El Camino – Day 30

Villafranca del Bierzo - La Faba 23 kms (total: 648 kms). 5 hours and 20 minutes (+ 50 minutes of breakfast and photo breaks). 12 - 28°C., sunny all day. Favorites: walking on my own since Tatiana and Marlón walk much faster than me; the end of today's walk, in the forest; finding a lovely [...]

El Camino – Day 29

Ponferrada - Villafranca del Bierzo 24 kms (total: 625 kms). 5 hours and 27 minutes (+ 1h10 of breakfast and photo breaks). 8 - 25°C., foggy up until a bit before noon and very sunny and warm afterwards. Favorites: celebrating 4 weeks walking and 8 days left to Santiago, today; spend all morning in the [...]

El Camino – Day 28

Foncebadón - Ponferrada  26 kms (total: 601 kms). 6 hours and 10 minutes (+ 1h15 of breakfast and photo breaks). 7 - 23°C., foggy when we left and very sunny after crossing the mountain range. Favorites: start walking in the fog; leave behind us our "sins," or everything that was weighing our souls, after throwing [...]

El Camino – Day 27

Astorga - Foncebadón 26 kms (total: 575 kms). 6 hours and 5 minutes (+ 1h05 of breakfast and photo breaks). 9 - 22°C., sunny in the morning with a light breeze, overcast with stronger winds in the afternoon. Favorites: feeling much better with my backpack after following the León massagista's advice on how to carry [...]

El Camino – Day 26

San Martín del Camino - Astorga 23 kms (total: 549 kms). 5 hours and 25 minutes (+ 1h15 of breakfast and photo breaks). 9 - 25 °C., sunny all day. Favorites: another day of feeling good walking under the sun, away from traffic; having much of regional specialities with new friends and enjoying local festivities [...]