Apologies for the radio silence, this spring and summer has been busy! Hope you are all well and preparing for your caminos, or walking them, or reminiscing and enjoying planning the next one. I mentioned that the fabulous Carol of Camino Confidence offered me the chance to lead small groups of women on the camino … More Walking as a guide
With one week to go before I head for Spain, I am doing the usual packing, unpacking, panicking and repacking, tweaking the contents of the pack and the toiletries and … and … and then I thought about all the other times I have packed and how the packing list always changes as you learn … More Stuff they don’t tell you
The next day we we retraced our steps to the Peregrina church and the square, in search of a coffee with a view. Turns out it was harder than we thought … but we did find a small café with a very busy lady serving coffee, toast and cake at high speed, and managed to … More CP Coastal day 13 – Pontevedra to Caldas de Reis
Oh I could write about the first coffee on the last morning of a long and eventful walk, the last perfect flaky croissant; the way the golden morning light weaves into the quiet forests on the way and the feeling of being so close to the end and yet it is still so well hidden; … More Zen top-up: O Pedrouzo to Santiago
My last day in Nicole’s company. I had called the hospitalera in Portomarín and confirmed that we could share my twin room, it would cost €15 more but was totally worth it, as the whole town seemed to be bursting at the seams! I guess it is the Sarria Effect and that everybody stops there … More Zen top-up: Sarria to Portomarín
The next morning I went downstairs for my first café con leche and whatever baked goods came with it. There was only one other person there, clearly of a pilgrim persuasion, so naturally a conversation ensued. The Breakfast Man, as I would call him, was from the USA and was having a gentle breakfast while … More Zen top-up: Ponferrada to Villafranca
I started my day in the San Miguel albergue the way I ended the last one, chatting and exchanging stories with the wonderful host Arturo. He told me how camino magic had brought him and his wife to that place, and stories of other camino workers, helpers, characters. In the end I had to leave … More CF21 Day 12 – Hospital to Astorga
Somewhere Slowly 