I needed a break. My knees, Achilles, shoulders and back were all screaming at me to cut some slack! So last night I made the decision to take a rest day today. This is common on the Camino. Most people take a few rest days. It’s good for your body and can make the difference…
Day 4 Zubiri to Pamplona
Another long day but 3 miles shorter than yesterday. Only 13 m today. I had a good dinner of salad and salmon last night which is very exciting! So far it’s been hard to find a good salad. Salad usually means a few leafs of lettuce w some meat and cheese or similar on it….
Day 3 Roncesvalles to Zubrini
I’ll start with the good. Last night Pilgrims mass was amazing. It was in Spanish but I could follow along pretty well. The Priest was so sweet. He talked about how he holds all the peregrinos (pilgrims) in his heart. And that God walks with us. I love the chanting in a Catholic service. It…
Day 2 Orrison to Roncesvalles
Today was another glorious day. Still in the Pyrenees mountains, and another 75 degree bluebird day. It was much longer, but somehow didn’t seem so bad. The beauty makes a difference. It started off up hill again but this time not quite as steep. The first 6 miles were up hill and part of the…
Leaving Barcelona
Remember our deal-I write, I don’t spend much time on editing, you read graciously. Otherwise it will Never get posted! Barcelona-I love this city. Today I had breakfast on the terrace of my hostel, then took a walking tour through old Town Barcelona. It’s like many other old European cities at the heart. It was…
The beginning
What a 24 hours! I arrived in the beautiful village of St. Jean Pied de Port, France yesterday afternoon. The mountains we drove through to get to the village were stunning. I kept smiling to myself the whole way, realizing I was going to be hiking right through those same Pyrenees mountains for the next…
Barcelona
After hours on flights, in airports or on the metro underground, I emerged to a beautiful 73 degree bluebird day in Barcelona! If you know me you know how much I love being outside and to walk up the steps from the subway to this view made me so so happy! It took the edge…
12 hours til departure!
I leave in 12 hours. I should be sleeping right now but I’m too wired. I’m packed. I’ve prepared. I’ve researched and talked to folks who’ve been. I am ready. And now it’s time to let it go. Whatever happens, happens. Over the last week or so, people have encouraged me, dropped off cards…
The Camino Begins
I bought my ticket for the Camino this week. If you don’t know, I am going on a pilgrimage this summer. The Camino de Santiago has been calling me to it for 7-8 years now. So this summer, I will fly to Barcelona, Spain, and take a train to the starting point of this 500…
Word of the Year
My word for this year is “curiosity.” I’ve never chosen a word for the year before, and I really didn’t have plans to pick a word this year. But this word, “curious” or some form of it, kept coming up over and over again. And yesterday, as it popped into my head once more, I…