Day 29: Grandes de Salime—La Fonsagrada 16 miles 23 October 2017 I awoke to a cold day 5◦C (41◦F) and wanted to get moving to warm up. But first, I was out of food; not even anything for breakfast. This sometimes happens on the Camino, no matter how well you plan. You know you need …
Note: This is a camino of gratitude for me. Each day, I choose something I am grateful for in my life and think and journal about it throughout the day. I will share an excerpt from my journal entries at the end of each day’s post. Day 28: Berducedo—Grandes de Salime 12.5 miles 22 …
Or, how to travel ON the “beaten track” and not encounter anyone! I’m taking another segue from my series on the El Camino to share a recent winter hike in the Scottish Highlands. I am now in western Scotland, hanging out in the bayside town of Oban, which is the “jumping-off-place” for ferries going to the …
Day 26: Tineo—Campiello 7.5 miles 19 October 2017 I was glad to put Tineo behind me and be on my way. For the first part of the day, I felt very fatigued, which may have been my body punishing me for falling on my face the day before. Also, it was all uphill to …
Bodenaya—Tineo 7 miles 18 October 2017 After breakfast, but before some of us left, David told us more about Bondenaya. He lives in the hórreo next door to the farmhouse-turned-albergue and it serves as his bedroom and office. He gave us a peek inside and they are much taller on the inside than they appear …
Day 24: Cornellana—Bodenaya 10.2 miles 17 October 2017 As I mentioned in my previous post, today was magical in so many ways. Early in the day, I walked over Puente de Casazorrina, one of the many old bridges on the Camino. This one was over 300 years old. How many other pilgrims and other travelers …
Day 24: A Little Bit of Heaven—Part Two: Bodenaya Read More »
