The terrain is changing again as is the weather. We are leaving the Meseta and entering the region of Galicia. We have starting doing more climbing; that along with the rain puts another set of challenges on The Camino experience. The last I wrote, I was just getting ready to leave León and thought it
After 20 days of walking and 300 miles, I was ready for a day off! I arrived in León the day before yesterday and checked into a hotel. It was a luxury to take a long shower and dry off with a towel larger then a washcloth. I have really appreciated it given that the
After a long 32 km day, I arrived to the small town of Terradillos de los Templarios which probably means nothing to you, but it marks the half way point of the Camino from Saint Jean-Pied-de-Port to Santiago. Very exciting! In spite of my knees complaining (probably due to my too heavy pack!) and the
“If you follow your bliss, you put yourself on a track, that has been there all the while, waiting for you, and the life you ought to be living is the one you are living” – Joseph Campbell This quote really spoke to me and I wanted to share it with you as well as
This was my first morning of walking alone on the Camino. I headed out before daylight with my torch (flashlight) searching out the Camino signs in the dark. Somehow it no longer felt like a holiday. Perhaps the lack of distractions of talking and laughing made me focus on new pains in my body. My
We have arrived in Burgos after a short walk this morning from a little village into the “Big” city. We are splurging and staying in a hotel and it feels like luxury. It is nothing fancy but nice and spacious. Four of us are sharing a two bedroom with private bathroom with a full bath.
We have left the La Rioja region and now in the Castilla y León region. The terrain has changed much over the past nine days and each day is a little different from the day before. We have been amazingly lucky with the weather and only had the one day of rain so far. It
Day five: Cirauqui To Villamayor de Monjardin 24 km This was the first day we had rain while walking. It only rained for the first few hours. At least I put my rain gear to good use! It was lovely and cool and made for an easier day of walking. Eighty percent of the Pilgrims
Day three: Larrasoaña-Cizur Menor 21 km Today was a shorter day but somehow felt long. My energy was a little low and the city of Pamplona felt way too chaotic after the small quaint villages that we stayed in and passed through. Even the Qigong we did in the park didn’t pick up my energy.
Day one: Saint Jean to Roncesvalles 25 km At least one hopes it goes down! The climb was relentless but the view and the magnificent day made up for it. We walked approximately a seven hour day and hiked about fifteen miles in total. The wind was out in full force but luckily the weather
