After three days of rest in Santiago, I’m continuing my walk to Fisterra. My body is feeling it today… Looking forward to the salt, sand, and ocean waves!
Today was a particularly challenging day. It was 27km uphill to the small village of Bruma, and the climb felt relentless at times. Jess and I feel the onset of a cold coming on, with a sore throat and extra fatigue, making today a bit harder. The weather was also a bit gloomy- the clouds […]
Made it to Betanzos, a very unique and quite stylish city. Today we faced a lot of steep climbs and declines, which really wore us out. My body is not feeling so great, as I don’t have much of an appetite and I started feeling exhausted after the first hill we climbed. My spirits are […]
Currently sitting outside at a bar, enjoying a small bite to eat while a parade of some sort goes on down the street. One can hear the deep rhythm of hand drums and bagpipes. Jess, Reagan and I enjoyed a short day of walking through a diverse landscape of neighborhoods covered with wild flowers, small […]
The last few days have been a whirlwind… Even before arriving in Santiago, I felt an overwhelming sense of emotion. I walked alongside Miquel, who noticed my unusual silence and proceeded to ask me a multitude of questions in Spanish, hoping to preoccupy my busy mind with language practice, as we had been doing for […]