A few days back I met a pastor and his wife from Oregon. They were having a long discussion with a couple of pilgrims about their faith, their reasons for walking the Camino de Santiago and the power of the…
Carrion de los Condes to Terradillos. It’s a very long walk. I didn’t take very many pictures. Prayed a lot. Terradillos de los Templarios to El Burgo Ranero. Headed out early. Beautiful. Crossed the halfway mark. El Burgo Ranero to…
The rain on the plateau of Spain’s Meseta has left the pilgrim’s route a muddy runway cutting through the farm fields . The mud cakes to my shoes, building up on the soles and sides of my feet, adding weight…
Boarding a bus bound for Burgos, the driver opens the luggage compartment and Pilgrims toss bicycles, backpacks and poles into the cavernous space. Locals are piling into the bus, briefcases in hand. It’s Monday morning and day twelve of my…
My morning walk into Los Arcos had only been 8 kilometers from Villamayor de Monjardin. An average day on the Camino is closer to 24k. Taking a rest day to tend to my swollen foot so early in the walk…
“Peregrina, Peregrina we’ve been waiting for you,” said the Hospitalero – the volunteer that cares for Pilgrims at the refugee – as he ran down the embankment, past the clothes line and across the yard. “You have?” I asked quizzically….