Friday and Saturday brought back cheap Albergues so I was very happy. We stayed in Saians in an Albergue called San Xurxo. 12 Euros and they found us space on the floor as they were full....lots of the same faces so it is starting to get the...
Perhaps it is an opportunity to remember that bed bugs are brought by pilgrims.
Please, do not put your backpacks on beds, and spray repellent on your backpacks, sleeping bags and sheets...
Day 34 - - Santiago de Compostela
Legs still feel a bit like death, so this was definitely, if not the right choice, at least the unavoidable consequence.
I have my little Mahou Verde ritual on the Cathedral squares at Burgos and Santiago, and...
I am changing my mind. I don't need a full rest day with an afternoon and evening in an Albergue, and so there is no point staying in Arzúa ; but I still can't walk. Even tomorrow is iffy.
My only reasonable option is just face my need to take a...
Definitely getting better.
I could probably force these legs to do a short 10K or something today, but there is clearly too much risk of recreating the injury.
If I were anywhere else on the Camino I wouldn't even be thinking about getting...
Day 33 - - Arzúa
It has calmed down a bit, and it was more than just the weather, though certainly the sudden shift from hot and dry to cool and damp did not help.
I had a temperature, so that this was either a mild sunstroke or some virus or...
It was a bit of Camino magic, but I was blessed when staying in Samos. I had just checked into the monastery Albergue this Spring, when I heard traditional music coming from a small bar outside the entrance to the Albergue. It turns out that...
Instead of thinking about a "day pack" and a "main pack", think about a main backpack and a transport bag. The functions are different.
The main pack is the important one - get the most comfortable one that serves that purpose, and use it for...
In case you want to recreate this cake, here is an easy (and gluten-free) recipe, from a fairly well-known food maven. She's American but has lived and worked in Spain for a number of years...
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