Countdown to Camino
2016年8月3日, アメリカ ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
It's a mere 33 days now before I take off to head out to Spain for 2 months. Very excited and very anxious! Need to find a way to trim 3-4 lbs off my pack . . .
3 Days Takeoff!!
2016年9月1日, アメリカ ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Collecting a couple last-minute items and will see what I can actually pack. Something's gotta stay behind and I'm hoping it won't have to be the travel backgammon set that Mom sent me!
The Adventure Begins
2016年9月5日, アメリカ ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Taking off this morning to get out to my starting point. Portland > Chicago > Madrid > Biarritz > St Jean Pied de Port. Should be there by tomorrow at 3pm-ish. Will chill there for an evening and hopeもっと詳しく
Madrid Airport
2016年9月6日, スペイン ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Cool curvy ceilings in this particular wing of Madrid airport!
First 2 days: Sept 7-8
2016年9月8日, スペイン ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Left St Jean De Pied de Port (pic #1) Tue AM & arrived in Orisson by lunch; the longest 6 miles (10 km) I can remember ever walking, due to 85+ temp & 30+% humidity. Was glad I stayed put for theもっと詳しく
Zubiri & Pamplona
2016年9月10日, スペイン ⋅ 🌙 20 °C
Fri, Sept 9: More cool, comfortable travels from Roncesvalles to Zuburi - a little over 20km. Beautiful views and towns along the way as well as a pilgrim terrier named Yogi.
Sat, Sept 10: Anotherもっと詳しく
Falling Behind in Posting Updates!
2016年9月14日, ドイツ ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Hi Peeps! As I suspected, I'm not doing so well at keeping up with the posting, and don't imagine I'm going to be getting any better.
Trust that all is well and I'm having a fantastic time. I willもっと詳しく
Pamplona to Puente La Reina
2016年9月17日, スペイン ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Sun, Sept 11: 25km on a very hot and sunny day! Always great to reach the albergue, hit the showers and grab a beer. Another refreshing beverage in the area is tinto de verano, which is red wine withもっと詳しく
Puente La Reina to Estella
2016年9月17日, スペイン ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Mon, Sept 12: 22 km, in more heat . . . ~90°
Scenic views, and critters before making it to Estella.
Estella to Los Arcos
2016年9月17日, スペイン ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Tues, Sept 13: 21km walk beginning with a beautiful light rain. Felt fabulous after 2 previous days of heat. Passed the fountain that pours red wine and drank a little bit from my scallop shell (whichもっと詳しく
Los Arcos to Logrono
2016年9月17日, スペイン ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Wed, Sept 14: 29 km today! Weather was lovely with some nice clouds to keep the heat down. Many beautiful vistas and continue to pass through vineyards, rolling wheat fields, and olive treeもっと詳しく
Logrono to Najera
2016年9月17日, スペイン ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Thurs, Sept 15: 30 km, baby (almost 19 miles), longest day yet! Another day scattered with beautiful clouds, perfect for the walk. More great views and towns to pass through. Pic #2 is just aもっと詳しく
Najera to Santo Domingo
2016年9月17日, スペイン ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Fri, Sept 16: 21 km, another beautiful day. A bit of rain along the way, but not even worth throwing the poncho on.
Pic#1 Sunrise
Pics #2-3 breakfast with some Camino pals
Pic#4 full rainbow
Pic#5もっと詳しく
More Santo Domingo
2016年9月17日, スペイン ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Fri, Sept 16
The albergue we stayed at as well as the cathedral in Santo Domingo, both have chickens! In the albergue they were out back, but the cathedral had a place for them inside. No time hereもっと詳しく
Santo Domingo to Belorado
2016年9月17日, スペイン ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Sat, Sept 17: 23 km in much cooler weather (~64°).
A few critters, more beautiful scenery, and two methods for roasting peppers along the way.
Pic#1 a sunflower that someone had added a smiley faceもっと詳しく
Belorado to Ages
2016年9月18日, スペイン ⋅ 🌙 8 °C
Sun, Sept 18: A little over 29 km today, beginning in a crisp morning air. Another amazing walk. Legs and feet feeling very tired tonight. Tomorrow headed for Burgos & planning a 2-night stay,もっと詳しく
Ages to Burgos
2016年9月19日, スペイン ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Mon, Sept 19: Wow! Got into Burgos and splurging at Hotel El Cid, directly across from the cathedral. Check out the view from my room!
Burgos Pics
2016年9月21日, スペイン ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
Tues, Sept 20: Again, wow. Burgos is my favorite "large" city so far along the Camino. The cathedral inside was almost too overwhelming to capture with my silly cell phone camera. Check out a coupleもっと詳しく
Burgos to Hontanas
2016年9月21日, スペイン ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
Wed, Sept 21: developed a bit of tendonitis just above my left foot so had my backpack courriered today to meet me at the albergue in Hontanas where we finally stopped after a 31 km (just over 19もっと詳しく
Day 7 on the Meseta
2016年9月27日, ドイツ ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Sept 27: Been walking across the Meseta now for one week! Today was a very short 11+ km into Leon where we checked into hotel rooms and are kicking back a little.
Another beautiful city, cathedralもっと詳しく
Meseta Pics Continued
2016年9月27日, スペイン ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Pic #1 "hobbit house" in town outside of Terradillos
Pic #2 another sunrise
Pic #3 Arco San Benito as we pass through Sahagun
Pics #4-5 nothin' but sky, sunflowers and wheat fields as far as the eyeもっと詳しく
A Few Pics from Leon
2016年9月29日, スペイン ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Leon was a beautiful city! In retrospect it would have been good to stay a second day there, but we moved on instead. Just a couple of pics here, and more people and dogs rather than city sights.
Sentもっと詳しく
Today in Astorga
2016年9月29日, スペイン ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
Did 26 km into Astorga today, ending our walk through the Meseta. Yesterday's walk from Leon was brutal since it was along the highway. :-( Today was half and half, taking us through a couple ofもっと詳しく
Back to the Mountains!
2016年10月2日, スペイン ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
The last 3 days have been fantastic, walking back toward the mountains and passing through lovely villages. Along the way I met a sweet Camino cat who climbed right onto my lap when I knelt down toもっと詳しく
Sat, Oct 1: Walking to Ponferrado
2016年10月2日, スペイン ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
The morning was cool and very misty when we started out, reaching La Cruz de Ferro as the sun was coming up and trying to burn through the clouds. I left a stone there in honor of Jamie, a specialもっと詳しく




































































































































