Camino

Last night I got a massage. After I finished journaling, I hobbled to a nearby bar for dinner, but before I had a chance to step inside a cyclist noticed …

Just a couple of hours ago I was experiencing one of those helpless Camino moments that seem to creep up when I push myself to the limit. Because of yesterday’s long …

I’m going to be so tired tomorrow, or more like today now. It’s 3:00 a.m. as I sit here journaling in the main floor sitting area of this huge six-floor albergue. It …

Hola and buenas tardes from small, quaint Castrojeriz. I have walked quite a few kilometers since I last updated you. Due to the lack of internet I have not been …

Although Andrew is young, nearly 28, he has been my closest companion on the Camino so far. To give you a little background, he is from the Bavarian part of …

Yesterday morning, after another chocolate pastry and a much needed cup of coffee, I headed out on the road from Nájera at 7:00 a.m. As I ascended into the hills, …

My evening in Logrono turned out to be a lot of fun. While wandering the streets I stopped to admire the guitars hanging in a music store window. I began …

As I write, I’m laying on the top bunk of an albergue in Logroño in the most nasty, achy muscular pain. I’m so stiff after a 28 kilometer day today. This morning I headed …

Yesterday morning from La Casa Magica, I headed out alone again, but before I did I fueled myself up with cereal and orange juice and then grabbed myself a couple …

From Uterga, I started out on my own just after 8:00 a.m. It was another sunny day promising to be as hot as the last ones, 32°. It’s nice to …

Hola from Uterga, Spain! It’s approximately 1:00 a.m. as I sit here in the reading area of a very nice albergue in this tiny, old and exceptionally clean Spanish town. …

I did feel better this morning, although I wasn’t sure how far I would be able to walk today. Waking up beside me in a lower bunk was a young …