I have just received a new email update from Dave Bugg, and because of the many heartwarming replies and concern he received from forum members, so with permission I am sharing a portion of his relatively good news with all of you. Dave has spent...
I didn't walk anywhere yesterday - just admired the snow from my "office" window. We get little enough snow, that it is always a novelty. It rarely lasts more than a couple of days, and will be gone before Christmas day.
The day before, we had a...
I do not consider lack of sleep trivial and I have generally not been able to budget for a private room. But I can manage with very little sleep for a night or two, if I must. Generally, what makes it possible for me to sleep on camino is a...
I was reading through these recent posts here when I suddenly realized that I wrote the original post. A bit of background. I had retired early in 2019 with the plan of walking Camino Francés—the fulfillment of a dream—in April-May. But during my...
Look at that! Can you believe it's Santiago de Compostela?
The new bus station will be merged with the train station!
Actually it will be on the other side of the train station.
Quite a walk from the Cathedral... 1700 m (20-25 min)
This route will continue with Monbus. It might not operate for the next few days since this change seem to have happened very fast and they had no plan b ready... My guess that over the next few days/weeks, we will know the new hours that Monbus...
I think some people may avoid the Camino as they feel it is a religious or spiritual journey that they can't participate in. I am a lifelong atheist and this is what I learned.
Those long days walking forced me to reflect on things in my life...
Robert, from Germany, was in our albergue days ago (3 dec.).
I just received this email, and I like to share it with other pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago.
His sympathy, his strength and his intelligence have given life to our hostel, and...