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Camino Signs
One of the difficulties travelling in Spain, on the Camino, is interpreting the signs. There is always the ubiquitous yellow arrows and shells that assure you, you are on the […]
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Dangers of Free WiFi
At a truck stop, or rather an EnRoute, a name given to the stops on the 401 highway likely because it has similar meanings in both English and French, I […]
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The Disney of the Camino
Turn a corner in Sarria and the Camino is transformed. In order to receive the Compostela a pilgrim need only walk the last 100 km, or at the minimum, acquire […]
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Camino de Santiago
I am amazed at how many different aspects there are to the allure of the Camino de Santiago trail in Spain. Many religious figures and celebrities have travelled this route, […]
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Meseta
Pilgrims are dropping like flies. The stretch of the Camino that precedes Leon is a long straight path that runs beside the highway. The heat, sun and monotonous flatness is […]
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Changing Landscapes of the Camino
A church bell is sounding off the time of day while a dog barks and a flurry of swallows chirp and dive in the plaza. Every small town has the […]
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Albergue?
He opened the main doors to show me where the beds were in this particular albergue. The large open space had once been a garage, perhaps for farm equipment, and […]
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The Camino Walk
The Camino walk is characterized by a tightening of the legs and upper body in reaction to the pain generated from moving your legs and putting weight on your feet. […]
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Another Night on the Camino
A kilometer, it turns out, is not a very good measure of a walk. It does not account for incline or decline, footing, stairs, wind, weather and unfortunately distance. On […]
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Magic on the Camino
Suddenly my feet had no traction and I was beginning to fall. My hiking pole bent nearly ninety degrees and I almost went down when a young man from Turkey […]
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