Camino Francés – The Meseta– Part 1/3
“There is nothing like walking to get the feel of a country. A fine landscape is like a piece of music; it must be taken at…
“There is nothing like walking to get the feel of a country. A fine landscape is like a piece of music; it must be taken at…
“The purpose of life, after all, is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and…
“Commit yourself to a dream. Nobody who tries to do something great, but fails, is a total failure. Why? Because he can always be assured that…
“The purpose of life, after all, is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and…
I woke up to the sounds of Gregorian chanting and a gentle tap on our door. No one can leave before Joseph, our hospitalero at Beilari…
“It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” – Ursula K. Le Guin, The…
The Camino provides solace… “The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong at the broken places.” – Ernest Hemingway Thankfully I was able to schedule…
Leaving Santiago de Compostela 2016, injured… “And, when you can’t go back, you have to worry only about the best way of moving forward.” ― Paulo…
Prelude… “Taking a new step, uttering a new word is what people fear most.” – Fyodor Dostoyevski. I’ve been reluctant to return to that moment in…
Our final day on the southern Camino Portugués… Agueda – Albergaria A-Velha The day started like every other day, strapping feet and repacking our backpacks. After…