For those who may not know, the Knights Templar protected the early pilgrims on the Camino, so they were very important.  The Knight Templers castle Of course the Monarchy did not like the potential threat to its power so they were brought down eventually. I wonder what their role is today??!N.B. Says they were disbanded in […]

Lovely day today! Sunshine and warmer.  The river through Ponferrada I am taking today to sightseeing, do laundry and relax. There is a huge Knight Templer Castle here as well as a number of beautiful churches, so I will have a great day… And no rain! A young lady in my Albergue from New Zealand woke up […]

I reached Ponferrada today, 16+ km, still rainy and cool but better than yesterday. The mountains are beautiful and the Way was mostly downhill and still rocky in places but better than yesterday. I think I will stay an extra night as there is quite a bit to see here and I am tired from pushing […]