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Finisterre
Not packing up in the morning and wearily plodding out the door felt strange. Despite my screaming foot the idea of resting felt restless and unproductive. Our first day after reaching Santiago we headed to collect our Compostela and distance… Continue reading
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Santiago de Compostela
I asked Bilby to walk with me today so that we could do this last 20 km together. With my limping shortened gait and his much longer legs it was barely a stroll in the park for him. The start… Continue reading
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Penultimate O Pedrouzo
I take it back. Camino Disneyland is not fun. So loud. So many people. So much noise. No birds. Lots of places to stop though. So there’s that. My foot is worse today. 20km to go. Then rest. So tired.… Continue reading
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Arzúa
Neither Bilby or I were terribly enthusiastic about setting off this morning but as it is inevitable we did it anyway. Dad mostly did his own thing again but I think had more time to chat today to people from… Continue reading
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Life is pain, highness
Anyone who says differently is selling something. I had that quote and that scene stuck in my head for hours today as I paid dearly for yesterday’s hubris. Every step hurt. Every lifting of every step hurt. I hobbled to… Continue reading
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Endurance
Of all the days I had been anxious about today’s was definitely the worst. 32km is a long way and add in a busted foot and it seemed ludicrous that I might even entertain the idea. Add in 500m of… Continue reading
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Why am I doing this?
We have arrived in Vilalba. There is nothing inviting about this place which feels like an overgrown truck stop. Maybe there’s a nicer square later but the approach to the town is grim and grey. It’s hard to believe people… Continue reading
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Nadir
I woke at 1am after 3 hours of sleep. I don’t know if it was the pain in my feet, my apprehension of walking on said feet or generalised anxiety. I was too hot and then too cold. Then resigned.… Continue reading
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Cumpleaños
Bilby turned 15 today. He opened his last present this morning – a new pair of headphones that are actually in one piece and not falling apart. After a birthday breakfast of cheese, jamon, croissants and tomato bread we were… Continue reading
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Following the yellow gleam
The path out of Ribadeo was not hugely well marked but we eventually found our first Camino route marker and yellow arrow and we were off. I had read the stage notes and was prepared for a climb but I… Continue reading
Following the Gleam 