All trails lead to ...
29. elokuuta 2017, 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.
A City of Immigrants
6. syyskuuta 2017, Irlanti ⋅ ⛅ 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,Lue lisää
Irish Immersion
9. syyskuuta 2017, Espanja ⋅ ☁️ 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 poetryLue lisää
Symbols Along The Way
14. syyskuuta 2017, Espanja ⋅ ⛅ 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!
The Camino Provides
15. syyskuuta 2017, Espanja ⋅ ⛅ 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 tookLue lisää
Beehives to Ghostowns
17. syyskuuta 2017, Espanja ⋅ ☀️ 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 mostLue lisää
To the Artists
18. syyskuuta 2017, Espanja ⋅ ⛅ 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 stainedLue lisää
Walk for the Ages
19. syyskuuta 2017, Espanja ⋅ ☀️ 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 quaintLue lisää
How Far We've Come
20. syyskuuta 2017, Espanja ⋅ ☀️ 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 attemptingLue lisää
Tranquillo
21. syyskuuta 2017, Espanja ⋅ ⛅ 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.Lue lisää
The Camino Provides ...work
22. syyskuuta 2017, Espanja ⋅ ☀️ 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 andLue lisää
The Unexpected
23. syyskuuta 2017, Espanja ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Color in the dawn's light, the harvest and a painter's pallette. Playfulness in gamboling sheep and a pilgrim's sculpture.
Lightened Heart
24. syyskuuta 2017, Espanja ⋅ ☀️ 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 weightLue lisää
Raindrops on Roses ...
24. syyskuuta 2017, Espanja ⋅ 🌬 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 cavesLue lisää
Until We Meet Again
25. syyskuuta 2017, Espanja ⋅ ☀️ 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)Lue lisää
What a Pilgrim Needs
27. syyskuuta 2017, Espanja ⋅ ☀️ 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 constructedLue lisää
Body, Mind, & Spirit
28. syyskuuta 2017, Espanja ⋅ ⛅ 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 toLue lisää
David Myles Day
29. syyskuuta 2017, Espanja ⋅ ☀️ 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.
Autumn Arrives
30. syyskuuta 2017, Espanja ⋅ ☀️ 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 bitterLue lisää
Paths Less Taken
1. lokakuuta 2017, Espanja ⋅ ⛅ 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 chestnutLue lisää
Falling in Love with Galicia
2. lokakuuta 2017, Espanja ⋅ ☀️ 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, sunLue lisää
Footsteps
3. lokakuuta 2017, Espanja ⋅ ☀️ 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 theLue lisää
Contemplative Mood
4. lokakuuta 2017, Espanja ⋅ ☀️ 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 thanLue lisää
It's a Wonderful Life
5. lokakuuta 2017, Espanja ⋅ 🌙 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 troupeLue lisää
Graffiti ...
6. lokakuuta 2017, Espanja ⋅ ☀️ 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."Lue lisää





































































































































































MatkaajaCan't wait to see the sights through your lens
MatkaajaWe are very much looking forward reading your blog and seeing the pictures! Have a very good time!
MatkaajaDublin is beautiful/ Gail and I visited it some years ago. What a great start to Camino!