My name is Dave and I travel, write, and pray, often. I love to share my world with others and be a part of others who share.
Well today was all about getting the right fit. And it was probably the hardest day yet. We actually only made one piece but it was the most critical piece. The rest was fine tuning all the joints so it went together at the end. The thing I really like about this is that at … More Fit, Fit, Fit, Fit, Fit
So when I started this class I didn’t know the difference between a mortise and a tenon, seriously. I knew they went together but I didn’t really know which was which. So now I know the mortise is the hole and the tenon is the part that protrudes through the hole. I know this because … More Mortise and Tenons
Well yesterday did not disappoint. We were kept moving from the minute we hit the school till the last wood chip was swept up at the end of the day. We worked on the bottom structure for the most part. I started out by doing the glue up on my top. How cool was that! … More Getting in the Groove
To say I am excited would be an understatement. I have been slowly learning to work with wood over the last six months and I have just gone and done what is the equivalent of jumping into the deep end. I enrolled and just started a class in Connecticut to build my dining room table. … More My First Piece of Furniture
So early on in the first week I met a German named Peter. He had done the Camino several times and said something that stuck with me all during the trip. He told me that the Camino doesn't begin until I get home. The idea is that we really have to take home all the … More The Camino Begins Again
We all started off today together. Everybody wanting to walk into Santiago as a group. We gathered up at the first cafe we ran across and took this group picture. Somebody pointed out there were twelve us us. Nothing lost on the significance there! There was lots of talk of how we felt, what we … More Santiago de Compestella – We Made It!
So if you know the ole song “I’m So Excited” by the Pointer Sisters, you can hear what is going through my head as I write this. I am absolutely like a kid on the morning before Christmas or a performer before a big show. I am soooooo excited! I have only one more day … More Arca – Excitement in the Air
Ok, it is now official. We are almost there. Just a short two days away and another 44 km to go. Heck, we could drive there in less than an hour if we wanted. So everybody is talking about it. Everybody is asking “what’s next?” Some are going to walk to Finnisterre, some are going … More Arzua – Almost There
So the most asked question on the Camino, by far, is “where are you from?” It is a great way to start a conversation and it is amazing how many places people are from out here walking. One surprise to me was for me to discover how many Koreans are out here. Last night we … More Pallas de Rei – Where Are You From?
Today was another start in the rain and it was my very first day hiking solo. Well, that is if you can call hiking on the Camino by yourself solo. I took off thinking I would eventually run into the tribe, but I never saw them along the way. It is kind of ironic that … More Portomarin – Are We Ever Really Solo?
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