800 Kilometres 36 Day of Walking 1.5 million steps ….and 18 blisters. We made it. May 10th, 2022. We cried walking into the square in front of KM 0 in Santiago. It was a pretty emotional scene. Pilgrims pouring in from the Camino, exhausted, sweaty and dusty. Lots of hugs and laughing and people pulling... Continue Reading →

Hi all! We’re still here, and we’re on the eve of our last Camino walk. We’ve missed a few days of posting due to the exhaustion and hectic nature that the last leg of this pilgrimage entails, but I’ll try to catch you all up quick! KM 100! So close to finished! Leaving Sarria was... Continue Reading →

Last day of the Camino as we've known it. SARRIA...the great equalizer. Lots and lots...and LOTS....of people start in Sarria to do the last 100 kms and earn their credentials. From Sarria it becomes a 5 day struggle to find accommodations and make it to Compostela in one piece. We left Filloval and found coffee... Continue Reading →

We started our day halfway up the mountain, I'll be honest with you, that was the best possible move. It was so much easier than going all the way up from the bottom. Can you imagine having to climb 7 kms up at 8 am just because you decided that was how life was gonna... Continue Reading →

Well, we've entered our final leg of the walk. Spain is getting a lot smaller, and...stinkier. We started our walk on Monday to Villafranca de Bierzo, and Becky stopped REALLY often. I started to wonder why, and soon realized it was because her brilliant tactic of walking the rest of her Camino in sandals had... Continue Reading →

Morning family! So much has happened since the last time I posted! We started our walk our of Villafranca with the luxury of avocado toast. This was a serious treat, as “western” breakfasts like this one have been hard to come by. This morning we had a 2 hour hike to the Iron Cross, one... Continue Reading →

We trotted out of Hospital de Orbigo at an unusually early hour. Blake and I have become accustomed to the leisurely Spanish wake up times and no longer jump out of bed at 6 am, bright eyed and bushy tailed. However this morning, we wanted to get a jump on the day in an effort... Continue Reading →

We began our walk out of Leon with good feet and high hopes. The day was gorgeous, we had slept in a little bit, and our packs were refilled with medical supplies, fresh apples and 2 cans of Coke for the "just in case" scenarios. Leon was a lot of fun minus...ya know...my hotel illness... Continue Reading →

This will be another twofer for reasons that will soon become evident. Sufficed to say, Leon very quickly became a stop I didn't know I needed. We woke up and had a lovely breakfast in the Hostel. It was warm and cozy and we met up with Gary and even ran into an American woman... Continue Reading →

We have reached the last major city of the trip, Leon. Leon is amazing, but let me tell you how we got here. From Ledigos, the town where we stayed with the Priest and his helper Paul, from the last entry, we began our walk as normal. The day was very windy but quite nice.... Continue Reading →