Camino 2025 Day 8
Today started out near the top of the mountain. I was up early and nothing was open so I put on my headlamp and started walking. I only had to walk a few km’s to get to O’Cebrero to get some coffe and breakfast. The…
Camino 2025 Day 7
Today was a difficult day. The climb up to O’Cebrero is hard. The challenging part is that you walk 20 some kilometers before you start the 6 km climb. It is steep and constant. I am always happy that I can do hard…
Camino 2025 Day 6
Today I walked just shy of 16 miles in about 5 hours. There were plenty of ups and downs but no mountains to climb today. Tomorrow that changes as I climb up O’Cebrero which is the last 6km of my day. The albergue Alea…
Camino 2025 Day 5
Last night was very interesting. The albergue is donativo and very small. There were 16 pilgrims in a very small room. Of course as it always is someone would get up to use the restroom in the middle of the night, not…
Camino 2025 Day 4
Today was a day of climbing. Gradual at first until the last 5 miles when it was all up. I am staying at the donativo albergue called Dominus Dei. It is the most primitive that I have stayed in, in a very long time. Not…
Camino 2025 Day 3
Today I walked to Astorga. After just 3.5 km I rejoined the regular Camino. It was nice to see a few more pilgrims today. The Camino is still very empty. I am staying at the Franciscan Parochial albergue and so far am…