So, yesterday was a pretty good day, best one on the Camino so far. Until it wasn’t. I am writing the post for yesterday this morning because I was too disheartened to write last night. But first, the good. I got out at 7:30am to a walk in light rain. I had heard it raining…
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Camino Day 4: Castro Urdiales to Rio Seco
It went pretty well today. The normal stage is all the way to Laredo, but I think that’s insane (especially for me). That would be a 21+ mile walk, which is not something I want to even consider at this time. So, I split the stage into 2 days. Today was just over 9 miles,…
Reflections on yesterday’s walk.
I got so caught up in telling you the story of my journey yesterday, I forgot the best part!! I had a personal breakthrough, or dare I say several personal breakthroughs. I told you all about the physical challenge in yesterday’s post.Day 2 of the Camino:Portugalete to Castro Urdiales What I want to share today…
Day 2 of the Camino:Portugalete to Castro Urdiales
I knew today would be hard. But I also knew I could get through it. It was harder than expected in some ways, and not as hard in others. I knew it would be hard because: *it is only my second day carrying a 20 pound pack, not enough time to be used to it…
Yay! A Successful First Day on this year’s Camino.
I started out this morning in good spirits, I was finally heading out to resume my Camino. I had already scoped out the route out of Bilbao, so I confidently and happily began my trek. I took the lesser traveled “unofficial” route along the left bank of the Nervion River (at least that’s what the…
I begin walking tomorrow but today was an opportunity to grow even before the challenges of the Camino.
It always surprises me when people say I’m brave. I don’t feel very brave most of the time. I guess people assume that, just because I do something, it means I am not affraid….well I got some bad news for ya. I am scared or at least nervous the whole time! But today was exceptional,…
Back in Spain to resume walking on the Camino de Santiago del Norte
I am currently sitting in the lounge area of my hostel in Bilbao. After over 24 hours of being in transit, I arrived last night at 8pm local time, feeling the way most 46 year olds feel after 3 flights totalling 14 hours, and 12 more hours of sitting in airports….like shit. So, I basically…
I was having such a GREAT day….
And then I tripped on a stone and dropped my phone over the castle wall in Lisbon. 😟😢😭 But, let me back up… I had a wonderful lazy morning. I had a few cups of coffee, stood on the balcony overlooking a major pedestrian street, and headed out. I wandered around, slowly making my way…
Just a picture of something
That made me feel good…my walking stick. The blue and green stripes are the waymarker for the fisherman’s trail.
A nice day and a moment to reflect…
I begin with a quick update and summary of the past 2 days.. After my terrible limptastic day, I really did not believe that I would be able to do my last planned walk. I threaded all of my blisters that night believing that walking the next day was not going to be realistic. When…