I did Villafranca to O Cebreiro on a very rainy day in mid May. The worse part was the muddy sections that also got turned up by the cattle that also used the trail.
It was a long slow day but I got to the municipal in O Cebreiro just as they...
A recent post by @Kirkie in another older thread about the descent has prompted me to make this post. In it she tells us this:
"I wrote to turismo.web@navarra.es
The reply I got just now - I quote:
Good morning, as you say, there is a part of...
We often read that Merino clothing does not smell as much with use, compared to other fabrics.
Since my first Camino 9 years ago, I have always worn very lightweight (120 gsm) Merino shirts (by Icebreaker) and found them excellent in warm and...
And THIS is why the credencial is the single most significant “takeaway” from your Camino. Just looking at your credencials and reminiscing- even years later - provides instant time travel.
You are returned to that place and time. For most of...
I'm at the airport, suddenly being nostalgic.
If you had to choose one sello as your most valuable, why would it be that one? Could be a religious or spiritual experience, the people you met, because it looks good or whatever.
Mine is from...
Just after 9am this morning I turned the last corner of the Camino Frances and stood in front of the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela!!
It's been 33 days since I left Saint Jean Pied de Port and it felt very surreal to be standing at that end...
Several local news websites are reporting that in very bad weather a few days ago a pilgrim was found lost and confused walking the shoulder of the AP-1 highway near Burgos. Aiming for Burgos but actually heading in the wrong direction. The...
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