There were five Irish pilgrims, one German, two Austrians, one Bulgarian, the two Californian ladies, Luis from Spain, and me at Casa Carolina last evening.… Read More »Camino de Santiago Pilgrim Portraits: April 5, 2023
Luis and I set out together this day, the day we would reach Spain. The pathway follows the coastline north to the mouth of Rio… Read More »Camino de Santiago Pilgrim Portraits: April 6, 2023
From Viladesuso, the Camino cuts inland a little and continues north, climbing the shoreline hills. At one point it turns east and crosses through a… Read More »Camino de Santiago Pilgrim Portraits: April 7, 2023
From Nigras to Vigo, our destination for the day, we walked mostly paved roads. The Camino route zig-zagged up the coastal hill roads, and only… Read More »Camino de Santiago Pilgrim Portraits: April 8, 2023
Luis and I left the albergue early this Easter Sunday morning, and met up with Nearess and Carolen by mid-morning. We reached Redondela as their… Read More »Camino de Santiago Pilgrim Portraits: April 9, 2023
The four of us: Luis, Nearess, Carolen, and I shared a four bunk cubicle the previous night at the recently updated Hostel Albergue O Meson… Read More »Camino de Santiago Pilgrim Portraits: April 10, 2023
Anticipation was building. We were just two days now from Santiago and the number of pilgrims with us was increasing. The merge of the coastal… Read More »Camino de Santiago Pilgrim Portraits: April 11, 2023
We were all excited to be so close to Santiago, but were also aware that our time together was coming to an end. For the… Read More »Camino de Santiago Pilgrim Portraits: April 12, 2023