Short but hot day's walking from Grado to Salas. The guidebook has it as about 22Km, but it felt a lot longer!

Oviedo to Grado - first official day of the Primitivo route. A day (and night) full of the Camino spirit....in more ways than one!

Day 3 leaving San Salvador de Valdedios and heading for Oviedo. Compeed, Calamares and una copa de vino tinto, what more does a man need.

Second day - from La Isla to San Salvador de Valdedios. A day of rain, nuns and spiders with tatoos!

In late August 2018 I started my second Camino de Santiago, the Camino Primitivo which is traditionally walked from Oviedo to Santiago de Compostela in northern Spain. Having flown to Bilbao, I got a bus to Ribadesella on the northern coast of Spain, where I started walking, following the Camino Norte for a day or so until it diverged and I was able to follow the Primitivo. This is day 1 - cheese, rain and lots of cider!

Final day's walking, into Santiago de Compostela, and the end of my Camino Portugues and the Camino Plodcast....until next time! (Though with the current Covid situation, when that will be is anybody's guess. One thing is for certain - I will definitely be going back.)

Day 11 of the Camino Plodcast starts with a fantastic boat trip on 'el barco de peregrino' up the river Arousa, via the 'Via Crucis Maritimo-Fluvial'. A fascinating journey, following the maritime route of the relics of St.James the Apostle, to Padron. The recordings don't quite do the trip justice, but I took plenty of photos along the way. Something very eerie about these beautiful stone crosses rising out of the water at intervals along the route. A sight that will stay with me for ever. At this point it wold have been just about possible to have reached Santiago, but it would have been a very long day. Discretion was the better part of valour, and the collective decision was to lay up after a good few miles, and enjoy another day of the Camino experience. Another memorable and enjoyable day in great company!

Day 10 0f the Camino Plodcast takes me from Armenteira to Vilanova de Arousa, birthplace of the famous Spanish writer, Ramon Maria dell Valle-Inclan. Most of the day spent with two of the nicest and funniest Irishmen I've ever met. There was a lot of very irreverant humour shared!

Day 9 of the Camino Plodcast - Pontevedra to Armenteira. Clam picking, attacked by dogs and meeting two lovely, crazy Irish blokes. 

Day 8 of the Camino Plodcast - Redondela to Pontevedra, via the Rio Gafos option. New undies and salt foot baths!