Good evening pilgrims. I hope you had a good weekend and are looking forward to the week ahead. I thought I would write a brief post. I won't keep you too long, so please stick around. In my last post, I told you about my upcoming plans for September. Another 5 months, and I will... Continue Reading →
Good evening folks. This post will be brought to you by the words 'camigo' and 'sunflower', and the sentence 'dreaming of golden sunrises after a perfect cafe con leche'. Well, that's what I've been doing for the last few weeks! Anyway, back to reality... It's a wet and wild evening here in Dublin and I... Continue Reading →
Christmas is a tonic for our souls. It moves us to think of others rather than of ourselves. It directs our thoughts to giving. BC Forbes Happy Christmas and Happy New Year to all my readers. I hope 2024 is filled with positivity and you get walking as much as you can. The last few weeks... Continue Reading →
September 19th 2023 Carrion de los Condés to Ledigos Distance: 25.4km Albergue: Albergue La Morena Ok, back to writing after a mini hiatus. I have my cup of tea beside me. The sun is peaking through this Saturday afternoon and I will go for a wander when I wrap this post up. This week, I began... Continue Reading →
Writing about the Camino de Santiago - how a post comes together Well hello there. Thanks for dropping by. The evenings are drawing in and you can feel the first signs of winter in the air. I am just home from a looped walk in my estate, which is my typical walk, around 5 km... Continue Reading →
September 18th 2023 Boadilla del Camino to Carrion de los Condés Distance: 24.5km Albergue: Hostal Santiago An early start It was an early morning. I was woken by a cacophany of alarms on phones. There was no point going back to sleep. I decided to get up and get ready. I was staying in a 20... Continue Reading →
September 17th 2023 Hontanas to Boadilla del Camino Distance: 29 kms Albergue: Albergue En El Camino Morning alarm I woke up to the sound of an alarm clock to the right of me. I checked my watch to discover that it is 5.30am. I raise my eyes to the heavens and try to go back to... Continue Reading →
September 16th 2023 Tardajos to Hontanas Distance: 20.5 km Albergue: Albergue Juan de Yepes - Santa Brigida After a fab sleep, I woke up at 5am. I had heard a few noises outside in the distance and on first impression, I thought it was thunder. But, it wasn't raining. In fact, it was dry and... Continue Reading →
September 15th 2023 / Dublin - Madrid - Burgos - Tardajos So the day had arrived. I was packed and ready and eager to move on. Apprehension..excitement..eagerness - I had it all but I was a little unsure why? I had walked this Camino before. I was just being silly - I said to myself.... Continue Reading →
O Vilar to Santiago de Compostela Distance: 19 km Accommodation: Hospederia San Martin Pinario My final day on the Camino Portugués and it would be a short day. I was awake early however, and up and packed by 6am. There was breakfast ready for us so I decided to boil the kettle for some coffee and... Continue Reading →
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