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Jenny Waraker
May 22, 20232 min read
Day 50 A Pousa 19.05.23
A slow start as we had less than 20 kilometres to walk. An appropriate pace enjoying the houses, flowers and cats of the area. Met up...
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Jenny Waraker
May 21, 20232 min read
Day 49 Vilar de Barrio 18.05.23
This stage of the Camino was presented in 'The Gronze' guide as another long one with a substantial climb. So we chose to tackle it in...
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Jenny Waraker
May 21, 20233 min read
Day 48 Laza 17.05.23
Breakfast at the hotel then with a day of 36 km ahead of us, we opted for a taxi partway to reduce the strain on my leg. As we...
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Jenny Waraker
May 20, 20233 min read
Day 47 A Gudina 16.05.23
We launched from our accommodation immediately after breakfast. Straight down the main street to the base of a valley surrounded by...
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Jenny Waraker
May 16, 20235 min read
Day 46 Lubian 15.05.23
Today is the day for which we held some trepidation. The walk is broadly in three stages, 12 km to the foothills and a village where we...
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Jenny Waraker
May 16, 20233 min read
Day 45 Puebla de Sanabria 14.05.23
Happy Mothers Day to all the Mums! Jenny's special Mothers Day treat was to spend a day in a town she was mad keen to visit. So here we...
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Jenny Waraker
May 15, 20233 min read
Day 44 Sanabria 13.05
Jay's birthday today, a very big 2 years old!!! Have a fabulous day little Jay and we will celebrate with you when we get back to...
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Jenny Waraker
May 14, 20234 min read
Day 43 Camarzana de Tera 12.05.23
Be careful what you wish for, is our lesson for today. 2C this morning and there is a cold wind. Such a change from recent weeks when...
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Jenny Waraker
May 12, 20232 min read
Day 42 Villanueva de las Peras
Today we spoilt ourselves with a sleep in until 0700, then breakfast downstairs in the bar. Our journey was north and we checked with two...
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Jenny Waraker
May 11, 20234 min read
Day 41 Tabara 10.05.23
(8 days Camino Augusta, 33 days Via de la Plata, now 1st day Camino Sanabres) Sometimes life presents a special occasion, unsolicited,...
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Jenny Waraker
May 10, 20233 min read
Day 33 Granja de Moreruela 9.05.23
Disclaimer: The words below are entirely David's version. I take no responsibility for what is said. (Jenny) A special night with...
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Jenny Waraker
May 9, 20233 min read
Day 32 Montamarta 8.05.23
Happy birthday Polly. A special day and you are very much in our thoughts. Today at our evening’s accommodation we have no wifi and so...
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Jenny Waraker
May 9, 20232 min read
Day 31 Zamora 'Stop' Day 7.05.23
Wonderful waking in a spacious apartment. Made toast and coffee in-house, who could want more? A trip to the laundromat discovered the...
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Jenny Waraker
May 7, 20233 min read
Day 30 Zamora 6.05.23
A great and comfortable rest. Quick to pack, its routine now, and downstairs for a good quality Spanish breakfast. Still the same as...
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Jenny Waraker
May 6, 20233 min read
Day 29 Villanueva de Campean 5.05.23
I had never contemplated spending a night in a castle dungeon, giant granite bricks, a single narrow slit window at floor level with high...
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Jenny Waraker
May 6, 20233 min read
Day 28 Villanueva de Canedo 4.05.23
Breakfast was the usual, except there were three of us this time. Marian has finished her Camino and although she had been hoping for 3...
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Jenny Waraker
May 5, 20233 min read
Day 27 Salamanca 3.05.23
Jenny always appears indefatigable, but today was her special day. Today the dear lady, who had been up late posting photographs for...
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Jenny Waraker
May 5, 20232 min read
Day 26 Salamanca 'rest' day 02.05.23
A rest day in a city of incredible beauty, it's like a walk through a history museum, and a place where it appears everyone is out and...
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Jenny Waraker
May 3, 20233 min read
Day 25 Salamanca 01.05.23
There were just two pilgrims we saw throughout our day of walking, the two Dutch women we had been with on day 1 from Seville. They...
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Jenny Waraker
May 3, 20232 min read
Day 24 San Pedro de Rozados 30.04.23
Once again we managed to make a wrong turn. I really don’t know how we do it, we are so vigilant! (Yeah right!) I think perhaps we were...
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