Our 42 day journey ended in Santiago de Compostela on October 25, 2024, at the magnificent, beautiful cathedral there. The last 6 days of walking from Sarria to Santiago were very busy with pilgrims – the number of people walking quadrupled, if not more. This is because one earns a

Our dear friends from Hood River, Eileen and Brian, joined us for 4 days of walking, starting in Ponferrada. They were troopers, maintaining fun and upbeat attitudes through rainstorms and lots of climbing and descending. We loved their company and are grateful that they walked with us in between their

Our nephew Jordan joined us through the end of the flat, arid Meseta, over the Cantabrian mountains and into the fertile El Bierzo valley to Ponferrada. Jordan is on a 3 week vacation from work in Seattle Washington and we were delighted he wanted to spend 6 nights with us!

Albergue Orion in Castrojeriz (day 18) is one of our favorite stops so far. It is run by a kind, welcoming proprietor, Daniel Perez, and his equally lovely employee, Mussafah, from Morocco. We were served a Korean Bulgogi bowl for dinner (very unusual in the Spanish countryside) and our clean,

One of the delights of a walking across Spain is the variety of experiences available to the pilgrim. One night we can be staying at a rustic hostel with a simple pilgrim’s dinner in the Spanish countryside and a few nights later enjoying wine and tapas in front of an

Steven’s sister Nancy, and her two close friends, Rob and Jamie, all from San Diego, joined in Pamplona, to walk for 6 days with us. Today was our first day of walking, covering 15 miles and 1500 feet in elevation gain. Terese and Andrew from Brisbane Australia, joined us for