While I am in Finisterra to rest some days I am doing a day trip to Muxía that lies north. The bus there goes at 9:45 a.m. and it takes
Anna from Sweden and Solveig from Denmark want to go from Santiago de Compostela to Finisterra, just like I do. We think about renting a car, because it takes three hours by bus and it makes 48 stops. So we…
The night is over very early, because the Italians make such noise at 5 a.m., that everybody wakes up. Katy and I get up at 6 and are on the hike again at 6:20, while the Italians still pack their…
The closer I get to the destination, the less I want to walk. My feet hurt and I walk so slowly now. This way time passes, but not kilometers. At least my watch and my step counter say that.
I start early again. At 6:30 a.m. I start my day in the dark. I am curiously more scared today. I think I hear noises and feel, like I am not alone. Maybe it’s the darkness. The moon is covered…
It’s not going well today. Katy and I meet at 7 a.m. at Sand Andreas church in Portomarín and start our hike. But we walk in different paces. That is why it is stressful for both of us. Katy feels…
By now I got used to get up at 6 a.m. and pack my backpack in the dark. At 6:30 sharp I am on the trail again. I am planning to go to Marcadoiro today, which is about 20 km…
[Advertising: Affiliate Links] I don’t sleep well this night. I wake up often and I don’t know how to get rest. At 6 I get up and tape my feet, like every morning. I will get some water at a…
After a short, cold night in the church, we started the day earlier than yesterday and start at 7. The target place is triacastela which is 26 km (16 mi) away. Since we walked all the way up the hill…
At 7:30 in the morning Sam, Lara, Sandra and I start our day. It will be a hard day. Although the route won’t be so long with 26 km (16 mi) it will be very hilly. We want to walk…
It’s much warmer this morning so I leave my ski underwear in my backpack. At 7 Sandra and I start our hike. I have problems to get in the flow today. My Achilles tendon aching. It takes almost half an…
This morning the others have an untypical big breakfast. Sandra finally gets her muesli with yoghurt, that she was dreaming about for days and the others lunge over fresh bread and nutella. We need this strengthening, because it is cold…
As I wake up this morning I can feel it in my knee: I walked too far yesterday. I have a couple of new blisters and my muscles are sore. But I have no choice. I have to go on.…
Very early, at 6 we get up and pack our backpacks, have a little breakfast and then take off. The first two hours we walk along a road in the dark. And then one gravel track after another always
Right on the first day, I am meeting a couple of german girls. They all know each other more or less and started their way in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port three weeks ago. I am hiking with
