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My Bike Friday rolled into Santiago Whining and Complaining
More pictures to come… having some technical difficulties The route into Santiago on the Camino Sanabres is the best approach by far of any caminos we have done. At three kilometres from the Cathedral we were still going up and down in a very rural... Read More
Life is Henro
Our pilgrim friends are now walking into Santiago each day. They take the required photo in front of the Cathedral which they text to the group. Sometimes they share a few thoughts about the impact of the Camino before they send their heartfelt goodbyes. Enrique (Hervé... Read More
We are moving again
[et_pb_section admin_label="section"] [et_pb_row admin_label="row"] [et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text"] Our three night recuperation stay in Ourense was very pleasant. The city is on the Miño River, which downstream forms the northern border of Portugal, as well as defining the vinho verde production area. The Miño cuts a deep trench... Read More
Ourense… and Covid
In Puebla de Sanabria Ruth tested herself and determined that she had COVID. That day I had a mild headache, but I felt I had escaped with a near asymptomatic case. We spent three nights in Sanabria, chafing under the knowledge that we were falling... Read More
That nasty little five letter word no one talks about on the Camino
It’s COVID of course, but you won’t hear it mentioned on the Camino unless you are talking to me. I am recovering from COVID, and yes I know it was COVID, because I took a rapid test when I was first ill and those two... Read More
Ill in Spain
The King: Honey I’ve lost my sense of smell, I must have Covid! The Queen: No you’ve lost your nose. If you have to be ill anywhere in the world, Spain is a good place to be. Our hosts have been checking in with us,... Read More
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Yesterday I gave some ibuprofen capsules to a woman working at the art gallery next to our casa particular in Remedios. Her knees were swollen... Read More
Remedios
Without a headwind we had a pleasant 83 km ride over rolling hills to Remedios yesterday. The heat (30 to 32 degrees every day) is... Read More
Topes de Collantes to Sancti Spíritus
[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text] I feel that Ruth’s blog about looking for lunch in Topes glossed over some aspects of that area, like long walks in the... Read More
Topes Collantes
We have climbed up to Topes de Collantes, at 750 metres in the Escambray Mountains. The road up was as much as a 22% grade,... Read More
Trinidad
We finally found the Cuban music and the other foreign tourists: they’re both in Trinidad. We were a little concerned about Trinidad, as it has... Read More




