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by SoniaR - December 16, 2016December 16, 2016

Day 7 – The Camino comes to an end

The day started early, way too early for me. At 5:30 am, my next door neighbours noisily packed up and hit the trail! Who does that? Maybe they wanted to make it to Santiago and get one of the 10 free breakfasts offered at the Parador de Santiago de Compostela. This beautifully restored building was

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by SoniaR - October 31, 2016October 31, 2016

Day 4: so many hills

Ah those hills! This was a hilly day. A very hilly day. The day did not start well because I slept so poorly. After the previous day's rain which gave me the nasty blisters, my feet were very sore. To add to my woes, the hotel in Portomarin was the only one that I’d consider

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by SoniaR - October 10, 2016October 10, 2016

Camino Day 2 – Triacastela to Sarria

The day started early. I had spent the night at Casa Pacios, a beautiful rural B & B. I’m so glad that I stayed away from the main hustle and bustle of Triacastela. I headed down to the beautiful dining room a little before 8 am which was when breakfast was served. There were 2

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by SoniaR - October 3, 2016October 3, 2016

Camino Day 1 – O’Cebreiro to Triacastela

Early rising The start of the Camino finally arrived. The day I had been planning for finally came and I was nervous, yet ready to face whatever came my way. I woke up early so my cousin Lourdes could drive me to the starting point, O’Cebreiro. Before heading out, I taped my feet where I

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