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The albergue was so peaceful, there were only about twenty of us staying there. I slept well, I didn’t get woken up to early, and I didn’t get bitten in my sleep! By the time I wrap my heals up … Continue reading →

I don’t sleep that bad considering the amount of people I’m sharing with. I wake around six but don’t start getting up until gone half past, I’m not in any rush today. 7.30am, I’m packed and ‘twiddling’ my thumbs… I … Continue reading →

I wake sharply at 6am, by 6.30am I am putting my poncho on as it’s been raining, it’s still drizzling a little. It’s just under 25km today to León, it should be an easy day! It’s not… The path leads … Continue reading →

Being woken by annoying early risers that then sit around talking and crumpling plastic bags neither amuses me or brings out my most charming side… (The cogs in my mind turn and begin to devise mean ways of retaliation). At … Continue reading →

Oh how the early risers annoy me… I get up at half past five merely because I’ve been woken and can’t get back to sleep. Last night the nuns got everyone together to sing pilgrim songs in almost every language, … Continue reading →

Wow I feel rough… Hardly any sleep and up by 5am… I know I know serves me right! It’s 6.15am, before I’m ready to leave. I drink as much squash as I can, it’s gonna be a long day. At … Continue reading →

(The old ruins on the hill above the village are in fact a castle!) The old man on the bunk above me coughs and moves all night but somehow I manage some sleep. As I wake I can see the … Continue reading →

This morning no one wakes me up at stupid o’clock, I’m shocked, in fact I’m probably one of the first to wake up, but I stay in bed and enjoy my lie in. By just gone six several people start … Continue reading →

I would like to say I woke late, but I didn’t. It was about six in the morning, I didn’t move until half past. It was nearly eight when Gus appeared in reception. I geared up and we head out … Continue reading →

Yesterday my mind was on the road and getting to my destination, nothing else mattered and so my entry reflected that. Today is a different story… The storms of last night had not cleared this morning. If anything the rain … Continue reading →