When we arrived at Madrid immigration, the official looked at us with our backpacks and said “Camino?” “Si.” Then we heard our first “Buen Camino!” After six months of planning and waiting, and 12 hours of flying, I got really emotional hearing that.
We (with spouse) began walking May 10 and are now in Sahagun. Reserved in Borda and Roncesvailles, but after that only booked one day ahead via Whapsapp in off stages and have not had a problem at all. Empty beds in many albergues.
And about...
I walked from Foncebadón to Ponferrada today! What a nightmare! I started at 5 and the rain caught me. There were also puddles of water everywhere, some were really hard to avoid. As a result my boots, socks and pants were completely wet. I...
The 40 days or so on the Norte are mostly on asphalt or cement. Pick any individual section and it’s the same. Take the coastal/country variants…and it’s the same!
The Aragon is mostly trail.
I chose to be almost completely unplugged in order to allow things to enter during the quiet. This meant that my phone was on airplane mode all day so I could still take pictures. I had arranged with my wife that I would call her using WhatsApp...
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