20 June 2025. Fonsagrada to O Cadavo. 27km/16.5mi. 8 hours. 91 degrees. There’s a heat wave in Spain right now. I got an early start and stopped by a lovely rest area provided by a local resident. Walked most of the day solo, meeting up at cafes with my fellow peregrinos between stretches before landing […]
Camino Primitivo Stage 7: Grandas de Salime to
19 June 2025. Grandas de Salime to Fonsegrada. 27km/16mi. 8 hours. I walked solo for the first half of the day, passing through the countryside before a long, gradual gain of about 1800ft in elevation. Then met up with Erika and Marilena just in time to avoid a thunderstorm! Thunder and lightning will definitely put […]
Camino Primitivo Stage 6: Berducedo to Grandas de Salime
18 June 2025. Berducedo to Grandas de Salime. 23.3/14.5mi. 8 hours. “What goes down must come up.” Today’s challenge was a gnarly, 750 meter descent over 7km in full sun (that’s 2460 feet over 4.3mi), followed by a 350m (1150ft) ascent on the other side of a reservoir. Thanks to patience and trekking poles, my […]
Camino Primitivo Stage 5: Borres to Berducedo
17 June 2025. Borres to Berducedo. 29km/18mi* Peak elevation was 1220m/4000ft. 10 hours. Holy Hospitales. Today was a long, hot, grind. I seriously considered my life choices at several points. Even so, the day was glorious and the views stupendous. And now I’m blissfully exhausted. Buen Camino indeed. *My mileage is a bit long because […]
Camino Primitivo Stage 4: Tineo to Borres
16 June 2025. Tineo to Borres. 16.5 km/10mi. 5 hours. Long but beautiful climb out of Tineo, and made it to Borres with plenty of time to rest before our pilgrim’s dinner! I’ve been having knee pain when going downhill since Friday afternoon (I admittedly did not stretch or rest enough). Thanks to a lot […]