Tag Archives: Pilgrimage

26 September 2023, Camino 3, Day 27 Villafranca del Bierzo to Las Herreiras Today is a relatively long day, about 12 miles. I’m worried about this since yesterday was a short day and I had a lot of pain in my quads, calves, and hamstrings. Of course silly me hasn’t been stretching like I should.Continue reading “WALKING WITH TREPIDATION”

25 September 2023, Camino 3, Day 26 Cacabelos to Villafranca del Bierza Ten more days after today. Mixed emotions are cropping up. We are stronger for all our walking and yet the walking takes its toll on our endurance. We are longing to enter Santiago and equally yearning to return to the life we know.Continue reading “THOUGHTS ALONG THE WAY”

23 September 2023, Camino 3, Day 24 El Acebo to Molinaseca The phrase for today is “Pick & Choose”. Pick the spot to plant your trekking pole and choose where to put your foot so you can take the next step. Today’s walk started out on the road. Technically the camino also runs along theContinue reading “THE PHRASE OF THE DAY IS “ PICK & CHOOSE””

22 September 2023, Camino 3, Day 23 Rabanal to El Acebo It is cold, windy, and wet today. The higher we go in elevation the windier it is but I’m told it’s better on the downhill. The temperature is in the 40’s but I’m dressed more warmly so it’s not too bad. I added aContinue reading “COLD, RAINY, WINDY, AND SAD”

21 September 2023, Camino 3, Day 22 Astorga to Rabanal/Santa Colomba de Samosa I love Astorga! I forgot to mention that we visited the chocolate museum. I didn’t have a picture but I did buy postcards to send to the grandchildren. At one time there were 51 chocolate makers in Astorga. It is the chocolateContinue reading “COLD COLD COLD”

20 September 2023, Camino 3, Day 21 San Martin del Camino to Astorga Today we are taking a taxi to Astorga. My right ankle has been slightly swollen this entire walk and frankly we were really worn out last night. Yesterday was a 16+mile day and today is also 16+ miles. It’s the difficult partContinue reading “A LITTLE SAD”

18 September 2023, Camino 3, Day 19 Mansilla de las Mulas to Leon Yesterday I was insulted by my watch. After two days off my watch said, “It looks like you took a day off. Try to close at least one ring today.” I do not need a digital object to make remarks about myContinue reading “HALFWAY”

17 September 2023, camino 3, Day 18 El Burgo Ranero to Mansilla de las Mulas We have taken a few days off the camino to rest and recover. It is harder this time around and with a janky (that’s a medical term) ankle and general exhaustion we elected to skip two stages of our Camino.Continue reading “TIME OFF”

14 September 2023, Camino 3, Day 15 Fromista to Carrion de los Condes Today we are walking along the road. It’s not the prettiest paths, but it goes from Fromista to Carrion de los Condes. There is an alternative path that we took four years ago that follows the river. It is a more beautifulContinue reading “MORE KINDNESS ON THE CAMINO”

13 September 2023, Camino 3, Day 14 Castrojeriz to Fromista Fromista is one of my favorite stops on the camino. There’s not much to see except the church (which is beautiful) and the food is so-so. Even the Hotel Rural Oasibeth is a nice but not over the top outstanding place. Loli the owner ofContinue reading “I LOVE FROMISTA”