Home Again
11 июня 2018 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 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 onЧитать далее
Botafumeiro
6 июня 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 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 —
LotsЧитать далее
Around Santiago
6 июня 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 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. ItЧитать далее
Stone Walls of Galicia
5 июня 2018 г., Испания ⋅ 🌧 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 июня 2018 г., Испания ⋅ 🌧 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 wakeЧитать далее
Less than 20 Miles to go...
3 июня 2018 г., Испания ⋅ 🌧 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 theЧитать далее
The Camino We Walk
29 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ 🌧 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 cowЧитать далее
Drip Drip Drip...
29 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ 🌧 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.
We’reЧитать далее
More Beauties
26 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ 🌬 13 °C
Camino Flowers
26 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ 🌬 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 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 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 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 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 toЧитать далее
More Cathedral Pics
20 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Leon
20 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 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 soЧитать далее
Graffiti and signs
19 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Self explained —
How we navigate
19 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 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 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 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. WeЧитать далее
The Roman Road
15 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 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 aЧитать далее
Back in touch
14 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 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 wasЧитать далее
Burgos Cathedral
10 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Burgos!
10 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 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 andЧитать далее
Logrando, Najera and Santo Domingo
6 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 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 halfЧитать далее
Cold and Windy Walk
3 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 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 doctorЧитать далее
16 Mile Day
1 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ 🌙 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 — theЧитать далее
Alto de Perdon
1 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ 🌙 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 takeЧитать далее
























































































































































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