
Author: steven-d
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Days 7-8: A Fonsagrada and Baleira
Climbing out of fog-enshrouded Grandas; out of Asturias and to the Galician towns of A Fonsagrada and Baleira.
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Day 6: Grandas de Salime
After the Hospitales, the steep drop into the fog-shrouded Embalse de Salime valley and the climb to Grandas
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Day 5: Berducedo (Hospitales)
Sore and tired, we successfully crossed the mountains on the signature section of the Primitivo: the Hospitales.
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Day 4: Campiello
Soaked after two days in the rain, we prepare for the biggest day on the Primitivo: the Hospitales.
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Day 3: Tineo
Every kind of weather on the road to Tineo. The joys of rural Spain on a Sunday.
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Day 2: Salas
Nursing our injuries in Salas after a difficult second day on the Primitivo
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Day 1: Grado
First day on the Primitivo brings us to Grado; the experience is part endurance, part scavenger hunt.
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Oviedo
Arrived in Oviedo. Preparing to begin our Camino de Santiago pilgrimage along the original (or Primitivo) route
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Buenos Aires
Bookending our trip to Antarctica with stops in Buenos Aires where we find ourselves attending the first major social event of the season.
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Falkland Islands
Returning to the Falklands, we hike across West Point Island to see penguins and learn some history in the capital, Stanley









