We left Edinburgh today after spending Teo glorious days exploring one f the most beautiful cities n the world. As we travelled to Northumberland Coastal area we were amazed at its outstanding natural beauty. The Northumberland coast was designated in 1958 and covers 39 miles of coast, and within the stretch of coastline is some of the most dramatic scenery [….]

We are still travelling! Two days ago we left Wales behind, and one of our favourite and most scenic was the drive through Snowdonia National Park. Even though the weather was warmer than usual for this  time of year, cloudy and damp, the picturesque landscape was magnificent with its autumn leaves drifting down from the massive oak trees forming an amber [….]

. After our short stay in Gloucester  to visit my husbands cousin who he met for the first time, we set off to Wales, with a detailed map donated by his cousin. Our first stay was in Carmarthon a quaint Welsh village, where we had our first taste of delicious Welsh cakes. We set out the next day in rain, [….]

We thought that a 5 week road trip around the UK would be easy. We collected our car at Gatwick and set off on the motorway to Dover (which was to be our first stop) with a very large map and no GPS. My husband prefers what he calls the Emanuel, so odds on we will get lost, he says [….]

The group departed Santiago de Compostela today. In some ways I am sur they were sad to leave but happy to be going home to family and friends. Here are some of our photos from yesterday’s visit to Finistere and the coast. I leave tonight for the UK were I will be checking out more exciting holidays to add to [….]

.From the initial sighting of the three spires from Monte de Gozo, to the arrival in the square, we felt happy and strongly at peace. We thought of thousands (millions?) of pilgrims who had stood before these magnificent edifices, of their joy, elation and relief.  Three of us lunched with gusto: beer, pimentos, octu pus, croquette  and calamari. The emotion [….]

Awoke to the sound of gentle rain. Galicia is known for rainy weather, and it has lived up to that reputation, for the past 3 days it has been turning on and off like a tap. Some of the walkers have sore feet and muscles, but determination says us finish our walk today which took us through beautiful green fields, [….]

Awoke to the sound of gentle rain. Galicia is known for rainy weather, and it has lived up to that reputation, for the past 3 days it has been turning on and off like a tap. Some of the walkers have sore feet and muscles, but determination says us finish our walk today which took us through beautiful green fields, [….]

This morning as we left Palas-de-Rei we all sat on the bus in silence to our drop off point to start the 27klms walk. Yes, it was raining, but before too long we were able to peel off our wet weather gear and enjoy the full canopy of oak trees, small hamlets and green fields. Our lunch was in Melide [….]

Today the sun hid from us and the Camino was blessed with rain keeping the dust down. We were all a little concerned as to how we would walk the last 100klms, averaging out at approximately 25 klms per day As the day progressed we were all pleasantly surprised also how lovely it was to walk in the rain, and [….]

We began our day with trepidation as we are about to begin our final 100klm journey to Santiago de Compostela. Perfect conditions prevailed, cloudy sky’s  and a slight breeze, very different from the 30 degree heat we had previously experienced. We are now in Glacia and she is living up to her form of unpredictable weather. Even if it rains [….]