Tag: #Santiago2018
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 […]
Sat. April 14th -(day 15 of walking) Castrojeriz to Fromista – 25 km today (15.5 miles) Beautiful weather today and the walk began with a very nice hill. It felt like a great way to start the day. The entire walk after that was flat and fairly easy. As usual, the last 4 km were […]
The ear worm of yesterday was John Denver’s song, Sunshine on My Shoulders”. Day 13 – Burgos to Hornillos. Finally nice weather. Overcast and chilly but dry for the first eight miles and warmer with a sliver of sun for the last five. Walking thirteen miles with the fifteen pound backpack in nice weather seems […]
Day 12. I finally know that it is Wednesday I woke up refreshed after my very cold and wet day yesterday. I slept virtually from 7:00 PM to 6:00 AM. Walking has become easier and the mileage today did not seem difficult so neither of us questioned our ability to get to our destination today. […]
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 […]
Day 6. Another long day. Approx 16 miles and the last 5 km were the killers. Very pooped after that walk today. For those of you who know me well you probably wonder about the title of this blog. I generally never curse and I don’t like it very much when people do. But freedom […]
Today was the first day that I felt like singing and of course I have a certain song stuck in my head. My mother had this song in her head for a month before we left so now you can all as well. A funny story about the Proclaimers is that Colin and I saw […]
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 […]