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Oviedo

May 24, 2024 - Rest day in Oviedo - Uria 25 Rooms For a number of years we have wanted to visit Oviedo. We have passed within a day’s walk of it on two occasions while doing the Camino del Norte, but didn’t feel that... Read More

By Gordon Webster|May 24, 2024|2024 Arles to Santiago|

Camino de San Salvador

May 21, 2024 - Villamanín de la Tercia - Payares 19kms - Albergue Peregrinos May 22, 2024 - Payares - Pola de Lena - 23kms - Apartamento May 23, 2024 - Pola de Lena - Oviedo - 34kms - Uría 25 Rooms I intersected the... Read More

By Gordon Webster|May 23, 2024|2024 Arles to Santiago|

Crossing the Mountains (again), and Grandma breaks a Hip (again)

May 19, 2024 - Santa Colomba de las Arrimadas to Vegacervera - 32 kms - Albergue Cueva de Valporquera May 20, 2024 - Vegacervera to Villamanin - 19 kms - Albergue de Joventud Gordon: Ruth says that I get a special twinkle in my eye... Read More

By Gordon Webster|May 20, 2024|2024 Arles to Santiago|

”Old people do it!”

May 16, 2024 - Cervera de Pisuerga – Guardo - 36 kms - Hotel el Tremazal May 17, 2024 - Guardo - Puente-Almuhey - 19kms - Albergue Peligrinos May 18, 2024 - Puente-Almuhey - Arrimadas - 32 kms - Hotel Rural Monasterio de Ara Mada Well... Read More

By Ruth McDonald|May 18, 2024|2024 Arles to Santiago|

Weather

May 15, 2024 - Aguilar de Campo - Cervera de Pisuerga - 29kms - Hostal El Resbalón We consider ourselves lucky when we are settled into our hostel before the rain, the thunderstorms or, as in the case today, the sleet lets loose. Most days... Read More

By Ruth McDonald|May 15, 2024|2024 Arles to Santiago|

The Ebro

May 11, 2024 - Trespaderne to Quintana de Valdivielso - 26 kms - Arte y Natura Valdivielso May 12, 2024 - Quintana de Valdivielso to Soncillo - 31 kms - El Capricho Clement May 13, 2024 - Soncillo to Arroyo - 28 kms - La... Read More

By Gordon Webster|May 14, 2024|2024 Arles to Santiago|