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
This year will be a year of new challenges and adventures! In two weeks I will be flying off towards Spain – Ryanair messed up my ticket, but the bonus is I’m staying over in Dublin and will meet my camigo David of ClearskiesCamino for tapas and a catch-up. Then the next day I fly … More 2024 – New year, new opportunities
There are as many ways of walking the camino as there are pilgrims, but these days they fall into roughly three categories: The self-guided package, the guided group, and going it alone. The pilgrims of old had to make their own way towards Santiago de Compostela, walking from home, following local advice and directions as … More 3 ways: Going in a guided group
There are as many ways of walking the camino as there are pilgrims, but these days they fall into roughly three categories: The self-guided package, the guided group, and going it alone. The pilgrims of old had to make their own way towards Santiago de Compostela, walking from home, following local advice and directions as … More 3 ways: Going it alone
I remember when I started planning my first walk on the camino and the many questions I had. And then when I told others about it, they sometimes asked questions I couldn’t answer. So here’s some of the absolute basics, in case you or a loved one is planning on walking it and you find … More Camino basics – Q & A
For the group’s last walking day we were taking on the 28.5 kms from Los Arcos to Logroño. I must admit I don’t plan for 25+ km days normally, as I know the plantar fasciitis and/or the osteoarthritis could make the last part of the day very uncomfortable. However this time I was just tagging … More The long walk to Logroño
Maybe it’s because I am fond of Estella, or maybe it’s just the gorgeous rolling landscape with the Villamayor church peeking up, but I really do enjoy the walk to Villamayor de Monjardin and even on to Los Arcos. For one thing you get to walk past the wine fountain (a dollop of expectation management … More Through the fields to Los Arcos
After a fantastic breakfast spread at Jakue, we stepped into a glorious day. This is the bridge that gives Puente la Reina its name, built for or by a queen and certainly worthy of one. There are always more people photographing it than walking across it at any given time, but sooner or later you … More Back to Estella
Two pilgrims entered Pamplona, and eight left just as it was getting light. A group is not a homogenous mass; it is a unit far greater than the sum of its parts, some fast, some slow, some in it for the time spent walking and some for the joy of getting there and relaxing with … More Group walk to Puente la Reina
Not only does the Aca y Alla serve a delicious communal meal in the evening, it serves an equally lovely breakfast in the morning – and they asked us when we wanted it! So after another good fuelling and conversations with our fellow guests, we set off towards Pamplona. I remember coming up this hill … More Into the city – to Pamplona
Somewhere Slowly 