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I had a medical emergency when I reached O Vicedo. I had to go back to Viveiro for treatments. Spent 2 days there and then came to Santiago. I will stay here for a week or so before I fly back home. I have been doing my own Camino in and around Santiago, Wikiloc has many lovely trails in...
I woke up yesterday with a tooth/gum pain and my left cheek was slightly swollen. Driven by a guilt, I thought of the grapes I took (a.k.a.stealing) the other day. I ate them without washing: perhaps they were the Grapes of Wrath!
I immediately googled for a dentist in the area. The nearest...
Now I am right back to where I was 4 hours ago looking up that same St. Roman Cross, Prepared my dinner and sat down thinking “ All’s Well That End’s Well”!
The hotel was a brand new. Lovely and impeccable. I was the only guest in this 14-room boutique hotel. The owner said I could pick any room I wanted for the same price, 85 Euros. After seeing 7 rooms up and down the stairs, I picked this room with a balcony on the second floor.
I sat by my backpack waiting for my cab driver to wake up. After being on the road for two weeks with just 2 sets of clothes, by now I look semi homeless. The store patrons kept looking at me as they go in and out, wondering whether they should offer me some food or not. So I stood up and...
I left without a breakfast this morning thinking I will get lunch somewhere. Guess what? It’s a rural area with not much to begin with. On top of that all the restaurants in the vicinity were closed, their regular off day. I survived on candies. As I arrived in my final destination around 4...
I took a break when I arrived in San Roman around 12:40 pm. It’s below that huge cross and right next to the beautiful beach on the above map that shows today’s trail.
Walked variable surfaces. Today’s trail to O Vicedo was tranquil and beautiful. Especially the last 7 miles were so beautiful that I hoped to return someday again. Well that wish came true inadvertently so soon in the evening.
Yes, it has been raining on and off for the last 5 days. Did you use an app for this Camino? I didn’t find any. I am just wondering around on Wikiloc and Google.
I almost died, happily, from this bottle of chili powder. They weren’t kidding about the heat it can generate. I loved it so much, I had to buy a bottle.
Even with more than 40- minute walking, I couldn’t get away from the smell and I was feeling sick to my stomach. I called a cab and that transported me to lovely Viveiro within 20 minutes. The hotel had a lovely room, an Indonesian restaurant next door, and a laundromat across the street...
I struck a conversion with a local man. Among other things he said that the aluminum factory is polluting everything. One can see it’s huge chimney from miles away. I asked him if he meant the dark water in the river, but he said it’s in the air. In fact, I was noticing a strong smell...
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