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Camino ’24: Day 10
As we started out this morning, I said to Laura: “Today is our 10th day on the Camino”. “What? Has it been already that long?” She replied. I guess it’s something every pilgrim has felt during his/her the first time on the Camino. It hits you when you look back for the first time after…
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Camino ’24: Day 9
Warm day today, which started with rain and ended up with a blazing Sun and more than 30 degrees Celsius. The afternoon reminded me of the dreadful mesetas on the Camino Francés, which is funny, as we are exactly “above” (to the North of) Carrion de Los Condes. That town is right in the middle…
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Camino ’24: Day 8
Today went better than expected. Yesterday we were worried about how much we could walk, as we barely made it halfway through our intended stage. The plan for today was to either get a complete day off, to let Laura’s knee heal some more, or start to walk and see where we end up. In…
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Camino ’24: Day 7
Our bodies talked to us today: we had to listen, and listen carefully. Laura’s knees are still troubling her, with no promising signs that they would get better as we walked. That is why we decided to stop earlier than planned, as we didn’t want to risk further injuries. From the looks of it, her…
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Camino ’24: Day 6
Today we made our own way. Our guide suggested to take a more scenic path, but we were tired and decided to cut directly to our destination. In the morning we started well from Santa Cruz de Bezana and followed the yellow arrows without too much trouble. The first major decision of the day was…