Just outside Carmel’s bustling niche community lies the home of the Carmelite Sisters By The Sea. The monastery’s majestic tower stands tall among palm trees overlooking the northern Pacific coastline. The sisters remain cloistered behind these walls, closed off from the…
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…
Driving by beautiful Lake Tahoe with friends last Sunday, the Autumn light dancing on the lake made me want to stop the car and take photographs. This time of year the sun is lower on the horizon, casting softer shadows…
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…
I love summer, especially the last few waning weeks. I love the way the landscape changes as the fog lifts from the shoreline, as though Mother Nature is letting us extend our vacation just a bit. I’ve been relishing every…