One week til liftoff
2 апреля 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
One week til liftoff
April 2 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
We leave for our Camino in a week. There are all kinds of feels going on, from excitement about the adventure to fear of theЧитать далее
The first step....
9 апреля 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
ПутешественникI made him come out for a couple photo. He wasn’t totally ready to put on his shoes since it would be a long long long time in his travel shoes
Less than one hour….
9 апреля 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
Had a few setbacks, tears, connections and resetting of hope and determination. Now we are ready. Starting toward airport soon!
Gratefully both kids are coming to see us off. 💜
Pdx to Heathrow
9 апреля 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
Ok this is super hard. We met CiCi at the airport. She came in from California as we are going out to London. It was so bittersweet to say goodbye to the kids, who will be fine. Really, they will.Читать далее
London here we come
9 апреля 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
PDX steps
9 апреля 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
PDX tradition.
London to Paris
10 апреля 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 43 °F
It was beautiful to wake up for a few minutes and look at the window at Greenland.
Just a short stopover in London. Long enough to get lots of choices for duty free whisky. I got as much whiskyЧитать далее
Made it to London and on to Paris
10 апреля 2024 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
Initial site in Paris
10 апреля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
Breakfast in Paris
11 апреля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
Eating at the neighborhood of the Eiffel Tower
ПутешественникI’m so happy for y’all!! I hope the jet lag is manageable? And y’all are being gentle with yourselves that way?
ПутешественникSurprisingly, not struggling too much with the jet lag. We barely slept on the plane, so it was EASY to go to sleep last night.
Walk this way....Paris style
11 апреля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
A little more Paris
11 апреля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
I love street scenes, especially the things we just came across. Notre Dame was under construction but there was still plenty showing.
I enjoyed seeing the “Tongue of the cat” cookies andЧитать далее
Goodbye Paris
12 апреля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F
An early high speed train ride to southern France
ПутешественникAww, Hi, you two! I hope you are getting to really enjoy every minute of this. I’m certainly enjoying following!
ПутешественникYep, that’s me.:) It’s vicarious joy over here, so how cld I miss any of it? And I really like how this site helps me stalk y’all. So cool.
Last stop for the start of the Camino
12 апреля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
One hour layover in Bayonne. The station was full of pilgrims like ourselves. The train is full. Here we go....
Arrived at the start...
12 апреля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
But really where does one start their Camino. We have arrived in Saint Jean Pied de Port the "start" of the Camino Frances.
Crazy line at the pilgrim office.
ПутешественникHa ha ha Gotta be quick. Or do something while waiting in line 😉
Up up down up down down
13 апреля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ 🌙 55 °F
17 miles of walking....8 hours with breaks. 4000 foot elevation gain. Weather was totally perfect. Two weeks ago they had snow and today it was 80. Lydia is an awesome travel partner. We started atЧитать далее
ПутешественникTotally! I was taking so many photos the whole way. It was an evolving tableau that just kept delivering glory the whole day.
ПутешественникKeep it all coming. I’m gonna have to take a longer look at your photos later. So envious. And also super impressed with your perseverance!
Over the mountains. OMG
13 апреля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ 🌙 55 °F
We were both up and awake naturally at 4am. Usual for Paul, very unusual for Lydia. we knew the day would be long and hot - predicted to be Almost 80, compared to the snow and flooding only 2 weeksЧитать далее
ПутешественникAw, thanks, hon! We work well together. You’re big picture, I’m details. You’re planning, I’m maintenance
Over the pyranees part 2
13 апреля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
Too many good photos - had to share more!
I love seeing the horses free to go wherever they wish. And some of them wear bells, just like the cows in Switzerland. Have the sound on for the videos - soЧитать далее
15 more miles.....
14 апреля 2024 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F
Last night we spent our first full night Spain with 150+ other pilgrims (in a youth hostel- it has been many many since I have had that experience) and ate our first pilgrim meal (fixed menu andЧитать далее
Into Zubiri
14–15 апр. 2024, Испания ⋅ ⛅ 52 °F
So after yesterday’s epic haul, I expected to be sore.
And I was right. But strangely not as sore as I thought. Sleep came easily and we were ready to go do it again today. From Roncesvalles, overЧитать далее
Somewhere we crossed a border…
14 апреля 2024 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
Somewhere in the long journey over the Pyrenees, we crossed into Spain. It was so lovely lovely to see the horses with their bells on many hillsides, and walk into Roncesvalles.
Our accommodationЧитать далее
ПутешественникAh. Sounds better than apples. Any good? Really doesn’t seem like enough food tho, for all that walking…
ПутешественникLet’s see, also red wine, cream of vegetable soup and cake. So we were well stuffed
Welcome back to the city = Pamplona
15 апреля 2024 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F
What makes the Camino special are the people we meet. Today we met Teresa from South Carolina. Teresa is a grandmother who felt called to travel the Camino. She arrived very late to the end of theЧитать далее
More Pamplona
15–16 апр. 2024, Испания ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
Seriously this city is so amazing. The old old history really makes USA seem so young.
And we enjoyed walking around, visiting the central cathedral and having a chance encounter with some earlyЧитать далее
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The sign says “the workers have first priority for the bathroom.”
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Look! Look! The conjunction of new below and old above. And the people/dog on the balcony
Morning in Pamplona
16 апреля 2024 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F
The capsule hostel was a cool experience. Really impressed with how efficiently it uses the space. Everything is so clean - remove your shoes at the front door and hang your bag downstairs separateЧитать далее
Unexpected
16 апреля 2024 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
‼️ warning - graphic description‼️
As we were walking through Pamplona making our way towards the train station, we decided to take one more tour through the old town to marvel at the tallЧитать далее
ПутешественникI appreciate Paul's instinct to help especiallyin such a tough situation. That would take me quite some time to "shake it off." It reminds me of a time my mom was traveling and saw someone fall/pass out and needed medical assistance. She talked about how even when she cried out for help, everyone just kept walking by.
ПутешественникYou have that right. We have been processing it all day. Paul immediately went into first responder mode, and I stepped back to see how to guard the bags and check on the surrounding people.
ПутешественникOh my gosh. That poor man. What an awful piece of tragedy to witness. I’m impressed by Paul’s instinctual reflexes as well. Life is full of so much pain and all feels lost when we forget its infinite joy as well. I don’t see it as a warning. Only an awful reminder of despair in the world, anywhere. I’m so sorry you had to see and feel all of that. May you find good comfort and soothing with each other as you rest on the train today. Love to you both.
ПутешественникThank you for your heartfelt response - I do believe there is so much joy in the world, even in tragedies such as these. I send bendiciones (blessings) to this man’s soul, and those who tried to help. Paul was a hero today.