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It is getting very busy here in Spain

August 19, 2015 Neil Peterson 3 Comments

All of a sudden it is getting very busy.  With masses of people. Peregrinos, tourists, and Europeans closing up and…

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A long day

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The good news is that I made the mountain. Not having my gear on the back of the bike helped.…

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With any luck in three days I should be arriving in Santiago

August 18, 2015 Neil Peterson 8 Comments

It is hard to believe, but I am playing the 14th hole on the back nine, to use a golf…

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How am I doing after finishing day 8?

August 17, 2015 Neil Peterson 7 Comments

Time for a quick update on several topics. >Health. Decent.  Been very fortunate, with no major problems. Yes, during and…

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Staying with the nuns

August 16, 2015 Neil Peterson 2 Comments

Yes, by choice I am spending tonight in a nunnery. How could I resist? More about this later.  I need…

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Shirley MacLaine

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Ok, I admit it.  I have always been a big fan of Shirley MacLaine’s. Why do I bring up Shirley’s…

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Leon’s Cathedral

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This has to be the most stunning example of Gothic architecture. It’s simple soaring lines. The vibrant colored stained glass…

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Robert

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You can tell from this picture that Robert enjoys life. From Switzerland he is doing El Camino a little bit…

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Go figure (or is someone up there looking after me)?

August 15, 2015 Neil Peterson 3 Comments

Today was a day of unusual happenings. At 6:30 am I get an early start in the dark. I want…

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A “rest” day

August 14, 2015 Neil Peterson 2 Comments

Today has been a rest day for me. Here is what a rest day means for me. Only 4 hours…

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Inspiration

August 13, 2015 Neil Peterson 2 Comments

The Cathedral in Burgos. What does it take to get rid of the blues?   How about the Cathedral in…

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Our bodies

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Every day I see hundreds of pilgrims.  They either pass me, or in the rare instance or two I will…

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Another very tough day

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Keeping to the pattern, today was a very tough day.  We have had one bad day followed by one good…

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A new invention

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Every once in awhile you come across a new invention. It may not be high tech, but it apparently works.…

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Bert

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Do any of you follow the “HumansinNewYork” website? A young 26 year old who loves to take pictures captures 2…

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A New Day

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Everyday is a new day. Today was a heck of a lot better than yesterday.  Thank goodness. The good news…

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This is not easy

August 11, 2015 Neil Peterson 8 Comments

I must admit that I am beginning to face reality.  This is not easy! The first day was brutal as…

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The day after my baptism

August 10, 2015 Neil Peterson 1 Comment

Yesterday, my first day of riding, was a very challenging day, as I outlined in my blog entitled “what a…

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What is the one question I wanted to ask each person I met on thejourney?

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But did not? That is, why are you doing this? This is not a walk in the park. To do…

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Slowing down

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How easy is it for one of us to slow down? I can only speak for myself. So far –…

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An act of kindness

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When I think back on the last 12 days on the El Camino de Santago, one of the stories that…

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Ernest Hemingway

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I have reached him Pamplona, the Capital of the province of Navarra, the heart of Basque country. Pamplona is also…

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The Spanish tradition of siestas

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To Americans the Spanish tradition of daily siestas doesn’t make much sense. Some think that it is crazy because it…

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Where are the Americans?

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I have been on the pilgrimage journey now for three days.  During that time I have met many pilgrims and…

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What a baptism!!

August 9, 2015 Neil Peterson Leave a comment

They said that the first leg of El Camino would be the toughest.  It was unbelievably difficult. Brutal at best.…

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The first church

August 8, 2015 Neil Peterson Leave a comment

This is supposed to be a pilgrimage. A pilgrimage is defined as a journey or search of moral or spiritual…

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A day of rest

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Holy cow!  Today I did almost nothing. First of all, I slept almost 8 hours last night. I can’t remember…

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A few tears

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For me movies and tears go together. On the 10 hour flight from Los Angeles to Paris I watched two…

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Arrival!

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After 20 hours of travel time +10 hours of time zone changes, I arrive in St. Jean Pied de Port,…

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Made it!

December 1, 2014 Neil Peterson Leave a comment

No problema.  No problems at the border. Yes, there was a one hour wait in line, but sailed through once…

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Last day

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Today, if all continues to go well, should be the last day of Neil’s Adventure Trip to Baja California. It…

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Cacti

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OYou all know that the plural of cactus is cacti.  Pronounced Kak-tie. Did you know that a cactus is part…

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RVing

November 30, 2014 Neil Peterson 1 Comment

As most of you know I live part of the year in my Motorcoach.  It turns out that the subset…

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The trip back #3

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As noted in #2, here are some pictures of the road with nada (nothing) except Coco. For those of you…

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The trip back #2

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Almost 12 hours of driving today.  But it does not seem that long. In part because of numerous fuel and…

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Clayware of Candelaria #2

November 28, 2014 Neil Peterson Leave a comment

PGetting to Candelaria was not for the faint of heart as discussed in #1.  But the real experience was just…

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Gearing up for the trip back

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All vacations must come to an end.  And so does this one. HP had to leave yesterday.  Today, Saturday, the…

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Bailando

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Dancing is what soothes the soul.  Not the soles of our feet but the souls of our bodies. As many…

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Off road

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I know that some of you are concerned that we are not doing anything but laying on the beach during…

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Pickleball

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For those that don’t know this sport, get to know it. The fastest growing sport in the States. Invented 50…

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Finisterra

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In Espanol, land’s end. And of course that is what the very tip of the Baja peninsula is. A wonderful…

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Spring Break

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To many the trip to Los Cabos is the equivalent to what we used to experience in college — namely,…

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Golf

November 27, 2014 Neil Peterson Leave a comment

Golf is an international game. Los Cabos has its fair share of wonderful courses. During our stay we have had…

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Clayware of Candelaria #1

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Kelsey and I had an adventure the other day. We sought to find out more about trastes de barro, to…

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Culinary Creations

November 26, 2014 Neil Peterson Leave a comment

OHow important is food.  Nutrition is critical to good health. To some, as important is the creativity involved in the…

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Tuna, Dorado and Trigger fish

November 25, 2014 Neil Peterson Leave a comment

Cabo is famous in part because of its fishing.  World records have been set in the waters near Cabo. Today…

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Yoga through the generations

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Ever since I attended a yoga retreat last spring I have become much more aware of what the yoga experience…

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You never know

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Every day has something that occurs that you marvel at.  Something that you never expected. That happened to me and…

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The crew

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Here’s why you come to Cabo. Time with the ” kids” including Guy, Kelsey and Brian, Kelsey’s fiancé. HP, my…

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Bandidos

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Many of you have asked about and worried about the bandidos in Mexico. Drug cartels and the efforts to deal…

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  • 2021 Trip to Iceland
  • 2021 Death Valley
  • 2019 Road Trip to Branson, MO and Oklahoma
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  • 2019 Trip to Sicily
  • 2018 Trip to West Coast of Vancouver Island BC
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  • 2017 A Summer in the Desert
  • 2016 Trip to Cuba
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