After two days of travelling and relying on public transport, planes and Spanish pizzerias. We arrived in Sarria late afternoon. The only flight from Gatwick landed in Santiago at 2255h. The albergue I booked for that night shuts their doors at 2200h, however the hospitalario said she would leave the key at a pizzeria nextContinue reading “Mini Camino Frances Day 1 – Sarria to Vilacha”
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Fisterra
It was going to be a long day and there was a lot of ground to cover. We set off in the dark at 6.30am. For the first hour or so it was a constant climb into the woods; headtorches were required. There is only one village to stop at between Muxia and Fisterra, Lires.Continue reading “Fisterra”
Muxia
Last night the rain was relentless and didn’t stop until the early hours. I was having flash backs to the West Highland Way! The forecast predicted it to continue raining in the morning so we planned to leave at 8am once the sun had risen. Today the route was undulating especially the last 10km orContinue reading “Muxia”
Olveiroa
It had rained during the night so it was misty again. The route climbs out of Negreira through woodland paths. Soon we were above the mist and greeted with a scenic picture of the lights of the town below. It was a steady climb for most of the first 10km where we stopped for breakfast.Continue reading “Olveiroa”
Negreira
Although the pilgrimage is to Santiago which is the end for many. The true finish point is the end of the world, the Atlantic Ocean. This will be my destination. Reluctantly I got out of bed at 7.30am, regretting going to the discotheque the night before and rocking up at the hotel in the earlyContinue reading “Negreira”
Pilgrims Reunited
After getting out of bed at 9.30am, a very long lie in. We tried to book the room again for another day, however the hotel was full. We managed to get into another which meant hanging around until 3pm. We met up with Ignacio from Venezuelan for a breakfast; while on the way we foundContinue reading “Pilgrims Reunited”
Santiago de Compostela
We started our last 10km into Santiago once the sun was up and finishing off last night’s pizza. We took our picture at the 10km marker before continuing. We mainly walked in silence just in our own thoughts. It wasn’t long before we entered the outskirts of Santiago. We had missed the Monte do GozoContinue reading “Santiago de Compostela”
Lavacolla
It was a cold and misty morning when we set off. The headtorches were on and the pace was fast to warm up. Our challenge for today was to get as many stamps as possible, as our albergue will be 10km short of Santiago. We checked every church on the way, stopped for multiple breakfasts.Continue reading “Lavacolla”
Melide
We had heard that somewhere between Portomarin and Melide you can get a Wax stamp. One source said it is from a deaf priest another from a one legged man who sells T-Shirts. Our task today was get this coveted stamp and as from the above, it was going to be challenging. We had aContinue reading “Melide”
Vendas de Naron
I hung around the albergue waiting for Sandra to catch up. She had set off from Sarria in the early hours. By 11am she had made to Vilacha! It was great to meet up as we last saw each other in Santo Domingo! Her feet had not been troubling her, meaning she covered 30+km daysContinue reading “Vendas de Naron”
Stu's Camino 