Ponferrada is a charming city in the region of Castile and León, Spain, known for its historic architecture, including the Templar Castle. It’s also famous for its annual Fiestas de la Encina, celebrating the city’s patron saint, and its rich cultural heritage.
Another long but relatively OK hike. Did about 23 miles today and over 40,000 steps.  I now have slightly less than 200 km left to Santiago. When I started back at Saint John Pied de Port it was nearly 800 km. So getting there for sure, but still a couple of big obstacles ie … Read more
As you will see if you watch the video on the next page, today was incredibly tough. I left before sunrise to get a head start on the day. Going up the mountain was fairly straightforward but coming down with a completely different story. It was raining and very rocky with boulders, which were very … Read more
Today walked about 15 miles. Finally turning back into a hike with elevation. Vista is so much better. Lost a couple of my ‘bubble’ today. One got sick and bussed back to León to see a doctor the other is catching a bus to skip a couple of towns. early night tonight as I’ve got … Read more
Just reached Astorga so I’m on the final ‘soul’ part. This is going to be interesting.
