Camino Day 9: Monesterio to Fuente de Cantos

Last night was a little bizarre. We stayed in an albergue (as usual) but were alone in a dorm room that could house 18 pilgrims! Apparently, no one else showed up and it just worked out that way - but, we did catch Mikey sniffing himself a few times just to make sure. After such …

Cadiz: Day 2

We woke up to a very overcast morning. While not yet raining, it seemed that almost every local was carrying an umbrella - finally, a test to see who actually lives here! This looked like a nice plaza on which to have a quiet morning coffee. What you don’t see, however, are the self-styled ”Los …

Coda: A Trip to Lisboa

Packing took a little longer than expected, so Mikey literally had to run through the train station in Porto and jumped onboard with 20 seconds to spare! Surprisingly though, the trip was very pleasant and we flew south at speeds in excess of 220kph/135mph - basically as fast as Mikey ran to the train.   …

Rest Day 2: Santander 

OK, so where do we start? Yesterday was a shorter day in that Mikey hiked a less arduous distance,  but took a ferry, checked into his hotel, and met up with the remaining Irish pilgrim from his group for a small bite. Ergo, it was busy!   Well, it started raining in the early evening, …