Sunday, June 10, 2018 … 19 km … 12 miles “Life is everything. Life is God. Everything changes and moves and the movement is God. And while there is life there is joy in consciousness of the divine. To love life is to love God” Leo Tolstoy Today’s Path Today we have an option. To walk…
Saturday, June 9, 2018 … 29 km … 18 miles Today’s Path The first eight kilometers will all be uphill. This will be our steepest incline of the whole pilgrimage. As we climb, we will enter into the final region of the Camino, Galicia. Galicia is known in Spain as the “land of the 1000 rivers”. …
Friday, June 8, 2018 … 24 kms … 14 miles Today’s Path Today was supposed to be a strenuous stage with the steepest incline of the whole pilgrimage. The climb to O’Cebreiro. We decided to cut our walk short today and stay at the base of the mountain. This way we will be fresh for the climb in the morning….
Thursday, June 7, 2018 … 31.6 km … 20 miles Today’s Path Today will be a long flat day with rolling hills toward the end of the day. The early part of the day will be along city streets and suburbs. Today we will be walking through the Bierzo region with its rolling vineyards. The Bierzo area…
Wednesday, June 6, 2018 … 28 km … 17 miles Today We have definitely left the Meseta and today is the day that confirms it. We head up to the highest point on the Camino. The highest elevation. It’s not like the first day where it is an incline for hours, but a short and…
Tuesday, June 5, 2018, 22 km … 14 miles Today was a normal day on the Camino. Fourteen miles is about an average day. We are definitely out of the Meseta. There will be a gradual incline all day. As we follow the road for most of the day, towns will be available every three…
Monday, June 4, 2018 … 15 km … 10 miles … Sunny/Rain Morning Even after the long day and being on my feet all evening, which were killing me when I climbed into bed, I feel good. My toes still go numb at night but after waking they come back to life. Every morning as…
Sunday, June 3, 2018 … 38km … 24 miles … Sunny As we woke this morning, we were moving slowly. We had to get our bodies back on schedule. Our day was not going to be long, so we decided to leave a little later. We planned to walk to Villar de Mazarife, 22 km away….
Saturday, June 2, 2018 … Day 21 … Leon … And then they rested! My Journal: Woke on my own today, no alarm and nowhere to go. How nice is that? We had a nice day of exploration, meals, fellowship, and quiet time. I was amazed by the end of the day, we still had…
Friday, June 1, 2018 … 18 km … 11 miles After yesterday, I was ready for today. Not only is it going to be a short day, it is one of our shortest so far, but it was the day we were walking into Leon. The next day will be our rest day. I think…