Astorga to Rabanal After the 'high' of yesterday's walk from sunrise to sunset, my body aches and I feel physically and emotionally drained. I cannot sleep because of the snoring in a nearby bunk and as I lie awake, I feel the sensation of two or three tears gliding down my cheeks into my ears. At 3.30 this morning, and after walking for four weeks, I do not think I can walk another step and I am exhausted. I have reached my low point on my journey. This Camino f...

Villar de Mazarife to Astorga Today starts my fifth week of walking the Camino and I feel in good shape both physically and mentally. I hope to be arriving in Santiago in a couple of weeks time and in the meantime, am treating each day as a new adventure. Most people who walk the Camino Frances take between five to six weeks. Some pilgrims of faith prefer to walk for 33 days as this represents a day for each year that Christ was alive on earth. For me, the old cl...