Day 28: Kid Chaos

Day 28: Kid Chaos

October 13, 2022 Route: Sobrado de Monxes to Salceda Distance: 33.1 kilometers (20.5 miles)  Cumulative Distance: 814.3 kilometers  Today be my final day on the Camino Del Norte – as least technically. Once I walked into the town of Arzúa, just 22...
Day 27: The Monastery

Day 27: The Monastery

October 12, 2022 Route: A Lagoa to Sobrado de Monxes Distance: 27.9 kilometers (17.3 miles)  Cumulative Distance: 781.2 kilometers  Although I was up around 6:15 am, I lazed around the albergue this morning until 8 am. There was no point in walking before...
Day 25: The Shortest Day

Day 25: The Shortest Day

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...
Day 24: Taking the High Road

Day 24: Taking the High Road

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...
Day 23: Turning Inland

Day 23: Turning Inland

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...