Author: Thom

It’s been sung that the rain in Spain falls mainly in the plain, but our experience has been mixed. For my money, the rain in Spain falls mainly in Galicia. Ponchos on as we approach the final village before the major town of Portomarín. Date: 28 April 2013 Place: approaching Vilachá (Province of Lugo, Galicia, Spain) Today started: Sarria (Province […]

While I’m not entirely sure which village this is – perhaps Mercadoiro? – I can say that it’s a pretty typical Galician village. The buildings are stone, with slate roofs. The street is concrete with stone drainage trenches. And everywhere the trees crowd in. Date: 28 April 2013 Place: somewhere between As Rozas and Portomarín (Province of Lugo, Galicia, Spain) […]

And there’s not much more to say about that. Date: 28 April 2013 Place: somewhere between As Rozas and Portomarín (Province of Lugo, Galicia, Spain) Today started: Sarria (Province of Lugo, Galicia, Spain)

We stopped in a village bar at about 3:30 for a snack and drink. In the restroom, I saw this window and was immediately struck with the idea that it looked like the work of one of the Dutch Masters. There was just something about the quality of the light and the jug and basket set on the will. We’re […]

Somewhere along the Camino near the village of As Rozas we came upon this roadside shrine. Calling it a building is perhaps a trifle optimistic, since it had only three walls. Inside, we found a niche that might have once held a centuries-old stone statue, but now held what I can only describe as an action-figure-sized saint, who may or […]

Here we see Francine hiking along a Galician holloway, a path worn into the ground by centuries of local use and passing pilgrims. We walked this type of path both on the Camino Francés and the Camino Primitivo throughout Galicia. The closer the various Camino paths funnel towards Santiago, the more pilgrims trod any given specific path, so of course […]

My apologies for the sporadic posting; I’ve been ill with a touch of the flu, and the old brain hasn’t been firing properly on all cylinders. This is a Galician holloway, a path worn into the ground by centuries of local use and passing pilgrims. This particular one was reinforced with stonework at some point in its history – stonework […]

Although the storm had been threatening all morning, thus far we’d had a cold wind, but no rain. And that blue on the horizon promised better days ahead. Date: 28 April 2013Place: somewhere near As Rozas (Province of Lugo, Galicia, Spain)Today started: Sarria (Province of Lugo, Galicia, Spain)

Francine wanted to pose by this sign, as her late father’s name is Franco. The town of Francos is not actually on the Camino, but it’s the center of the civil parish we’re entering. We’ve walked past this sign twice now, and it’s always been defaced in some way. Apparently Franco is not so popular amongst some in Spain. Date: […]