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- Dienstag, 29. August 2017 um 21:44
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Höhe über NN: 915 m
KanadaHenderson Lake49°41’42” N 112°47’37” W
All trails lead to ...
29. August 2017 in Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Months of coulee and mountain hikes, are now behind us. The Camino beckons and we can't wait to put our hiking boots to path.
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- Tag 8
- Mittwoch, 6. September 2017 um 20:42
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Höhe über NN: 85 m
IrlandClondalkin53°18’52” N 6°24’20” W
A City of Immigrants
6. September 2017 in Irland ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
I was struck today by the realization that Dublin is as much a city of immigrants as any in Canada. We were guided first by a fellow from Nigeria and then a woman from Latvia, into the arms of Ana,Weiterlesen
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- Tag 11
- Samstag, 9. September 2017 um 11:11
- ☁️ 16 °C
- Höhe über NN: 306 m
SpanienMilagro42°14’30” N 1°45’57” W
Irish Immersion
9. September 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Dublin is not stuffy despite its stately architecture. Softening touches such as colorful doorways, murals and quotations from famous authors/poets give tourists lots to look at and ponder. But poetryWeiterlesen
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- Tag 16
- Donnerstag, 14. September 2017 um 16:48
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Höhe über NN: 414 m
- SpanienEstella-Lizarra42°40’7” N 2°1’24” W
Symbols Along The Way
14. September 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
From graffiti to sponsored public art, from abandoned hiking gear to decorated public fountains, we pilgrims have much inspire, shock and delight us!
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- Tag 17
- Freitag, 15. September 2017 um 17:41
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Höhe über NN: 493 m
- SpanienSansol42°33’13” N 2°15’56” W
The Camino Provides
15. September 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
What a day! Six pictures just doesn't cover it. Although it was barely 9 AM, we lined up for the Fuente Vino to fill a small water bottle with red wine for our noon meal. Today's alternate route tookWeiterlesen
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- Tag 19
- Sonntag, 17. September 2017 um 17:07
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Höhe über NN: 750 m
- SpanienCirueña42°24’46” N 2°53’40” W
Beehives to Ghostowns
17. September 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Our track today lead us through the famous ochre soils of Rioja. Grape vines to the left, olives to the right, most of the way. Rioja provides many picnic sites for its pilgrims as well as a mostWeiterlesen
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- Tag 20
- Montag, 18. September 2017 um 16:10
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Höhe über NN: 776 m
- SpanienBelorado42°25’14” N 3°11’26” W
To the Artists
18. September 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
I was struck today by how much the early church and present day Camino support the artistic community. Generations of stonemasons and sculptors built the cathedrals we've visited. Painters and stainedWeiterlesen
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- Tag 21
- Dienstag, 19. September 2017 um 15:39
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Höhe über NN: 967 m
- SpanienAgés42°22’11” N 3°28’42” W
Walk for the Ages
19. September 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Our walk today started in the mists and continued through oak forests over a pass to a remote monastery. Plenty of time to contemplate and commune with nature. Our destination, Ages, is a quaintWeiterlesen
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- Tag 22
- Mittwoch, 20. September 2017 um 17:17
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Höhe über NN: 818 m
- SpanienTardajos42°20’42” N 3°48’36” W
How Far We've Come
20. September 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Our day started near Atapuerca where our earliest ancestors have been unearthed. The Way lead us to Burgos and the Catedral de Santa Maria XIII. The simple to the ornate ... And here we are attemptingWeiterlesen
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- Tag 23
- Donnerstag, 21. September 2017 um 14:30
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Höhe über NN: 880 m
- SpanienHontanas42°18’45” N 4°2’34” W
Tranquillo
21. September 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
We've left the bustle of Burgos behind us and opted for a short day - around 20 km rather than 30. The Meseta reminds us of home on the prairies, big skies, sun baked fields, and sparse populations.Weiterlesen
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- Tag 24
- Freitag, 22. September 2017 um 15:54
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Höhe über NN: 792 m
- SpanienBoadilla del Camino42°15’30” N 4°20’47” W
The Camino Provides ...work
22. September 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Many of the small towns we pass through owe their existence to the pilgrims. Populations of 70 quadruple for a few hours each evening and then empty out by 8 AM again so the albergues can clean andWeiterlesen
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- Tag 25
- Samstag, 23. September 2017 um 15:13
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Höhe über NN: 824 m
- SpanienCarrión de los Condes42°20’14” N 4°36’2” W
The Unexpected
23. September 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Color in the dawn's light, the harvest and a painter's pallette. Playfulness in gamboling sheep and a pilgrim's sculpture.
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- Tag 26
- Sonntag, 24. September 2017 um 16:11
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Höhe über NN: 857 m
- SpanienMoratinos42°21’39” N 4°55’40” W
Lightened Heart
24. September 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
In the year and half since Marita's heart skipped its final beat, I've been collecting heart shaped stones. We've added dozens to our rock garden and inside decor. As we were so vigilante about weightWeiterlesen
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- Tag 26
- Sonntag, 24. September 2017 um 17:26
- 🌬 26 °C
- Höhe über NN: 858 m
- SpanienMoratinos42°21’40” N 4°55’40” W
Raindrops on Roses ...
24. September 2017 in Spanien ⋅ 🌬 26 °C
Footbaths at the end of a 30 km walk, amigos made along The Way, OVER HALF done our walk ... these are a few of my favorite things! Scott is Rey of the Castillo atop a hill riddled with manmade cavesWeiterlesen
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- Tag 27
- Montag, 25. September 2017 um 11:01
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Höhe über NN: 872 m
- SpanienEl Burgo Ranero42°25’28” N 5°13’14” W
Until We Meet Again
25. September 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Some familiar faces that have shared the trail or a common meal with us are leaving The Way. Andres catches a train back to Madrid for work, Barbara and Francisca (and their doggie pawed chaos tubes)Weiterlesen
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- Tag 29
- Mittwoch, 27. September 2017 um 18:08
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Höhe über NN: 818 m
- SpanienHospital de Órbigo42°27’34” N 5°53’6” W
What a Pilgrim Needs
27. September 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
A simple map, a path, and kindness along the way. There is very little else a Pilgrim needs. This fellow had set up a rest stop along a barren section of our trail this morning. He had constructedWeiterlesen
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- Tag 30
- Donnerstag, 28. September 2017 um 16:28
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Höhe über NN: 989 m
- SpanienSanta Catalina de Somoza42°27’18” N 6°9’33” W
Body, Mind, & Spirit
28. September 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
We completed the rigorous Body section of our journey by conquering the Pyrennes, danced through the Mind challenging Meseta, and now begin the final third with the Spiritual realm. What better way toWeiterlesen
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- Tag 31
- Freitag, 29. September 2017 um 16:50
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Höhe über NN: 1.128 m
- SpanienEl Acebo de San Miguel42°30’3” N 6°27’37” W
David Myles Day
29. September 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
"(Wo)man of simple pleasures". The Spiritual Journey continued today. I'm loving walking out under the cover of stars each morning with The Way ahead of me. A clean slate, a day of new found wonders.
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- Tag 32
- Samstag, 30. September 2017 um 17:33
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Höhe über NN: 491 m
- SpanienCamponaraya42°34’47” N 6°40’8” W
Autumn Arrives
30. September 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
We walked through highlands shrouded in autumn colors today. Grape vines are particularly beautiful as they turn ... wine colored! Trees planted along our path shed Maple-like leaves, but the bitterWeiterlesen
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- Tag 33
- Sonntag, 1. Oktober 2017 um 16:01
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Höhe über NN: 599 m
- SpanienLa Portela de Valcarce42°39’36” N 6°55’5” W
Paths Less Taken
1. Oktober 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
If offered an alternate route, we take it. They tend to be less traveled, more scenic, and remote ... albeit longer. Today's took us up an extra 600 meters, out of the vineyards and into the chestnutWeiterlesen
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- Tag 34
- Montag, 2. Oktober 2017 um 16:28
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Höhe über NN: 1.288 m
- SpanienFonfría42°43’52” N 7°9’25” W
Falling in Love with Galicia
2. Oktober 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
After 21 days of Hostel living, last night Scott and I had a room AND shower to ourselves! Renewed, we set out for O'Cebreiro, under star lit skies, and then came the Big Reveal. A perfect day, sunWeiterlesen
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- Tag 35
- Dienstag, 3. Oktober 2017 um 17:33
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Höhe über NN: 531 m
- SpanienBarbadelo42°46’8” N 7°26’42” W
Footsteps
3. Oktober 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Following this ancient trail, we've been awed by all those who having gone before us. The trails, deeply furrowed in places have been lined with stone walls, some over 7 feet in height, to keep theWeiterlesen
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- Tag 36
- Mittwoch, 4. Oktober 2017 um 15:28
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Höhe über NN: 538 m
- SpanienGonzar42°49’31” N 7°41’46” W
Contemplative Mood
4. Oktober 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Cocooned in the woodland paths today, the deeply rutted trail beneath me, hand made stone walls each side, and forest canopy above, I've found my steps slowing, each experience more nuanced. Less thanWeiterlesen
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- Tag 37
- Donnerstag, 5. Oktober 2017 um 20:50
- 🌙 17 °C
- Höhe über NN: 460 m
- SpanienMelide42°54’53” N 8°1’2” W
It's a Wonderful Life
5. Oktober 2017 in Spanien ⋅ 🌙 17 °C
Today's celebration started with a rock picked up along the Camino, soon followed by a video of last night's bunkmates singing Happy Birthday. Another rendition was sung by Jesus and Paulo's troupeWeiterlesen
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- Tag 38
- Freitag, 6. Oktober 2017 um 16:39
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Höhe über NN: 265 m
- SpanienArca42°54’14” N 8°21’38” W
Graffiti ...
6. Oktober 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
along The Way tends to range from religious to New Age, Simon & Garfunkel to John Lennon. But this morning's message read, "I'm almost to the end and I haven't found the answers. This is all a hoax."Weiterlesen
ReisenderCan't wait to see the sights through your lens
ReisenderWe are very much looking forward reading your blog and seeing the pictures! Have a very good time!
ReisenderDublin is beautiful/ Gail and I visited it some years ago. What a great start to Camino!