In Search of Santiago

The Post Camino Blues

The Post Camino Blues are real for many people. So it makes sense to be ready for it…… I had read a lot about Pilgrims arriving in Santiago and going through a sense of loss. A ‘let down’ that their journey was over. As you will have read in my Blog I was ready for that, but didn’t experience it.

Video Part 3 – The Spiritual and Emotional

Camino Video Part 3 – The Emotional and Spirtual   This is what really sets the Camino part, from merely a long hike….. There were certainly some highs and lows and a few barriers to get through… These short video compilations are edited from about 400 short video clips I took over 40 days. There is a more comprehensive 37 minute version here:  37 Minute Camino Video Camino Part 3 – Espiritual y Emocional 5 min 31 secs This is Part 3 of 7 videos summarising Rob’s Camino...

19th of June – Post Camino Progress

After the Camino is Finished? I rather suspect that this is where the hard work starts.  Putting those life lessons into practice. These thoughts were recorded about 10 days after reaching Santiago de Compostela, having walked the Camino Frances for 40 days.   Video – Post Camino Transition   Video – Camino...

16th of June – Is Walking the Camino Selfish?

For those of you who’ve been following my blog, you’ll know that about three weeks into the Camino, I went through a bit of a low period, feeling that I was rather being selfish taking six weeks out. Why would I think that? I think for many reasons, not least of which was that I had left a lot of people back home covering for me at work, and also had left my wife behind to deal with some family matters.

26th of May – Cruz de Ferro and Beyond | Foncebadón to Molinaseca

I wanted to make sure that I got to the Cross before big crowds of pilgrims got there. So as breakfast started at 6:30 at the hostel, I was on my way by 6:50. The walk up to the cross from Foncebadon was only about two and a half kilometers and it was a glorious walk in the early morning, with the crisp air, and great views looking back across the way we had come.

21st of May – A Struggle | Walking to León

Today was not easy. For many reasons. Some of those internal struggles have resurfaced, and took up much of my thinking time today. But also of concern, was the physical. About 5 kilometers from Leon I started getting pains in the front of my shins. Oh no, I thought, not shin splints!