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@David thank you for this compliment and your beautiful answer and thoughts. I must confess here, speaking of 'the Good Samaritan' ... I wasn't the first one to pick up this woman on the road... she refused to come with us at first and I thought.. well, let her be... (@Gareth Griffith!) but...
Coming home after a Camino people often ask: ‘what did it bring to you?’ After five walks I finally have a clear answer to that question: I have to be back, and back, and back in Spain. And I have found a way to achieve that. But this story is not about me. What I want to share is one of the...
This day in June. Lingering, seeing what I can see. And knowing the hot afternoon sun is waiting. With a burning sun and a straight path all the way to Calzadilla de la Cueza. I am late. I walk alone. My brothers are further up the road. The other pilgrims have gone by.
All I want is sit in the...
There's Camino stories and there's reality. Often seperate worlds. In our fast world with all these loud and colourful media it seems we need Big Stories, like the terrible Pyrenees and the dangerous hot Meseta... Well, I loved it, and I don't mind lots of people skip it. Gives even more...
Lovely. Waking up and book. Go west, young man! You choose an excellent time to walk in the Northern Spanish autumn. You took the most important step, the rest will follow. But, as you posted an open question for advice, I've published my packing list on the Forum last week, it's under Camino...
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