Monthly Archives: October 2013

October 28, 2013.  I am home in Colorado now, but my Camino stories are not complete, so I will continue to write post-Camino entries for a while.  I spent a week in Santiago de Compostela after the walk was completed, … Continue reading →

There is no Eden or Heavenly gates That you’re gonna make it to one day But all of the answers you seek can be found In the dreams that you dream on the way. – Dan Fogelberg – “Part of … Continue reading →

A fellow peregrina from Denver wrote in a post nearly a year ago (alacartespirit.com): “In a pedestrian tunnel someone had written in green paint on the grey cement (my translation):  The Camino is NOW.  It´s not better in Compostela.    … Continue reading →

October 10, 2013.  Out of Portomarin into the misty woods again, though there is a bit of “town outskirts” before we get to the countryside.  After about an hour, I can feel the wet from my hat and my hair … Continue reading →

Wednesday, October 9, 2013.  I am on a Wizard’s Walk, full of indescribably simple, mystical, physical beauty.  Is it the season, with autumn coming on or is it Galicia?  I think it is the latter. Mist collects on the trees … Continue reading →

Tuesday, October 8, 2013.   I’ve been in Triacastela for two nights, one night in a bunk bed in the albergue and the second night in a private single room, to help my shin splints heal.  I thought the good rest … Continue reading →

Monday, October 7, 2013.  In the early morning, I hear my roommates rustling around, getting ready in the dark.  But the man next to me is still sleeping soundly.  A woman across the room brings him a second blanket and … Continue reading →

Sunday, October 6, 2013.  Everyone is up really early this morning, probably because with 75-100 people in a bunk room, crammed together, no one can sleep late anyway.  I get ready in the dark, wander to one of the two … Continue reading →

NOTE:  For some reason, some of you might have gotten this section attached to the Cacabelos post, and I’m not sure why . . . but here it is in its final form, with photos. Saturday, October 5, 2013.  After … Continue reading →

Thursday, October 3, 2013– Cacabelos – I’m in the Hotel Gallego restaurant with delicious soup  Caldo Gallego – the menu says it’s cabbage soup, but really, this one is kale and potatoes and beans in a clear broth.  Then I … Continue reading →