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I was very interested to read about your experience. Like you and @AnneMarie1 I too had to seek help from the Spanish health system on my camino last year. I was extremely worried about an acute problem with urination – I'll spare you the details...
Wow, glad everything worked out well in the end! Yes, the Spanish medical system is excellent. I have lived in Spain before and knew that back then, but also had a medical issue arise on the Camino last year and got to experience it. I am very...
Hey guys, I have just returned home to Canada early from the Camino Frances and thought my story might help others.
I left Canada on Feb 29th and started walking on March 4 in Leon. I had done SJPP to Leon last spring and my plan was to...
I found a photo of the postcard from the 1920s that is mentioned in the document linked above. It was taken by a professional photographer and became part of a series of postcards or souvenirs promoting tourism to Galicia. This photo of a man in...
Camino Finisterre
Cape Finisterre
photo taken December 9, 2011
Finally reaching the old iron cross at land's end my 7th CF ended after 1000 kilometers and nine weeks walking always wearing a full pack; silently I gave my heartfelt thanks for...
Camino Frances
O Cebreiro
distant landscape
photo taken November 8, 2004
My first time at O Cebreiro I shot this view towards distant Ponferrada to show the landscape which day after day had been so tenaciously crossed on the winding path...
Camino Frances
towards Sansol
photo taken October 27, 2012
On the winding CF a bit of a rainbow lit the western horizon as the mid-day sky began to clear.
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