Category: Camino de Santiago

Walking the Camino to Lindau first…

So I’m packed and ready to do my second preparation day for the big day. At first I thought I might leave either Thursday or Saturday, but my wife informed me this afternoon when I returned from a decent 15 km walk that she’s planning on me leaving Thursday. Looks like that’s the big day,… Continue reading Walking the Camino to Lindau first…

Dreaming of the Camino de Santiago and how I got into pilgrims or pilgrimages

We’ve been all over for the holidays, but we’re finally headed home to Munich today. Any of you remember my writings/photos from the Camino de Santiago several years back? It was a pivotal moment or set of moments in my life & I’ve not even walked the whole Camino. As I said then, finishing the… Continue reading Dreaming of the Camino de Santiago and how I got into pilgrims or pilgrimages

third day on the Camino & a return to where I started last year…back to the future, because I’ll definitely be here again

This bridge means a lot to me, and it’ll take some explaining for it to make sense.  Arrived here in Logroño last year to begin my journey. Meeting all the pilgrims with their injuries that day, I felt like such an imposter calling myself a pilgrim already. Little did I know – everyone walks his… Continue reading third day on the Camino & a return to where I started last year…back to the future, because I’ll definitely be here again

Don’t stop walking with or without knowing exactly where you’re going to sleep…or what you’re going to sleep on

There’s this exhilarating moment when you arrive at the albergue after the day’s walk, and you drop your things. This is where you know you’re going to spend the rest of your day and your evening, yet there’s a good chance you’re so tired that you’ll sleep through most of one or the other.  Suddenly… Continue reading Don’t stop walking with or without knowing exactly where you’re going to sleep…or what you’re going to sleep on

a lapsed Quaker walking…I’m relatively sure you’ll get what I’m trying to say at some point

Ok, I told you about the dog I met the first day and how I was missing my dogs, so there’s that. The whole dog thing. I’ve even started Dog Spotting pretty obsessively, which is something I always did, yet now I’m taking photos and adding whimsical captions and/or stories. We’ll see what comes of… Continue reading a lapsed Quaker walking…I’m relatively sure you’ll get what I’m trying to say at some point

Back to the Future…Camino style

Remember these shoes from last year? I walked a whole week on the Camino, and bombarded my feed with photos and waxed philosophic about what it all meant and laughed at myself at the preposterousness of my thinking I even had a clue.  Most people take a month to six weeks to walk the whole… Continue reading Back to the Future…Camino style

try to encapsulate the Camino in a few short moments of chit chat

 Not sure where I heard it, but it’s been said that you have a short window of opportunity in which people want to hear about your holidays.  After ‘How was your break? You were in Spain weren’t you?‘, there’s a few moments where you can share generally, before the conversation moves on to what’s been… Continue reading try to encapsulate the Camino in a few short moments of chit chat

And struggle in the darkness troubling my eyes

Well, my week on the Camino de Santiago has sadly come to an end. I know I’ve gone on and on about my feet, but that’s what people on a pilgrimage talk about. It’s rather important, to be fair.  This was one of the nicer photos from my last day of walking, and just looking… Continue reading And struggle in the darkness troubling my eyes

Getting your Credencial del Peregrino stamped and rolling with the punches

Here’s a riddle for you: What do call a false noodle? Let me get one thing straight. I’m not walking the whole Camino de Santiago this time. I’d love to, but I only had a week. Making the most of my week, but this is a kind of a snapshot of what one might expect… Continue reading Getting your Credencial del Peregrino stamped and rolling with the punches