May 2026

Leaving Cacabelos over a high stone bridge we headed up the hill through lush farm land. It’s like a fruit bowl, there’s peach and plum,… Read More »Stage 30 – Cacabelos to Trabadelo 18km / 170km

Today was a delight. We awoke to glistening frosted rooftops and minus two degrees. Hugs and gracias’ all round with our host after a couple… Read More »Stage 28 – Molinaseca 19km / 212km

I confess I can scarcely recall yesterday, but I’ll give it a crack. We’ve had a lay day in the mountain town of Foncebaden and… Read More »Stage 27 – Foncebaden 21km / 232km

After a couple of stiff coffees and a debrief on global politics from Michael our albergue host, we head out into a crisp, blue-sky morning… Read More »Stage 26 – Murias de Rechivaldo 19km / 252km

Rain. We decide that if I do a long haul and skip a stage stop and Di takes an extended mother’s day break (and not… Read More »Stage 25 – Villares de Orbigo 38km / 271km

Trent Dalton’s editor character espouses that any good story can be reduced to three words; boy swallows universe. So for today; cold, wet, dreary, sums… Read More »Stage 24 – Leon 18.6km / 308km

Di takes a mother’s day break and I take the hike to Mansilla de Les Mulas. It’s flat, raining and cold. Pilgrams’ ‘Holas’ seem to… Read More »Stage 23 – Mansilla de Les Mulas 19km / 327km