Friday May 18th .. Sunny and warm .. 20 kms … 13 miles “Always God is with us. And, in the long run, that is all we need to know” ~ David Watson Morning … Today was a short day, only 13 miles! I know that sounds like a lot of miles, but on the Camino 13…
Thursday, May 17th. Sunny, actually was a bit hot. 24 kms … 15 miles “When you make the Divine your source, you move through life with an ease and lightness, with an open hand. You allow whatever wishes to come, come. And whatever wishes to go, go. Every gain, and loss, has an odd kind…
Wednesday, May 16, 2018, Sunny and Windy 25 kms … 16 miles “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes” – Marcel Proust Pamplona After a shower, laundry and a little siesta, we headed out to explore the city. Like I said, we had decided to skip…
Tuesday, May 15, 2018, Temp 50’s … Zubiri to Pamplona … 23 kms … 15 miles Blessed are you, pilgrim, if what concerns you most is not to arrive, as to arrive with others. ~ Beatitudes of the pilgrim Last night was my best sleep. Could it be I am getting use to sleeping in a…
Monday, May 14, 2018, 30℉ – 40℉ … Roncesvalles to Zubiri … 23 kms … 15 miles Blessed are you, pilgrim, if you discover that the “camino” opens your eyes to what is not seen. ~ Beatitudes of the pilgrim Let me start by saying, sleeping in a hostel nook with 9 other people is quite an…
Day 1 – St. Jean to Roncesvalles, 30 kms … 18 miles Sunday, May 13, 2018, 36℉ His mercies are new every morning My alarm woke me from a light sleep. To say I slept well was an understatement. Between excitement and nervousness, I tossed and turned all night. One benefit to walking the Camino now,…
The year of 2018 was a special one. Walking 1000 miles across Spain, Israel and Portugal. This is my journey! Walking the Camino de Santiago. Some of you may be wondering…if the French way from St-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Santiago is roughly 500 miles, how did you walk 1000 miles? Did you get lost? Did you walk…
My Lenten Journey … praying with my feet. This Lent my journey will take me along the Camino de Santiago. I won’t be able to be there physically but I will be there in prayer. I have chosen to relive my walk of 1000 miles, step by step…a journey I took during the summer of…
Make your Camino de Santiago even more special, walk during the Holy Year and walk through the Holy Door! The Holy Door of the Cathedral of Santiago is a symbol of the Holy Year and the Camino de Santiago itself. Entering the Cathedral of Santiago for the first time after traveling a long way is…