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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??”

12 April 2018 We had breakfast with Sophie from Wales. She stayed at the Albuergue last night too. She is a poet and performed a poem for us at breakfast. She is a burst of sunshine on a rainy day! She was heading to Finisterre, the opposite direction that we were going which was toContinue reading “Aquapesada to Santiago”

11 APRIL 2018 We see a lot of Horreos (corn cribs) but this was one of the few made with wood panels. I think they use them for various things other than storing grain. I did see a man inside one hanging laundry. Because they are elevated, they are not particularly easy to access. SomeContinue reading “Negriera to Aquapesada”

10 APRIL 2018 Beautiful Sunrise in Moranos. We had breakfast with our friends. Afterward, we stepped outside for a group photo. Sarah & Bernard from Germany and on the far right is Taso from Holland. We were going in opposite directions so we said our goodbyes and headed out.   The day started out sunny.Continue reading “Moranos to Negreira”

April 9, 2018 Scenic start to the day. Very lush and green thanks to all the rain. Back on the pavement. Chapel and cemetary Dark gray moody sky. We had half rain, half sun and a few threatening clouds. We don’t know what these things are. They look like giant burrs … they’re about 2”Continue reading “Olevieroa to Moranos”

8 APRIL 2018 Another foggy, rainy morning as we leave Dumbría. This is the courtyard in front of the church. It looks like they have grown the tree branches together. When it all blooms it looks very nice. This Is the church of St. Eulalia. It has a lot of charm. Even though it wasContinue reading “Dumbria To Olieviroa”

7 April 2018 QUINTANS Our camino started with a beautiful walk into town. The church was locked so we could only admire it from the outside. Sun with dark clouds … very typical of our Camino so far. At the end of the road is our marker with our arrow direction. Out in the woodsContinue reading “Quintans to Dumbria”

6 APRIL 2018   We had a bacon & egg breakfast at one of the local Muxia restaurants. This breakfast included a lifetime supply of bacon. Peggy with Noelia, our helpful new friend who worked at the front desk at Muxia Mare which is owned by her family. Noelia has a younger brother named BlaséContinue reading “Muxia to Quintans”

5 April 2018 Calla Lillies grow wild everywhere. Passing some pilgrims on a muddy road on the way to Muxia. Euchaliptis trees are common on the Camino. These were very large and tall. Oftentimes the bark has peeled off. We walked by lots of fields. That structure in the middle is a horreo. They areContinue reading “Lires to Muxia”

4 April 2018 Started the day with breakfast at the albuergue.  Time to get on the road. We started walking along the shoreline of the Atlantic Ocean … heading to Lires. Here’s our turn off, at the cross right before the beach. Camino marker confirms that were on the right road. Just before the turn,Continue reading “Finisterre to Lires”

3 APRIL 2018 SANTIAGO, SPAIN Still raining. We made our way to the bus station. The plan was to catch a bus to Finisterre which is where we would start walking our Camino. We arrived at the bus station early, bought our tickets and waited for our 10:00 am bus. Somehow, it came and went.Continue reading “On to Finisterre”

2 APRIL 2018, MADRID By 7:00 am, Ellen was on her flight back to the United States and Terry’s plane was getting ready to land around 9:00 am. Later that day, we would all be flying to Santiago. The plan was for me to meet Terry at the airport when she arrived to pick upContinue reading “Ellen Leaves, Theresa Arrives”

1 APRIL 2018 We got up early to go to the El Rastro market. It is the most popular open air flea market in Madrid and it is held every Sunday, even on Easter. It opens at 9:00 am and we arrived at about that time. The market sprawls through the streets and seems likeContinue reading “Easter Sunday in Madrid”