I bought the North Face Men’s Flex Crew Short-Sleeve Tee a few weeks back in my local outdoors store. I purchased the Nautical Blue one, displayed below, as I liked the mix of light and dark blue colors. I have used this tee on several hikes now … [Continue reading]
And so, we come to the last stage of hiking on the Camino de Santiago! This stage runs twelve and a half miles from O Pedrouzo to Santiago. As with my previous blog entry, the group I was travelling with actually did this stage over two days but I … [Continue reading]
As with the last blog entry in this series on the Camino, I am combining my two actual days, five and six, into one post here as normally, most people would do what I and my group did over two days in one day. This is the penultimate stage before … [Continue reading]
Day three on the Camino de Santiago took us from Palas De Rei to Melide. Now, this stage should actually be from Palas De Rei to Arzúa but the group I was with decided to split some of the last stages down into smaller chunks. This was due to … [Continue reading]
Day two saw us set out early, 6am, to start the journey from Porto Marin to Palas De Rei. Generally speaking, we got up with the dawn every day to set out walking as early as possible. This was the standard among most pilgrims and the Camino would … [Continue reading]
A few weeks back I returned from the beautiful region of Galicia in Northern Spain where I undertook the Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James). It was a great time and I want to add some detailed posts on my hike there over the coming days. It … [Continue reading]
Yesterday I went out for a hike with a great group of folks. It was a pretty unsettled day weather wise to say the least! I woke up early at 6:30am and it was pouring rain, looked like a full blown autumn day outside. Photo Credit: dok1 I … [Continue reading]
Today’s post is the next in a series on some of the basics to consider if you are new to hiking to help ensure you have a safe and enjoyable hike from the get-go! So far we've looked at where you can go for your first hikes, what distance you should … [Continue reading]
Last Saturday I returned from the beautiful region of Galicia in Northern Spain where I undertook the Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James). It was a great time and I plan to add some detailed posts on my hike there over the coming days and … [Continue reading]