O Amenal – KEVIN CRAIG

We’ve been in Santiago de Compostela since about 11am. We squeezed in getting our Compostelas, eating a big breakfast, and checking in before making the 12:00pm Pilgrim mass in the cathedral.

And… we got to see the botafumeiro swing one more time!! It’s definitely a special way to end your Camino, if you’re lucky enough to see it swing. ❤️

I mostly just watched it swing. I didn’t want my phone to take away from the experience of watching it.

Prior to our arrival, we saw all of our favourite landmarks. Including Patrick, the dancing star, and the Santiago de Compostela sign.

The one thing I had yet to see, after two previous Camino Frances walks, was the statue of the two pilgrims on the hill looking off toward the cathedral. Today, I made it a point to see them!

That’s our 2025 Camino Frances Camino de Santiago walk. Tomorrow, we’ll take a bus to Muxia and Finisterre to see the end of the world. One day, I hope to walk from St. Jean Pied de Port to Muxia and Finisterre. It is my dream. But, for now, the bus will have to do. I am SO EXCITED!

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We are in our tiny little inn in tiny little O Amenal. This place is really special. It’s called Kilometro 15. That’s how far away we are from Santiago de Compostela. I would recommend this tiny little place!

We left our albergue this morning at 6:55am.

It was a slightly shorter day at about 22kms. It felt like a walk in the park, even with the ups and downs. This albergue is pretty small. Not sure how many rooms there are, but I’m certain it’s not a lot. I met a couple lovely dogs here. The older one was roaming free and stayed by my side for a while lapping up the attention I gave them.

We had pizza here at the pension and it was amazing! Just what I needed. The innkeeper was super friendly too!

Some photos from the beginning of our day…

We only had two stops today. One of the places, in A Calzada, was the place I bought a little purse in… back in 2014. I then used it as the place where Troy first talked to his Camino crush in The Camino Club. Instead of buying the purse, Troy and his crush reviewed it as a bad purchase because it was too small and had no compartments. 😉

Sunrise was pure magic!

We walked past the beer bottle place this morning. It’s usually quite busy, but there was nobody there when we walked by today.

Casa Verde, which was the most hopping fun bar on the Camino back in 2014, is gone. There’s now an albergue and cafe in its place. No vibes whatsoever, sadly.