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Camino – Day 5
Day 5 A 25km day, beginning at Maneru and finishing at Luquin. It was a day full of blessings. It began with a ferocious and amazing thunder and lightning storm that had me donning my rain gear for the first time. That mostly dissipated within a few kilometers. I...
Camino – Day 4
I am having the most perfect day. It really is quite lovely. It was a 24km day, starting in Cizur Minor and ending in Maneru. Most of the day I walked with my new friends Sally and Charlotte. I really am enjoying them quite a lot. Through the day there were such...
Hospitality on the Camino
Today I found myself appreciating the vast array of examples of hospitality I have been experiencing on the Camino. They are subtle and not so subtle, and they are everywhere. On a regular basis throughout the day I am greeted with “Buen Camino” from both...
Camino – Day 3
Day 3 - September 9, 2023 After a long and physically challenging day yesterday I made the decision to make today an easy one. I woke up late (for me) and stayed at the Alberge in Zabaldica for breakfast. Some unfortunate excitement first thing this morning - a...
Camino – Day 2 – Lost – Found – and Exhausted
Day 2 of my Camino was full of unexpected experiences and new learnings. I started walking from Roncesvalles before first light, and going through the first village I missed one of the Camino markers and got lost for a bit. But I soon hooked up with three pilgrims...
Camino – Day 1
Day 1 - September 7, 2023 Checked in at Saint Jean about 8am after taking the train from Bayonne. Started walking about 8:30am, heading for Roncesvalles (26km away - over the Pyenees). About a 1,300 meter elevation gain before heading down the other side for the...
The Camino – Getting There
My Camino walk starts tomorrow when I arrive in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in France ) just over the border from Spain. But the adventure began more than 30 hours ago when I left my home in Boulder and headed for the airport. Three planes, four airports, 2 buses, and...
Late Night Ponderings at 30,000 Feet
What is it about flying for hours over the ocean that has me so reflective? I’m a long ways away from everyone I love, and moving further still at a high rate of speed. And yet the moon I see reflected in the water below is also shining back home. The world is a...
And so it begins…
every journey begins with a single step and mine begins now “It's a dangerous business, going out of your door. You step into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to.” Bilbo Baggins from “The Fellowship of the...
Let the Adventure Begin
One last day in this familiar place. One last walk on this familiar path. Not forever, but for now. Tomorrow I set off on a grand adventure - a journey both outward and inward. When I return this place will be new, and so will I. The journey will take me where it...