OK, I’m a collector. I’m one of those people who would have a sticker or decal on my luggage, on my car, on my sleeve – it’s a girl guide “thing.” We would sew our achievement badges on the sleeve of our uniform. I now sew them on my backpack…..And I will collect stamps in […]
Two weeks today, I leave for Paris to begin my Camino France´s. I’ve started to do some serious walking. The temperatures have cooled a bit – 21C, so I managed a 20kms walk with a full backpack – 10lbs. I walked 10kms to the Brickworks and back, had lunch and then repeated the walk. I
Last Sunday I walked 20 kms. I walked my usual 10kms to the Brickworks and back; had lunch; ran a few errands and then repeated the walk. I had a light pact, really just water and an apple, so now I have to add a heavier pack. At least though I know I can still
20kms and counting…. Read Post »
I can’t believe that it’s been almost six months since I last posted. The snow came in mid January and I couldn’t walk in the ravines with the ice. I walk a lot, but my balance isn’t very good, so anything slippery underfoot is dangerous. I was able to do a maintenance walk of 9kms
Things in the Camino “file” are moving quickly. I have booked my flight for early September to Paris on Air Transat. I have thought through the logistics of getting from there to St Jean Pied de Port and have decided that it would be wise to stay in Paris the first night and get the
Today, I am reminded of how I felt eight years ago, when the Gods of Democracy handed the US operating system to a demigod….a lesser being. In another time and maybe another world, this would have been a newly elected president – Republican or Democrat – it wouldn’t have mattered, the system would have been
This Broken World….. Read Post »
Today is the first day I realized that I am directed by forces beyond my control – for October anyway. Today, I rationalized an excuse to walk the Camino France´s. It really wasn’t “me,” though. It was that same force that seeded itself inside my brain last September to walk my first Camino, the Portuguese
OK. I’ve been home now for almost two months I haven’t posted because there were several directives from the Camino that had to be fulfilled. Please let me explain. When I first decided to walk a Camino, I knew I wanted answers to a number of questions that required some thought and some introspection. The
