June 7 – Arrive for 6 nights at Penzion Lukanc, Bled, Austria

I am a bit tardy in writing blogs this trip, I won't bore you with my excuses, but instead will put the energy into trying to catch up. We arrived at the Penzion Lukanc on Friday at about 5 p.m. - 24 hours after I arrived at Pearson to catch my flight. It is a …

Preparing for My Next Adventure

I leave for Trieste, Italy on Thursday and head to my Italian Alps (Dolomites) hiking adventure.  My Itinerary is: June 7-12: Bled Slovenia  June 13: Heiligenblut Austria June 14-19: Sappada Italy I am heading out with a Toronto group of  14 hikers, led by Tom Fiore, who leads Sunday hikes in the GTA and organizes a …

I Made It Through The Rain – Outeiro to Santiago de Compostela

Saturday June 9th, 2018 Well, the rainy camino has ended an yet it still rains. I wasn't expecting great weather for my walk into Santiago and I wasn't disappointed. I left the albergue at 6:30 am, hoping to find a coffee somewhere in the next 10 km, but I hadn't anticipated the walk over the …

One More Sleep – Silleda to Outeiro

Friday, June 8th, 2018 My walk today was excellent. Beautiful scenery, a good, solid 24 km of rural farms and villages set on hills and in valleys with mostly blue skies and sun. Only one short thunderstorm in the last hour of walking. It was also reasonably warm - I had my jacket off when …

It Will Rain – Castro Dozen to Silleda

Thursday June 7th, 2018 No getting around it, it seems that the last week of my Camino is destined to be a wet one. Yet again the newspapers are in my boots after another day of walking in rainy weather. In all fairness, it didn't rain the whole time that I walked but grey skies …

Rain Drops Keep Falling On My Head – Cea to Castro Dozen

Wednesday June 6th, 2018 I set off this morning to Castro Dozen on the shorter route (only 15 km) rather than the 20 km which would have taken me to the Monistario de Oseira. To be honest, I am just about out of steam - walking in the rain is just getting tiresome and I …

On the Road Again… Ourense to Cea

Tuesday June 5th, 2018 Well, the weather forecast predicted 100% chance of rain today and they were right on. I am thankful that the rain held off while I climbed my way out of the deep Miño River valley in which Ourense is nestled. Once I was clear of the valley the rain began. At …

Rest Day at Ourense

Monday June 4th, 2018 I spent a few days in the city of Ourense last year when I was in Spain. I like the city a lot and I am very glad to spend some time here even though I have already seen many of the sights. That said, the weather today is (guess) grey …

A Stage Ends and Another Begins – Triacastela to Sarria

Sunday May 3rd, 20018 I guess it would be too good to be true that we could have 2 days in a row of perfectly beautiful weather and while today was not too bad weather-wise, it started out with grey skies and threatening clouds so not nearly as nice as yesterday. The hardest bit of …

And the Sun Came Out – O Cebreiro to Triacastela

Saturday May 2n, 2018 Thanks folks for your thoughts and prayers-it worked! I woke up to a glorious warm and sunny day and it remained as such all day, despite forecasts to the contrary. I was a wonderful day to walk and the views were spectacular. The photos above and below were taken as I …