The Pilgrim Sole

While I wrote every day on the Camino, I ended up writing mostly letters instead of blogs or essays.  I absolutely love my new trifold keybo...

 I walked from Ventosa to Najera this morning for about 3.5 hours.  That seems to be the maximum that I can do comfortably and even then I a...

 It has been so hot that the walking can be a real challenge by the time 9am comes around.  I left early today.  I think I was out by 5:45am...

Quite a varied bunch at dinner tonight.  Lazslo from Hungary who is studying economics had to excuse himself to talk to his dad, who is supe...

Yesterday was a day of convergence on the Camino. As I’ve been walking, I’ve reached out to pilgrims with whom I have walked in previous yea...

I spent hours this morning writing letters outside at a café while drinking a giant orange juice and a café con leche and a Cola Cao. I watc...

 I had given myself an extremely short walk to a boring town on my second day, so I’m already switching it up. I decided instead to walk 14K...

I’m trying to find the right way to navigate the arrows, trying to figure out what my days will look like since I am moving shorter distance...

My biggest accomplishment over the past two days was that I only puked publicly one time. (Sorry gelato shop patrons).  I’ve been mostly sle...

  I’m sitting outside in at a cafe in Madrid at the Plaza de Juan Goytisolo near Atocha train station.  I’m eating a delightful salad of man...