I awoke to light rain after a long deep sleep in my bed with extra pillows; it was alomst 9am! I felt slightly ashamed for one second, thinking about all the Peregrinos (Spanish for pilgrims) who had been out walking for at least 2 hours. I shrugged that off immediately, practicing my mental pathways of taking time off when I …
It began to rain yesterday evening, a soft pattering outside that made the lively group dinner all the more cozy. I liked the sound outside the window as I put my earplugs in to go to sleep (kind of common practice now; don’t wait to hear the snoring, just put the earplugs in!) I knew, though, that the rain going …
The forecast is calling for rain on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, and it remains clear and warm today, Saturday, so I walk on. I would love to make it to Leon, the next big city, by Monday so I can have an off-day, especially if it’s raining. The man I met yesterday, Jose Antonio, told me that the climate here …
My heart was full of joy and gratitude as I left San Nicolas! It’s Lucas’ birthday today, so he was on my heart. I got a later start this morning; Lino and Elba were relaxed about our departure; it wasn’t the strict 8am-departure time that most albergues have, so this morning I had 2 cups of coffee and journaled before …
Yes, 30 miles, which is about 50k. Wasn’t I just talking a couple days ago about less expectation and making new physical and mental pathways? I want to speak to this. It’s one of the main topics of my thinking, pondering, praying during my Camino journey. I have always been a go-getter, do-er, and I love to push myself. I …
Because I walked long yesterday, I was able to do a more reasonable-length walk today and get into Burgos in the early afternoon. Burgos has a population of 180,000, and in my estimation is a beautiful and welcoming bigger city. I found some interesting info in my guidebook by John Brierly, about Burgos. It is sometimes referred to as the …
My friend Christy Graham, who I have mentioned before because she and her husband Cary walked the Camino two springs ago, sent me this quote in an email yesterday: “As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we …
Short day! I had planned to walk just a couple hours this morning to the next city of Santo Domingo, which is a small-medium city of 6,600. There is a nice square, cathedral with museum, tower, and cafes to peruse. My Camino-predacessors and advice-givers Christy and Cary Graham told me they had stayed in this town and treated themselves to …
So fortunately, I have been sleeping pretty well each night. Earplugs help a lot, as snoring and rustling of sleeping bags and whatnot is really distracting. I’m so tired each night that I think that just takes over and I become comotose for 7-8 hours (more sleep hours than I usually get at home!). Lights out at the albergues is …
Today was a long day but filled with great sights and thoughts. I began down the road and after 5 minutes of not seeing any Flechas Amarillas, my guard was up and I decided to turn back and see if I had missed one. And I had. They never fail me! It’s a great analogy for life – watch for …