Camino 2025 Day 8
Today started out near the top of the mountain. I was up early and nothing was open so I put on my headlamp and started walking. I only had to walk a few km’s to get to O’Cebrero to get some coffe and breakfast. The…
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Today started out near the top of the mountain. I was up early and nothing was open so I put on my headlamp and started walking. I only had to walk a few km’s to get to O’Cebrero to get some coffe and breakfast. The…
Today was a difficult day. The climb up to O’Cebrero is hard. The challenging part is that you walk 20 some kilometers before you start the 6 km climb. It is steep and constant. I am always happy that I can do hard…
Today I walked just shy of 16 miles in about 5 hours. There were plenty of ups and downs but no mountains to climb today. Tomorrow that changes as I climb up O’Cebrero which is the last 6km of my day. The albergue Alea…
Last night was very interesting. The albergue is donativo and very small. There were 16 pilgrims in a very small room. Of course as it always is someone would get up to use the restroom in the middle of the night, not…
Today was a day of climbing. Gradual at first until the last 5 miles when it was all up. I am staying at the donativo albergue called Dominus Dei. It is the most primitive that I have stayed in, in a very long time. Not…
Today I walked to Astorga. After just 3.5 km I rejoined the regular Camino. It was nice to see a few more pilgrims today. The Camino is still very empty. I am staying at the Franciscan Parochial albergue and so far am…