Plodding along
Monday was a lazy day – just 17 km, a lot of it downhill as we approached and entered Ponferrada. Weather was mixed with scattered showers, cloud and sun. The large municipal albergue was a little way off the route we took into the city so we used that as an excuse to stay the…
El Ganso to Acebo – a fun day
Today was meant to be another easy day, being only our second walking. First a nice 7 km trot under overcast skies. Dressed exactly right. Then another 5 km, planning to have the option of an additional 5 km if all went well. It did go well, so we decided to do the last 5…
On the road
The streets and skies of Astorga were wet yesterday morning so we had to don full rain gear. Then we proceeded to put in about 5 km walking from one end of town to the other and back, trying to find a place to get our credentiales – pilgrim passports that we get stamped daily…
In Astorga, ready to go
This morning awaking in Madrid, we decided to get on with the journey right away. Took a few hours to wend our way to the right bus station and get tickets for the 4-hour trip to Astorga. Then, of course we wandered up and down streets before picking a hotel (I feel it is cheating…
We’re off and walking (to the bus stop, for the airport, on a camino)
We’ll be out the door in an hour and I should be researching a place to stay in Madrid. However, this post takes priority. I suspect that I will not be able to post here as often as I would like, while on the Camino. If I post a lot, it will likely be because…
Because it’s there.
On Halloween I’m flying to Spain to walk part of the Camino de Santiago with my husband’s sister, N. Both of our husbands think we are crazy. But she’s been married 38 years and I’ve been married 31 years, so this misguided perception is not news to anyone. Suffice it to say that the secret to long marriages is…
Seeing Clarely 