Camino de Santiago on (Thin) Welsh Legs

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Aug 24, 2019

Fisterra, Spain

Day 33: Fisterra (Santiago to Fisterra) Dear lord, waking up after at a leisurely 8am but with a stupendous hangover was a sort of oxymoron that I am not accustomed to of late. Having played pool and camped in a bar with everyone for several hours and by some sort of a miracle traced my way back to the albergue I was ready to never walk …

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Aug 24, 2019

Fisterra, Spain

Day 33: Fisterra (Santiago to Fisterra) Dear lord, waking up after at a leisurely 8am but with a stupendous hangover was a sort of oxymoron that I am not accustomed to of late. Having played …

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Aug 23, 2019

Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Day 32: Santiago de Compostela (Santa Irene to Santiago) It's only happened! He's only gone and done it! After a solo slog of 23km, I arrived in Santiago absolutely bouncing - I was quite li…

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John Bills Matthew. It was difficult at times but well worth the effort and pain to achieve the end result. We are all very proud of you for completing this very cuelling walk. Well done Dad x

Aug 23, 2019

Amy Well done Matthew! Never a quitter. You can finally tick it off your bucket list! Xx

Aug 23, 2019

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Aug 22, 2019

Astrar, Spain

Day 31: Penultimate Day! (Melide to Santa Irene) I cannot believe that today is the last but one day of the Camino Frances! 29 days ago seems a life time away but at the same time it seems to…

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Aug 21, 2019

A Coruña, Spain

Day 30: Festivals and Melide (Ligonde to Melide) There isn't much more that's new to say about the walks, my dears. They're long, when you're not next to a road they're beautiful and they see…

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Aug 20, 2019

Ligonde, Spain

Day 29: A River of Bodies (Ferreiros to Ligonde) Compared to yesterday, the Camino was a calm and temperate stream of bodies, today it is a seething, frothing mass ofshiny new rucksacks and g…

Amy Well done Matthew! Never a quitter. You can finally tick it off your bucket list! Xx

Aug 23, 2019 re: Day 32: Santiago de Compostela (Santa Irene to Santiago)

John Bills Matthew. It was difficult at times but well worth the effort and pain to achieve the end result. We are all very proud of you for completing this very cuelling walk. Well done Dad x

Aug 23, 2019 re: Day 32: Santiago de Compostela (Santa Irene to Santiago)

Amy Ha!

Aug 18, 2019 re: Day 26: Putting O Cebreiro in Our Back Pockets (Trabadelo to O Cebreiro)

Alison Hi Matthew. I'm enjoying your blog

Aug 13, 2019 re: Day 17: Halfway Babaaaaay! (Carrión de los Condes to Moratinos)

Amy Miss you too twinny!

Aug 12, 2019 re: Day 19: I Can Smell Leon! (El Burgo Ranero to Mansilla de los Mulas)

Sian I love these blogs, they are so funny

Aug 4, 2019 re: Day 12: Bloody Sore (Tosantos to Atapuerca)

Amy Who knew how handy that little stone would be :)

Aug 3, 2019 re: Day 10: Thunderstorms and Cathedrals (Najera to Santo Domingo

Daddy What a laugh.................

Aug 2, 2019 re: Day 9: Zimbabwe and Tortillas

Amy :o can’t believe you actually sewed up the blister!!!

Jul 31, 2019 re: Day 7: Hot Weather and Gravel Paths

Grandma 30km is a mere nothing to you now Matthew with all your lovely friends and keep that rude chap at the back to spur you on away from him. I hope your blister is much better now and I am so glad that you are enjoying it more now. Have you met some nice people? Tell me all. Love Gram x

Jul 31, 2019 re: Day 8: The Magic Pool (Los Arcos to Logrono)

Amy How are you even my twin if you set off without snacks! Sounds bloody hard work! Hope tomorrow is better

Jul 26, 2019 re: Day 3: The Start at Last! St Jean to Espinal

Sian Going to love this blog

Jul 25, 2019 re: Day 2: Meander to St Jean Pied de Port

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