Our final day walking the Camino Del Norte started in rain. We tried to beat the rush by getting an early start, but there was… Read More »Camino del Norte Portraits: April 30, 2024

Here’s an update on suitcase guy. He is indeed pushing and or pulling a stack of suitcases 100 km to Santiago. Apparently he did the… Read More »Camino del Norte Portraits: April 29, 2024

The rains have gone. Today we walked to  Sobrado Dos Monxes and stopped for a well deserved Coca Cola Zero at a bar in town.… Read More »Camino del Norte Portraits: April 28, 2024

Rain rain… Yes we have walked in rain and cold the past two days, but I hear you have the same in Canada. I won’t… Read More »Camino del Norte Portraits: April 27, 2024

Today’s destination, Vilalba, is holding a music festival for the weekend so all accommodations are booked solid, except for the one public albergue. Public albergues… Read More »Camino del Norte Portraits: April 26, 2024

This morning our albergue served a typical small breakfast consisting of one piece of bread, peach jam, coffee or tea, and a plain yogurt. It… Read More »Camino del Norte Portraits: April 25, 2024

This morning we were treated to the best albergue breakfast of the Camino. A friendly motherly woman greeted me in the morning with one long… Read More »Camino del Norte Portraits: April 24, 2024

Today the winds subsided. For the past two days the sun shone, but a north wind continued to blow cold on the coast. Mercedes, from… Read More »Camino del Norte Portraits: April 23, 2024

Today was a windy walk through an area rich with summer houses and pastures. In Navia we stopped at to purchase new SIM cards for… Read More »Camino del Norte Portraits: April 22, 2024

Okay, 235 km to go and we have walked through three regions: Basque, Cantabria, and Asturias. We are two days from Galicia but I must… Read More »Camino del Norte Portraits: April 21, 2024