Galicia, And only 130km to Go on Heather’s Camino

Was working my fingers to the bone yesterday, but I finally managed to break away for a few photos and a bit of bouldering at Head End Quarry, as I build up an archive of climbing ropework video clips. It’s harder to get good vid of that than I imagined. Not really a one man show! Meanwhile Heather is definitely seeing the hills again and I think Galicia has rung her bells good and proper! Beautiful, Beautiful Galicia. Hola Todos, I realise I haven´t got anything funny to write about! Sorry! Yesterday I passed over into the last province, Galicia. Here there is a different language (brilliant, just when I´m getting to grips with Spanish) and beautiful mountains, completely different to any in Britain as they all seem to have vegetation. I have taken so many...

Is That Camino de Santiago with Two Breakfasts?

Is That Camino de Santiago with Two Breakfasts?

I haven’t quite worked out where the 2 breakfasts of Heather’s title fit in but I’m sure they’re bound to appear tomorrow.  She’s obviously got carried away with the writer thing!!  Go to it. Hallo Everyone! The gentle art of two breakfasts. Hope you are all enjoying a great Summer.  Me?  Never been so stress-free in all my life.  Magic!  I hope you´re all considering doing this. Anyway, firstly, tomorrow soon after sunrise (don´t worry, it doesn´t happen very early) I will be at the Cruz de Ferro (Iron Cross) which is near the highest point of the whole walk and where pilgrims are meant to place stones which they have brought all the way from home.  I didn´t find out about this till yesterday but I found a stone that I thought Brent...

Catching up With Heather on the Camino

Catching up With Heather on the Camino

It’s been a few days since I’ve been able to get to the computer – been down at my Dad’s after dropping the kids off at Stanstead airport with their mum, for their holiday in Germany, with our old friends Roland and Renzi. Heather’s adventures have continued apace! I’m going to have to pack a couple of emails into one bumper post today; something for you to get your teeth into.  We’ve even got the very select set of photos that DON’T make Heather look like a granny. I’ll let Heather pick up the story: I´ve got pics downloaded onto a memory stick.  Good stuff!   I´m not going to even try and download Picasa on a coin-in-the-slot pc and I´m not on Facebook but I promise I´ll do it when I get home.  Now you know...

Camino: The Empty Quarter!

More worries about feet and then sudden relief.  Drifting unprepared through the bit with no bars – and the Heat! Feet So, as I said, I crawled into Bercianos, one of these villages that goes on for a mile and the albergue´s at the other end.  The heat was blistering, someone said 40 degrees. The hospitaleros tell you what to buy from the one shop at this albergue and they cook a gigantic meal.  It was a fine meal and crowded albergue – people sleeping everywhere.  I did avoid the sing-song with guitars but couldn´t avoid the blessing under the setting sun.  The setting sun was really something as you could see for ever.  On my little card I received it said ´conocerte, superar, acceptar´ (sorry, Yoana, the spelling and grammar might be wrong.) ...

Misery on the Camino de Santiago

It’s only a short post from Heather today as she’s been suffering a bit today. Pride cometh before a fall Part 2 and the bra again…. Hola chicos! Oh. sorry, Roanne´ll kill me for mentioning this, but mi sujetador especial from Spain – well, I´ve left it in Bercianos.  So it´s back to finding a lingerie shop in Leon tomorrow……. Anyway, there am I feeling all strong and fit and young – you know – just like last time.  I left the albergue at Terradillos, walked 10 cm and ouch!!  Double ouch!!  Little toe of left foot AND middle toe of right foot.  Left – blister plus crack between toes.  Right, my old corn.  None of my toenails look anything like toenails but there again, they haven´t for years. I have not been...