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It started badly with Eva’s bag missing. No sign of it at the airport luggage pick up! So tired, hungry and frustrated we have the challenge of manipulating the luggage claim department with a language barrier. Eva stayed calm and got everything filled out and away we went hopeful that all would go well andContinueContinue reading “Paris….”

We have had a busy two and a half days in Porto. It is a beautiful old town area full of so much history from all the influence from so many invasions over the centuries. The tile is so unique on the buildings and the cuisine is a refreshing change from so many pilgrim’s meals.ContinueContinue reading “Post Camino -Porto”

It is good to be back in Santiago. The friends are gathering and it feels like the Camino is ending. We are sharing stories, words of wisdom and cherished memories. Dotty leaves for Finisterre tomorrow morning. She is a woman warrior. My heart filled when my “Danish sister” walked up! We all started together andContinueContinue reading “Santiago Goodbyes”

I just cannot get this last day on the Camino’s post done. I sit down to write it and find a dozen things to distract me from having to come to terms with it is really over. I don’t thing that I am ready to stop emotionally; maybe physically 😳though. Here goes. https://videopress.com/v/c3PVi4Tr?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Our lastContinueContinue reading “Day 33 – A Rùa to Santiago”

https://videopress.com/v/mXRbTne1?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Today was a difficult day. I felt a heaviness in my heart that my final Camino was coming to a close. I have such mixed emotions because this has been such a different journey than I pictured. That is what the Camino is about, I think. Letting it guide you. I am not usedContinueContinue reading “Day 32 – Castaneda to A Rúa”

https://videopress.com/v/cMADEVFE?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Can you tell we start each day with a climb? I am always out of breath This is a corn crib that all houses have. Today I thought I felt a fly on my leg and realized that the hairs on my legs were so long they were flying like flags in the wind.ContinueContinue reading “Day 31 – Palas de Rei to Castaneda”

https://videopress.com/v/VmjhV1ow?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Today there wasn’t as much excitement about getting up and out the door If was a beautiful foggy morning. Perfect for the long climbs ahead. This was at the top of a very long climb. We got above the fog. The small villages we walk through are amazingly beautiful with their rustic exteriors. ThisContinueContinue reading “Day 30 Portomarín to Palas de Rei”

https://videopress.com/v/MXXoPGzU?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true The walk out of Sarria for the third time was as exciting as ever. https://videopress.com/v/GdC4qUSl?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true https://videopress.com/v/nzGWmXmE?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true We share the Camino with the cows The terrain in Galicia is brutal. They say rolling hills but today was a great deal of climbing. It is a hard start for Heather and Rebecca, but they did aContinueContinue reading “Day 29 – Sarria to Portomarín”

We had to catch a very early train to Sarria this am. Once the sun came up I have discovered that I was correct; a weather change. It is completely overcast and is threatening rain as we travel west. I find It difficult to have a segmented Camino. When you walk continually, it becomes aContinueContinue reading “Day 28 – Ponferrada to Sarria”

It was a beautiful morning. Eva, Willa, Cecillia, and I walked together for the entire day. Our friend Jeremy joined us later. Today we saw so many people from our time on the Camino. It was magical. We hugged goodbye, until Santiago, with many of them. The Camino is getting very busy. At Astorga threeContinueContinue reading “Day 27 – Astorga to Rabanal del Camino on foot and then on to Ponferrada by Taxi.”

I am getting excited about meeting Heather and Rebecca in Sarria. I honestly didn’t think we would ever share even a part of the Camino. To share the wine and food together in Santiago and Porto will be so much fun. Some of our Camino family road the bus With us partway to start CaminoContinueContinue reading “Day 26- Leon to Astorga via Bus”

Let’s see. I woke up at 8:30.. I got ready for my thermal spa at 9:30. Started working on my blog (which is taken me all day). In between I took a little stroll down the side streets of Leon. Had a glass of wine and some Leon’s specialty meats and bread. Then I workedContinueContinue reading “Day 25 Leon”

Another beautiful sunrise. We stopped for breakfast at the albergue where Debby and I stayed on my last Camino. Eva and her “second breakfast” of eggs every day. Walked today with a four young people today. Oliver is German, Rebecca is from New York, Angel is from China, and our Camino family member from EnglandContinueContinue reading “Day 24 Reliegos to Leon”

https://videopress.com/v/lqYmdn0c?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true https://videopress.com/v/recnSjtD?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true The relief of a sign pointing the way. Yesterday was an odd day I was feeling a little bit down because I was walking by myself and was not a day to walk by myself. As I started reached the intersection of where two trails were going to go in different directions IContinueContinue reading “Day 23 Calzada del Coto to Reliegos”

https://videopress.com/v/jJfnfn52?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Today I am walking alone and we are going to take different paths to meet up two days from now. I am getting a bit lonely on some days. The Camino is thinning out and it is rare that I have someone in front or behind me. Some days that is fine, but otherContinueContinue reading “Day 22. Terradillosto Calzada del Coto”

https://videopress.com/v/puCKvS4Z?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Willa’s Aunt and uncle are walking this section of the Camino today with the girls. I am walking alone today. The mesetta is a time of silence for me, except for a buen Camino for passing pilgrims. I enjoy just letting my mind wander. Plus my feet are still tender and I tend toContinueContinue reading “Day 21 – Carron de los Condes – Terradillos”

We left s bit late this am. The albergue was very quiet and I slept well. The girls and I walked together for quite a while in the am. A forest! The girls lost me and I finished the walk alone. I had decided to stay in the church albergue to hear the singing nuns.ContinueContinue reading “Day 20 – Frómista to Carrión de Los Condes”

https://videopress.com/v/gYTSvnfM?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true https://videopress.com/v/W0q45XUH?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Made it to the top of a 4 km climb! https://videopress.com/v/EvHtdqQq?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true A great sign on the mesetta….a breeze Sometimes you are very alone. Moving through the Provence’s is northern Spain. It is always a little bittersweet to know you are leaving one Provence and into another. I walked into Frómista with a womanContinueContinue reading “Day 19 -Castrojeriz – Fromista”

I will update this when I get better WiFi The mornings never disappoint. The mesetta is not revealing anything to me yet. Sometimes lessons come later and are not a revelation Eva and my shadows today. I love our time together; even in silence. We started the day to a beautiful sunrise and ended inContinueContinue reading “Day 18 Hornillo de Santiago to Castrojeriz”

The mesetta…. The wonder of the these next few days! My feet are feeling great and I am able to walk at my normal speed. Today was hot, low 90’s. I need a slimmer looking shadow! There are several ways to do the Camino. Biking across the mesetta is a go idea. You get toContinueContinue reading “Day 17 – Burgos to Hornillo de Santiago”

Today I went with my friend Dotty to search for new boots. No Keens but found some that might work. I got “cold feet” and decided just to stick with my sandals since we are entering the mesetta. Fingers crossed. Lunch was delicious. A cheese tray of three Spanish and two European cheese. Paired withContinueContinue reading “Day 16 – Burgos again”

I have been very lazy. I changed my bandages on my feet which is a struggle as inflexible as I am. NOTE TO SELF:I should have gone to yoga regularly. Trying to use folding scissors for surgery with my iPhone camera as my guide was a two-hour job. I had to take a break andContinueContinue reading “Day 15 Burgos-Healing Day”

By taxi, bus and a short walk…. As I am flying by three days of walking in the matter of an 1 ½ hours. I am longing to be on the Camino but happy to have barely searing feet. Note to Self: when I quit being flexible then it is time not to travel. AtContinueContinue reading “Day 14 – Azofra to Burgos”