Category Archives: Camino del Salvador

After the storm…

Posted on 15/05/2026 by magwood

We were amazed this morning to see that snow had settled on the mountains above the village and that it was falling steadily.  Our planned departure is via a bus that’s due to arrive just after 10:00.  Lucky for us … Continue reading →

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Camino de San Salvador, stage 3, Poladura de la Tercia to Pajares

Posted on 15/05/2026 by magwood

Wow! What a difference a day makes! As wonderful as was yesterday, today is a totally different story. The forecast is for fog, rain, snow, high wind, and zero temperature. And for once it was correct!  Only early yesterday it … Continue reading →

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Camino de San Salvador, stage 2, La Robla to Poladura de La Tercia

Posted on 14/05/2026 by magwood

We leave town walking on very quiet road between the Rio Bernesga and the rail line.  The river is raging and completely swollen after all the rain.  We see a few more animals since swapping to the San Salvador. A … Continue reading →

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Camino de San Salvador, stage 1, León to La Robla, 28.4 km

Posted on 12/05/2026 by magwood

Decisions, decisions What to do?  The original plan was to walk from León on the camino San Salvador which crosses the Cantabrian mountains close to the Picos de Europa, and ends in Oviedo.  I’ve already taken this route in 2017, … Continue reading →

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Ruta de la Lana – if at first you don’t succeed…

Posted on 24/04/2026 by magwood

Having failed miserably (and painfully) to complete this route in 2019 due to a severe hip injury, I am having another go. Previously I was stopped short of reaching Burgos by a mere few stages. The first half of the … Continue reading →

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Reflections on the Caminos de Madrid & San Salvador

Posted on 21/08/2017 by magwood

It’s hard to believe that almost three months have passed since I finished my 2017 camino.  I’ve spent quite some time going through my photos and video clips to put together the movie you can see below.  I managed to … Continue reading →

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It was a ¡buen camino!

Posted on 30/05/2017 by magwood

I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has read and commented on my blog over the last 36 days. The comments really do give me a great boost every day. Please stick around for a … Continue reading →

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Stage 36 – Fisterra to Muxía, 28.5 km

Posted on 29/05/2017 by magwood

My mojo was still in evidence this morning as I set off from Finisterre at just after 07:00. I hadn’t remembered the walk as being that great – it was the finale of my first camino (Frances) in 2013 when … Continue reading →

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Stage 35- O Logoso to Fisterra, 27.9 km

Posted on 28/05/2017 by magwood

Before I forget I just was to report what fabulous people I have met the last couple of days. In A Pena I shared my supper with pilgrims from Switzerland, France, Germany, New Zealand, Spain and the UK. And I … Continue reading →

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Stage 34 – Piaxe (A Pena) to O Logoso 29.1 km

Posted on 26/05/2017 by magwood

My wishful thinking didn’t come to fruition. There was a fierce downpour before dawn but unfortunately it was still raining, albeit lightly, when I left the albergue this morning at just after 07:00. It rained to some extent for pretty … Continue reading →

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Stage 33 – Santiago de Compostella to Piaxe (A Pena) 30.6 km

Posted on 26/05/2017 by magwood

Who wasn’t paying attention and thought the camino and blog posts had finished? There are still another four or five instalments to come as I walk on to Finisterre so please keep reading. Early this morning Marilyn and I said … Continue reading →

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Stage 32 – O Pedrouzo to Santiago de Compostella 19.5 km

Posted on 25/05/2017 by magwood

Well…what can I say. I have arrived to Santiago for the fifth time. The magic remains, but is tempered a bit by the increasing number of tour groups and beggars one has to negotiate. I had high hopes that the … Continue reading →

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Stage 31 – Sobrado dos Monxes to O Pedrouzo, 39.4 km

Posted on 23/05/2017 by magwood

This might not be a very long post as I am rather weary after my log hike in the hot sun. Today I planned to take another variant to the main camino. I had rough instructions that someone had kindly … Continue reading →

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Stage 30 – Friol to Sobrado dos Monxes, 27 km

Posted on 22/05/2017 by magwood

Last evening we met up with a couple of women (Dutch and German) and ate with them at a rather nice restaurant near the church (can’t remember the name), 13 euros for a menu. Rather expensive but also rather nice. … Continue reading →

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Stage 29 – Lugo to Friol, 27.8 km

Posted on 21/05/2017 by magwood

Today was shakeup day. Diverging from my plan. Separating from my spreadsheet. I am not looking forward to joining with the Camino Frances and its hordes of pilgrims, many of whom will only be walking the last hundred km and … Continue reading →

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