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 all to myself at a casa rural in town could do that....
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 a half weeks. I knew a sleepless night was...
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 today. If I’m being 100% honest, though,...
by Paty | Sep 30, 2022 | Camino del Norte, Spain, Trail Journals
September 30, 2022 Route: Llanes to Ribadesella Distance: 30.9 kilometers (19.2 miles) Cumulative Distance: 429 km I was wide awake this morning at 6 a.m. and felt a sense of urgency building in me. After a full day off from hiking, I was chomping at the...
by Paty | Sep 29, 2022 | Camino del Norte, Spain, Trail Journals
September 29, 2022 Route: A zero day in Llanes Distance: 0 kilometers (0 miles) Cumulative Distance: 398.1. km There isn’t much to say about my zero day other than I rested. A lot. The heavy rain descended, just exactly as the weather forecast...
by Paty | Sep 28, 2022 | Camino del Norte, Spain, Trail Journals
September 28, 2022 Route: Serdio to Llanes Distance: 23.6 kilometers (20.8 miles) Cumulative Distance: 398.1. km I was up ridiculously early this morning thanks to an errant text from a friend in North America who had no idea that I was nine time zones...
by Paty | Sep 27, 2022 | Camino del Norte, Spain, Trail Journals
September 27, 2022 Route: Cobreces to Serdio Distance: 28.2 kilometers (17.5 miles) Cumulative Distance: 364.5 km After dinner with Renato last night, I walked back up the hill to my beach hotel in the brisk wind. My hand-washed clothes were still hanging...
by Paty | Sep 26, 2022 | Camino del Norte, Spain, Trail Journals
September 26, 2022 Route: Boo de Piélagos to Cobreces Distance: 34.1 kilometers (21 miles) + 1.2 km train ride Cumulative Distance: 336.3 km Although my morning technically began at the albergue in Boó de Piélagos, I didn’t begin walking until the next town,...
