by Paty | May 7, 2025 | Camino Primitivo, Spain, Trail Journals
Tuesday – May 6, 2025 Start: A Fonsagrada, Spain End: Castroverde Distance: 35 km (21.9 miles) Lodging: Casa Roma After two shorter hiking days, I was back to hiking big miles on day 7 of the Camino Primitivo. The morning started out with a brisk...
by Paty | May 6, 2025 | Camino Primitivo, Spain, Trail Journals
Monday – May 5, 2025 Start: Grandas de Salime, Spain End: A Fonsagrada Distance: 25.7 km (16.1 miles) Lodging: Albergue Casa Cuartel I really struggled mentally on day 6 of the Camino Primitivo. I spent the morning walking in the cold rain and...
by Paty | May 5, 2025 | Camino Primitivo, Spain, Trail Journals
Sunday – May 4, 2025 Start: Berducedo, Spain End: Grandas de Salime Distance: 21.4 km (13.4 miles) Lodging: Albergue de El Salvador Yesterday’s stunningly panoramic Hospitales Route reminded me of the Colorado Trail. But today reminded me of...
by Paty | May 4, 2025 | Camino Primitivo, Trail Journals
Saturday – May 3, 2025 Start: El Espin, Spain End: Berducedo Distance: 27 km (16.9 miles) Lodging: Albergue Camino Primitivo Day 4 of the Camino Primitivo started with a significant decision: whether to take the Hospitales route (high route) or the...
by Paty | May 4, 2025 | Gear, Italy, Via Francigena
About a year ago, I decided to experiment with my inn-to-inn packing list. I’d just finished reading Glen Van Peski’s book, Take More, Do Less, which inspired me to pare down my gear to the essentials for the Camino Portugués. My overall assessment of this...
by Paty | May 2, 2025 | Camino Primitivo, Spain, Trail Journals
Thursday – May 1, 2025 Start: Grado, Spain End: Porciles Distance: 30.2 km (18.9 miles) Lodging: Posada de Peregrinos Fontenaya On day 2 of the Camino Primitivo, I left Grado in a thick, humid fog left by the overnight rain. The trail climbed about...
