All of a sudden it is getting very busy. With masses of people. Peregrinos, tourists, and Europeans closing up and…
The good news is that I made the mountain. Not having my gear on the back of the bike helped.…
It is hard to believe, but I am playing the 14th hole on the back nine, to use a golf…
Time for a quick update on several topics. >Health. Decent. Been very fortunate, with no major problems. Yes, during and…
Yes, by choice I am spending tonight in a nunnery. How could I resist? More about this later. I need…
Ok, I admit it. I have always been a big fan of Shirley MacLaine’s. Why do I bring up Shirley’s…
This has to be the most stunning example of Gothic architecture. It’s simple soaring lines. The vibrant colored stained glass…
You can tell from this picture that Robert enjoys life. From Switzerland he is doing El Camino a little bit…
Today was a day of unusual happenings. At 6:30 am I get an early start in the dark. I want…
Today has been a rest day for me. Here is what a rest day means for me. Only 4 hours…
The Cathedral in Burgos. What does it take to get rid of the blues? How about the Cathedral in…
Every day I see hundreds of pilgrims. They either pass me, or in the rare instance or two I will…
Keeping to the pattern, today was a very tough day. We have had one bad day followed by one good…
Every once in awhile you come across a new invention. It may not be high tech, but it apparently works.…
Do any of you follow the “HumansinNewYork” website? A young 26 year old who loves to take pictures captures 2…
Everyday is a new day. Today was a heck of a lot better than yesterday. Thank goodness. The good news…
I must admit that I am beginning to face reality. This is not easy! The first day was brutal as…
Yesterday, my first day of riding, was a very challenging day, as I outlined in my blog entitled “what a…
But did not? That is, why are you doing this? This is not a walk in the park. To do…
How easy is it for one of us to slow down? I can only speak for myself. So far –…
When I think back on the last 12 days on the El Camino de Santago, one of the stories that…
I have reached him Pamplona, the Capital of the province of Navarra, the heart of Basque country. Pamplona is also…
To Americans the Spanish tradition of daily siestas doesn’t make much sense. Some think that it is crazy because it…
I have been on the pilgrimage journey now for three days. During that time I have met many pilgrims and…
They said that the first leg of El Camino would be the toughest. It was unbelievably difficult. Brutal at best.…
This is supposed to be a pilgrimage. A pilgrimage is defined as a journey or search of moral or spiritual…
Holy cow! Today I did almost nothing. First of all, I slept almost 8 hours last night. I can’t remember…
For me movies and tears go together. On the 10 hour flight from Los Angeles to Paris I watched two…
After 20 hours of travel time +10 hours of time zone changes, I arrive in St. Jean Pied de Port,…
No problema. No problems at the border. Yes, there was a one hour wait in line, but sailed through once…
Today, if all continues to go well, should be the last day of Neil’s Adventure Trip to Baja California. It…
OYou all know that the plural of cactus is cacti. Pronounced Kak-tie. Did you know that a cactus is part…
As most of you know I live part of the year in my Motorcoach. It turns out that the subset…
As noted in #2, here are some pictures of the road with nada (nothing) except Coco. For those of you…
Almost 12 hours of driving today. But it does not seem that long. In part because of numerous fuel and…
PGetting to Candelaria was not for the faint of heart as discussed in #1. But the real experience was just…
All vacations must come to an end. And so does this one. HP had to leave yesterday. Today, Saturday, the…
Dancing is what soothes the soul. Not the soles of our feet but the souls of our bodies. As many…
I know that some of you are concerned that we are not doing anything but laying on the beach during…
For those that don’t know this sport, get to know it. The fastest growing sport in the States. Invented 50…
In Espanol, land’s end. And of course that is what the very tip of the Baja peninsula is. A wonderful…
To many the trip to Los Cabos is the equivalent to what we used to experience in college — namely,…
Golf is an international game. Los Cabos has its fair share of wonderful courses. During our stay we have had…
Kelsey and I had an adventure the other day. We sought to find out more about trastes de barro, to…
OHow important is food. Nutrition is critical to good health. To some, as important is the creativity involved in the…
Cabo is famous in part because of its fishing. World records have been set in the waters near Cabo. Today…
Ever since I attended a yoga retreat last spring I have become much more aware of what the yoga experience…
Every day has something that occurs that you marvel at. Something that you never expected. That happened to me and…
Here’s why you come to Cabo. Time with the ” kids” including Guy, Kelsey and Brian, Kelsey’s fiancé. HP, my…
Many of you have asked about and worried about the bandidos in Mexico. Drug cartels and the efforts to deal…