Finally: Arrival in Santiago de Compostela...

That was it!

A display of joy, achievement...

Not the kind of quiet joy, pain and doubt that was present during the last weeks.

The city is loud, hectic and crowded, too much to handle right away...

Strangers become friends

Exhausted and hungry, not really thrilled about the outlook that this was it. Antonio takes off the next day by plane to Sevilla. We eat, say good bye and I set off to Negreira, a long day:

Pedronzo - Santiago - Negreira.

I find a modern hostal, just opened a few weeks ago. The showers are phenomenal. After leaving Santiago, I was alone on the trail, finishing in peace.

No words necessary...

After returning from Muxia, I gave Santiago a second look. I was not the only one who was reflective.

News from the Camino Primitivo

Finally, sunshine! Crossed the mountains from Oviedo, Escamplero, Bodenaya, Borres, Berducedo, into Grandas des Salimas. Most hamlets may not show up on Google Map. Farm houses, a bar, and an auberge, that´s mostly it. The trail was mostly under water, but after the first step into a deep puddle, what´s there to loose. Looks like there are 10 to 20 pilgrims on their way between stages, although some seem to walk only in good weather. Met one guy who said there are 600 pilgrims on the Camino Frances, no complaints.

Made it into the Spanish Newspaper, well more as the background for a special auberge in Bodenaya.

Less than 200 km to Santiago, the excitement is building...

News from El Camino del Norte

Well, this is a different camino! I have been walking by myself most of the time, was the only guest in some of the auberges, walked in snow, rain, and on the beach!

It is quite comforting to walk without being rushed. The North Coast is amazing. The mountains come very close to the sea. It goes up and down. And it is VERY GREEN here. I guess that´s what rain does.



I am now on the Camino Primitivo, just outside Oviedo. There is some hill climbing ahead!