A Post-Camino De Santiago (Primitivo Route) look at our packing list
What Worked & What Didn’t I have added in red what things worked for us and what didn’t. We mostly made the right choices on things. The most notable failure being my choice of...
Category: Camino de Santiago-Primitivo Route
The Tragic Ending of The Irish Boat Pilgrims’ Journey
We returned from our Camino de Santiago trip on June 5th. Early on the morning of June 10th I receive a message from JohnnieWalker Santiago that tragedy had struck our Irish Boat Pilgrims....
5 days on Galicia’s Illa de Arousa-Our Post Camino de Santiago Rest Days
Illa de Arousa is the only island in the autonomous region of Galicia. It is located in the heart of the Ria de Arousa, a saline estuary. It is the largest of the...
Receiving Our Compostela and The Most Memorable Days of Our Pilgrimage to Santiago
Some very special things happened to us these last two days as pilgrims. This post is a long one because it encompasses two special days in Santiago de Compostela. I hope you get the...
Camino Primitivo Day 14-Santa Irene-Santiago de Compostela
This was it. Our last day of walking and the one when we’d finally reach Santiago de Compostela. We left the albergue around 6:30 am and headed back to the Camino via a back...
Camino Primitivo Day 13-Boente to Santa Irene
We left the albergue around 7:00 am after eating breakfast in the restaurant and headed toward Santa Irene which is 24.8 km away. The day was starting out with light rain, but heavier rain...
Camino Primitivo Day 12-Ponte Ferreira to Boente
Today would be a 26 km day to the little village of Boente. We had opted to walk past Melide in order to avoid the big town and the hoards of pilgrims streaming in...
Camino Primitivo Day 11- Lugo to Ponte Ferreira
This was our first day walking with our good friend and Camino veteran Steven. A long 27 Kilometers to Ponte Ferreira that was promising to be another hot day. We were on the road...
Camino Primitivo Day 9 through 10-Fonsagrada to Lugo and Rest Day
Last night in Fonsagrada we made the decision to skip the next 2 stages between Fonsagrada and Lugo. The two decision makers were 1) my plantar fasciitis had me practically hobbled. I couldn’t...
Camino Primitivo Day 8- Grandas de Salime to A Fonsagrada
Today’s hike would be a total of 26km and would cross us from the Principality of Asturias to the Autonomous Region of Galicia. The first 10km would be all uphill. The destination is...
Camino Primitivo Day 7-Berducedo to Grandas de Salime
Today was going to be a shorter day at only 21.5km, but included a short, but steep ascent, followed by a really, really steep 7 kilometer descent. A total loss of elevation of...
Camino Primitivo Day 6-Campiello to Berducedo via Hospitales Route
We started walking at 6:00am. It was a bit dark but the road ahead was flat and paved so we didn’t really need to see anything. It was daylight by the time we reached...
Camino Primitivo Day 5-Tineo to Campiello
Today we were headed to Campiello. Getting out of Tineo was easy since the yellow arrows and shell where right outside our hotel door. Every town we come into requires an uphill climb...
Camino Primitivo Day 4-Salas to Tineo
Camino Primitivo Day 4 Salas to Tineo. A muddy walk into Tineo after a drizzly day.
