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Mercure Toulouse, 26 August 2025
Today was spent wandering around Toulouse visiting the usual tourist sites. We started the day with a tour of the market and as usual the...
jdm496
Aug 27, 20251 min read
Mercure Toulouse, 25 August 2025
Last night we were able to catch up on the sleep that we missed on the flight over from Australia. The day commenced with a large...
jdm496
Aug 26, 20251 min read
Scandic Grand Hotel, Helsinki, 24 August 2025
Our next adventure has finally commenced. Yesterday we left Melbourne at 10:30am for a 10 hour flight to Hong Kong. After approximately a...
jdm496
Aug 24, 20251 min read


Hostal Pico Sacro, Santiago de Compostela, 2 June 2025
Today we slept in, wandered around Santiago and caught up with friends. We visited the Cathedral and many of the souvenir shops. While...
jdm496
Jun 3, 20251 min read


Hostal Pico Sacro, Santiago de Compostela, O Pedrouzo to Santiago, 19.4 Km, 1 June 2025
The day started with the alarm clock (Phil) sleeping in. Notwithstanding we were on the road just after 7:00. Breakfast was at the second...
jdm496
Jun 2, 20251 min read


Pension O Pedrouzo, O Pedrouzo, Azura to O Pedrouzo, 19.3 Km, 31May 2025
I’m not sure what to say about today. We we in mist or cloud for the whole 19.3 kilometres. Parts of the walk were nice (the bits without...
jdm496
Jun 1, 20251 min read


Hostel Carballeira, Arzua, Melide to Arzua, 14.1 Km, 30 May 2025
Today Phil slept in and it was after 7:00 when we arose. This was not an issue as today was the shortest day of walking on this Camino....
jdm496
May 31, 20251 min read


Hotel Xaneiro Melide, Ponte Ferreira to Melide, 19 Km 29 May 2025
As today was to be a shorter day we unsuccessfully tried to sleep in. Unfortunately not everyone in the room for 14 had the same idea....
jdm496
May 30, 20251 min read


Albergue Ponte Ferreira, Lugo to Ponte Ferreira, 27.5 Km, 28 May 2025
Being very organised, Phil had me out of bed, packed and heading out of Lugo before 7:00am. As today’s forecast was for hot weather the...
jdm496
May 29, 20251 min read


San Froilan 40, Lugo, 27 May 2025
Yesterday afternoon was spent catching up on some much needed washing. Today after a sleep in we walked tha walls around Lugo. They were...
jdm496
May 28, 20251 min read


San Froilan 40, Lugo, O Cadavo to Lugo, 29.5 Km, 26 May 2025
As it was to be a longer walk today everyone at the Albergue was up at 6:00, breakfasted and on the road well before 7:00. As usual the...
jdm496
May 27, 20251 min read


Albergue San Mateo, O Cadavo, A Fonsagrada to O Cadavo, 24.3 Km, 25 May 2025
Today started around 6:00am when the girls above Phil and I decided that it was time to get up, waking everyone else in the room as a...
jdm496
May 26, 20251 min read


Albergue Pension Cantabrico, A Fonsagrada, Grandas to A Fonsagrada, 25.2 Km, 24 May 2025
Yesterday afternoon we visited an excellent muesum in Grandas. It was a massive collection of over 20,00 items from the past. It was well...
jdm496
May 25, 20252 min read


Albergue Casa Sanchez, Grandas de Salime. Berducedo to Grandas, 20.7 Km, 23 May 2025
The day started with a small uphill from Berducedo before a nice gentle down hill into La Mesa where we obtained breakfast at the...
jdm496
May 24, 20251 min read


Albergue Camino Primitivo, Berducedo, Colinas de Arriba to Berducedo, 21.5 Km 23 May 2025
After a disappointing breakfast at our Albergue we were on the road at 7:20am. There are 2 routes to Berducedo, the low route via Pola de...
jdm496
May 23, 20251 min read


Albergue Los Hostipales, Colinas de Arriba, Tineo to Colinas, 21 Km, 21 May 2025
Today started with a very organised breakfast at our Albergue, coffee, orange juice and a bocodillo (bread roll with something inside)...
jdm496
May 22, 20252 min read


Hotel Palicio de Merás, Tineo, Salas to Tineo 19.8 Km, 20 May 2025
After a interrupted nights sleep due to a some late Spanish arrivals and a couple of snorers we were breakfasted and on the road just...
jdm496
May 21, 20251 min read


Albergue Valle Del Nonaya, Salas, Grado to Salas, 22.1Km, 19 May 2025
Last night our Municipal Albergue at Grado was full. Sixteen pilgrims in 8 bunks plus 2 overflow pilgrims (one injured) sleeping on...
jdm496
May 20, 20252 min read


Municipal Albergue, Grado, Oviedo to Grado 25.2 Km, 18 May 2025
This morning we were up at 6:30am, breakfasted and at the Oviedo Cathedral at 7:00 looking for the way out of town. Eventually we found...
jdm496
May 19, 20251 min read


Hotel Astures, Oviedo, 17 May 2025
As today was a rest day in Oviedo and we did not get out of bed until 8:30. The morning was spent doing some very much needed washing,...
jdm496
May 18, 20251 min read
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