Day 19: Morning Joe

Day 19: Morning Joe

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 half weeks. I knew a sleepless night...
Day 18:  Industrial Wasteland

Day 18: Industrial Wasteland

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...
Day 16: Pilgrim Oasis

Day 16: Pilgrim Oasis

October 1, 2022 Route: Ribadesella to Villaviciosa  Distance: 37.9 kilometers (23.4 miles)  Cumulative Distance: 466.9 km It’s Saturday October 1st, and I’ll be ringing in the new month by walking more than 23 miles. If I’m being 100% honest though, I didn’t...
Day 15: Halfway there!

Day 15: Halfway there!

September 30, 2022 Route: Llanes to Ribadesella  Distance: 30.9 kilometers (19.2 miles)  Cumulative Distance: 429 km I was wide awake this morning at 6 a.m. and felt a sense of urgency building. After a full day off from hiking, I was chomping at the bit and...
Day 14: A Zero in Llanes

Day 14: A Zero in Llanes

September 29, 2022 Route: A zero day in Llanes  Distance: 0 kilometers (0 miles)  Cumulative Distance: 398.1. km There isn’t much to say about my zero day other than I rested. A lot. The heavy rain descended, just exactly as the weather forecast...