by Paty | Oct 8, 2022 | Camino del Norte, Spain, Trail Journals
October 8, 2022 Route: Ribadeo to Lourenzá Distance: 26.8 kilometers (16.6 miles) Cumulative Distance: 675.3 kilometers Today was my first day of ‘taking it easy.’ Rather than pushing myself to reach Santiago in five or six days’ time at...
by Paty | Oct 7, 2022 | Camino del Norte, Spain, Trail Journals
October 7, 2022 Route: Navia to Ribadeo Distance: 32.2 kilometers (20 miles) + a few extra kilometers on the coast Cumulative Distance: 648.5 kilometers Discovering that all my fellow pilgrims had made it to Navia last night was a truly wonderful surprise....
by Paty | Oct 6, 2022 | Camino del Norte, Spain, Trail Journals
October 6, 2022 Route: Canelo to Navia Distance: 27.9 kilometers (17.3 miles) Cumulative Distance: 616.3 kilometers The rain rolled in around 6 pm last night, and it continued to pour throughout the night. This was surprising because the amount of rainfall...
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...
