I woke up last weekend and realized I was three weeks from leaving for Spain. I had made a few reservations: my favorite albergue in St Jean Pied de Port, France, and at Borda Albergue on my first night of hiking, but had done very little else. So I started making my way through theContinueContinue reading “Time To Get Into Action….”
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Day 10 Navarrete to Najara
Rioja is a beautiful rolling countryside. The vineyards are abundant and ready for harvest. A pilgrim told me that he had been walking with another pilgrim who is a “wine expert”. The guy told him that the Spanish winemakers don’t expect a good vintage because the weather is already too ripe. Saying goodbye to theContinueContinue reading “Day 10 Navarrete to Najara”
Ticking Off Prep Items From My To Do List
After purchasing my ticket to London in February, I decided to try to put my seventh Camino on the back burner for a bit. That is not always possible for me once my ticket is confirmed because I go down the rabbit hole of planning. Now that I am… ….weeks away, I am ready toContinueContinue reading “Ticking Off Prep Items From My To Do List”
7 Days Count Down
Salut! Primativo here we come. With just a week before we board the plane to Madrid, we have begun serious training! Many things have gotten in the way of pre-Camino physical training, but since my last five Camino’s consisted of training on the Camino’s themselves, starting seven days in advance seems like progress. (Notice weContinueContinue reading “7 Days Count Down”
Thinking this over, and over, and over….
This week, as I recover from a bout of whiplash, I have been reading personal blogs, forums, and watching a lot of YouTube videos about the El Camino Santiago. I have decided that I have probably watched a bit too many personal accounts in a short period of time. Sometimes there is so much rawContinueContinue reading “Thinking this over, and over, and over….”
Living in the moment……
“You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going. What you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment, and to embrace them with courage, faith, and hope.” -Thomas Merton A friend posted this on FaceBook today and it sums up exactlyContinueContinue reading “Living in the moment……”