The distance was officially 27.5 km but we did quite a tour of Melide before settling in to the Hotel Xaneiro. The conditions underfoot and the weather were easier today. except for a few patches… More typical Galician scenery… Lil a candle in the church in Palas de Rei… Looked back to see a school…
For a few days, we have been a little dismayed by how long it takes us to walk 15 km these days! We are zigzagging constantly to avoid running water and mud on the path and we need to stop for lengthy discussions of things we see. Furthermore the weather is capricious and MB (who…
A good walk up, down, along Galicia roads through settlements that are not really villages. Approaching Barbados, I told MB that last year an old fellow was waiting to offer an visit to the nearby 9th century church. Sure enough, there he was waiting in his car at the turnoff. We stalled a little, reading…
Another day started wet. All streams are running full and water seeps from the hillsides. After rejoining the regular Camino Frances from the Samos route,” we can admire new Galician markers which show the distance remaining before Santiago – to the metre! We make it a short day, stopping in Sarria to do laundry. Stayed…
After a night of wind and lashing rain, we faced a morning of wind and lashing rain. As we walk, we dawdle a lot – putting on clothes, taking them off, stopping to look at interesting things. We realize what modern urban creatures we are, as we try to figure out this different setting. Every…
I have to catch up with the posts! As we approach and enter Galicia, the amount of water in the environment increases. The camino follows and crisscrosses rivers and streams, and streams of water cross our path. There was a high overcast on the hike up to O Cebreiro. We missed Easter Sunday services, but…
From Villafranca there are 3 routes to choose from: the traditional valley bottom route, which I have enjoyed twice in the past; the Dragonte route than goes way up and way down several times too many; and the Camino Duro, which is somewhere in between, although the name is a bit off-putting. We took the…
Drums, horns and clackers woke us at 6 a.m. to get ready for Good Friday. Very dismal sounds. On the street before 9 a.m. the penitents assembled. The procession began… The slow motion of the floats is dramatic and dreadful. (Sorry, I can’t seem to upload my video!) Resuming our own pilgrimage, we eventually left…
Seeing Clarely 