Blogs from Galicia, Spain, Europe - page 67

Hi to you all, Firstly thank you to all you kind people who have sent me messages and I think that I have only just seen some of the entries. Sharron...I didn´t realise that you were all keeping track of my progress!!! Hope that it all makes sense and that you and Patrick enjoyed your few days together. Andrew, thanks all the toxins have definitely gone. Can you believe that I have actually done this walk?????? I can´t at times! Megan Mc. thanks so much for all your lovely kinds prayers and thoughts. I know that they certainly helped along the way. Janet D. - we are staying at the same pension as Pippa this evening and five other NZers!!! and....yes, I will certainly buy some shoes. It will be a nice change to wear something ... read more

Hi everyone, Computer access again today so that is good. Last night we stayed at an amazing albergue at Ligonde. Ligonde is a little hamlet and where we stayed was a converted cowshed and run by a Christian group. The lovely young women who cooked dinner for us were volunteers and there for two weeks. They went to uni. in the States. There were two men who were in charge. They were lovely and very kind. Downstairs was the dining, kitchen and lovely bathroom with showers and toilets all nicely tiled. Upstairs was very cosy!!!! 10 beds very close together but I was fine - Marian on one side of me and a Japanese lady on the othe side. The men were on the other side of the wall. Janet, I was wondering which bed you ... read more

MOTOTOUR 2007 Day 8: Mundaka to La Carridad Distance: 444 km (of 8,667 km total) Left Mundaka behind in the fog, drove towards los Picos de Europa. Bad weather continuously on our back, but we managed to escape it. Los Picos de Europa is a fantastic mountainous park, amazingly picturesque, like being inside a postcard. The scatterings of small villages: all very alive, with people in them, and neat houses with flowers - a big contrast to France's dying, deserted villages. Winding roads! We didn't manage to drive many km. today. Once back on the coast, the bad weather caught us with a vengeance. We found ourselves in a vicious storm. Despite our good rain clothes, we were getting damp and fighting strong winds. There was poor visibility, road works and traffic diversions, and this presented ... read more

The end has come.... I wish I had something really awe insipring to tell, but the journey has been more than I can sum up in words. I arrived here in Santiago on June 2nd, with my good friend from the camino, Pablo. Hi Pablo! It was incredible, we walked up to the catherdral and I felt so happy to have made it. What a journey, I cannot really describe how it was, but all of you who have been on it know. The hard parts, and the days I thought I might not make it have already started to fade away and all that´s left is the joy and freinds and things I learned. Yesterday I spent part of the day in Santiago de Compostela, and then drove out to Finisterre with Pablo, his ... read more

Hi everyone, Sorry family I have been unable to send individual messages as can´t find my around this gmail. Nevermind, an update to you all. Roncesvalles where we commenced the walk was an amazing place. Lots of alpine type homes and accommodation up there. In the winter they get a lot of snow. The alberque we stayed at was amazing. There was a little statue of Mary and a candle burning when we arrived and they played lovely relaxing music. The Mass in the evening was very special with the priest having an amazing singing voice. He blessed all the pilgrims and sent us on our way. As with all the churches we have seen here it was amazing. We had a lot of rain over night but the morning dawned cool and clear and we ... read more