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
Today is my last day in Porto. I started out with breakfast at the hostel which was free. I then walked to the metro station “Trinidad” which is where you get the train to the airport. It’s about 10mins away. I just wanted to make sure and it gave me a reason to walk a
Camino #58 – Porto 2 Read Post »
Taking the bus to Porto was fairly uneventful. Yesterday I planned to take a taxi to the bus station. I couldn’t even think of walking 1.5kms and figuring out where the terminal was. This morning I was, OK, I can do this. It’s just as well because no one was at the desk at 8:30
Camino #57 – Porto Read Post »
I was a little disoriented today. There was no structure. I did not have to walk anywhere, do anything or organize anything. I just had to be! I knew I wanted to buy some gifts to take home. I had to buy fruit for both my four hour bus journey back to Porto and for
Camino #56 – A Day in Santiago Read Post »
I arrived in the square in front of the Cathedral at 10:30am after a 7:00am start from the hostal in Faramelo. I was heading out with Carolina, the older Dutch woman and the retired Australian couple. It was dark. I had my headlamp and someone had a flashlight. There were some street lamps, but some
Camino #55 Santiago Read Post »
After my 22km hike yesterday, I opted to split the journey to Santiago based on availability of accommodation. Tonight I will stay in Faramelo in an OK hostel. I was able to book a bed online and I will be staying with the same people I stayed with in Padron – Carolina a retired widow
Camino #54 – Getting Closer Read Post »
Today I walked 22kms. I had planned to walk just 15, but the hostel, I was hoping to book for the night was no where to be found. I had to press on. There were ascents, but they were more gradual. The challenge with this walk was the loose stones going down hill. I’m averaging
Camino #53 – Padron Read Post »
From Redondelo, I had to walk 20kms to Pontevedera in order to be on track to arrive in Santiago on Sunday. Again the weather was amazing; the ascents were a challenge and the trails were busy. I met two women from Canada- NS & NB, who were walking together. They had a tour company book
Camino #52 – Pontevedera Read Post »
