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Costa da Morte

June 17, 2024 - Corme to Malpica de Bergantiños - 16 kms - Apartamento Mencer Upon reaching Santiago we still had about 10 more days available.  What to do?  As in Japan in 2019, the only possible response was keep walking and cycling. Our first destination was Muxía, which we remembered fondly from our first visit in 2011.  From there we have continued up the ...

By |2024-06-17T22:26:55-07:00June 17, 2024|Categories: 2024 Arles to Santiago|Tags: , |0 Comments

I am a Pilgrim; We All Are

A Facebook post of mine that encouraged others to consider taking a particular Camino route and the variants it offered received a comment from the head of a particular Camino association that surprised me. He said that if you take an unauthorized variant you are not on a pilgrimage and not a pilgrim but rather a tourist. I was offended and strongly disagreed, but I ...

By |2024-06-06T11:25:13-07:00June 6, 2024|Categories: 2024 Arles to Santiago|Tags: , |8 Comments

San Andrés de Teixido

June 4, 2024 - Barquiero to Cuiña - 25 kms - Hostal Restaurante Casa Giz June 5, 2024 - Cuiña to San Andrés de Teixido - 29 kms - Casa Rural San Andrés de Teixido Today we arrived at a major pilgrimage destination in Galicia.  No, not that one, but rather San Andrés de Teixido.  This one also involves an apostle, but St. Andrew rather ...

By |2024-06-05T20:37:05-07:00June 5, 2024|Categories: 2024 Arles to Santiago|Tags: , |8 Comments

Albergues: Stretching Beyond Our Comfort Zone

June 1, 2024 - Foz to San Ciprián/Ciprao - 30kms - Hostal Buenavista June 2, 2024 - San Ciprián/Ciprao to Viveiro - 30kms - Oli Vita Hostal June 3, 2024 - Viveiro to Barqueiro - 25kms - Hostal O Forno There are no municipal albergues on the Camino del Mar, but in Viveiro there is Oli Vita Hostal. Although it is not exclusively for pilgrims ...

By |2024-06-03T10:54:29-07:00June 3, 2024|Categories: 2024 Arles to Santiago|Tags: , , |6 Comments

On to the Camino del Mar

May 30, 2024 - Playa de Penarronda to Barreios - 25 kms - Solarena Bistrot May 31, 2024 - Barreios to Foz - 21 kms - Apartamento Puerto Foz Total distance walked or cycled so far this year: 1619 kms.  From Budapest: 3706 kms Yesterday we crossed the high, windy bridge to Ribadeo.  In doing so we traversed the boundary between the regions of Asturias ...

By |2024-05-31T11:08:29-07:00May 31, 2024|Categories: 2024 Arles to Santiago|Tags: , , |2 Comments

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 we had the necessary time.  The cathedral in Oviedo is, however, the destination of the Camino de San Salvador, so ...

By |2024-05-24T22:39:32-07:00May 24, 2024|Categories: 2024 Arles to Santiago|Tags: , , |5 Comments
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