Over The Last Big Mountain
My walk up to O’Cebreiro marks my last day in the mountains. Tomorrow, I head downhill and then a pretty flat, easy five days into...
Tapas! Tapas! Tapas!
Unfortunately, I didn’t get the name of this tapas bar in Santiago, but it’s on Rua Franca just a block from the cathedral. In fact,...
Pimientos de Padrón
One of my favorites treats with any meal in Spain is a nice place of just fried Pimientos de Padrón. Although a specialty of Galicia, we’ve been...
A Gem On Top Of The World
Although my original plan was to overnight in Villafranca del Bierzo, I arrived there so early in the day that I decided to add on another 10 km...
Galicia: Home to the Hórreos!
Once you enter Galicia, you begin to see amazing wood or stone granaries know as hórreros. These storage structures for grains and food over the...
The Best Tortilla Española
We’ve been fortunate to try the tortilla española all along The Way. One of the treats of walking the Camino Inglés would be the opportunity to...
The Romans Were Here!
Vestiges of an old Roman civilization can be found all across Spain and along the Camino. Part way between Pontedueme and Betanzos, near Miño, on...
Finisterre- The End Of The World!
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...