BEAUTIFUL AND UNEXPECTED THINGS

The Way of St. Francis May 3, 2026 Ferentillo to Arrone Miles walked 5.34 Today my friend and I parted ways. She is going to Rome and then Sardinia to meet friends from Germany and I am continuing on to Rome. I pray she has a wonderful time as the walking portion was not theContinue reading “BEAUTIFUL AND UNEXPECTED THINGS”

A GOOD WALK WITH SOME SURPRISES

The Way of St. Francis May 2, 2026 Scheggino to Ferentillo Miles walked 6.74 Today was a really pleasant walk. Yesterday I veered off the Camino to walk through a park. So today I started off retracing my way back to pick up the Camino. It was sunny and the temperature was about 62 degrees.Continue reading “A GOOD WALK WITH SOME SURPRISES”

DIRECTIONS CAN BE CONFUSING

The Way of St. Francis April 28, 2026 Trevi to Clitunno Miles walked 7.29 miles It’s another beautiful day in Italy and now ready to leave Trevi and head to the next destination. Things seem to be going well. We’ve walked out of Trevi and are heading to Clitunno which is just shy of Poreta.Continue reading “DIRECTIONS CAN BE CONFUSING”

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”

MY FEELINGS ALONG THE CAMINO

October 6, 2025 Camino Portuguese, Day 15 Total miles walked today 6.23 miles Cambados to Vilanova de Arosa Once again there is no elevation profile for this section of the Spiritual Variant. My feelings along the Camino Today was a very easy day to walk. It was so short that we felt confident walking alongContinue reading “MY FEELINGS ALONG THE CAMINO”

WHERE AM I GOING WITH ALL THIS?

October 5, 2025 Camino Portuguese, Day 14 Total miles walked today 9.36 miles Armenteria to Cambados There is no elevation map for Armenteria to Cambados Because we had rain and wind yesterday it was cold. So we didn’t make it to visit the Monastery at Armenteira. On the other hand the weather changed to sunnyContinue reading “WHERE AM I GOING WITH ALL THIS?”

RAIN RAIN GO AWAY

Come again after I go home October 4, 2025 Camino Portuguese Day 13 Total miles walked 7.91 miles Combarro to Armenteira You know the song The Ants go Marching One by One Hurrah Hurrah? It’s sung to the tune of When Johnny Comes Marching Home Hurrah Hurrah. My husband started singing that song and nowContinue reading “RAIN RAIN GO AWAY”

BLISS

October 3, 2025 Camino Portuguese Day 12 Total Miles walked 8.57 miles Pontevedra to Combarro There is no elevation profile for Pontevedra to Combarro as we are switching from the Central Route to the Spiritual Variant. Last night I prepped my big backpack and took it downstairs for the transport company to take. Then weContinue reading “BLISS”

TWO BIG UPHILLS!

October 2, 2025 Camino Portuguese, Day 11 Total miles walked today 14.81 miles Redondela to Pontevedra Wow! Today started off in an interesting way. We stopped in an ice cream establishment that also offered breakfast. As usual I did my little cleaning up because as a pilgrim I feel grateful for all the people whoContinue reading “TWO BIG UPHILLS!”

MY BIGGEST WORRY TURNED OUT TO BE A FLOP

OCTOBER 1, 2025 Camino Portuguese, Day 10 Total miles walked 11.97 Porrino to Redondela LOOK AT THAT ELEVATION MAP! It’s the second highest summit so far and even worse…check out the nearly vertical descent on the other side. I worried about this day for weeks. Well guess what? It was nearly all pavement, the inclinesContinue reading “MY BIGGEST WORRY TURNED OUT TO BE A FLOP”