I was freaked out by the number of pilgrims on the coastal route, so I got out early that morning, walking back to the coast… Read More »Camino de Santiago Pilgrim Portraits: April 3, 2023

Luis Luis and I had crossed paths for the past two days, stayed at the same albergues, shared a room, and walked at about the… Read More »Camino de Santiago Pilgrim Portraits: April 4, 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