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We (my wife and I, 60 years old) hiked up to O Cebreiro from Las Herrerias under heavy cold rain and in the early morning darkness last October. We took the trail, and would do it again. It was muddy for sure, but at no point did we feel it was...
@Charles Ross , I feel for your partner and yourself. It’s rough. I’m currently in hospital with exactly the same issue. Two days ago I was walking the Jakobsweg (Camino) here in Germany, with just one and a half days to go. Trod on a concealed...
I and my Partner set out from Porto March 16th with the intention of reaching Santiago on or about April 1st. We reached Tui, checked into a hotel and went out to dinner. On the way back to the hotel, my partner slipped on the sidewalk and...
On my first Camino I used earbuds a bit to listen to Music.
Music appropriate to the Camino. Mainly the sound track from the movie :rolleyes:
I found it very uplifting.
I would also frequently sing!
Yes it was a joyous journey..............if...
Hi, Buen Camino!
1. Nope, not mental in any way at all - getting up in the middle of the night and booking to go next day is not wildly uncommon. You can 'train' on Camino by starting with short days and building up - ignore the 'day stages' in...
As well as the coastal path there is the seaside or Atlantico path which includes boardwalks and a bit of beach. It passes a lot of places where farmers are drying kelp to fertilise the land, old sea ponds etc.
it can interact with the coastal...
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