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 my fellow pilgrims made it to Navia was a truly wonderful surprise last night. I wasn’t...
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 came in around 6 pm last night and it rained steadily throughout the entire night. This was somewhat surprising because the amount...
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 completely to myself at a casa rural in town could...
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...