Monthly Archives: July 2015

22.5 miles, 1247′ elevation           “This mystery seems insoluble for the very reasons that make it soluble: the excessive, outré nature of the circumstances.” E.A.Poe I finished The Club Dumas by Spanish author, Arturo Perez-Reverte last evening. A who dunnit in a classical literary book hunt, dealing with demonology and Alexander Dumas’ writing and life and times.Continue reading “Vilalba-Gabin-As Turbelas-San Xoande de Alba-Ponte de Saa-Penas-Casanovas- Ferreira-Baamonde-Santa Leocadia(taxi met took me to hotel in Parga) Walk Day 31”

15.1 miles, 2,500′ elevation The lovely female driver, Elizabeth, picked me up from the monastery at 8:00 am and drove me back to where I stopped, Abadin, and had left  the rest of the peregrinos yesterday afternoon.  It was major league foggy! Cold! Windy! I found a rare open cafe and had a cafe conContinue reading “Abadin-Martinan-GoirizAs Casonovas-A Casilla-Vilalba    Walk Day 30”

17.6 miles, 2,589′ elevation Walked out of Hospederia del Seminario de Santa Catalina at 7:50 am destined for Abadin, knowing full well a taxi would meet me at the “Town Hall” and bring me back to Mondonedo and the massive, impressive, eerily quiet Santa Catalina Monastery. “Groundhog Day” all over again! Although the day’s walkContinue reading “Mondonedo-Barbeitas-Maariz-San Vicenzo-Lousada-Gontan-Abadin   Walk Day 29”

15.5 miles, 2,389′ elevation Today I left the coast for the duration of the sojourn. That bums me out although it was a good day today. A driver from the tour company picked me up from Hotel EO, in Ribadeo and dropped me off where he picked me up yesterday, in Villamartin.  I left theContinue reading “Villamartin Grande-Gondan- SanXusto- Lourenza-Mondonedo   Walk Day 28”

16 miles, 256′ elevation   The walk was a tad lame today. First of all I woke with a high left ankle sprain, and it really is quite a mystery. Rock hoping yesterday at Cathedal beach I guess, but nothing I remember.   That and I walked only to be brought back to the town; RibadeoContinue reading “Ribadeo-Vilela-Villamartin Pequeno -Grande-Gondan- San Xusto-Lourenza(this was stupid, a taxi took me back to Ribadeo)   Walk Day 27”

swam and ambled up the coastline                                                              

25.5 miles, 238′ elevation The weather is here, wish I was wonderful! Hot, hot, hot day walking. A spectacular entry to Ribadeo…The bay spread out against the horizon in multiple variations of color combinations of blue and green. Water all around, a couple of long bridges, a most welcome sight. One of the best vistasContinue reading “Navia-Ortiguera-El Viaelez-La Caridad-Tapia de Casariego-Cabo Cebes, playa,playa, punta,punta, La Cruz- Ribadeo                     Walk Day 26”

13 miles, 125′ elevation Luarca, like so many of these last coastal towns, lay spread around a harbor, partially man made with three prestine beaches on the outer edge back to back to back. The weather changed and the wind came up and it rained a little yesterday, so no time to check out theContinue reading “Luarca-Otur-Rio Bayatte-Anleo-Polavieja-Navia                    Walk Day 25”

18.5 miles, 1,109′ elevation Up and down little Bahias all day. Anything to get the heck out of Battota-Cudillero. Literally, there was no one there. A note was left to call for the key. The hotel appeared closed and the small cafe underneath on the first floor definitely was. Hotel Casa Fernando- Michelin rating…minus 4Continue reading “Battota-El Ribon-Cadavedo-San Cristobal-Queruas-Luarca                                   Walk Day 24”

21.7 miles, 1,230′ elevation The day began strangely in Cudillero. The matron of the old pension I stayed in prepared a special breakfast for me because I’m a peregrino on the “Camino”. She was a sweet old lady, and I’m talking 90+!  She made her “especial deseuyuo crepes”. But she made me 5 of themContinue reading “Cudillero-Artedo-Soto de Luina-Novellana-Castaneras-Santa Marina-Ballota        Walk Day 23”