Home Again
11. Juni 2018 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 34 °C
It’s Monday, a week since we walked into Santiago. We arrived back in San Antonio on Friday night after 24 hours of travel, and the jet lag seems to be subsiding.
We walked around the old town onWeiterlesen
Botafumeiro
6. Juni 2018 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Just a short clip, sorry — my phone died as I filmed this 2 years ago.
We were repeatedly asked not to take photos, so today I didn’t. At least John had the chance to experience this —
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Around Santiago
6. Juni 2018 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
We spent part of the morning doing a little shopping, then went back to the Cathedral to watch some pilgrims arrive in the square. We found a seat and waited for the noon Pilgrim’s Mass to start. ItWeiterlesen
Stone Walls of Galicia
5. Juni 2018 in Spanien ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
The rainy climate here in Galicia turns the stone walls and tile roofs into miniature gardens —
How many years have they been there? How many pilgrims have passed by?
We’ve Arrived!
5. Juni 2018 in Spanien ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
We’re in Santiago! We arrived yesterday afternoon after a longer walk than planned —
At 10:00 yesterday morning, with only 12 miles to go, we decided to forge on through the rain so we could wakeWeiterlesen
Less than 20 Miles to go...
3. Juni 2018 in Spanien ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
We have less than 20 miles to walk! Tuesday will be only 6 miles, so we can arrive early to visit the Pilgrims’ Office and pick up our Compostelas before it gets busy. Then we’ll retrieve theWeiterlesen
The Camino We Walk
29. Mai 2018 in Spanien ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
It’s the edge of an asphalt roadway... the crushed stone road built by Romans over 2000 years ago.
It’s farm roads that run from village to village... and a road for sheep and cows (and cowWeiterlesen
Drip Drip Drip...
29. Mai 2018 in Spanien ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
Well, the weather odds finally caught up with us. We had sunshine walking up to O Cebreiro, but it’s been drizzly and chilly ever since. So here are a few pictures from my visit in 2016.
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More Beauties
26. Mai 2018 in Spanien ⋅ 🌬 13 °C
Camino Flowers
26. Mai 2018 in Spanien ⋅ 🌬 12 °C
Flowers everywhere — geraniums and roses in front of houses, fields of lavender, pink, yellow and white broom, red poppies — Spain is abloom everywhere we walk.
What goes up...
24. Mai 2018 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
... had to come down! And it was steep and VERY rocky. But the flowers and the scenery were beautiful,
Cruz de Ferro, the Iron Cross
24. Mai 2018 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Today we climbed to the highest point on the Camino, Monte Irago, and the Iron Cross. The Cross was placed there in the 11 th century by a Catholic abbot to mark the way for pilgrims traveling toWeiterlesen
More Cathedral Pics
20. Mai 2018 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Leon
20. Mai 2018 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
We’re enjoying our rest day in Leon, and this siesta thing is pretty nice! Our hotel is just outside the Cathedral, across the street from a hospital (good location?!).
Leon Cathedral is soWeiterlesen
Graffiti and signs
19. Mai 2018 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Self explained —
How we navigate
19. Mai 2018 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
How do you find your way across 500 miles of Spain, through villages, fields and cities? You pay attention and look for these —
(Or you look for other pilgrims who seem to know where they’re going).
Leon
19. Mai 2018 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Tonight and tomorrow we will stay in Leon, resting up for the last 200 miles. We’ll devote tomorrow to the magnificent Gothic Cathedral.
The past few days have been easy walks with few climbs. WeWeiterlesen
The Roman Road
15. Mai 2018 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
This was our view today, for 14 miles. Looks pretty monotonous, right? Until you realize ... we were walking part of the original Roman road through Spain, still intact after 2000 years (with just aWeiterlesen
Back in touch
14. Mai 2018 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Since leaving Burgos, we’ve climbed the Meseta, the high plain that stretches from Burgos to Leon. Wide open spaces, remote old Camino towns, and very little communication available. The Meseta wasWeiterlesen
Burgos Cathedral
10. Mai 2018 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Burgos!
10. Mai 2018 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Lovely Burgos with its beautiful cathedral, and 2 nights in the same bed! The weather continues to change every few minutes as winds blow down from snowy mountains. We’ve left the vineyards andWeiterlesen
Logrando, Najera and Santo Domingo
6. Mai 2018 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Tonight we’re staying with the Cistercian nuns in their spotless hostal on the edge of town. We’re hoping this is a quiet neighborhood, after listening to crazy screaming Spanish young folks halfWeiterlesen
Cold and Windy Walk
3. Mai 2018 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
May 2 & 3, Estella to Los Arcos to Viana:
John had discovered that the secret to Camino life is E-S-P: Just concentrate on Eat, Sleep, and Potty, and the walk is fine!
Yesterday a Japanese doctorWeiterlesen
16 Mile Day
1. Mai 2018 in Spanien ⋅ 🌙 6 °C
We walked through Puente la Reina this morning and spent a few minutes admiring the 13th century bridge leading out of town. Then a BIG climb through chilly winds and intermittent sunshine — theWeiterlesen
Alto de Perdon
1. Mai 2018 in Spanien ⋅ 🌙 7 °C
Monday, 4/30: A big climb up out of Pamplona to Alto de Perdón, “where the path of the wind meets that of the stars.” The ridges here are lined with wind turbines. Today we made ourselves takeWeiterlesen
























































































































































ReisenderWelcome back!! Give a call when you can. I want to hear how it went.