Hays Travelogue

End of the Earth. We are in a bar watching the match between Germany and Italy. We just walked out to the lighthouse and got our last sello (stamp) at a little church along the way. This one marks the ¨Fin de Camino¨ — the end of the road. Then we had a tapa dinner [...]

We arrived in Santiago around 2:00 this afternoon, went to the pilgrim office and presented our credentials and received the Compostela, a document written in Latin that attests that we made this journey. Tomorrow we´ll go to the Pilgrim Mass at noon. I hope they swing the big censor; they call it the ´smoke-belcher.´ This [...]

Hey All, Update: I’ve moved the Google Map here because it was not playing nice with my blog template. Sorry for the plain-jane look. On the other hand, it ought to work with no problems. just in case the Google Earth thing hasn’t worked out for you and even though I like Google Earth better, [...]

After several days of crossing the mountain, wandering in the fog through hamlets and fields, we have arrived in Portomarin where we found an internet cafe. We have about 90 kilometers to go and might arrive in Santiago as soon as Monday, but possibly Tuesday. Galicia is unbelievably beautiful. It rains a lot here, so [...]

Hey All, Clint here again… Got a (very) brief text message from Mom yesterday. They were in Cebreiro but had no minutes on the phone and no internet cafe in sight. If I found the right place, they should be getting to Santiago de Compestela today or tomorrow.