Among the walkers I passed on Thursday were a tanned and well travelled pair, who I took to be Spanish – my conversation didn’t get far beyond “

One of the goals we’d set as a team was to talk to other pilgrims along the way. While walkers across the world tend to be friendly and offer each other greetings when their paths cross, there is something special … Continue reading →

The previous day had ended with bright sunshine but Tuesday morning was overcast which, to some extent, reflected our mood. We had two days behind us, a solid start, but we were only too aware of the fact that we … Continue reading →

As we’d been so busy the night before, we hadn’t found time for the discussion originally planned. Therefore, before we set off, we spent a few minutes while Larry shared the thoughts he’d prepared on the topic of “The Christian … Continue reading →

Crawling out of the tent we were greeted with a majestic view of the surrounding mountains, rising above the clouds in the valleys. Here we were, fresh and clear-headed, looking forward to the start of our walk. On top of … Continue reading →

If our trip was a film, Thursday and Friday would have been the bit that rolls before the opening titles: Saturday was where the main action began as we caught a bus and headed out for Piedrafita, the nearest stopping … Continue reading →

On Friday, Rosiero and Felix treated us to a tour round the Galician coast. First stop was Castro de Baro

Three weeks ago, Jane and I flew to Spain to join a team walking the final section of the ancient pilgrimage route called “El Camino de Santiago”. It was refreshing to have time away from the Internet so there are … Continue reading →

One of the reasons I haven’t posted anything to the blog for more than a week is that I’ve been working on my pictures from our recent pilgrimage walk down El Camino de Santiago in Northern Spain. I suppose I … Continue reading →