Camino Waves I've actually been surprised at the number of pilgrims on the path since we started in Saint Jean. I can understand in the beginning you journey with two or three hundred stowing off from Saint Jean per day, and so you'll be in a fairly large group...
It's funny how things work out. Yesterday Pat was really struggling with her plantar fasciitis, which meant that we had to get a taxi for the last five kilometers into Frómista. Last night we discussed our various options, as it was starting to look like our Camino...
We stayed an extra day in Carrión to have a bit of a break and also a chance for Pat to have a second visit to a physio. I took the opportunity as well to have a session to sort out my Achilles and shins. I have to say as with all my experiences with physios in Spain,...
Prior to this Camino, I thought it might be useful to learn some more Spanish. The aim was to build on my already impressive vocabulary of about 20 words, that dealt mainly with food and drink! The big goal this time, would be to achieve the ultimate in...
It happened in Carrión! Pat had been experiencing an irritating itch for a couple of days, and we thought we pop into Centros de Salud in Carrión. We were told in the hotel that pilgrims were catered for between 6 and 7 o'clock in the evening. We turned...
When I first walked the Camino in 2015, I can remember that meeting David, was one of the highlights. Some years ago David walked the Camino and then decided to devote his time to looking after pilgrims on their journey. And he now lives on the Camino in basically...
We're on the section from Astorga to Rabanal, and I'm still amazed at the number of pilgrims walking. The whole of the Camino, seems like the final hundred into Santiago from Sarria that I experienced for the first time 3 years ago. I'm beginning to wonder if...
Today we walked from Astorga to Foncebadón. One of the places that we wanted to visit on the way was the memorial grove, for pilgrims who have died on the Camino. We expected to see it about 3 kilometers out from the center of Astorga on the left-hand side. From some...
We're just on our way from Cruz de Ferro, which of course as always a very emotional part of walking the Camino Frances. Pat and I laid stones not just for ourselves but for family members as well. After spending a few moments there, we're on our way now down to El...
Pat and I have been talking about pros and cons of booking ahead with our accommodation. There certainly are some interesting pros and cons. On the one hand, some people come on the Camino with everything pre-booked! I can understand why, for some people the...
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