by Paty | Oct 3, 2018 | Camino de Santiago, Spain, Trail Journals
October 2, 2018 Bus Route: Fisterra to Santiago de Compestela My Camino officially ended yesterday and it all feels a bit surreal. After getting up day after day and walking toward something, I didn’t have to make any miles today. Nonetheless, I found myself...
by Paty | Oct 2, 2018 | Camino de Santiago, Spain, Trail Journals
October 1, 2018 Route: Olveiroa to Fisterra Distance: 31.6 kilometers (19.64 miles) When I woke up this morning, I had butterflies in my stomach. I knew today would be my last day on the Camino. I’d finally see the blue Atlantic Ocean. Just 26 days ago, I was...
by Paty | Oct 1, 2018 | Camino de Santiago, Spain, Trail Journals
September 30, 2018 Route: Negreira to Olveiroa Distance: 33.6 kilometers (20.88 miles) After washing my backpack and letting it air dry at the albergue yesterday, I had remember how to put it back together again. Unfortunately, there was a problem. I didn’t take...
by Paty | Sep 30, 2018 | Camino de Santiago, Spain, Trail Journals
September 29, 2018 Route: Santiago de Compestela to NegreiraDistance: 21.7 kilometers (13.45 miles) Although yesterday was technically the end of the Camino, it was also a monumental day will lots of feelings. I had a immense difficulty processing all of it while I...
by Paty | Sep 29, 2018 | Camino de Santiago, Spain, Trail Journals
September 28, 2018 Route: Arzúa to Santiago de CompestelaDistance: 38.5 kilometers (23.87 miles) It was so hard to sleep last night because I’m finally arriving in Santiago de Compestela today! The hundreds of miles of walking had finally brought me to the city...
by Paty | Sep 28, 2018 | Camino de Santiago, Spain, Trail Journals
September 27, 2018 Route: Palas de Rei to ArzúaDistance: 28.9 kilometers (17.92 miles) Last night’s communal Italian meal was really enjoyable, satisfying my longing for comfort food and good company. I sat across from an interesting Finnish man, who currently...
by Paty | Sep 27, 2018 | RV Life, Spain
Full disclosure: we didn’t bring our RV to Spain. And if you’ve been following the blog, you probably already know I’m spending the month walking across northern Spain on the Camino de Santiago. So what could I possibly have to say about RVing in Spain? Let’s me...
by Paty | Sep 27, 2018 | Camino de Santiago, Spain, Trail Journals
September 26, 2018 Route: Ferreiros to Palas de ReiDistance: 32.8 kilometers (20.34 miles) Yesterday I passed two major landmarks on the Camino Frances. The first was the town of Sarria, where hundreds of pilgrims joined the Camino because of its proximity and range...
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...
