Destination: Spain

Gallery: camino2007

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 | By esk0r | Photo Gallery

Finished

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 | By rtumicki | Views [677] | Comments [2]

Need I say more?  Ok, a few words.  6 of us left Saturday morning from Brea with the full moon guiding us on to the west while the sunrise was nudging us forward from the east.  It was magical.  What made it extra special was being with my friend Alain ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Gallery: Wining & Dining (& soon to be dieting)

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 | By vien_and_shaz | Photo Gallery

Wining & Dining (& soon to be dieting)

Sun, 28 Oct 2007 | By vien_and_shaz | Views [984] | Comments [1]

No more German food!! Yeah! We have finally entered the part of the holiday I wanted. Great food and even better wine. We have adopted the french way of life pretty quickly, eating baguettes, desserts and drinking our share of the wine. It started in ... Read more >

Tags: Food & eating

Passai

Sun, 28 Oct 2007 | By matsmith | Views [962]

Our first real walk from San Sebastian, Ryan came to visit and a lot of fresh new teachers joined us for this beautiful hike around the coast to Passai where there is a port and a nice old town which we explored before having drinks and going back to ... Read more >

Gallery: 28/10/07 Passai

Sun, 28 Oct 2007 | By matsmith | Photo Gallery

50km Left to Go

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 | By rtumicki | Views [654]

Today is Thursday and I am in Melide for the night.  Tomorrow I will pass the 50km marker (there is a marker now every .5km) and think back to all the wonderful experiences I have had on the camino.  For now I will vent since soon it will be over. Stop ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

100 km to Go

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 | By rtumicki | Views [595]

A quick note since 1 euro only gives me 12 minutes here.  Yesterday I reached the 100km marker indicating only 100 km more to go.  Hard to believe but I am almost there! I expect to be there on Sunday to attend the special pilgrims´ mass when they use ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

"the end of the earth" and beyond

Sun, 21 Oct 2007 | By connaughty | Views [721] | Comments [1]

The journey to Finisterre offered the time to relfect on my pilgrimage experience in solitude, peace and beauty... In the beginning I thought that the Camino was all about the people, but I have come to understand that we are constantly surrounded ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Mon Oct 15 - Sat Oct 20

Sun, 21 Oct 2007 | By rtumicki | Views [1006]

Monday Oct 15 Villadangos Paramo to Hospital de Orbigo 11 km Today I walked for Andi for her creativity, commitment to recycling, love of music, funky glasses, and for all the sleepovers in Colorado Springs and hikes in Boulder. Another sunny day and ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Wed - Sunday

Sun, 14 Oct 2007 | By rtumicki | Views [1367] | Comments [2]

Here is a recap from Wed Oct 10 to Sunday Oct 14 Wed Oct 10 to Terradillos 26.5 km Today I walked for Uwe the German man I walked the first 5 days with.  I knew he would still like to be on the camino. The hostel was very nice with only 6 beds to ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

arriving in Santiago...

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 | By connaughty | Views [1209] | Comments [3]

Running through the streets of Santiago de Compostela...I felt as though I were flying.  I could not feel my feet, my legs, my backpack...only the anticipation of reaching the Cathedral. In the square, I fell to my knees, prayed and cried with absolute ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Tomorrow we fly.

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 | By jaabarlow | Views [383]

It has been 6 months since we made the decision to hike as much of the Camino as possible during our time off.  For us, this means a flight to Madrid with a short visit there, where we and five others will gather for fun and apparent frothy mustaches.... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

Half the Way There

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 | By rtumicki | Views [715] | Comments [4]

Wednesday Oct 10, 2007 I am happy to say I walked the first 388km with no major problems.  Lately there seems to be a rash of problems like shin splints, food poisoning, falling, and sun exposure.  My feet have maintained a level of discomfort that ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Saturday 100607

Sat, 6 Oct 2007 | By rtumicki | Views [868] | Comments [2]

Day 15 Burgos 286 km finished and 490 km left Yesterday Eva, Rosa, Africa, and I arrived in the late afternoon to the impressive looking cathedral in Burgos.  The last 3 hours of walking was tiring with walking through an industrial area and then into ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road