeared, but there were still a comfortable number of pilgrims to talk to and make friends. The weather was mostly great for walking, but it deteriorated sharply as we drew closer to Santiago. In fact, the rain was so heavy when we walked in that we could not see the cathedral until we were almost to the Pilgrims' Office! There were a handful of Australians walking at about the same time and the locals always commented on how many Australians there were lately [maybe we are just louder... 
]. Some thoughts:
1. Don't skimp on raingear. The climb into O Cebreiro was in pouring rain and cold wind and my raingear was crap. Can someone spell hypothermia?
2. There is a hostal in Castro Jerez run by Australians [Casa Grevillea]. I only found out about it too late to take advantage.
3. After finishing in Santiago, I headed to Fisterra and Muxia. I stayed a few days at a "decompression centre" run by a very welcoming English writer [Casa do Raposito] on a "donativo" basis. Going there was just about the best decision I made around my Camino experience. Great place to relax and to put my thoughts in order about this most extraordinary endeavour.
]. Some thoughts:1. Don't skimp on raingear. The climb into O Cebreiro was in pouring rain and cold wind and my raingear was crap. Can someone spell hypothermia?
2. There is a hostal in Castro Jerez run by Australians [Casa Grevillea]. I only found out about it too late to take advantage.
3. After finishing in Santiago, I headed to Fisterra and Muxia. I stayed a few days at a "decompression centre" run by a very welcoming English writer [Casa do Raposito] on a "donativo" basis. Going there was just about the best decision I made around my Camino experience. Great place to relax and to put my thoughts in order about this most extraordinary endeavour.
