Then, I have found it on my last day in Europe. In France, right across the border from Spain. Still…
A few stand out. Fifth… Finally, I became convinced that… Luck doesn’t just happen. Your enthusiasm…
A few stand out. Fourth… And I figured out that… Enthusiasm is a critical component…
A few stand out. Third… In the process I learned… You are most happy when you are…
A few stand out. Second… In addition I found that my constant continuous feeling every day was one of thinking…
In two days I will be heading back to the States. The El Camino and days following have had quite…
A few stand out. First… Doing the El Camino de Santiago forces you to have a very simple daily life.…
I promised to get back to you with more information about my night with the Nuns. Given that El Camino…
I am now in San Sebastián, one of the famous playgrounds of Europe. In my spare time I checked out…
In a word, gorgeous! Just enjoy these pictures.
Today I spent time in Guernica. Everyone should. It is one of those moments in history that we have to…
The party that I blogged about last night never stopped. It went on ALL night. The first picture below was…
I’ve already told you about how ALIVE Santiago is. Tonight I am in Bilbao, and, for some reason, there is…
The Guggenheim museum here is another of Frank Gehry’s architectural attention grabbers. It clearly is the single architectural statement for…
Met a wonderful couple from Vancouver Canada yesterday standing in line to get our “credential” documenting our pilgrimage. Karen and…
As you may be able to tell, I am struggling a little with “coming down” from the last 12 day…
Pretty impressive. The cathedral is huge but there was not a spot that was not taken. There were as many…
What has it been like? A lot of different feelings… For starters, I slept in. All the way to 8am.…
The end of the earth. Or so people thought for hundreds of years. This far most westerly point of land…
This city is jumping!! In addition to August being the European vacation time, the number of pilgrims is enormous. They…
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,…