So we just abandoned you and the blog, didn’t we?!!!! I am sorry. It wasn’t until you were questioning if we were okay and where we were, that I realized I should have given you a “fair warning” that I was ceasing the writing. Actually nothing negative really “happened” to us. We got distracted by…
What a GREAT day on the Camino de Santiago again! We were up and out of our lodging by 8 o’clock. The sun was just rising and there was a very heavy fog. We had on SmartWool and Puffer Vests but you could see our breath. Cafe con Leche and croissant for breakfast and we…
If you have ever taken yoga then you know that it is a STRETCH. I mean you stretch in ways that you never ever thought of stretching. LATER you feel good. You are proud of yourself. But during the practice you are generally wondering how you got there and what you are doing? Those was…
Our home town is Newnan, Georgia. We are known as “ the City of Homes!” Porto, Portugal’s marketing slogan is “ Porto, the Greatest City in the World!” We might agree! We flew to Porto early morning. Ditched our packs at the hotel and ventured out in this lovely metropolis. Porto is a vast city…
One of the advantages of having family in Europe( BESIDES having cute and loving grandkids in our arms) is that we have adjusted to the time difference. We spent most of this week playing, swimming and making short excursions to historic places AND napping. ???? Tomorrow Ernest and I will board a 6:30 A.M. flight…
The photo posted is an indication that our packs that we regularly carry in training for Camino are “missing.” They are packed for this year’s small adventure to Santiago. Another year/ another opportunity to be with our European grandkids for the first week of Carnaval then off to Porto, Portugal for a six day hike….
What have we learned in five days of pilgrimage? One thing we know for certain is this is different from hiking. We can’t really put our thoughts around it! Why is it different? Sometimes we talk about St. James. One of the brothers that Jesus called the sons of thunder. Their name indicate that they…
We have spent a day resting after attending mass at the cathedral last night. The cathedral and mass were simply surreal. The building and altar are amazingly beautiful. They are under restoration and Ernest and I who are HUGE Daniel Silva,the author, fans could see Gabriel Atton restoring the priceless frescos. Unbeknownest to us the…
We started very early. It was sort of hard to believe that this is our last day. Our packs were familiar. We found our waking rhythm quickly. It is NOT flat to Santiago. There was one small mountain and six giant hills. Someone said that pilgrimages always end high as you have to ascend to…
We trekked today from Arzua to o Pedrouzo. Spanish weathermen and American weathermen are from the same school. There was 100% chance of rain today and frigid weather. God decided to bless us with NO rain and the sun shone most of the day. Do not think for one minute that we didn’t appreciate God’s…