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...
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...