September 30, 2025 Camino Portuguese, Day 9 Total miles walked 12.41 miles Tui to O Porrino It’s good to be back in Spain. Portugal was amazing and the food was great. I struggled with the language. In Porto everyone spoke English but as we ventured northward it was all Portuguese. We had one hotelier whoContinue reading “A FUN WALK TODAY”
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I LIKE TODAY’S STORY
September 24, 2025 Portuguese Camino, Day 3 7.48 miles walked Vila do Conde to Arcos While there is no elevation profile for this day as Arcos is between the Coastal and Central Routes I did note that my fitness tracker said I climbed 4 flights. I say more than 4 because I walked up theContinue reading “I LIKE TODAY’S STORY”
REMEMBER, EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS ON THE CAMINO IS A STORY
…But why does it always have to be my story? September 23, 2025, Day 2 Matosinhos to Vila do Conde Camino Portuguese 15.22 miles today All map and elevation profiles are from Wise Pilgrim, Camino Portuguese. Please let me know if they do not appear. I loaded them into these draft pages before leaving homeContinue reading “REMEMBER, EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS ON THE CAMINO IS A STORY”
THE DAY HAS COME
Let it begin September 18, 2025 The Camino Portugues It has been months since we decided to walk the Camino Portuguese and those months seemed to stretch forever. If I missed a walk, tomorrow would be there to take it. And now here we are waiting for an uber to take us to the airport.Continue reading “THE DAY HAS COME”
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”
AT LAST OR NOW
At last or now It’s been over a year since I last wrote. Almost every day I ask myself, “Do I have something to say or is it time to bring this blog to a quiet and dignified end?” So much has happened and I yearned to write about this past year of my lifeContinue reading “AT LAST OR NOW”
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”
THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD 🚂
Only two more days until we leave to walk the Camino Frances a third time. I notice that I’m highly aware of every ache, pain, and twinge that my body is feeling. And I get concerned. I’ve seen my share of injured pilgrims along the Camino, many of them younger and in better shape thanContinue reading “THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD 🚂”
AN UPDATE
There’s an old saying, “The best laid plans often go awry”. Or for the more religious minded, “If you want to make God laugh, make plans”. I had planned to re-post all the posts from my first Camino in 2019. I’m about to embark on my third Camino and I wanted to reflect on theContinue reading “AN UPDATE”
CATCHUP TIME
June 14, 2023 Dear Fellow Pilgrims, I have been writing this blog since early 2019 before I walked my first camino in September/October 2019. Along the way I made a lot of “digital” mistakes, but I have discovered better ways of designing my site, learned how to add pictures, link to other pages, and more.Continue reading “CATCHUP TIME”
One day I decided to go for a walk... 