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 my first day of ‘taking it easy.’ Rather than pushing myself to reach Santiago in five or six days’ time at...
Day 22: Genuine Happiness

Day 22: Genuine Happiness

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....
Day 21 – Not An Ugly American

Day 21 – Not An Ugly American

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...
Day 20: Los Tres Amigos

Day 20: Los Tres Amigos

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....