Why am I not surprised that the original idea about shorter stages was not going to make it past day 1! And now you can head out to the coast with those extra days. Just be sure not to find any stray dogs that tempt you with their wagging tail...
The trick, at least for me, is to bend my knees as I'm sitting. Apparently this takes the load and shock off the knees. When I can I also zigzag.
My experience is that it's harder on the knees walking fast downhill. My leg muscles also...
Day 13 July 8, 2024
Silleda - Santiago 40+ km
Arrived in Santiago in one piece without complaints 😊. The weather was perfect for walking, cloudy and a cool 19 degrees. The city and Cathedral are very busy, lots of groups arriving in Santiago...
View from my hostel room window around the corner from the Cathedral. I arrived 3 days early so too late to book San Martín Pinario. I'll be staying there when I come back from Finisterre.
Me, too, and all of her photos bring back my own very recent memories.
Cea was a nice surprise with its upscale looking renovated main street and beautiful town square with the tall tower clock surrounded by many lovely flowers.
We stayed...
An update about yesterday's walk:
It has been 11 years since the last time I walked from Zamora and you definitely see that the Camino path and landscape has changed due to the construction of a highway and high passes crossing railroad tracks...
Thanks, now fine. I've had this once before on the Plata. It was a very hot day July 2011 and I was on my way to Monesterio. I believe I stopped at least 5x during the last 5 km and even took a nap in the shade.
We've had awful weather in The...
Zamora- Montamarta - Fontanillas de Castro 31.6 km
I guess one could say that I wasn't very sensible today 😉. The original plan was to walk to Montamarta only 19 km from Zamora but in the back of my mind I actually wanted to reach Fontanillas...
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