LP and VQT

 Posted by VQT We followed the hotel receptionist recommendations on a dinner location.  But, we didn’t specify time we wanted to eat.    So here we are - it’s 6:30 pm and the only things we can order are breakfast items.   And glasses of vino tinto.  Bon appitto.  Photo: Our hotel tonight  

 Posted by LP - photos c/o VQT Photo - a large and grand green door Photo - a tatty green window frame  Photo - a green door in a large stone building 

 Posted by LP I’ve been told I am not being clear about my health - this is me being clear….I am not walking the Camino, I am traveling by taxi - my knee injury had returned with a vengeance and apparently I do not yet “have my groove back” from my various other health dramas from the first half of 2026 - I am ok, nothing life threatening  Photo - 3 lovely Spanish women who shared their taxi with me this morning (sitting in the back seat) - they were very interested in our Camino plans, why I was not walking and exactly what body parts I had removed earlier this year (they were very friendly and very insistent)

 Posted by VQT After 4 Caminos we know that it takes several days to get past the initial aches and pains.  I think I’m at that stage or at least I hope so.   Today I left the hotel at 7:30 and saw no one until I walked into a cafe an hour later.  And the 4 Camino walkers there were all women. And the person that walked in after me was a woman.  People are expressing concern that I’m going solo - it’s very safe for women.  (Like anywhere there’s always the possibility of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.).   There was a very long and steep uphill about 2 hours into the walk.  Later in the afternoon I met two young women who were stopping for the day because they were exhausted from the earlier uphill.  Even though I felt their pain I had miles to go.  Remember it’s a pilgrimage you’re supposed to suffer!    Here are some photos.   Photo: A friendly goat.  Photo: a painted rock showing a bird on a branch. ...

 Posted by VQT Photo: Horses in a pasture overlooking the ocean.  Today I head to Nigran.  Looking at the guide book it’s about 15 miles.  But as we have mentioned often the book, the Camino signs, our step counting phones never match.   Will look for green doors to get a photo of for LP.   Last night we ate at a restaurant across the street from our hotel and had a tasty but interesting (different) pasta and vegetable entree.  

 Posted by LP Photo - green glass and metal fish decor (in restaurant) Circumstances have conspired against me completing this Camino - I am sad that I won’t be walking along, taking photos of green doors, complaining about my feet, being passed by other (younger, faster) pilgrims…..not on this particular Camino anyway - I simply have not sufficiently recovered from my various 2026 health issues to make to Santiago on my own steam - nonetheless I will make it there with the help of taxi drivers (who are very happy to converse with me, even though we are not both speaking the same language!), and the support and assistance of VQT - but don’t worry, I am not missing out on the fun parts, I am all for celebrating VQT’s walking achievements at the end of each day 💚