The Spanish like to farm! They have crops of corn, sunflowers, wheat, maize, vineyards, orchards and lots more.   In the little villages the houses each have their own little veggie gardens. There are some community gardens to. In the veggie gardens are tomatoes, beans, capsicums, corn, lettuce. I saw a lady picking tomatoes. I…

Ponferrada Today I rode downhill for the whole day. Some of the day was very steep in loose shall.  I walked some of it. Mum took my bike, she rode it down some parts of the hill with her backpack on. It looked funny! Tonight we stayed at Ponferrada. There was a big castle there….

The mountain climb Today we started early. We had a very big climb up a hill. We stopped at a cafe 5km up. I had a cold chocolate drink. Then we climbed up the mountain more and we had a kit kat. When we got to Cruz de Ferro I climbed to the top and…

I had weetbix for breakfast. Today I left Astorga and had to ride 21km to Rabanal. We came across a little church and the door was open. There was a garden out the front. This church had been used in the past for pilgrims that were dying.   Inside the church had book open above…

Today we came across a man playing his guitar. I sat and listened to him. The man let me played his guitar. I played TNT and Seven Nation Army. At the village of San Justo we met a man who was a priest when he was younger. His name as Jose. Jose told me he…

The man at the albergue said that anyone is welcome to paint. The walls were covered in paintings. After dinner the man put the paint and paper out for Grace and I. I painted the old bridge. I painted it with pilgrims crossing it. I put two people riding horses towards each other. After that…

My first Camino day … I woke this morning to a cat at my bed. The cat then followed me to the kitchen table and got on the table. I had a muffin and hot glass of milk for breakfast. I then put my black recovery bag onto my bike. I put my helmet on…