...And we are back by popular demand (really just our parents). The last few days have been nothing short of wonderful. I can't even begin to describe how nice it has been being able to relax, not carry my pack everywhere, and not walk 20+ kilometers each day. Through all the blogs I read about…

Continue reading ➞ Portugal Part #1

WE MADE IT! Our finally day of hiking was extremely unexciting (the hiking part, not the overall experience). I think a lot of the path is diverted from where it used to be because of safety and sheer number of people walking on the road. So, it wasn’t the most beautiful hike in, it was…

Continue reading ➞ Camino del Norte: Day 26, Acra to Santiago de Compostela

This time tomorrow we will be in Santiago! I can’t believe that we are already to the end. Though this has been a challenging experience, it is still bittersweet to know that it will soon be over. We are just a little under 20 kilometers to the cathedral in Santiago. Tomorrow we are waking up…

Continue reading ➞ Camino del Norte: Day 25, Arzua to Arca

We are officially within 40 kilometers of Santiago! Since yesterday was our last big hiking day we’ve been taking it easy. I hope to enjoy these last few little towns and have a more leisurely hike to the finish. This fortunately means that we are no longer waking up at 5am and instead around 7.…

Continue reading ➞ Camino del Norte: Day 24, Sobrado Do Monxes to Arzua

We started off today knowing that we had to walk a lot of miles on pavement, but having the right mindset was important for us to stay positive. The Albergue that we were headed to didn’t open until 4:30 this afternoon so there was no real rush to get out the door.The beginning of the…

Continue reading ➞ Camino del Norte: Day 23, Baamonde to Sobrado Do Monxes

This morning was probably the coldest it’s been on the Camino since we started. We were alternating holding our hiking poles with one hand while warming up the other in our pockets for most of the morning. The upside of it though was a lot of the terrain was soft, the sky was clear, and…

Continue reading ➞ Camino del Norte: Day 22, Vilalba to Baamonde

This morning it was absolutely ice cold when we got up. Our joints were sore, it was hard to get out of our warm beds, and worst of all, putting on cold clothes for hiking. We each really only have three outfits with us and we try to keep one clean at all times to…

Continue reading ➞ Camino del Norte: Day 21, Abadin to Vilalba

We started off today a bit slow. It doesn’t help that when you stay in a hotel you have complete silence in the morning, making motivation that much harder to come by. At least when you stay in an Albergue there’s snoring, early morning rustling, and the quiet sounds of packing to get you motivated…

Continue reading ➞ Camino del Norte: Day 20, Ribadeo to Abadin

Our first total rest day! We only walked 9 kilometers the whole day and our bodies, feet, and minds are thanking us. It was also nice to know that while we were on the train this morning, it was gloomy and rainy out, all the more reason to not be hiking. The longer we spend…

Continue reading ➞ Camino del Norte: Day 19, Soto de Luina to Ribadeo

Throughout the Camino we have been told that is your Camino. Don't chase guidebooks, other people, bloggers, anything. The best way to do it, is your way. So today we had a long talk about what our Camino should look like as we have been in kind of a slump. We have been a little…

Continue reading ➞ Camino del Notre: Day 18, Deva to Soto de Luina