Camino Invierno

I certainly felt the ascent and descent over the Cruz de Ferro in my legs yesterday and actually started to feel the early stages of shin splints coming into Ponferrada. Yikes! So, I was extremely glad to have a rest day. I had to try and resist the temptation to walk...

Day 2 of the Camino Invierno (Day 41 Overall) So today was a short day of about 11 1/2 kilometres, which was just as well, because I was rather late leaving the albergue. This was the albergue I had all to myself in Villavieja. So I got up and had a leisurely time...

Day 3 of the Camino Invierno (Day 42 Overall) Today was about 20 kilometres from Las Medulas to Sobradelo. One of the best days so far on this Camino in terms of views and walking surface. Day 42 (from Sevilla)!  So that's saying something. The first part was all...

Camino Invierno Day 4 (Day 43 Overall) So today was an interesting day. I set off early from my hostel in Sobradelo. And I've set off before dawn, which entailed a little bit of road walking, mainly road walking as far as O Barco. But I used my headlamp and reflectors...

Camino Invierno Day 5 (Day 44 Overall) This was 20 kilometres from A Rua to Soldon. Some nice hills along the way just to get the blood pumping, mainly following the river Sil; so, some wonderful views. And this evening was a day where I had to carry my own food...

Camino Invierno Day 6 (Day 45 Overall) - Soldon to A Labrada Twenty-two kilometres and a very big climb. I started out of Soldon before dawn. And I took the lower road route into Quiroga. I was having some problems with my shoes and I wanted to test them on an even...

Camino Invierno Day 7 (Day 46 Overall) - A Labrada to Montforte de Lemos So today was 20 kilometres with a bit of a mix of forest track walking and a little bit of road. The first 7 1/2 kilometres was out of A Labrada to A Pobra. It started out with a hill of about...

Camino Invierno Day 8 (Day 47 Overall) - Montforte de Lemos to Vilarino Today was a relatively short day, just 18 kilometres from Monforte de Lemos to Vilariño. The reason for that is that it's quite a long stage with some fairly large ups and downs. I wanted to break...

Today, I thought it was going to be about 24 kilometres. It actually turned out to be 28. I made the very simple mistake of thinking that I had booked a hotel in Penasillas wherein in fact I had booked one 2 kilometres short of that village. So, arriving in the...