After cleaning ourselves up we strolled outside to a bar for drinks. Stephanie and I asked for gin and tonics and were amazed when the waitress brought all the glasses out and the entire bottle of gin! They are certainly generous in their portions as she filled half the glass and there was only one …
Author: redpathatease
Down from the mountains
The usual suspects gathered as we headed out early this morning having our longest day yet in front of us, 30 km (19 miles) into the city of Lugo. We had our last day in the mountains and we're now heading into lower, more rolling hill terrain. Longer mileage but easier terrain than we've had. …
10 Km to coffee
We took our time getting up for breakfast and made sure to have our protein drink to power us for the day. We didn't have it yesterday and I lagged a bit at the end of the day. We set off from Fonsagrada with no coffee, which seems to be becoming the norm. Mandy said …
One week and walking
No small accomplishment considering the usual state of my ankles and feet. With braces on ankles and knees and an Aleve now and again, I'm continuing on. Some longer walks, some blissfully shorter ones now and again. The best part for me is meeting the people, hikers and locals. The hikers make it such an …
It’s all downhill
We were all up by 7, dressed and having a bit of breakfast, enjoying that we could make coffee, especially since I'd had none the day before.... That huge hike day not even caffeine powered! Chris came into the kitchen and we all broke out into a round of happy birthday, as we had learned …
The split decision
The albergue turned out to be exactly what I imagined for a Camino. The dormitory space had 24 of us in bunk beds, with boots and poles kept at the door. A number of us met at the bar for drinks before the communal dinner. The host was gracious to make special food for the …
There are no eggs!
Since we knew we were going to have a relatively short day we decided to meet at 8 for breakfast at the restaurant connected with the albergue. We had checked out the menu the night before and were excited to find most items had eggs included. So imagine our disappointment when we tried to order …
Nothing but blue skies…. And mud
After a somewhat restless sleep we arose to a breakfast of goodies we purchased the evening before at the local grocery. Can't remember when I had such a good time going through a supermarket looking for good stuff that was packable and would sustain us. We lucked out that even on an early Sunday morning …
Slugs and snails and puppy dog tails
The morning began much more auspiciously than the evening before. Everyone woke gently and quietly, with the early risers taking their gear into the outer room to pack up without disturbing anyone else. Mandy decided we needed a more substantial breakfast so I wouldn't "fizzle out" as I felt I did by the end of …
The Dictator
So there we were, 9 pilgrims settling into the albergue at San Juan de Villapanada. No host in sight, but everyone knew the basic ways of the albergues, so no worries. I was pleased to find they had chilled bottles of wine in the fridge for a small donation. We uncorked one and began sharing. …
Redpath At Ease 