by Paty | Oct 10, 2022 | Camino del Norte, Spain, Trail Journals
October 10, 2022 Route: Abadin to Vilalba Distance: 21.1 kilometers (13 miles) Cumulative Distance: 722.4 kilometers I had a positively easy day planned today. The mountains separating Spain’s northern coast from the interior of Galicia were...
by Paty | Oct 9, 2022 | Camino del Norte, Spain, Trail Journals
October 9, 2022 Route: Lourenzá to Abadin Distance: 26 kilometers (16.2 miles) Cumulative Distance: 701.3 kilometers I was on my game while in Lourenzá yesterday afternoon. I’d remembered it was Saturday and grabbed some breakfast and lunch items for...
by Paty | Oct 8, 2022 | Camino del Norte, Spain, Trail Journals
October 8, 2022 Route: Ribadeo to Lourenzá Distance: 26.8 kilometers (16.6 miles) Cumulative Distance: 675.3 kilometers Today was the first day of ‘taking it easy.’ Rather than pushing myself to get to Santiago in five or six days’ time...
by Paty | Oct 7, 2022 | Camino del Norte, Spain, Trail Journals
October 7, 2022 Route: Navia to Ribadeo Distance: 32.2 kilometers (20 miles) + a few extra kilometers on the coast Cumulative Distance: 648.5 kilometers DIscovering my fellow pilgrims made it to Navia was a truly wonderful surprise last night. I wasn’t...
by Paty | Oct 6, 2022 | Camino del Norte, Spain, Trail Journals
October 6, 2022 Route: Canelo to Navia Distance: 27.9 kilometers (17.3 miles) Cumulative Distance: 616.3 kilometers The rain came in around 6 pm last night and it rained steadily throughout the entire night. This was somewhat surprising because the amount...
by Paty | Oct 5, 2022 | Camino del Norte, Spain, Trail Journals
October 5, 2022 Route: Soto de Luiña to Canelo Distance: 27.7 kilometers (17.2 miles) Cumulative Distance: 588.4 kilometers I woke this morning feeling energized once again. It’s amazing how a room completely to myself at a casa rural in town could...
by Paty | Oct 4, 2022 | Camino del Norte, Spain, Trail Journals
October 4, 2022 Route: Salinas to Soto de Luiña Distance: 32.6 kilometers (20.2 miles) Cumulative Distance: 560.7 kilometers Last night was, by far, the worst night of sleep I’ve had on the Camino in the two and half weeks. I knew a sleepless night...
by Paty | Oct 3, 2022 | Camino del Norte, Spain, Trail Journals
October 3, 2022 Route: Gijón to Salinas Distance: 32.1 kilometers (19.9 miles) Cumulative Distance: 528.1 kilometers As I read my guidebook in the hostel in Gijón last night, it warned me that today’s route was considered “the most unpleasant section of...
by Paty | Oct 2, 2022 | Camino del Norte, Spain, Trail Journals
October 2, 2022 Route: Villaviciosa to Gijón Distance: 29.1 kilometers (18 miles) Cumulative Distance: 496 kilometers I didn’t fall asleep as early as I’d wanted last night thanks to the late night revelers outside my window. My room was on the...
by Paty | Oct 1, 2022 | Camino del Norte, Spain, Trail Journals
October 1, 2022 Route: Ribadesella to Villaviciosa Distance: 37.9 kilometers (23.4 miles) Cumulative Distance: 466.9 km It’s Saturday October 1st, and I’ll be ringing in the new month by walking more than 23 miles. If I’m being 100% honest though, I didn’t...
