October 7, 2025 Camino Portuguese, Day 17 Total miles walked today Padron to Santiago de Compostela Here it is, the last day of walking. It’s the longest walk and as you can see there are two significant ascents. In fact, the second ascent is continually upward until one reaches the plaza in front of theContinue reading “TWO HILLS AND 16 MILES”
Category Archives: Spirituality
STRANGER THINGS
You’re probably wondering why I chose “STRANGER THINGS” as the title of this post. Well I have been waiting so long for the final season of STRANGER THINGS and I’ve been procrastinating so long finishing the blog post from the Camino Portuguese that it seemed kind of appropriate. Although I hardly expect that you allContinue reading “STRANGER THINGS”
WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH THE SHOWERS?
September 27, 2025 Camino Portuguese, Day 6 13.8 miles walked total Balugaes to Ponte de Lima I have to talk about the showers today. Every shower I’ve encountered on previous Caminos work differently. It’s a learning experience every time. There’s a knob, there’s a dial, there’s something that looks like a stick shift on aContinue reading “WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH THE SHOWERS?”
A MUCH BETTER DAY
September 26, 2025 Camino Portuguese, Day 5 Barcelos to Balugaes Today we passed eight churches/chapels and I stopped at each one trying to get a stamp. One was having morning mass, six were locked, and the other one was open but no one was there and no stamp for the passport. WHERE’S THE MONK WHENContinue reading “A MUCH BETTER DAY”
FOLLOW THE MONK
September 25, 2025 Camino Portuguese, Day 4 Arcos to Barcelos 12.88 miles total for the day There is no elevation profile for this day as Arcos is between the Coastal and Central Routes. This morning as we begin walking we were passed by a monk going up an incline. It was a bit of aContinue reading “FOLLOW THE MONK”
POSTCARDS FROM ME
Today I’ve been working on my packing for our upcoming Camino…and I’ve been in a bit of a panic. The first Camino was a challenge because I’d never walked one before and I didn’t know what to bring for six weeks of walking. It took a lot research, talking to others who had walked one,Continue reading “POSTCARDS FROM ME”
GREAT EXPECTATIONS
I’ve been preparing myself for walking the Camino Portuguese mostly by taking walks, reading memoirs, and working out at the gym. Last week I added something else. I returned to a Five Day Academy for Spiritual Formation to prepare my spirit for this walk. On my first Camino in 2019 I had no idea whatContinue reading “GREAT EXPECTATIONS”
TWO DAYS TO SANTIAGO
3 October 2023, Camino 3, Day 34 Melide to Arzua It’s cool (60 degrees) and a bit humid this morning. It feels good walking but stopping for a drink it seems chilly. It’s a short walk to Arzua which is good. My ankle has been acting up and I welcome a reduction in kilometers. IContinue reading “TWO DAYS TO SANTIAGO”
FOUR DAYS TO SANTIAGO
1 October 2023, Camino 3, Day 32 Portomarin to Palais de Rei Full disclosure: I am not walking to Palais de Rei today. Yesterday was a very tough day. The walk itself was not too bad but the heat was brutal. In addition walking into Portomarin is a very steep downhill followed by a veryContinue reading “FOUR DAYS TO SANTIAGO”
FIVE DAYS TO SANTIAGO
30 September 2023, Camino 3, Day 31 Sarria to Portomarin Today was everything I expected and more. There were all sorts of groups of people. Groups of men being loud, teenagers sitting on the roadside texting, and more. And when I say more I mean something more interesting possibly. There is a group of menContinue reading “FIVE DAYS TO SANTIAGO”
One day I decided to go for a walk... 