I spent the day packing, unpacking, repacking and finally saying I’m ready. Many people have asked me what I take with me so I have done a picture essay of my packing and added it to the blog. Hope it’s helpful for people who are getting ready for their Camino. Because I carry my packContinueContinue reading “One day Until the Journey Begins…”
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Time To Get Into Action….
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….”
I Cannot Ignore the Call of the Camino…
I have walked approximately 2000 miles on Camino trails. I guess it is yet to be enough. I was planning on doing two shorter Camino‘s this year but as I started planning, the Frances called out to me again. I turned 75 in April and for some reason it feels different than just being inContinueContinue reading “I Cannot Ignore the Call of the Camino…”
Day 5 – Pompeii
There are a lot of families traveling together. The teenagers seem bored, but I know they will remember their family trip with fond memories as the years go by. Today, I observed two teenage girls intently, looking at their phones until one noticed a flock of chickens outside the train window. They got very excitedContinueContinue reading “Day 5 – Pompeii”
My Whirlwind Italy Trip…
Brenda and I are traveling separately both coming and going to Italy. Brenda is leaving before me with a two-day stopover in Iceland. She will meet me in Rome on April 3. I’m flying out of Seattle in one day. I have a 1.5 hour layover in London at Heathrow Airport which is a bitContinueContinue reading “My Whirlwind Italy Trip…”
Excitement Growing
My pack is out. A sign that I am ready to believe I am going. In seven weeks I will be leaving for Europe! This will be my first Camino solo. It feels freeing and yet a bit sad to not daily share the journey’s struggles and joys with a friend or family member. EvenContinueContinue reading “Excitement Growing”
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”
I know…3 trips to Europe in 1 year….
I also find it amazing that all stars have lined up with this great opportunity. It truly was a celebration and gift to myself (and one trip a gift from Maria and Benny; my Danish family) for 36 years of owning a business and finally saying goodbye to my beloved café and staff. On thisContinueContinue reading “I know…3 trips to Europe in 1 year….”
Spain with Maria & Benny
What an amazing time we are having in Spain visiting Maria and Benny’s “mansion” and their favorite places near by. We can never thank them enough for this visit and their hospitality. Their property is a few miles from Lanjarón in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, southeaster Spain. It is a olive farm that has aContinueContinue reading “Spain with Maria & Benny”
The countdown….
I have never been in the position like this. We will not knowing whether we will be allowed into my chosen hiking country until the day before we leave. Ireland is scheduled to allow vaccinated Americans in July 19th and we leave July 20th! Yes, we are crazy!!!!! We do have an alternate idea (IContinueContinue reading “The countdown….”
Finally….2015
Five years ago in 2010, about one month after finishing my Sarria to Santiago hike, the Camino began calling me to go the entire route. At that time, I owned a restaurant and knew that there was no possible way that I could ever be gone for that length of time. So I put the ideaContinueContinue reading “Finally….2015”
Training has started….
This is where I will be doing a lot of my training; my wonderful little town of Montesano, Washington. Right now it is hunting season, so I won’t be doing much hiking in the forests around and behind our town for the next two months. So urban walking it is…. The day I decided to start my training IContinueContinue reading “Training has started….”