August 2026
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Day 54: Final day in Santiago
It felt almost surreal waking up this morning and realizing that the Camino is done. I had some fun experiences today. I went to the pilgrims mass at 12:00 at the Cathedral and got to see the botafumiero swinging. It’s never a guarantee that it will be on any given day, so I lucked out!…
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Day 52 and 53: Arzua to Pedrouzo, and Pedrouzo to Santiago
Two fairly easy 12 mile days through the rolling hills. The mornings have been cool and misty, and the afternoons quite warm. I arrived in Plaza de Obradoiro in front of the Cathedral de Santiago yesterday afternoon. After that, I went to the Pilgrim’s Office to get my credential, toured the cathedral including the tomb…
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Day 48 through 51: Portomarin to Ligonde to O Coto to Arzua
The last few days have been moderate mileage through the Galician countryside as I draw closer to Santiago. Today is a rest day in the medium sized city of Arzua before the final 2 day push! The heat from a few weeks ago hasn’t really returned, and the evenings and mornings are quite cool. Much…
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Day 44 through 47: O Cebreiro to Triacastela to Sarria to Portomarin.
The last few days have been through the beautiful Galician countryside. The descent out of O Cebreiro was moderate, but long. It was a steady downhill over 20 kms. After that, it was a lot of smaller ups and downs. Many of these little towns are located on rivers, so the end of the day…
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Day 40 through 43: Molinaseca to Villafranca de Bierzos to Vega de Valcarces to O Cebreiro
The last few days have been through a region called Bierzo. Still technically part of the Castilla y León province, but has distinctly different geography and climate from points further east on the Meseta. It’s probably my favorite part of Spain. It’s after the Meseta, but before the green heavy dampness of Galicia. The topography…
A Wisconsin Girl Takes a Walk 