Pilgrimages to Santiago de Compostela in Spain
You, dear reader, must believe us when we tell you how hard we tried to stay up and go out late on a Saturday night in such a fun college town. Alas, it was not to be. However, even after sleeping close to 9 hours, we had little competition from other tourists in viewing the …
Now we've been locked out of albergues in the past and have had to get someone to let us in after lights out, but this morning we were locked inside the hotel. After such a tiresome and rough day of walking on asphalt, Mikey decided not to set an alarm and we didn't leave the …
Just a few observations before we get started: 1) La Isla isn't an island. 2) Mikey almost skipped the walk today. 3) Rain blows - especially when it's blowing. 4) Considering said rain, we don't have a lot of pictures of today. Remember how we opened the windows last night to hear the rain? …
Mikey slept like a rock - like a rock that didn't wake to any of his 4 vibrating alarms! He was still the first up and out the door - well, except for the older lady in her underwear whom he walked in on while attempting to brush his teeth. Not sure who was more …
Today was definitely hard leaving Santander. After hitting snooze way too many times and crawling back under the covers, Mikey put it best by likening getting up with skydiving. I mean, why would you jump out of a perfectly good plane?! Well, the first step is the hardest. Early on, we crossed a bridge that …
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Mikey on The Way 