Letters from afar
Day 3, 18km: from Cornellana and the Monasterio San Salvador to Salas and the albergue, El Sueño El monasterio San Salvador was un encanto, built in the 13th century and it continues to receive pilgrims. As we left the Monasterio de San Salvador, we followed the twisty road going up and up. Another day of …
Day 2 from Paladín to Cornellana 20km– Monasterio San Salvador A 20km booty-kicker day! Up, up, up, to turn around and go down, down, down… There were moments, especially when the sun began heating up the landscape, that my thoughts rolled into the mental playground of negativity and I questioned my motives, “why is it …
It’s almost 9pm, dinner time. A full-day of walking later and I am ready to dive into this typical Asturian dish of cachopo; cheese and Serrano ham slipped between two sheets of thinly sliced breaded beef. I’m walking the Camino, Saint James’ Way, with my dear friend Nasco. Through valleys, over hills and over a …