Days 35 and 36: home
I decide in the middle of the night to take the 6:15 bus straight to Santiago. It has been raining since last night, and continued...
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Magda Kirsch
- Sep 6
- 6 min
Days 33-34: departure of Bruno and visit to Muxia
Two days ago, we arrived in Santiago, where Bruno continued to work late into the night. I quickly fell asleep, as usual, and woke up...
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Magda Kirsch
- Sep 5
- 4 min
Day 32: from Parga to Compostela
The hostess at our accommodation, Isabelle, took great care of us. Last night, we joined the vegetarian meal (€14) that her husband...
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Magda Kirsch
- Sep 4
- 6 min
Day 31: from Abadin to Parga via a magical spot
Bruno went to bed around 12:45 AM, but I still can't get him out of bed early in the morning. I get him some coffee, and he eats the last...
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Magda Kirsch
- Sep 3
- 5 min
Day 30: from Ribadeo to Abadin
Bruno worked until after 4 a.m. last night, checking data for his PhD thesis, which he has to submit in October. He tried to explain to...
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Magda Kirsch
- Sep 2
- 3 min
Day 29: from Santa Marina to Ribadeo
I know from experience that Bruno sleeps soundly, so from 6:30 a.m., I start getting ready and make a bit of noise. We agreed to have...
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Magda Kirsch
- Sep 1
- 4 min
Day 28: the day that Bruno landed!
From Gijón to Avilés, the Aeropuerto de Asturias, via Cudillero and Soto de Luina to San Marina My room is small but tidy, with a shared...
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Magda Kirsch
- Sep 1
- 6 min
Day 27: from Cuerres to Gijón
In the dim light, I left my pension with all the lights on. In the fishing village of Ribadesella, which is also a tourist attraction, I...
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Magda Kirsch
- Aug 31
- 5 min
Day 26: from San Vicente de la Barquera to Cuerres
This morning, I was up before the sun appeared in the sky, as it has been rising a bit later each day lately. This gave me the...
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Magda Kirsch
- Aug 30
- 6 min
Day 25: from Santander to San Vicente de la Barquera
6:30 AM: Daniega is already there. She is the wife of Felipe, who carried my (heavy) bike, of course without luggage, up three flights of...
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Magda Kirsch
- Aug 28
- 5 min
Day 24: from Castro Urdiales to the Elysium in Santander
At 7 o'clock, I had two caricollas  (Swiss pastries) in the kitchen with my delicious instant coffee, and then I left at 7:25 AM. It had...
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Magda Kirsch
- Aug 27
- 5 min
Day 23: from Eibar to Castro Urdiales via Bilbao
I had a wonderful night’s sleep. I turned off the light at 9:00 PM, woke up briefly at 3:30 AM to go to the bathroom, and then slept...
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Magda Kirsch
- Aug 26
- 4 min
Day 22: from San Sebastian to Eibar where I couldnt get into my hotel
Around 6:15 a.m., I got up along with two of the eight others, and quietly packed my things to head to the dining room for breakfast. I...
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Magda Kirsch
- Aug 26
- 4 min
Day 21: from Cambo-les-Bains to San Sebastian without internet!
After a nice breakfast with Nicole and Emmanuel, I left around 8 o'clock, which was later than usual. Nicole had already left since she...
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Magda Kirsch
- Aug 25
- 4 min
Day 20: two consecutive days with acquaintances
At André and Gudrun's, there's always a delicious breakfast waiting. They had programmed the coffee machine to start at 6:30 AM, but it...
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Magda Kirsch
- Aug 24
- 4 min
Day 19: from Marciac to 0loron-St-Marie
I slept well in my pigeonnier/colombier or dovecote. I was alone on my floor because the Swiss pilgrim Joël, who arrived late, wanted to...
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Magda Kirsch
- Aug 23
- 4 min
Day 18: from l'Isle-Jourdain to Marciac
The day started on a sour note. We were four pilgrims in the municipal gîte for pilgrims, including a couple of ladies. The couple and...
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Magda Kirsch
- Aug 22
- 4 min
Day 17: From Avignonet-Lauragais over Toulouse to l'Isle-Jourdain
During the night, I reviewed my route and realized that from the pilgrim house La Goutille (the droplet) run by Danielle, I could simply...
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Magda Kirsch
- Aug 21
- 4 min
Day 16: From Le Salvetat-sur-Agout over Castres to Avignonet- Lauragais
At 6:30 a.m., I was having breakfast with the other pilgrim, Rémi from Fontainebleau, in the Gîte Municipal. He is an IT professional who...
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Magda Kirsch
- Aug 19
- 4 min
Day 15: from Lodève to Le Salvetat-sur Agout
The lady who rented me the gîte pèlerin (for 20 euros) warned me that I had to leave by 7 a.m. at the latest because Saturday is market...
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