Blogs from Galicia, Spain, Europe - page 71

Tally ho chaps!!! Back on board. Thank god.... read more

Ok I know I haven't written in this in a while but some un-camino stuff has happened lately and I've had a bit of writers block. But I'm going to try to keep telling the story... Today we walked through a long expanse of pine forest that reminded me of the drive from my dad's house in Queensland to the sunshine coast. Lou and I walked with an American lady called Tish who had some cool stories to tell. We heard through the Camino grapevine that there was a nice albergue up ahead that provided meals and accomodation by donativo like the last couple of places. So we kept walking and eventually stumbled upon 'The house of snails.' Our host's name was Anya, a Spanish lady who was maybe in her 60s and rented her home ... read more

We left Granon reluctantly, although singing. I had made friends with a couple of cool American girls called Kristy and Moira who had decided to sing as well. 'I've got a loveley bunch of coconuts' seemed to be a popular song choice, of course initiated by Kellie and I. I had also written a beautiful tune called 'buen camino, peregrinos.' Those were conveniently the lyrics as well as the title. Later in the camino this became quite a hit. Now the days around this time are a little bit blurry so if someone who did the walk with me can correct me on any of the details please let me know. But as I remember, today was the day that Frederick and I got caught in a hailstorm. We were walking with the others then the ... read more

Kellie, Ezra and I set off with the Danish boys and Louise. It was great having the 6 of us together, it eased the tension that was sometimes apparent when just Kellie, Ezra and I walked together. Louise had a guide book saying that there was a refuge that was reputed to be the best on the camino, so we headed there. After lunch Kellie and Ezra were ready for their daily siesta and in no mood to keep moving so the four of us agreed to meet them there. Louise and I had become really close by this stage. Often we’d walk along and talk together about life, love, sex, the camino, religion, anything and everything. She’s a really cool girl. Today we were walking along and talking about the Danish boys, which were quite ... read more