Author: Jason

Today was an easy, dry 14km walk.  Many of the pilgrims in yesterday’s alburgue marched ahead 14 km this morning to a larger town but I had read good things about the only alburgue in this...

Maybe the best way to represent today’s walk.  It rained from 8:30am when I stepped out of the alburgue in Peunte de Castro until about 2:00pm when I checked in at my current albergue in Villarreal...

Hung out with Gaudi,  famous 19th century Spanish architect and possibly the most common selfie subject in Leon.   The unadulterated view. I spent an hour walking around the outside of the Cathedral and never went...

Yet another mode of transport on the Camino.  This gentleman stopped to ask directions (I think) in rapid fire spanish.   I fired back with my standard response in situations like this: “no hablo español”.  ...

Never underestimate the marketing power of a couple of cans of spray paint and a total disregard for copyrights.  Today I experienced the Meseta at its finest.  I chose the slightly less direct route which promised...

I passed Ledigos earlier this morning.  This is the first official documentation of having passed 400 km, the halfway point between St John Pied de Port, France  and Santiago de Compostela, Spain. The Meseta is mostly...

The Meseta lived up to its reputation today.  An 18km flat expanse of farm lands and windmills in the distance… and a few pilgrims.   Some chose another transport option.  I spoke with several walkers along...