Camino 2018 Blog
The Final 100
We are almost at the 100 kilometer marker, if indeed there is one anymore. We just passed one with a 100.7 kilometers. This will be the third time that I've passed this 100 kilometer marker, and it stirs up a number of emotions. What has this journey been about? What...
Day 38 – Sarria to Portomarin Videos
The Sarria Circus
As I've mentioned before, the Camino Frances this year seems particularly busy. I guess it depends, of course, what time of year you decide to walk, November and December I'm told are great times for solitude! I'm not sure why, maybe because of the weather this time...
Day 39 – Portomarin to Airexe Videos
Day 40 – José
It was a wet day and fairly chilly, so we weren't really inclined to stop whilst we're walking the section. Until we saw an ordinary sight of a cafe and albergue towards the end of the village. One of those old stone granite buildings that I always find really...
Day 41 – In Melide
She Just Ran Off with a Handsome Spaniard
Pat and I have a set up a fairly comfortable routine during this Camino whilst we're walking. One of the very difficult things when you're walking with a partner is to adjust your natural walking speed to theirs. So we don't even try. Pat's natural pace is a lot...
Day 42 – Melide to Arzúa Videos
Day 43 – Arzúa to Salceda Videos
Give and Thou Shalt Receive
I'm a great people watcher! I love watching people's behaviors, and of course chatting and interacting with them as well. One of the things that has intrigued me is the attitudes and actions of different pilgrims whilst they undertake a Camino. Of course, I shouldn't...
Nearing the End
We're on our penultimate day, 18 kilometer stretch between Salceda and Lavacolla. This part of the Camino Frances is always interesting, because it stirs up a number of conflicting emotions. On the one hand, there's a degree of sadness, because the journey is coming...
Visiting an Old Friend
It was shortly passing O Pedrouzo that we came across an old friend. I first met Tomas on my first Camino in 2015, and introduced Pat to him two years ago. We were both looking forward to meeting an old friend, who seems to exude an energy of peace, calm...
Day 44 – Salceda to Lavacolla Videos
A Mother’s Son
I think it started about two or three weeks into this Camino. And at first, I didn't quite get the point. We were probably trying to check out of a hotel, or getting our gear together, or leaving a cafe after lunch, or something like that. It was certainly a situation...
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