Today, I leave Santiago with a mixture of emotions. Not only am I leaving the place or the destination I strove to reach for so long, but I feel like…
Camino Frances 2013
The band had the crowd hopping to the beat, dancing and screaming. It was nuts! I have never seen a bar this packed – standing room only. No fire code…
The last 20 kilometers An 800 kilometer physical journey near complete and an inner one just beginning. As I walked, I began to notice that the yellow arrows now had a…
It was a blustery, stormy day today. The sky moved and changed so fast – billowing dark clouds surged across the sky occasionally breaking apart to reveal the sun before…
Last night after I posted, I went back upstairs to the restaurant in the same pilgrim fashion I had earlier except this time my hair was dry. Sue and the…
We passed the 100 kilometers to go marker today and from where I am tonight I am only 92.8 kilometers away from Santiago. This is crazy! I have walked over…
The fever broke at some point in the night, but before it did I kept waking. The back of my eyes felt hot and my skin felt sensitive. Strange dreams…
I’m lying in bed, fresh out of the most enjoyable, hot bath I think I have EVER had! I must have soaked in there for over an hour – my…
Today, the second half of the 61 kilometers I walked since I last posted, was a hard day. I’m beat! It involved 1200 meters of accumulated elevation gain. The scattered…
Buenas tardes and nearly buenas noches for me in O’Cebreiro. Since I posted last I have walked 61 kilometers. Last night in Villafranca del Bierzo I tried to journal, but…
Today, I reached Cruz de Ferro, the highest point on the Camino, where the cross and big pile of rocks is located. I thought I had a little more time…
What a great evening in Rabanal del Camino with seven countries: Lithuania, Ireland, Australia, Germany, America, Spain and Canada – one of each of us, plus two bottles of vino…