Category Archives: Miscellany

Sunday, September 13, 2015.  I wake up in the crowded Albergue in San Vicente and do the usual . . . take out the mouth guard, brush teeth and face, pack up the backpack and get ready for the road again.  … Continue reading →

Friday, September 11, 2015.  Raise a glass today . . . the 14th anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center.  And I spend the morning walking to, and exploring, a replica of the Caves of Altamira, near Santillana … Continue reading →

Please disregard the first, disjointed and incomplete post about “Bilbao to Pobeña – No Room At The Inn.”  I have been trying to finish this one, and found myself clicking on “Publish” rather than “Save Draft”. The sun is hot, … Continue reading →

Sunday, September 6, 2015.  Hotel Abando’s checkout time is noon, so we take our time, go out to have breakfast (remember that Ria found a place with FRIED EGGS and bacon!), pack up and follow the recommendations of our books … Continue reading →

September 3, 2015.  Waking up in my own room in Deba was luxurious, and it gives me a chance to do some writing before I move to the next stage of the journey.  As I have walked during the past … Continue reading →

NOTE:  An adjusted post.  Some of you might have seen part of this erroneously attached to August 31 narratative.  Again, mea culpa. Tuesday, September 1, 2015  Happy Birthday, Mom! She would have been 94 today. And she still would have … Continue reading →

Monday, August 31, 2015.  After my night sleeping on the floor upstairs to avoid the oppressive heat of 50 bodies and no windows, I go back to my assigned bunk to look around for a ziplock bag of extra medicine, … Continue reading →

It has been nearly nine months since I reached Santiago de Compostela, and eight months since my return to my normal life, if I could call it normal . . . My best plans for a change of pace at … Continue reading →

Saturday, November 30, 2013.  When I was preparing for the Camino, I was making lists of things to take on the trip, partially based on the books I was reading about and by other Camino pilgrims.  “Take something meaningful from … Continue reading →