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Tortuga – Spanish word for turtle. When we first started our Camino adventure Colin lovingly, yet sarcastically, called me “Tortuga”. Of course this was in relation to my slow walking. Initially I was quite offended by this “pet name” and Colin quickly got that message. Perhaps it was the evil look I gave him or […]
Sunday May 13th. It is hard to believe that this is the end of our trip with only two nights left; both revolving around traveling home to Colorado. It has been a wonderful experience and adventure. I haven’t update this blog since we completed our walk from St Jean Pied de Port to Santiago. It’s […]
We are so close now and nothing is going to get in our way. We are getting there by hook or by crook. In case you have never heard that term, it is an old English expression meaning that you will reach your goal no matter what. https://www.google.com/amp/s/dictionary.cambridge.org/amp/english/by-hook-or-by-crook 5/1. Walk to Palas de Re – […]
Sunday 4/29. On our way from Tricastella to Sarria . It was raining lightly but we still chose the slightly longer route on the hillside rather than taking the road. This way goes to the town of Samos where there is a beautiful old monastery. The winding trail was beautiful and very quiet. All we […]
For those of you who are reading my blog for the first time I would encourage you to start with the archived blogs beginning in March. If you go to the menu on the website and click on “blogs” you will find them all and can start at the beginning and read them in order […]
This photo is of a bridge into Astorga – an unwelcome sight for a tired pilgrim. It is Sunday 4-22: Today we walked 24 km to Astorga. The weather was perfect and overcast and a welcome improvement from our earlier days. I did well with my walk today. My blisters are healing and some minor […]
This photo was taken by a very nice woman from South Africa who was walking behind us. Now that is the Camino spirit! We are approximately 295 KM away from Santiago. That feels so close now. So, you may be wondering how we are doing as a couple on the Camino. We have met so […]
These two days were so wet I couldn’t take any photos without fear of ruining my phone. It has been a bit rough. Day 10 Morning started great. I woke up early, felt great and got out at a crazy 7am for coffee and a chocolate croissant. It was cool but dry and perfect for […]
Everyone says “the Camino is not a race”. I guess I am realizing that this is a perfect metaphor for life. I’ll start this blog from the notes I took beginning with the night after day two, but as I post it we are settling into our Albergue after a tiring day 7. Will catch […]
We started our Camino two days ago- or was it a century. Hard to tell. Until my last day of work at RMCC I hadn’t thought much about what the Camino would mean on any level other than the spiritual awakening I hoped to experience. But as I was leaving work that last day it […]
Have you ever had goals that you thought were a little outrageous but you knew that someday you had to accomplish them? For me one of those goals was to write a book. I’m not sure why I always had this in my mind. Perhaps one reason was because my father had always talked about […]