by Rob | Mar 24, 2023 | Camino 'Moments', Journey, Thoughts and Reflections
As I embark on this my 4th Camino some all too familiar feelings wash over me. The first one, of course, is gratitude. For me to undertake a journey like this, which this time is going to be about 10 weeks, requires enormous support and sacrifice from those around me....
by Rob | Mar 27, 2023 | Food, Journey, Planning, Thoughts and Reflections
One of the things that I realised in researching walking the Via de La Plata is that you have to be much more careful about water management, and to a degree, food management. The reason for that, of course, is that the infrastructure is much more limited and...
by Rob | Mar 28, 2023 | Injury, Thoughts and Reflections
Today’s stage on the Via de la Plata, takes me from Castilblanco to Almaden. It’s a distance of about 30 kms, but because of my historical foot problems, I’m going to have to avoid the first 16 km, which is along the side of the busy road. Sixteen km...
by Rob | Mar 30, 2023 | Camino 'Moments', Journey, Thoughts and Reflections
Some people have asked me and even more probably wonder why on earth do you maintain a blog while you are walking on the Camino? Why do you shoot all of these videos? Doesn’t it take up a lot of time and doesn’t it distract from the whole Camino, which,...
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