These Corners of the World

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 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 Four (A wine-fuelled trip to Logrono)

After a poor start to the day, filled with stretches, popping leg tendons and worry, Day Four of my Camino journey was actually...

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...

Cycling the Camino de Santiago - Day One (and Day Minus One) at St Jean Pied de Port

Today began another awesome adventure - I started cycling the Camino de Santiago. Well. I say cycling, and yet I spent Day One mostly...