Day 65: The Home for Bad Husbands?
Yesterday we entered Galicia, our fourth and last region of Spain on this camino. It is know for great seafood—including octopus—and distinctive homes for…bad husbands. At least that’s what we were told on our first camino in 2016 when we entered the Galician region when we spotted the distinctive hórreos of the area. These elevated […]
Day 64: End of the Coast
Tomorrow we turn away from the coast and walk southwest towards Santiago. Today was our last day of ocean views on the camino. We made the best of it by enjoying lunch at the last beach bar on the route with Bob, a fellow pilgrim from the US who has done this route before and […]
Day 63: Nine Days Left
We had a great day off for our anniversary celebration. The Spaniards (and French for that matter) love to eat late and an 8:00 dinner the night before starting to hike is a bit late for us. So we opted for a late lunch at a restaurant recommended by our Airbnb host. Luarca, where we […]
Day 61: One to Celebrate
We booked an Airbnb for a day off in a great little port town to celebrate our 61st day on the trail. It also happens to coincide with the 40th anniversary of our wedding. That’s the real reason to celebrate. The flat overlooks the river and main square in the fishing village of Luarca. On […]
Day 60: The Gift
Sometimes the camino provides us with a gift such as the wedding we stumbled across a few days ago, meeting up with a friend we haven’t seen for a month, or last night—a choir practice. We were walking to dinner and noticed the door of the local church was open, and we could hear music. […]
Day 59: The Big Leap
Today started with a one kilometer walk—to the train station. We’ve been warned by many other pilgrims that the segment from Gijon, our home last night, to Aviles is very industrial. As we watched out the window of the train, we were glad we skipped it. Lots of factories and more graffiti this morning than […]
Day 58: A Hill Climb
We spent last night in Villaviciosa, the apple and cider capital of Spain. They like to pour their cider from great heights to aerate it. They tend to spill the first part. We did a taste taste of regular poured vs. high poured to see if we could tell the difference. At least it’s a […]
Day 57: It’s a Tough Job, But…
When we walked the Camino Frances six years ago, the food was pretty basic. French fries, chicken, sandwiches made with dry bread. Best described as ”fuel.” The culinary experience here on the Camino del Norte, much better. One of our camino friends, Drew, has a father who took five of his grandchildren on the camino […]
Day 56: The Halfway Point
Yesterday we hit a big milestone. We stayed in Ribadesella which is the halfway point on the Camino del Norte. We are estimating that we’ll be done with this Camino by the end of this month. Follow up to our “The Wedding” post from yesterday. Five of us passed by the reception venue just as […]
Day 55: The Wedding
We were fortunate to stumble across a crowd assembling outside a stunning church about the time we wanted to stop for lunch. We sat at a short distance from the crowd and ate our picnic of bread and cheese we picked up from a market along the way. Not only was it one of the […]
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