The Way of St. Francis May 1, 2026 Monteluco to Scheggino Miles walked 13.13 miles There’s a French song I learned as a little girl and it’s been in my head all day in a good way. I’ll try to translate it for you… Dominic-a nica nica Simply set out one day, A poor travelerContinue reading “THE WORD OF THE DAY IS “WOW””
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A QUIET DAY ON THE WAY
The Way of St. Francis April 29, 2026 Clitunno to Spoleto Miles walked 12.47 Because the town is so high above the city it is also above the Way of St. Francis path. My friend has injured her leg so she is taking a taxi to Spoleto. I’m riding along the roughly 2 miles beforeContinue reading “A QUIET DAY ON THE WAY”
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”
LOOK, A PRIEST!
The way of St. Francis Foligno to Trevi April 27, 2026 Miles walked 9.78 miles Today was a long walk out of Foligno along a main street. I came to a place with a little church but the doors were locked. This is a big difference between the Camino Frances, and the Camino Portugues &Continue reading “LOOK, A PRIEST!”
TWO HILLS AND 16 MILES
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”
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?”
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”
A FUN WALK TODAY
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”
