- Tuesday, June 19, 2018
- 3rd Day After Camino
- Santiago
- Weather: 65-75 degrees and blue skies with white clouds
End on a good note. Tapas at the counter. Morning flight to Charlottersville.
- 1st Santiago
- 2nd Santiago
- 3rd Santiago
Tag: Food
In the Pink ~ June 15, 2018
- Friday, June 15, 2018, Day #36
- Salceda
- 16.5 miles; total 481 miles
- 1,844’ ascent and 2,103’ descent
- 40% hard surface
- Time: 8 hours 30 minutes
- Weather: 60-65 degrees and overcast
In the pink…
- 1st towards Salceda
- 2nd towards Salceda
- 3rd Melide
Aroma ~ June 10, 2018
- Sunday, June 10, 2018, Day #31
- Lugo
- Distance 19 miles; total 434.5 miles
- 1,795’ ascent and 2,600’ descent
- 50% hard surface
- Time: 9 hours 45 minutes
- Weather: 50-65 overcast NO RAIN
With dampness always in the air, the aroma of wood smoke captured the attention. Smoke poured from the chimney of a small windowless building. From the doorway, a fire blazed. I stepped inside to find a lady feeding dried branches in the oven in preparation of baking bread.
- 1st towards Lugo
- 2nd towards Lugo
- 3rd towards Lugo
Café Con Leche ~ June 8, 2018
- Friday, June 8, 2018, Day #29
- A Fonsagrada Distance
- 16.5 miles; total 455 miles
- 2,708’ ascent and 1,475’ descent
- 30% hard surface
- Time: 8 hours
- Weather: 50-60 intermittent rain
What to do with steady rain? Seek shelter in remote bars for café con leches.
- 1st towards A Fonsagrada
- 2nd towards A Fonsagrada
- 3rd towards A Fonsagrada
Before Pre-Box ~ June 5, 2018
- Tuesday, June 5, 2018, Day #26
- Campiello
- Distance 8 miles; total 353 miles
- 970’ ascent and 1,295’ descent
- 20% hard surface
- Time: 3 hours 15 minutes
- Weather: 50-60 overcast and misty
Country stores fascinate me. This hamlet consists of two country stores each with an attached bar, albergue, and hotel. The stores have everything you could possibly imagine like replacement tines for pitch-forks, boots, clothes pins, buckets, Frangelico liquor, fresh fruit and vegetables. All this in a space smaller than an average living room. Such was it before the generation of Box Stores.
- 1st Campiello
- 2nd Campiello
- 3rd Campiello
Table for One ~ May 31, 2018
- Thursday, May 31, 2018, Day #21
- Pola de Siero
- Distance 11.5 miles; total 290.5 miles
- 1,484’ ascent and 1,220’ descent
- 25% hard surface
- Time: 6 hours
- Weather: 50-60 overcast
Table for one at the Monasterio de Valdediós.
- 1st Valdediós
- 2nd Valdediós
- 3rd Valdediós
Day ~ May 26, 2018
• Saturday, May 26, 2018, Day #16
• Llanes
• Distance 14 miles; total 229.5 miles
• 1,41
• 1,498’ ascent and 1,550’ descent
• 20% hard surface
• Time: 7 1/2 hours
• Weather: 55-65 steady rain
Day breaks.
1st towards Llanes
2nd towards Llanes
3rd towards Llanes
Whatever ~ May 17, 2018
• Thursday, May 17, 2018, Day #7
• Pobeña
• Distance 16.3 miles; total 98.1 miles
• 907’ ascent and 986’ descent
• 100% hard surface
• Time: 7 hours 30 minutes
• Weather: 45-60 degrees; overcast becoming sunny
I can now debone anchovies with my incisors and welcome octopus for dinner. Most of the time I don’t even bother asking what I am eating. Just give me tasty food and a glass of red wine and I’m well satisfied.
1st Pobeña
2nd Pobeña
3rd Pobeña
Should I Go… ~ May 15, 2018
• Tuesday, May 15, 2018, Day #5
• Bilbao
• Distance 21.2 miles; total 81.8 miles
• 3,053’ ascent and 3,009’ descent
• 40% hard surface
• Time: 9 hours 40 minutes
• Weather: 60 degrees; overcast
Should I go or should I stay now? Goodbye Emily and Colette. Hello muddy shoes.
1st towards Bilbao
2nd towards Bilbao
3rd towards Bilbao
End of the Day ~ May 14, 2018
• Monday, May 14, 2018, Day #4
• Gernika
• Distance 12.3 miles; total 60.6 miles
• 1,452’ ascent and 2,502’ descent; 30% hard surface
• Time: 7 hours 15 minutes
• Weather: 55 degrees; partly cloudy
End of the day,
Not much space,
And yet an abundance
Of good companionship.
1st Ibiri Auzoa
2nd Ibiri Auzoa
3rd Monasterio de Zenarruza
