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A Wobbly Start
On Saturday, three days before our flight to Bangkok, I made a last trip to the Public Works yard to dispose of a utility trailer load of fruit tree prunings and other yard waste. As I was pulling the loaded trailer up our moss covered driveway I slipped, fell,...
A Coruña and Madrid
June 18, 2024 - Malpica de Bergantiños to Barrañan - 30 kms - Playa de Barrañan June 19, 2024 - Barrañan to A Coruña - 17 kms - Hostal La Provinciana June 20, 2024 - A Coruña - Hostal La Provinciana June 21, 2024 - A Coruña - Hostal La Provinciana June 22, 2024 - A...
Costa da Morte
June 17, 2024 - Corme to Malpica de Bergantiños - 16 kms - Apartamento Mencer Upon reaching Santiago we still had about 10 more days available. What to do? As in Japan in 2019, the only possible response was keep walking and cycling. Our first destination...
Pilgrims on Enroute to the End of the Earth
June 13, 2024 - Negreira - A Picota - 30 kms - Hostal Camino Finisterre June 14, 2024 - A Picota - Muxia - 30 kms - Pousadas Mariñeiras Camino de Barca June 15, 2024 - Muxia - Laxe - 32 kms - Hostal Bahía June 16, 2024 - Laxe - Corme - 27 kms - Apartment Touristico...
Into Santiago on the Camino Ingles
June 5, 2024 - Cuiña to Santo Andrés de Teixido - 29 kms - Casa Rural San Andrés de Teixido June 6, 2024 - Santo Andrés de Teixido to Valdoviño - 30 kms - Hotel Valdoviño June 7, 2024 - Valdoviño to Ferrol - 24 kms - Hotel America June 8, 2024 - Ferrol to...
I am a Pilgrim; We All Are
A Facebook post of mine that encouraged others to consider taking a particular Camino route and the variants it offered received a comment from the head of a particular Camino association that surprised me. He said that if you take an unauthorized variant you are not...