Basque Country
I’m sitting in the square in the shade of the Santiago Cathedral in Bilbao. Gord should be along any minute, but this is a lovely ... Read More
Closer to the Sea: Castro Urdiales
We missed a lot of the coast on our cycle trip along the Camino del Norte in 2014. The last two days of walking, biking ... Read More
Octogenarians
Walt and I. Some people are just made of different stuff than the rest of us. Generally I feel like I am pretty fit and ... Read More
Words with Grandma Friday
Gordon, Grandma and I A tough section of stony Roman road, not recommended for bikes. I have reconciled with Grandma Friday after a few misunderstandings. ... Read More
Grandma’s Night at the Spa
Giving our respects to Santiago in Soto de Luiña I arrived in Avies covered in grease after Grandma Friday’s Chain came off of a third ... Read More
Leaving the Galician coast and heading into the mountains
Gord: Yesterday we had a short walk into Ribadeo to allow us the time to visit Cathedral Beach. This beach, located a dozen kilometres west ... Read More
The Pilgrim Pipeline: Merging into the Camino Frances
Entering Arzua the numbers of pilgrims suddenly increase as their average age drops. We are now on the Camino Francés for the last two days ... Read More
Santiago de Compostella
We walked into Santiago on June 15th, for the second time in one year. The square was full of pilgrims like ourselves feeling a mixture ... Read More
Off to Cuba
Map of Cuba January 28, 2023: Off to Cuba Ruth: On Monday we head to Cuba for 5 weeks of cycling. Cuba is longer than ... Read More
Making Tracks
Ruth: The last time we travelled to Cuba, about 20 years ago, we had our bikes, a guidebook and a paper map. With no other ... Read More