I’ve been walking my way up to a 20kms day. I plan to walk between 15 and 20kms each day in order to complete the Portuguese Camino, with possibly the spiritual variant (an extra 3-4days) in 20 days, with a day left over to get back to Porto for my flight home. I wanted to […]
Camino #23 – 20kms at last Read Post »
After having read my 16th book on the Camino, I realize that many pilgrims name their backpacks. Sonia Choquette author of “Walking Home” named the pack she sent ahead with a transport company “Cheater” because she knew she was cheating a bit by not carrying everything with her. She called her day pack, “Pilgrim” because
Camino #22 – Charlie is my Darling… Read Post »
I realize that I haven’t posted in a while. Well nothing much has happened, as far as prepping for my Camino is concerned. I was busy with Christmas and then there is/was the cold weather in January that has kept me from walking. I did go out yesterday when it warmed up to -9°C for
Camino #21 – A Pathway to Peace Read Post »
After the third day of walking with my 10lb backpack. I developed a “tender” muscle in my upper gluteus maximus. I’m using the fancy term here because when I went on-line to see how serious this might be, everyone was very “Mayo Clinic” in their descriptions, so I thought I’d follow. This tenderness could develop
Camino #19 – The Aches & Pains Read Post »
I have been struggling with programming this blog site in WordPress. I’m a control freak so I want to be able to make all the changes myself and understand how they are made. I did ask for help at one point and was even going to pay someone to help me. However, it was all
Camino #17 – The Camino Provides Read Post »
They say the Camino changes you and the changes are always positive. From doing my walks and from reading the Camino books I have bought, I believe this is true. Although, I still have problems with anger management, that is: I still yell, or worse, at cyclists who ride on sidewalks rather than roads. I
Camino #16 – Change Read Post »
I know that we are still a month away from Christmas, but there are signs of Spring in the air. I am now booking appointments for 2024. I booked my follow-up house audit for late January. The Food and Drink glossy from the LCBO (Liquor Control Board of Ontario) had a teaser about their Spring
Camino #14 – Putting in Time Read Post »
I started doing the math for my airline tickets. I was obviously so excited when I first booked that I didn’t ask enough questions or do enough thinking. Here’s what happened – They get you coming and going. It’s a changed world out there. I will walk for the return of sanity – mine at
Camino #13 – Doing the Math Read Post »
Enter the black hole of “Tendonitis.” Two weeks ago, I developed some tendonitis in my right foot. It was my own stupid fault. I had neglected to pull the tongue of my running shoe straight and allowed a significant fold in the fabric to cut off blood supply to the right side of my right
Camino #12 – First Setback Read Post »
My meeting last Saturday with the Toronto chapter of the Canadian Company of Pilgrims deserves a post on its own. It was held at Beach United Church, which is more of an event centre than a traditional church. The main room was large and airy with huge Gothic windows and comfortable seating – no kneelers.
Camino #10 – Other Pilgrims Read Post »
