12 September 2023, Camino 3, Day 13 Hornillos to Castrojeriz I’m amazed at all the plants growing out of this rocky area even in the midst of the harshest environment these plants are growing and thriving, even this beautiful little red flower. What does that tell us about our own lives when we think thatContinue reading “A SHORT BUT AMAZING DAY”
Category Archives: Pilgrimage
NO BREAKFAST MAKES FOR A TOUGH DAY
10 September 2023, camino 3, Day 11 Cabala de Juarros to Burgos I love Burgos. When I was here two years ago I found an excellent restaurant. It was so good that I had lunch there on my first day and since I had a rest day I went back for dinner. A beef stewContinue reading “NO BREAKFAST MAKES FOR A TOUGH DAY”
BICYCLING ON THE CAMINO
8 September 2023, camino 3, Day 9 Belorado to Villafranca Montes de Oca I spoke about bicycling on the camino 2 years ago and I want to reiterate my findings. Having bicycled in organized rides in the states there are certain rules to be followed. When passing it is customary to call out, “On yourContinue reading “BICYCLING ON THE CAMINO”
A WEEK DOWN
6 September 2023, Camino 3, Day 7 Najera to Santo Domingo de la Calzada Today was a difficult day for me. My pack felt heavy and I just didn’t seem to walk as quickly. There can be a real mind game walking the camino. Questions and doubts flooded my mind. However despite those doubts IContinue reading “A WEEK DOWN”
A BETTER DAY
7 September 2023, Camino 3, Day 8 Santo Domingo to Belorado I have discovered a new Spanish delight…Grape Bread. It’s very much like a baguette type bread with grapes in it. Not like a zucchini or banana bread, although I found several recipes online for that kind of bread with grapes. I must make someContinue reading “A BETTER DAY”
A WEEK DOWN
6 September 2023, Camino 3, Day 7 Najera to Santo Domingo de la Calzada Today was a difficult day for me. My pack felt heavy and I just didn’t seem to walk as quickly. There can be a real mind game walking the camino. Questions and doubts flooded my mind. However despite those doubts IContinue reading “A WEEK DOWN”
BEING THE BLESSING
4 September 2023, Camino 3, Day 5 Logrono to Navarette Today we gave back. We are walking out of Logrono and a young woman caught our attention and was waving toward her car. We thought she meant to give us a ride and we said no thank you and we would kind of kept onContinue reading “BEING THE BLESSING”
THE WORD OF THE DAY IS BLESSING
3 September 2023, Camino 3, Day 4 Los Arcos to Logrono The blessings today began before we even left Estella. We stayed in a hotel about 2 km outside of town so we needed to walk back into Estella to begin our day. As we checked out the guy at the desk said he’d takeContinue reading “THE WORD OF THE DAY IS BLESSING”
THE WORD OF THE DAY IS TORRENTIAL
2 September 2023, Camino 3, Day 3 Estella to Los Arcos The forecast for today is rain. No problem. We stepped out from the hotel and immediately felt wonderful. There was a very light drizzle and the temperature was about 20 degrees cooler than yesterday. With our rain jackets and water resistant pants we wereContinue reading “THE WORD OF THE DAY IS TORRENTIAL”
ALTO DE PERDON
August 30, 2023 Midway from Pamplona to Puenta La Reina I have walked 9.6 miles to Alto de Perdon, which means Mount of Forgiveness. Here are the bronze statues depicting pilgrims under a field of stars. I love that expression “under a field of stars”. For more information click here.
One day I decided to go for a walk... 