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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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Before the Camino…Visiting Family
This past Wednesday, we left home to begin our trip. Before heading to Spain, we wanted to stop for a visit with my cousin Tracy and her beautiful family. To say that I was excited to see her would be an understatement. Tracy was born nine years after me. Being older, I loved taking care…
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A New Journey For Us
It all started when we watched the movie The Way. It’s the story of a father who decides to walk The Camino de Santiago after finding out that his son has died while on the hike. While walking The Camino, the father meets a cast of characters who each have their reasons for doing the…
And Here We Go... 