by Paty | Sep 26, 2018 | Camino de Santiago, Spain, Trail Journals
September 25, 2018 Route: Filloval to FerreirosDistance: 35.3 kilometers (21.89 miles) If I take anything away from this Camino, I want it to be these past three days! Today was a hat-trick day. (For those of you who don’t follow sports – a ‘hat...
by Paty | Sep 25, 2018 | Camino de Santiago, Spain, Trail Journals
September 24, 2018 Route: Pradela to Filloval Distance: 38.1 kilometers (23.62 miles) It was up another early morning rise, even though I didn’t set my alarm. I heard the Belgian couple rustling around in the dark to get ready, and it pretty was hard to convince...
by Paty | Sep 24, 2018 | Camino de Santiago, Spain
The phrase “hike your own hike” or HYOH is intended to encourage people to do things their own way. In the grand scheme of things, it doesn’t matter what direction you hike a trail, what pace you hike at, or what gear you use. These are individual decisions for each...
by Paty | Sep 24, 2018 | Camino de Santiago, Spain, Trail Journals
September 23, 2018 Route: Ponferrada to PradelaDistance: 31.3 kilometers (19.53 miles) I was awake early this morning and decided to depart Ponferrada before the sun came up. On my way out of town, I was really hoping to get some good photos of the medieval castle in...
by Paty | Sep 23, 2018 | Camino de Santiago, Spain, Trail Journals
September 22, 2018 Route: Rabinal del Camino to PonferradaDistance: 31.8 kilometers (19.72 miles) I didn’t realize how tight my calves had gotten until the massage therapist started working on them yesterday. He had to keep reminding me to relax because...
by Paty | Sep 22, 2018 | Camino de Santiago, Spain, Trail Journals
September 21, 2018 Route: Hospital de Orbigo to Rabinal del CaminoDistance: 36.6 kilometers (22.69 miles) I’ve been getting up at the same time each morning out here, but the days are definitely getting shorter. I even found myself making my way out of Hospital...
by Paty | Sep 21, 2018 | Camino de Santiago, Spain, Trail Journals
September 20, 2018 Route: León to Hospital de OrbigoDistance: 36.6 kilometers (19.96 miles) After a really nice evening relaxing and treating myself right in León, I felt ready to get back on the trail and knock out some miles. But, as was always the case when the...
by Paty | Sep 20, 2018 | Camino de Santiago, Spain, Trail Journals
September 19, 2018 Route: Reliegos to LeónDistance: 24.7 kilometers (14.88 miles) It would be impossible to begin discussing today’s trip into León without first looking back on yesterday’s debacle. My ambition to keep going after lunch led me walk farther...
by Paty | Sep 20, 2018 | Camino de Santiago, Spain
Have you ever purchased tickets for a trip nearly a year in advance? That’s exactly what I did last Christmas when United Airlines was having a flash sale on flights to Europe. But those deeply discounted plane tickets are only part of the story of how I ended up in...
by Paty | Sep 19, 2018 | Camino de Santiago, Spain, Trail Journals
September 18, 2018 Route: Calzadilla de la Cueza to ReliegosDistance: 52.7 kilometers (32.67 miles) When I woke up this morning I was already thinking about León. At only 75 kilometers away, and it’s the next major Spanish city I’ll encounter on this hike....
