I Could Really Use A Cup Of Coffee
Having gotten up in the dark to get to the Cruz de Ferro before sunrise, I found myself very much in need of a cup of coffee as it turned light....
The Pilgrim’s Dinner
What almost all Camino towns offer is the pilgrims meal. One might find it offered by the albergue where you are staying or found in any number...
Rambling Across The Meseta
From Burgos to León, it’s about an 8 day walk with most of it the far reaching plain know as the Meseta. Although some pilgrim’s look to jump...
Hervé, I’ll Never Tire Seeing The Pilgrims Coming Into Town
Seated just across from the side entrance of the Burgos Cathedral, this couple endlessly greets pilgrims arriving in the city. I had the...
Take Time To Visit SJPP
Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port is a picturesque French village in the Basque Pyrenees. For most pilgrims it is where they start their 500 mile Camino to...
A Well Earned Rest
Everyone says the first day on the Camino is the toughest day of the entire walk. Leaving SJPP at 6:15, before daylight, the route immediately...
A Fall Camino? Absolutely!
Most years we travel to Spain to walk in the spring. Schedules being what they were in 2019, we headed back for an October Camino. Weather was...
A Gem On Top Of The World
Although my original plan was to overnight in Villafranca del Bierzo, I arrived there so early in the day that I decided to add on another 10 km...
Café Iruña
Just three days into our Camino and already, so many great places and experiences. We decided to spend an extra day in Pamplona more so to see...
Look At What The Stork Brought
On the tops of small village churches across Spain, the iconic stork nests can be found. And, in this lovely month of May as I end my travels for...