Just outside of Uterga I managed to detour off the Camino and get lost on a road that eventually led into a farmer’s field. It seemed odd to me that I …
Leaving the Camino del Norte was neither right for me nor wrong. In the end, I would have learned something about myself either way. Each pilgrim has their own journey…
A Spanish peregrino (pilgrim) passed me while I was taking a panorama photo of the scenery with my phone. He stopped, turned and spoke to me…
The best thing about this walking day was spending it with Nathan. I walked with him briefly along my 2013 Camino Frances journey…
Yes, I am suspending my mission along the Camino del Norte. That is, my mission to blog using my tablet. The reason for the delay in posting is due to …
My second day on the Camino del Norte was breathtakingly beautiful and peaceful, yet equally as frustrating. Not all at once of course, but in chronological order. As with any journey, …
For two and a half years after my first Camino in 2013 I had yearned to return to Spain. I nearly did in 2014, but was hesitant. I didn’t feel …
It felt surreal to arrive in Biarritz, a small coastal city in the south of France, two and a half years after the first time I landed there. Back then it …
With less than two weeks to go before I fly off to Europe to walk the 825 kilometer Camino del Norte, I had better get packing! The packing list is done …
The wing lights of a plane are blinking in the clear, dusky distance. The engine is purring and humming, propelling the aircraft towards its destination. It reminds me, as I sit …
“Here’s a prescription for Ativan,” the doctor said as he handed me a slip of paper. Fear wouldn’t let me sleep the previous night. It had me curled up on …
“The destination is inconsequential. The journey is home,” Øyvind, a five-time Camino walker from Norway, said to me while I hung my laundry to dry under the warm rays of …