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Camino - Day 35 Today started out well. My weather app said it was overcast, but when I stepped outside at my albergue the first thing I saw was the thin sliver of the waning snow moon shining bright among a sea of stars. For the first five kilometers or so (about...

Camino - Day 34 What a lovely morning. The stage was already set. All I needed to do was show up. And I prepared the way for that to happen yesterday evening. In my blog post yesterday I mentioned that I was experiencing some sadness related to the “need” to start...

Camino - Day 33 This morning was another lovely walk through a peaceful rural landscape. As usual, I started walking in the dark, and as usual, the night sky filled me with a powerful sense of awe. Someone on Facebook asked me why I start walking in the dark. I...

Camino - Day 32 I have had a near perfect day! This morning was so beautiful it left me laughing, singing, and crying. The landscape is amazing, with broad vistas down into a deep valley, with something new around every corner. And after a peaceful and easy 14km...

Camino - Day 31 Today was a climbing day. 360 meters in the first 5 kilometers, then a fair bit of up and down for the next 6 or 7 kilometers, and then finishing up with another 100 meters in the last 2 kilometers. It felt good to climb, and I’m glad it was only...

“If you want to make God laugh, make plans!” I really should know better! Let’s just say that today did not go as planned. But, fortunately, there are always opportunities to keep learning. It did, however, turn out quite nicely. Just not what I expected. As I have...

Camino - Day 29 Here at the start of week 5 I have about 200 kilometers before I reach Santiago, and then another 190 kilometers or so to do the Santiago/Moxia/Finisterra/Santiago loop. And as I set out this morning I was aware that it is enough to know that I am...

Camino - Day 28 I have now been on the Camino for four weeks. And I have about 200km left to go before I reach Santiago (and then more after that to reach Finisterra). And with the exception of a couple of unnecessarily crabby days (from which I learned that I can...

Camino - Day 27 Today was an up and down (mostly down) sort of day. Not in terms of my mood. That was solidly in the “up” camp all day long! But in terms of the topography. From where I spent the night it was about 2km to the top (Cruz de Ferro) at 1,505 meters....