So…frankly…there is no way to adequately describe Camino. I guess it is sort of similar to describing the smell of a rose and one has never seen a flower or the feel of the wind on the beach if you have never seen the ocean. You want to describe the sensations but words are just…
Those of you who know Ernest know that his sport of choice by far is road cycling. He thrives when he can climb on his bike and pedal away. He is already planning the next Camino on a bike. I would do the muesta on a bike but when it comes to the mountains..well…nope..I will…
Well, sit back and sip a coke or cup of coffee because there is so much to tell you. (Or you can just sign off now and not read this prose. I told you that we are not travelogue fans so you have a choice here ) What a day it was! We like ro…
There are two sides to this title. One side: The Pilgrims…As Ernest and I walked an easy 12 miles today it was so easy to think of the friendships we are making with the pilgrims. As I have mentioned before nationalities from all over this amazing earth are represented. At this point we have only…
I want you to know from the beginning that the title is part “tongue in cheek” and part ABSOLUTE TRUTH. Today this cowboy that I am walking with, namely my husband, decided that we could go ONE more town toward Santiago. It was to be just two more small hills. Didn’t I mention that the…
Ernest and my favorite villages so far are two high altitudes respites called Rabanal de Camino and Acebo. They are located just before the ascent of the mountain we just climbed and just after the steep descent of Monday. The Casa Rurals were quaint and cozy. The food delicious. The pilgrims were friendly and interesting. …
The picture is of our topographical map of our journey today. You see that we had quite a ascent. Let us both tell you about our day. Jan: This was my absolutely favorite day so far. Rabanal was the quaintest village and we woke up to snow. Here we go again…layer after layer after layer….
You must know that there is so much we leave it out. The Camino gives abundantly and when you get at the end of the day you only hit the “church steeples” of the minutes you spent. We thought we might bring you up on a few of the major parts we have barely mentioned….
This is Ernest giving our daily update today.O what a glorious, crisp Saturday morning walk from Religeos to Mansilla de las Mulas, one of the oldest walled villages in Spain. The 6k walk was wonderful and walking around in Mansilla, looking at the ancient walls-they were so high- like about 14-15 feet high, was breathtaking….
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 indicated that they…