Share: Bars/Restaurants, Food, Madrid La Concha – So Typical, Yet Also Very Special February 13, 2021 grousedoctor After any Camino, I like to spend a few extra days in Spain decompressing and processing my walk. Two nights in Santiago is a minimum to enjoy...
Share: Animals, Camino Portugés We All Walk The Camino At Our Own Pace February 12, 2021 grousedoctor On our way out of Vila do Conde, we ran across this fellow traveler on the road to the Caminho Central. He was a strong reminder that the Camino...
Share: Alto del Perdón, Art, Camino Francés, Pamplona Iconic Locations: Alto del Perdón February 10, 2021 grousedoctor Leaving SJPP, it’s a three day walk to Pamplona. What an exciting city! In addition to Hemingway’s ghost, the character of the city beckons one...
Share: Camino Francés, Cities, Ponferrada Strolling the Medieval Streets of Ponferrada February 8, 2021 grousedoctor The variety in Spanish towns and cities is amazing! I arrived in Ponferrada this afternoon after a 15 mile hike across the mountains. After...
Share: Finisterre, Galicia Finisterre- The End Of The World! February 6, 2021 grousedoctor After a rainy four day walk out from Santiago, we arrived at the end of the world! What a joy to arrive at Finisterre! Our Easter Camino along...
Share: Art, Camino Francés, Carrión de Los Condes Characters Along The Way – My Afternoon With Freddy February 5, 2021 grousedoctor I was sitting having a sandwich in café/bar Espagña in Carrión de Los Condes when I met Freddy. He is an American physician who has lived in...
Share: Camino Portugés, Countryside Portugues Cobbles! February 3, 2021 grousedoctor The hardest thing about walking the Caminho Portugués is not the terrain, but rather what you are walking on. For our five days in Portugal, we...
Share: Art, Camino Francés, Saint James Saint James Walks The Way With You February 1, 2021 grousedoctor In the middle of the peaceful village of Villar de Mazarife is this wonderful modern sculpture of Saint James. In fact, it’s almost impossible to...
Share: Camino Francés, Cruz de Ferro, Foncebadón, Villages Foncebadón-A Step Back in Time January 31, 2021 grousedoctor Everyone has favorite spots along the Camino. Foncebadón was one such place for me. Although many stop short at Rabanal del Camino for the night,...
Share: Cycling, VDLP Cycling the VDLP January 29, 2021 grousedoctor Cycling a Camino isn’t necessarily easier than walking The Way! I left Sevilla on my 1000 km trek to Santiago on a wet, drizzly morning hoping to...