Category Archives: Miscellany

Wednesday, October 16, 2013  Waking up in a non-bunk bed is refreshing, and having only one roommate is rare in an albergue.  But here we are . . . Ria and I, in our hippy haven at the end of … Continue reading →

Tuesday, October 15, 2013.   It’s raining this morning, a confirmation that our decision to take a bus to Finisterre was a wise one.  Waking up early has become a habit after all these weeks and by 6:30 a.m. my … Continue reading →

Monday, October 14, 2013.  Waking up today with no particular place to go, as the old rock and roll song says . . . you have to be my age to actually remember that song, but it is on my … Continue reading →

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 →