by Maggii | Sep 27, 2019 | Camino Frances
Camponaraya where we stayed last night was far larger than I expected. Heading out in the early morning light was easy with the abundance of street lighting. We passed Vinas Bierzo advertising wine tasting tours for pilgrims at €1.50. -I think at 7:30 we may have been...
by Maggii | Sep 26, 2019 | Camino Frances
We left Riego de Ambros in the dark with one head lamp between the two of us. It may not have been our wisest move. As soon as we left the town centre we were diverted onto a steep shale covered decline that really was only suitable for mountain goats, especially in...
by Maggii | Sep 24, 2019 | Camino Frances
This morning was our coldest morning but it was so worth it for the incredible sunrise. The most brilliant we have seen. We arrived to Foncebadon through hills of wildflowers. We walked into a cloud covered mountain at the Cruz de Ferro – the Iron Cross. We...
by Maggii | Sep 24, 2019 | Camino Frances
An hour after leaving Astorga we had another brilliant sunrise. The best part of needing to look behind to see the sunrise is that when the sun does rise it is at our back. Maybe the sunrise was the reason this staff was left on a way marker. Propped there so the...
by Maggii | Sep 22, 2019 | Camino Frances
Today we only had the 4 K to Hospital de Orbigo that we didn’t do yesterday and then 16 K to Astorga. There was no rush to get going but by habit we were still out of the door by 7. The morning was very dark and with just the light from our head lamp we could see that...