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31 May – Sarria and the Last 100 K
We made it to Sarria. Sarria is known for being the usual starting point for the last 100 kms of the Camino Francés to Santiago, the one we’ve been walking since April 24. In 2024, more than 150,000 pilgrims started the Camino in Sarria. By contrast, only about 32,000 started from St-Jean-Pied-de-Port, where we started.…
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30 May – Beautiful, Forested Walk to Samos
It was a lovely, peaceful walk today to Samos! Today I will let the pictures speak for themselves.
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29 May – The Old Chestnut Tree
In the small village of Ramil, just outside Triacastela, there’s a huge, old chestnut tree. It’s an impressive sight walking down the path, turning a corner, and there it is. It is more than 800 years old, 8 1/2 metres in perimeter. It looks like a beautiful sculpture of time, carved by nature. On May…
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28 May – To Fonfría
Yesterday (May 28) we walked from 0 Cebreiro to Fonfría, past a statue of a peregrino, with very sore feet judging by all the bandages he had. We got to our albergue quite early. The Albergue A Reboleira is a big albergue with many beds, but arranged so that you had a sense of privacy…
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26 & 27 May – From León to Galicia
We’ve been slowly walking uphill and into Galicia. We were in León for quite a while. Total elevation gain in the last two days had been about 900 metres. We’ve had really good weather, warm and sunny, comfortable for walking. This section has been one of the most beautiful so far of the Camino. The…