Ok, Ricardo and I have only hit two places and we are overwhelmed. We went to the cathedral yesterday. It took us two hours to tour it and we could have taken four easy. It represents 800 years of continuous additions and renovations. There are at least a dozen chapels inside along with the main … More More of Burgos
We made it into Burgos which is a pretty good size town with a lot to see. We plan to take an extra day to rest and check out the sights. Today was a walk in the park so to speak. We started a bit late and found a panaderia that was exceptional. We had … More Burgos
I made it to a pretty special place tonight. I am staying in a small town called Atapuerca. It is a UNESCO site of archeological importance. It is where the earliest known remains of humanity have been found. The remains date back 800,000 years. They were found in a collection of caves that was apparently … More Atapuerca
On the Camino one thing that has really struck me is how much people offer other people their food. If you pull up to talk to somebody and they are munching on something they will almost always offer you some of it. This carries over into the albergues when somebody is cooking a meal, they … More Use Less Give Away More
Yesterday I had a thought I hadn't had before. The odd thing abut the thought was that I should have had it a long time ago. I had the thought that I was actually walking somewhere. I wasn't just getting up in the morning, making sure to get a good breakfast and heading to the … More I Am Walking Somewhere
Today, before we had gone too far, we ran across the stand in the picture to the left with a couple of Spaniards. We decided to take a break and sat on a bench next to the stand to take a rest. Before too long the Spaniard with long white hair and beard came over … More Somos Hermanos
So last night I was a buying some supplies for the day. I was having a hard time deciding what to buy and I was testing the fruit for ripeness. I had been in the store for about 5 or 10 minutes when the lady that ran the store started yelling at me. I mean … More Don’t Touch the Fruit
So as I was walking along today, I began to think of the repetitive nature of the trip. We get up, we walk in a story book setting all day. We find a place to stay. Get a simple meal and then we wake up and do this over and over again. Will I begin … More I Want This
Estella is an ancient town that dates back to the early days of the Camino. Stories of the Knights of Navarre and pilgrims go back to the year 1000AD. There are numerous old churches and a narrow Main Street filled with all sorts of shops. Today was our first down day since we started walking. … More Its’s So Chill in Estella
Being on the Camino I can't help but think of the life of Christ and how he had to carry his cross to his death. We all bear some sort of cross. For Ricardo it has been his heavy pack. It is heavy because it contains his computer and his camera so that he can … More The Cross We Bear
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