I am one day away from flying out for the Portuguese Camino. While most people assume pure excitement fills the final hours before a big trek, the reality often looks very different. Right now, I am wrestling with pre-Camino doubts. My feelings about leaving feel mixed—and honestly, mostly negative. This is because the reality of … Read more
As I prepare for another Camino, I’m discovering that the greatest challenge might not be the kilometres ahead, but learning to leave behind the responsibilities of everyday life. The Camino Is Calling Again On 3 November, I’ll be heading to Portugal with my good friend Ron to begin another Camino adventure. This time, we’re planning … Read more
Today’s walk was from Grado to Salas. The route involved a steep climb out of Grado, a descent on the other side, and a gradual climb up to Salas, our home for the night. It was an excellent day for walking, and lovely views followed along the way. We met quite a few pilgrims along … Read more
This video shows the first day of our walk on the Primitivo. We started the day in Oviedo at the cathedral of San Salvador and made our way to Grado. The walk was beautiful, with lovely views of the countryside and the sun on our backs. The walk out of Oviedo wasn’t too bad, as … Read more
This is an introduction to the Camino Primitivo I did with Ron last year. It’s the first video in a series about our walk in mid-autumn in October 2024, Spain. It was a wonderful time to be there, with fewer crowds and cooler weather, great for walking. The walk starts outside the Cathedral of San … Read more
We’re nearing the end of the walk, which has mixed emotions. Today we leave the Camino del Norte and join the French Camino in Arzúa, our home for tonight. We walked about 22km today from Sobrado dos Monxes. Last night we didn’t have Mass for Sunday as it was at 11 am, but we witnessed … Read more
Today was another short 20km walk from Villalba to Baamonde. We headed south today towards the French Camino Way. It was a wet morning to start with. Before we checked out of our hotel, we visited a local cafe for breakfast. I don’t think the sole trader expected four visitors to request bacon and eggs … Read more
Today we walked about 21km from Abadín to Villalba. It was mostly a flat walk as we’d climbed for most of yesterday. The issue was that it was wet for most of the walk. It had rained quite heavily during the night as we slept, and the rain was still lingering when we woke. As … Read more
Today we walked about 18km from Mondoñedo to Abadín. It was mainly uphill all day as we headed further into the mountains. We did take an alternate route as the standard course went up steeply, and we didn’t want to do that. Our path was more gradual. Today’s main challenge was the intermittent rain and … Read more
I seem to be back online today with a better internet connection and can post. Yesterday took so long to save and upload photos that, in the end, I gave up. Today we are in Mondoñedo, a bigger town than last night. Last night wasn’t even a town, just a hotel on the side of … Read more