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When the Wi-Fi Don’t Cooperate—Day 19
Days on the Camino 0 Darn Wi-Fi Technology … It is hard to believe how much we rely on technology. Even walking the Camino, I relied in technology. I relied on technology writing posts. I relied on technology using Google Translate. I relied on technology looking at Google Maps. Tonight the Wi-Fi didn’t work so…
Read MoreSandals—That’s the way to go!—Day 18
Days on the Camino 0 Sandals, they actually work I have a new best friends … SANDALS! Well, it is not so much me as it is Lefty who has a new best friends. Today I have been on the Camino for 18 days. Until yesterday when I used the expected foot ware for walking…
Read MoreHope on the Camino—Day 17
Days on the Camino 0 The Hungarian Gal Gave Me Hope It is always interesting to see who you’ll meet and what you may learn from them. Little did I know that the first person I meet today will give me hope. Today started like any other day. I doctored my blisters, ate my breakfast,…
Read MoreDedication—Day 16
One of many Stained Glass Windows in the Cathedral in Burgos Days on the Camino 0 Dedication Dedication, what does it mean for you? It probably means something different to everyone. Today I became aware of dedication in two ways. Lefty’s friends The 518 km mark to Santiago It wasn’t so much getting up before…
Read MoreBarrenness Rewarded—Day 15
A mural of Santiago Days on the Camino 0 When Barrenness Greets You Little did I know what the day would bring. A barren landscape was my companion on this day. Barrenness it seemed was the name of the Way today. There weren’t many people on the Way—I passed a few and a few passed…
Read MoreA Quiet Day in a Small Town—Day 14
Days on the Camino 0 A Quiet Day on the Camino Every day on the Camino is a little different. Today was a very quiet day. A good time to recharge and to give my feet a rest. Little did I know how much my feet would need their weekly rest, especially with the blister…
Read MoreDinner with two ladies from France at Quintanilla del Monte
Dinner with two ladies from France at Quintanilla del Monte Days on the Camino de Santiago 0 It was a pleasant Dinner I think all of us experience those days when everything is just feeling blah, right? I was feeling like that on this fateful morning. I guess the grey skies didn’t help either. Even…
Read MoreThere are Chickens in the Church at Santo Domingo—Day 12
Chickens in the Church If someone told me that I would see chickens in a Church I would have said, “You must be joking.” Well, now I can testify that it is indeed true. And there is quite the story behind it. Santo Domingo to the Rescue Today’s walk was an average one, at least…
Read MoreWhen curiosity meets you on the Way—Day 11
The Curiosity that find you on the Way There is a saying: Curiosity killed the cat. Is this saying warning us of the potential dangers associated with curiosity? And yet, hasn’t curiosity led to many adventures, inventions, and stories? On September 21, 2017, as I walked to Najera, I found the joy curiosity brings. The…
Read MoreCanadians and Blue Skies to Logroño—Day 10
Blue Skies Today, blue skies was the name of the game. All the way from Los Arcos to Logroño the clouds seem to play hide and seek. Although, the early morning sunrise at Los Arcos revealed some clouds in the distance; they were a thing of longing on this warm day. Perhaps what made matters…
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