Walking the Camino de Santiago
There is nothing more frustrating than being at odds with yourself. We are staying at the hotel here in Villafranca Montes de Oca because… While it is sunny, it is also black. While there are rainbows, there is rain. And there is a windstorm coming. And I have a cold and I want to stop and take a day off. […]
» Read moreThe church bells are ringing at Santa Maria down the street. I’m in the Hostal with my foot up listening through the window to their chimes. It is not a sound you hear in the States. There are two sets of bells. The first set intones a solemn bong-bong and sounds like ones you’d here at any church […]
» Read moreThe church bells are ringing at Santa Maria down the street. I’m in the Hostal with my foot up listening through the window to their chimes. It is not a sound you hear in the States. There are two sets of bells. The first set intones a solemn bong-bong and sounds like ones you’d here at any church but […]
» Read moreSome lessons of the Camino have to be pounded into your brain. The first word of the Rule of St Benedict is “Listen”. It’s a rule I struggle to internalize. Listening has never been my strong suit. I could never wait for instructions or for people to even finish a sentence. I’m off in another direction by the time something […]
» Read moreSome lessons of the Camino have to be pounded into your brain. Listening has never been my strong suit. I could never wait for instructions or for people to even finish a sentence. I’m off in another direction by the time something I am supposed to do/hear/receive/etc comes at me. The moniker “gazelle brained” was not given to me lightly […]
» Read moreManThis morning we are on our way to Estella. My alarm went off at 6 and again at 6:15. I wandered off to the bathroom to have my customary chat with Raine, via Facebook then came back to wake up the husbeast. Gorgeous view of Puent la Reina as we left! We decided to put our strawberry troll costumes […]
» Read moreWe were supposed to rest today. That did NOT happen. And that’s ok. We had a plan up to Pamplona and now we are just winging it. Because we moved forward a bit more, instead of staying in one place, tomorrow won’t be hitting Alta de Perdon after a long slog through a rocky town. We are already at […]
» Read moreSometime in February I went too far on my feet and set off a cascade of fascia problems from my Achilles to my plantar muscles. It has been a very challenging road to recovery and my feet are still not 100%. Our first day of the Camino was especially challenging as the road goes ever upward. Then, it comes down […]
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We are in France! After yesterday’s mad dash through Barajas and Atocha to catch our train to Pampona we met our hosts Isvan and Barbara who drove us to their albuergue near Roncesvalles. After rousing dinner conversation and a delicious meal I fell into bed and slept the sleep of the righteous. Ok, I just passed out with the aid […]
» Read moreFlight delays. More flight delays an that left less than an hour to get from departing out last flight at Barajas to our connecting train in Atocha. Decisions made before we left (regarding checking trekking poles and knives) allowed us to get to our train bound for Pamplona on time. Originally we had about two and a half hours to […]
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