Tuesday 1st May 2018 17.7 km (864.9 km) Don’t listen to advice… After a leisurely start today we marched towards Santiago de Compostela safe in the knowledge that we were…

Monday 30th April 2018 34.1 km (847.2 km) Knowing that the day would be long I took full advantage of the breakfast buffet, Pauline meantime was clearly banking on a…

Sunday 29th April 2018 29.1 km (813.1 km) We knew the rain was on its way so today started out in full waterproofs, or to be more exact Dan started…

Saturday 28th April 2018 30km (784 km) Dan blog: After a fantastic night’s sleep in the relative luxury of the NH Ourense and and even better breakfast we set off…

Friday 27th April 2018 23.8 km ( 754 km) Boring Day We started off in full waterproofs this morning with the forecast for rain all day.  Eventually, after several hours…

Thursday 26th April 2018 34.8 km (730.2 km) Hardest day yet Today seemed to be an exceptionally long stage with a combination of beautiful vistas, steep ascents and climbing temperatures.…

Wednesday 25th April 2018 35 km (695.4 km) Today is our 26th wedding anniversary so we decided that we would push the boat out and stay in the 6€ Albergue…

Tuesday 24th April 2018 27.8 km (660.4 km) Today promised to be a short day of only 21km, only it wasn’t. Due to the construction of the AVE and the…

Monday 23rd April 2018 29.5 km (632.6 km) Dan’s blog: After a disappointing night’s sleep which seemed more like a night in a washing machine, tossing and turning, we set…

Sunday 22nd April 2018 33 km (603.1 km) The hotel was definitely the place to be last night and the owner has ensured that it’s a fairly pleasant respite in…

Saturday 21st April 2018 37km (570.1km) We were up and off today around 7am as it was long day and it looked like it might be hot too. Yesterday evening…

Friday 20th April 2018 22.7 km (533.1 km) A great night in the lovely new quiet Albergue with only four of us staying. There were a few comments about the…

Thursday 19th April 2018 25.3 km (510.4 km) Yesterday I met the youngest peregrino; a wee boy of about 18 months who is doing the Sanabrias Camino, which starts from…

Wednesday 18th April 2018 25.9 km (485.1 km) The weather today was perfect again and although the walk went along the usual dirt track it went through the beautiful church…

Tuesday 17th April 2018 18.6 km (459.2 km) A short and flat stage today, that runs through the cereal region known as Tierra del Pan. Another perfect day and I…

Monday 16th April 2018 31.8 km (440.6 km) Another long day, similar to other days in terms of terrain but a perfect day weather wise; blue skies and slight breeze…

Sunday 15th April 2018 36.4 km (408.8 km) I left Salamanca this morning hoping that one day I will return. It was a very long day but the feet felt…

Friday 13th April 2018 Update: After a visit to the doctor this morning and a bandaging from an over exuberant nurse with too much gauze and omnifix I have been…

Thurday 12th April 2018 21 km (372.4 km) Hostal Asturias, my accommodation last night, was a very good example of don’t judge a book by its cover (see photo below).…

Wednesday 11th April 2018 32 km (351.4km) There was a break in the bad weather for today, apparently, it’s back to rain all day tomorrow. I left the unremarkable Carcaboso…

Tuesday 10th April 2018 22 km (319.4km) Well what to say? It rained all day but whilst my feet were soaked they were, and are, relatively fine AND the poncho…

Monday 9th April 2018 33km (297.4 km) The Albergue last night was perfect but it seemed to attract a strange group of pilgrims, none of whom talked to each other.…

Sunday 8th April 2018 33.4 km (259.4km) My plan today was to walk back to Valdesalor after Daniel had left and then go to Caser Caceres, a 23km walk. I…

Saturday 7th April 2018 25.4 km (221.6 km) On Thursday 5th April I took the bus to Merida (and met another pilgrim, the elderly Frenchman Gerard who chose a few…

Wednesday 4th April 2018 27 km (196.2 km) Daniel has written the blog today… Today started about 05:30 when the first Pilgrims sharing our morgue-like Albergue started to move; morgue-like…

Tuesday 3rd April 2018 19,2 km (169.2 km) This morning we had a rather leisurely start. My mutterings about giving up on the walk and just travelling around Spain staying…

Monday 2nd April 2018 24,6 km (150 km) We left the albergue in dark before breakfast with the promise of a cafe 6 km further down the road. The light…

Sunday April 1st 2018 (Easter Sunday) 20,2 km (125.4 km) After a leisurely breakfast of “café con leche y jamon”, presumably a local staple given that there is even a museum…

Saturday 31st March 2018 35,4 km (105.2 km) Last night there was another procession, it would seem even the smallest of places have floats and bands, strange but true! We…

Friday 30th March 2018 28,8 km (69.8 km) Yesterday evening we ventured out to see the Semana Santa procession; in celebration of Holy Week. The procession is led by the…

Thursday 29th March 18,2 km (41 km) We were up early and out just as the sun was rising this morning, around 7:45. Today was an easy 18km amble through…

Wednesday 28th March 2018 22.8 km Arrival We arrived at The Triana Hostel yesterday evening quite late and had decided to drop off our rucksacks and rush out for a…