Galicia marks the final lap of our journey, only a mere 150 km separate us from Santiago now. Walking the high peaks of Galicia, surrounded…

With Galicia waiting just round the corner and Santiago now closer than ever, the time to leave Matavenero had finally come. Living here for nearly…

18th June 2014   [caption id="attachment_165" align="alignleft" width="243"] Rua El Cid[/caption] As we stepped into the streets of Leon we felt a heavy weight lifted…

4th June 2014   The Camino is as much a physical challenge as it is a mental one. That evening we went to bed in…

1st June 2014 Most pilgrims usually set off early in the morning: we never managed to get going until at least 9. After our night…

30th May 2014 “Then we crossed a wide plain, and there was a big river off on the right shining in the sun from between…

27th May 2014 Our Camino begins in the quaint village of St Jean Pied de Port, today the principal gateway to the pilgrimage. Sitting at…