Tag Archives: Galician

The Pilgrims’ Mass in Santiago, and other sights

The Pilgrims’ Mass — the highlight, for many, of their pilgrimage. For others, like the college kids sitting on the floor next to us, it was a chance to strip down to the tank top and get a neck rub. … Continue reading

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Portomarin to Eirexe — Galician rain

Drops of rain hung on our windows this morning, but we could see stars in the 6:00 a.m. dark, so hoped that the day would turn out well. It did, but in a very Galician style.      Lacking Internet … Continue reading

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Sarria to Portomarin — with the Lazios

The Lazios are awesome. They’ve been training, and although they and Jim kindly walked more or less at my pace, it was clear that they could have easily walked with Regina and Anthea who were in Portomarin long before we … Continue reading

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