Camino Frances – Physical stage – Part 1/3
“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…
Camino Frances – Walking in the Kingdom of Navarre
This mediaeval Kingdom, which spans two countries, continues to fight to retain its culture and language. The region now known as Northern Basque Country is situated…
Way’s to Santiago de Compostela – Part 2…
Leaving Compostela de Santiago 2016, injured… “And, when you can’t go back, you have to worry only about the best way of moving forward.” ― Paulo…
My Camino Way…the last post
Magical Moments…the road to Los Arcos (21.4 kms) Perhaps it was the early morning glass of wine at the Bodegas Irache wine fountain Fuente del Vino…
The Way of Saint James: a whim and a prayer
Nájera to Sainto Domingo de la Calzada (21.0 km) Santo Domingo de la Calzado, La Rioja with its narrow winding streets and honeycomb stone buildings including…
Camino Way: Nájera a welcome respite
After several visits to the door of Albergue Calle Mayor in Nájera where I pressed the appropriate door buzzer on and off for five minutes I…
The Way of St James – Camino Francés
More than a walk… The Way challenges, both physically and mentally. It takes a certain mental mindset to get up at 6 am, repair feet, pack…
Camino Way: Puente La Reina – Estella (Navarra) … unexpected challenges
Puente La Reina – Estella (23.4kms) The day didn’t start smoothly…eight people, four bunks crammed into a small room made the daily routine of doctoring our…
Walking the Camino…Pamplona
Pamplona – literature and running with the bulls… Pamplona or Iruña is the historical capital city of Navarre, in Spain, and of the former Kingdom of…
The Camino Way: limping into Zubiri
My last post was written at an albergue computer with another pellegrino hovering over my shoulder. A hurried post to let my family and friends know…
