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8.8mi/14.16km from Lavacolla to Santiago de Compostela There’s more to say about the day below, but for now the main headline: WE DID IT! 200 miles from Oviedo, capital of

19.2mi/30.89km from Arzúa to Lavacolla On our second-to-last day of this trek, we did our second-longest day. Our legs are well beneath us now and we’re feeling strong. Pity that

8.8mi/14.16km from Melide to Arzúa Today was a quick and relatively easy day with nice paths, good conversations with a few new faces, and surprisingly manageable weather. David and I

14.3mi/23km from Ferreira to Melide I had been in a rough mental state these past few months. Last night I had a conversation with David about my mother that helped

16.7mi/26.87km from Lugo to Ferreira With a weeklong rain forecast, David and I dreaded leaving our comfortable Lugo hotel for the dusty (muddy?) trail. We had a steep descent out

Rest day in Lugo And on the thirteenth day, we rested. As I mentioned yesterday, we looked at the weather forecast and realized we were staring down the barrel of

21.2mi/34.11km from O Càdavo Baleira to Lugo We’ve made it through the thick of the Cantabrian Mountains and are now heading gradually downhill towards the more densely populated parts of

16.8mi/27km from A Fonsagrada to O Càdavo Baleira Yesterday and today mornings couldn’t have been more different. While yesterday brought us hours of death fog and a damp chill to

15.4mi/24.78km from Grandas de Salime to A Fonsagrada My memory is a little foggy on what we did today. At least, the details are a little hazy. I wrote some

14.4mi/23.17km from Berducedo to Grandas de Salime Today could mostly be summed up by one word: dam. No, not a typo. The massive Salime Dam dominated our day. We began

12.1mi/19.47km from Pola de Allande to Berducedo Today began a string of longer days with significant climbs and drops as David and I go through the heart of the Cantabrian

9.7mi/15.6km from Campiello to Pola de Allande We woke up after a massively sweaty night under all manner of layers, sleeping bags, extra blankets, and face masks. But… we sweated