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My Next Adventure
I had one of those defining moments today. I felt a hesitation as I pushed the “return” button to submit my book for publication. My book seemed to spring from nowhere and suddenly, seven months later...
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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, across the top of Spain,...
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Hiking Poles for the Camino
Snapping my hiking pole into place and having the segments line up and become rock hard is only part of the thrill of using two poles. The rhythmic arm movements force you to twist across your abdomen...
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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 grabbed my arm and saved me from landing in...
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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. This cramped gait is the way that...
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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 still sported two rectangular doors...
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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 same assortment of wild cats, often of a Siamese or calico...
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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 seen by some as meditative....
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I’m Back
If you have ever used a hammer to open a walnut, you know how the force it takes to break through the hard shell sends the soft, edible bits flying in many directions. Walking the Camino did this to...
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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 was trying to log onto the “free” WiFi as I...
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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 the Camino, one of the first...
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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 the Camino, one of the first...
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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. This cramped gait is the way that...
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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 still sported two rectangular doors...
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Via Francigena
The day that I lost my will to live, is one of my favourite Camino de Santiago stories. My feet were blistered, making walking painful, and every time that I […]
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Couples on the Camino
As a matter of course, on the Camino, I sleep with earplugs and two sleeping masks. When you are sharing a room with multiple people it is overly optimistic […]
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Changes on the Camino
In 2012 I did approximately 400 km of the Camino. This year I returned to the point that I left off and I hope to go all of the […]
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My three favourite Albergues, so far
For the most part, Albergues, on the Camino, are chosen in the town that you decide to stop walking in. Many of the guidebooks make recommendations or classify based on […]
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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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