These Corners of the World

Cycling the Camino de Santiago - Day 21 (Exploring Santiago de Compostela before heading home)

I'm afraid I didn't leave myself much time to explore Santiago de Compostela. I was due to fly out only a day after rolling in. But, I'm...

Cycling the Camino de Santiago - Day 20 (The end of the road)

It took me almost three weeks, but I finally made it to Santiago de Compostela. Rolling into the outskirts of the city, dusty and hungry...

Cycling the Camino de Santiago - Day 16 (In the eye of the storm at the top of the Camino)

Today was a long, long day. And an incredibly wet one. I knew in advance that today was going to be tough. All the guide books agree...

Cycling the Camino de Santiago - Day 14 (Lounging around Leon)

And on the 14th day, she rested. Or, rather, she went to see the sights in Leon. My first port of call was, unsurprisingly, the...

Cycling the Camino de Santiago - Day 13 (Wading through water, and sheep, to get to Leon)

I was so exhausted after my cycle yesterday that I went to bed almost as soon as I got to Sahagun... having done absolutely no...

Cycling the Camino de Santiago - Day 12 (Basking in glory at the half way point)

As you can probably deduce from the title of this post, I made it to the half way point today!! The achievement is beautifully marked...

Cycling the Camino de Santiago - Day 11 (A battered body)

My body is breaking beneath me, piece by piece. Every day there is a new ailment. So far, I have eight - both ankles, both knees, my ass,...

Cycling the Camino de Santiago - Day 10 (Dealing with loneliness and monotony)

Today I caught myself cycling down a secluded road singing a Rihanna song at the top of my lungs. In my defence, there was nobody around...

Cycling the Camino de Santiago - Day Nine (Resting in Burgos)

Many moons ago, when I was organising this little adventure, I set aside a whole day to see the sights in the city of Burgos. Best....

Cycling the Camino de Santiago - Day Eight (Falling off my bike between Belorado and Burgos)

Today I sincerely asked a woman if I could buy a sandwich with ham and strawberries in it. She looked at me as if I had two heads....

Cycling the Camino de Santiago - Day Six (My first meltdown)

Not a week into the Camino and I experienced my first meltdown. It took place, as a lot of meltdowns do, in a public area - the train...

Cycling the Camino de Santiago - Day Three (Dragging my body to Estella)

Today was the first time I genuinely considered quitting. I'm quite ashamed to write that, considering it's only Day Three, but it's the...

Cycling the Camino de Santiago - Day Two (The road to Pamplona)

This morning I woke to an empty room. Out of 14 pilgrims, all sharing the one large dorm, I was the very, very last one to get up. The...