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People and the Camino
When thinking about who we might meet on this journey, I expected there would be people from all over the world we would encounter and that has certainly been the case. Not only have we met pilgrims but we’ve also met beautiful Spaniards who lovingly share their stories with us. Every time a pilgrim or…
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Teaching and The Camino
Being an educator has been a huge part of my life similar to motherhood. It has impacted me at the very core of who I am and has taught me to be a better human. At least I hope so! Walking the Camino, I have reflected on how much of teaching relates to this journey.…
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Food and The Camino
Eating is essential when you are on the Camino. On average, you are walking more than 40,000 steps a day and drinking lots of water to replenish all the liquid you are sweating out of your body. Sometimes between the heat and your exhaustion you don’t get hungry. However, you have to eat in order…
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Giggles on the Camino
There are always things that happen on our trips that make us laugh, and we can’t wait to share the stories with family and friends. The Camino has been no different. I’m sure there will be others that will come up, but for tonight, I thought I’d share a few. Poop– This one actually started…
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What’s a Rating Got to do With it…
The Camino De Santiago is walked in stages with each representing the mileage from your starting point to an end point for the day. The stages average 13 to 17 miles per day and vary on level of difficulty based on how much you climb and descend during that stage. To help pilgrims anticipate how…
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Pyrenees Life Lessons
The Pyrenees Mountain range straddles the border of France and Spain. On the French route of the Camino, you must climb the Pyrenees on the first day of hiking. Today was that day for us. We climbed 4,482 feet in elevation and walked 16.5 miles. The terrain was varied with some being paved, some was…
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Camino: Here we come!
‘Twas the night before the Camino and all through the Maison Simonenia, not a peregrino was stirring not even a little bit. We are all ready to begin our adventure tomorrow. Upon our arrival to our dwelling yesterday, Maison Simonenia, we were given our pilgrim passport. This passport needs to be stamped at least twice…
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Barcelona…Cosmopolitan and Artistic
Barcelona is a city with style. Everywhere you go, there are buildings with beautiful design features, people dressed to the nines (no pajama bottoms and slippers to go to the market here), intriguing Gothic Quarter, and some avenues that would rival the Champs Elysees in Paris. Of course, being a large province with 5.7 million…
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Art, Entertainment, and History, oh my!
Museum visits have always been a challenge for Jim and I. Our approaches are very different. I am a skimmer or a browser in museums. I will be drawn in by certain artifacts, pieces of art or information on history but I mostly move through at a good pace. Jim, on the other hand, is…
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Before The Camino…Madrid
Madrid, formerly known as Mayrit when the Arabs occupied the Iberian Peninsula, is a city that honors its’ history while simultaneously welcoming modernism. It was created around 860 A.C. and has been the capital of Spain since the 17th century. Here are some observations we’ve made thus far. Architecture There is an eclectic mixture of…
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