All trails lead to ...
29 августа 2017 г., Канада ⋅ ⛅ 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 сентября 2017 г., Ирландия ⋅ ⛅ 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,Читать далее
ПутешественникDublin looks beautiful...and sounds delicious! Cannot wait to hear more. Love you!
ПутешественникGood start to all the people you'll meet on the path. Enjoy the land of your roots!
ПутешественникDublin is great! If you are still there try "Queen of tarts" for a break. Lots of love from Germany!
Irish Immersion
9 сентября 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 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 poetryЧитать далее
Symbols Along The Way
14 сентября 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 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 сентября 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 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 tookЧитать далее
Beehives to Ghostowns
17 сентября 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 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 mostЧитать далее
ПутешественникWill have to do research on them both, but the Celtic influence is strong throughout this region.
To the Artists
18 сентября 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 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 stainedЧитать далее
ПутешественникToo bad about the crusades painting but other than that . . . yeah for the support of artists!
ПутешественникThat too is history, dark vs the light, yin vs the yang. Always the struggle, always the opportunity to improve the present.
Walk for the Ages
19 сентября 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 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 quaintЧитать далее
ПутешественникLots of representations of these. Energy/life spiraling inwards and outwards simultaneously.
How Far We've Come
20 сентября 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 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 attemptingЧитать далее
Tranquillo
21 сентября 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 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.Читать далее
The Camino Provides ...work
22 сентября 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 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 andЧитать далее
ПутешественникWe should create a holy trail through Alberta small towns to keep them alive - substitute for the railway system that created them.
The Unexpected
23 сентября 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 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 сентября 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 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 weightЧитать далее
Raindrops on Roses ...
24 сентября 2017 г., Испания ⋅ 🌬 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 cavesЧитать далее
Until We Meet Again
25 сентября 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 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)Читать далее
What a Pilgrim Needs
27 сентября 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 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 constructedЧитать далее
Body, Mind, & Spirit
28 сентября 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 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 toЧитать далее
David Myles Day
29 сентября 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 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 сентября 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 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 bitterЧитать далее
Paths Less Taken
1 октября 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 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 chestnutЧитать далее
Falling in Love with Galicia
2 октября 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 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, sunЧитать далее
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Interesting structure ... excellent service AND amazing food. What more is there?
Footsteps
3 октября 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 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 theЧитать далее
Contemplative Mood
4 октября 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 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 thanЧитать далее
It's a Wonderful Life
5 октября 2017 г., Испания ⋅ 🌙 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 troupeЧитать далее
Graffiti ...
6 октября 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 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."Читать далее
ПутешественникCan't wait to see the sights through your lens
ПутешественникWe are very much looking forward reading your blog and seeing the pictures! Have a very good time!
ПутешественникDublin is beautiful/ Gail and I visited it some years ago. What a great start to Camino!