Category: Camino Santiago

Today we walked up, and up, and up. It has probably been my favourite day so far, finally away from the roads and up in the mountains. The views have been amazing. The uphill today …

Well that’s the last time I go to bed sober. I was awake until well after midnight. Or perhaps my afternoon siesta from 4 to 6pm was to blame. It was a nicer walk today …

Today was probably the most interesting walk so far. We saw a man doing Camino on a unicycle. I thought I’d videod him but I hadn’t. We were wandering along when a snake came at …

Today we encountered the close Walker, similar to the close talker on Seinfeld. When we left our hotel this morning we were followed out by an American walker who had also stayed there. We were …

Today was one of those days I just wanted it to be over. The alburgue we stayed at last night was amazing. Our double room was like a hotel room and we had a fun …

The heat today was brutal. We knew it was going to hit 39 degrees and weren’t looking forward to riding 60 kms in it. It was 9.30am by the time we picked up our bikes …

Rest day It was a high of 39 degrees today, hot hot hot. We got up early to organise some bikes for the next few days as the thought of walking in 40 degree heat …

Today was a nice easy walk to Burgos. Jo’s feet aren’t hurting as bad as they were last year, and her knee is getting better. She even managed to walk down the stairs like a …