Today was for relaxing from travel deadlines, sightseeing, and recovery from 9 hours of jet lag and 24h of travel. In the process, I walked over 20 km. I’m staying in Casa del Patriarca right in the centre of Valencia. Booked in advance at €75. Rates have gone up since then, with the weekend demand.…
No physical stumbles yet, fortunately, but some challenges of my own making! This morning I was standing at the bus stop, backpack on, everything organized for 5 weeks away from home, setting off for the airport. The bus came into sight, I pulled my pass out of my pocket, and looked down at my feet.…
As usual, I start my trip to Spain uncertain of whether I will blog daily or not. It can be a chore, for sure, but I am always glad that I did. So I’ll try again. Also, as usual, I start my trip uncertain of why I am going, and feeling a bit sheepish and…
Final day on the Camino Invierno, and I set off with my 3 amigos after a delayed breakfast. (The server didn’t show up until 7:20, so there was a horde of impatient pilgrims at the door to the dining room!) During the morning, I struggled to decide between my rain jacket/pants and just umbrella. Of…
This morning the kitchen at the Hotel Eco Nos opened at 8:30. Since I had reserved a place in Ponte Ulla for tonight, I could take my time and enjoy the breakfast – probably the best I’ve had yet. There was a light rain for much of the day, but 17°C, so I didn’t use…
In Lalín, I had breakfast at the bar Tío Manolo across the street from the Hostal Caracas. Mis amigos had already left and they were going further than I today. The walk out of Lalín started in a linear park. You should follow the arrows, which are slightly different from the tracks I had on…
Not too much to say here but lots to look at. It was another nice walking day. I like to look at people’s veggie gardens, as well as the animals and larger agriculural activities. Today we saw what was probably a granite quarry. Granite features very prominently in all construction – from fence posts to…
I set off well-fed from the Hotel Vilaseco, on a beautiful day. There was some uphill work to be done to go up 500 m in elevation to Monte Faro at 1187 m. I found it not too bad because the grade was reasonable and there were many shady patches along the way. Near the…
Seeing Clarely 