Triacastela Street
Black Cat in the Village alley
Madrid tour guide
Statue at our first Albergue
First Albergue
Tesla – our Madrid ‘cab’
Hauling ass up the last stretch of the mountain slope
Cranes on every church steeple
Steve checking out the church
Steve heading into Triacastela
Attentive to the Madrid tour guide
Steve capturing his daily blog
Ponferrada cathedral
Coming down steep slopes like this was hard on the knees and ankles
Statue waiting for pilgrims at the top of the hill entering Astorga
Church interior
Honoring pilgrims in the church
Plaza Mayor in Madrid
Bestowing a rock at the foot of the iron cross
Our Leon ‘digs’ – a renovated palace
west and north on the trail
An abondoned pilgrim cart marks the way
Ocebreiro church interior
Ocebreiro church interior
Scenery enroute
Mountain moss adorns the trees
Enjoying new friendships and Spanish cuisines
Madrid street
Madrid statue of Isabel II
Madrid park
Madrid Palace with 3750 rooms
Madrid Opera
Cathedral in
Madrid airport
Enjoying O’Cebreiro mountain air
Route wer flat at the start of the hike
Early start with long shadows
Locals enjoying a cervesa
Lillies in city park
Leon architecture
Departing Villafranca with statue pointing the way
Last refuge 4km from O’Cebreiroe
Dressed as knight’s Templar and solicitng donations for children with Eagle Julie
Irrigation sluiceway
Man’s home is his new castle?
Guarding the house
Villager’s home
Interesting architecture in Astorba
First sign of vineyards
Leon hotel reservation desk from above
Leon hotel courtyard
Entering Galicia from Leon
Waiting for wedding couple
Balcony decorations
Hillside scenery
Walking through many villages like this
Ice following hailstorm
A statue and water greets Pilgrims
Second floor hotel in Leon
More storks
Figures that gonged the hour from the steeple
Heading into town
Pilgrim departing El Refugion
Meeting farm workers as we head out early
Multiple signs show the way
Derelict homes that are still in use
Planning the next days in London before the Camino start
Different crosses along the way
Entrance to Leon hotel
Ponferrada streets
Entering Triacastela
City Hall Leon
Church as we leave Leon
Cattle grazing on mountain side
Astorga cathedral
Portmarin cathedral
Cathedral
Palace at Ponferrada
Butterfly – not much other wildlife visible
Old Roman bridge restored
Roman bridge still used to simulate knights jousting
The oldest restaurant in Europe
View of Astorga from elevated train overpass
Astorga plaza
Albergue
Alberuge
Albergue
Wild flowers abound
Mountain top vistas
Mountain tope vistas in the clouds
A cross greets the Pilgrims
Man sits in Leon
Two men on bridge leaving Leon
Inside the ornate cathedral
