Day 6 of our pilgrimage and we are heading to Rua a 21 km walk. Temperature cool. Expected high 16 degrees with .... Sssh don't say it. We bumped into most of our travelling friends today apart from Nerelle and Ian. Even Teri frm America and Gloria who was a wee bit behind. U get the feeling they are long lost friends. My legs ached a wee bit and Steve has some trophy blisters on his tooties - not nice :(. As the guide book advised we would be ascending and when ...

Well it wouldn't be proper to walk the Camino through a part of Spain noted for its green forested path-ways, lush pasture, and high average rainfall without experiencing a modicum of precipitation. Well rest assured dear reader today was our day, it precipitated from the moment we set foot outside our 'pousada'. It would be fair to say in fact p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-persisted in p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-precipitating down for the vast majority of our walking today wh...

19kms but today we will journey further as we are backtracking a 1/2 km to a 4km (round trip) detour to discover Vilar de Donas established in the 12th century and an ancient seat of the knights of Santiago. The custodian of Vilar de Donas aged 83 was very knowledgable and passionate who spoke little English. Fortunately an Italian couple arrived at the same time and they spoke a bit more more English than he did; a bit. This area....word has it is the mythical...

21 km walk today forecast rain late morning gradient steep at times in places a mix of dirt,gravel,stoney and tarmac. Leaving Portamarin was a tad sad as it was so beautiful we felt like royalty. It boasted a pretty plaza with the Church of San Juan at its centre, window planter boxes and cafe con leche, meeting up with new friends. It was also interesting to note that Potomarin is a new town; as the original town is now under water as a result of the river bei...

Just a short blog today as all we did was walk. Met Wayne from Cornwall and Adrian from China who is studying mechanical engineering in France and of course Norell and Ian (again as they swept past us) Sighted a super huge slug which looked like a snail without its shell about 5-6cm. Then surprise, surprise, out in the middle of 'rural nowhere' amongst the cows, sheep, horses, and donkeys; an emu!! Yep, not your every day household pet. There are a lot of dogs ...