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September 29, 2019 It’s a rainy Sunday morning in Finisterre. Our plan is to bus to Santiago, stay overnight there and then bus to Ribadiso. We will be staying in Ribadiso for 15 and working as volunteer Hospitaleras. Our stay in Ribadiso is sponsored by the American Pilgrims on the Camino organization. Basically, we willContinue reading “Back to Santiago”

28 September 2019 Saturday morning in Old Town Santiago … charming but it was very noisy at night. Lots of people at the bar below us, street noise, revelers and more. Terry slept in while I scurried off to the Pilgrim Offiice. I wanted to get my Camino Ingles Compostela which is a document writtenContinue reading “After Camino Ingles: Santiago to Finisterre”

27 September 2019 CAMINO INGLES DAY 9 Feeling a bit apprehensive, I got ready to walk the last 10-15 miles of the Camino into Santiago. Yes, I was spoiled because I always followed where Terry went. Now I had to think for myself and be cognizant of the trail markers especially when entering Santiago. LastContinue reading “Sigüeiro to Santiago”

26 September 2019 CAMINO INGLES DAY 8 There are two days left until we reach Santiago. Obviously, Terry would not be walking the rest of the way. Her walking camino had ended. We talked and she assured me that she would be fine taking a cab to our next hotel reservation and she would ice,Continue reading “A Calle to Sigüeiro”

25 September 2019 CAMINO INGLES DAY 7 Promptly at 8:30 am, Maria arrived at Nogallas hotel in Ordes. She dropped Henk and Annette from South Africa at their starting point. We said our goodbyes. It will probably be the last time we are able to connect with them because they were planning to arrive inContinue reading “Bruma to A Calle”

24 September 2019 CAMINO INGLES DAY 6 We started the day with a quick breakfast and Maria the cab driver picked us up promptly at 8:30. Since we would be staying in the Ordes Nogallas hotel, we did not need to carry full packs. Just water and snacks. It was very nice to be inContinue reading “Presedo to Bruma”

23 September 2019 CAMINO INGLES DAY 5 We started the day with breakfast at Hotel Garelos. It cost about 5E and included the usual assortment of breads, meat, cheese, fruit, cereals, yogurt, juice and coffee. No eggs. Most of the people in the breakfast room were from Spain or Europe. Terry is working on today’sContinue reading “Betanzos to Presedo”

22 September 2019 CAMINO INGLES DAY 4 Leaving LaTerraza Hostal in Miño, we start walking through the village on the Camino. La Terraza was a good place to stay — very comfortable and convenient location. Miño is a coastal town with three beaches. The Playa Grande is a sandy beach with calm waters. A boardwalkContinue reading “Miño to Betanzos”

CAMINO INGLES DAY 3 21 September 2019 Pontedeuma is a beautiful town which has developed over time thanks to its historical and heavily-trafficked bridge. Located at the mouth of the Eume River on the side of Breamo Hill, it maintains its medieval feel and preserves the legacy of the Andrade family who played a pivotalContinue reading “Pontedeuma to Miño”

20 September 2019 CAMINO INGLES DAY 2 It wasn’t even daylight when we left the room at about 7:40 am. Since the little cafe under our room didn’t open until 8:00 we sat down on the steps and waited. Eventually a group of four men showed up and were also expecting the cafe to beContinue reading “Neda to Pontedeuma”

19 September 2019 CAMINO INGLES DAY 1: Time to leave the Parador and hit the road to Neda. Finally, we are starting Camino Ingles. We were packed up and out of the room by 8:00 am but it was still dark outside. Couldn’t resist — had to have breakfast at the Parador. The breakfast roomContinue reading “Ferrol to Neda”

16 September 2019 Late to bed, early to rise. All packed up and heading for the subway station on a brisk Tuesday morning. The air was crisp with a light breeze and the narrow streets were already humming with activity. The sound of suitcase wheels being dragged over cobblestone, diesel engines, supplies being unloaded fromContinue reading “On to A Coruna”

16 September 2019 Terry slept like a rock … for 14 hours straight. I’m not so lucky. I was restless and kept waking up off and on with intermittent periods of reading and blogging. Needless-to-say, we got a late start today. The first few hours were spent chasing around Puerto del Sol. The ‘grab &Continue reading “Good Morning Madrid — Or is It Afternoon??”

15 September 2019 We flew Delta to Boston and Norwegian Air to Madrid which was a six hour flight where they don’t even give you a drink of water. If you desire food on the flight, it must be ordered in advance. Otherwise your option is to order something from the Snack Bar via theContinue reading “Hello Madrid!”

14 September 2019 Super Shortcut Through Security at MSP Airport Most locals know that MSP is restructuring it’s TSA security check points which means there’s only one station open with extremely long lines. As usual, Terry and I were dreading it and planned to arrive extra extra early. At work yesterday, David learned about aContinue reading “Off to a Great Start”

13 September 2019 Meeting and Greeting the World Tomorrow my Camino buddy, Theresa (aka Terry) and I set out for Spain. On Sunday, we arrive in Madrid and stay for a couple days. On Tuesday we fly to A Coruna, work our way over to Ferrol and will start Camino Ingles there. The European caminoContinue reading “Camino Ingles and Ribadiso”

16 APRIL 2018 This is the start of our last day walking Camino Finisterre. Sardinario is a peaceful village on the sea. I think these are used for catching Octopus and other sea creatures. Beautiful beaches. Cute house with a patio on the road. Trail follows the highway for a bit. Back in the woods.Continue reading “Sardinario to Finisterre”

15 APRIL 2018 Still at the Cee apartment. We had a bunch of eggs, cheese and peppers left over. We couldn’t figure out how to work the stove but could get the oven going so we made an egg bake. No toaster so we toasted the bread in the oven. Short walk today, only aboutContinue reading “Cee to Sardinario”

14 APRIL 2018 DUMBRIA TO CEE Big coincidence … we were at the Shrine of Our Lady of Snows when Minnesota was hit with the Blizzard of the Century. You know how us Catholic girls connect with our Shrines! Hope you enjoyed the fruit of our worship. Here’s where we had to back track aContinue reading “About that Blizzard in Minnesota …”

  13 APRIL 2018 SANTIAGO TO CEE Why are we heading back to Finisterre?? We’ve had to explain this many times. The logical way to do this Camino would be to start in Santiago and walk to Finisterre, then to Muxia and then back to Santiago. Our route was anything but typical and we didContinue reading “Back to Finisterre! Why??”