7/5 Saturday Berducedo to Grandas De Salime 20km As is often the case I'm the last to leave our Albergue after breakfast. Camino climbs steadily away out of the village. The Sun is already shining brightly with hardly a cloud in the sky there is still and cool so not too bad for walking at this hour. I think it may be quite hot later. Walking alone first thing this morning was so peaceful. No wind no vehicles just the birds, crickets and the bees and the occasi...

6/5 Friday Samblismo to Berducedo 24kmBreakfast was scheduled for 7am as everyone leaving here has a long day ahead. Heike and I planned to walk together and we're off into the misty morning before 8am. Immediately out of Samblismo the steady climb of 1500ft ran for 7km with the mist restricting any possible views as we gained height. This section of the Camino is called the Hospitales as there are the ruins of three refuges for pilgrims along the way. The firs...

Slept well but as usual somebody felt the need for an early start so most of the dormitory was up by 7am. Heike made porridge which made a change then we were out to the cafe for coffee and on the road by 8am. Overcast but quiet paths mostly rising through woodland. We gained 300m of height and then lost most of it again before Monte El Cierru. Shortly, the sun was breaking through and we were road walking to Campiello around lunch time with 9km done. We stoppe...

4/5 Wednesday La Espina to Tineo 11km Last night was a lovely communal meal, including fresh pasta and chatting to a guy from Latvia, now living in London. This morning, as usual, I was last away for my easy stroll to Tineo. Overall there was little height gain along the way - Nepali Flat again. A few speedy pilgrims passed me, all aiming to cover the circa 30km to the start of the mountain section. The sun didn’t break through properly unto noon and the air...

3/5 Tuesday Cornellena to La Espina 20kmAs planned, last night Heike, Steffie and I headed out to the bar to eat.Mike, from the USA, and Oscar, from Dublin, joined us. Heike and I shared a plate of fried chipirones (baby squid). Everyone else ordered cachopo which came as an enormous portion. I settled for egg, chips and garlic prawns which I rather enjoyed. When we wandered back to the Albergue we had time to chat with the Spanish group- Veronica, Mingo, Lorena...