After a good nights sleep I woke to another morning of horrible rain! Setting off in heavy rain kind of zaps the enthusiasm out of the start of the walk and so the first few hours were a real grind being mainly uphill and into pouring rain! I have started to notice many more people on the Camino as its the last 100km. Today dragged on much like yesterday and the heavy rain came after our break. For the first time on the Camino I was completely drenched - pants...

So the second night staying in Xunta (Galician) Albergues and we are anything but impressed! Cold water, no blankets and freezing cold buildings. Unfortunately I don't have a sleeping bag so I spent the night shivering! Waking up this morning the weather was terrible again and rain was falling quiet heavily. The Camino is just not enjoyable for me when its cold, wet and bleak - luckily the scenery is wonderful :) So we walked all morning in the rain and by t...

Day 27 Last night was interesting a large room with 50 bunk beds, cold showers, a kitchen with no utensils and below 0 temperatures! After a somewhat sleepless night myself and Darcy took off at about 8:30am! The Mist was intense and visibility was at about 10m which made the climb to the highest point quiet difficult! Luckily at the highest point there was a perfectly positioned cafe so we stopped to fuel up. As we approach the last 100km we are expecting t...

Last night the Manager of the bizarre Albergue where I was staying kindly gave me a sleeping bag to keep warm. It's funny everybody complained about Albergue and Manager but he was so kind to me even bringing me out bread to have with my sardines and peas whilst all other high paying guests were inside having their 3 course meal. If you always approach people and situations positively and expect the best that is likely to be what you receive! The more I travel t...

After 5 whole days rest I was ready to get walking again today! Although it was very nice having a cosy flat, tv, kitchen etc I did find myself becoming very comfortable and constantly feeling lazy. I headed off at about 8:00am and made my way back onto the trek! Today's destination was Villafranca at about 23.5km - the perfect distance to check out how my shins would hold up. I wasn't on the Camino 5 minutes before I ran into two lovely old ladies I had staye...