Walking the Camino de Santiago
Just before 9 AM, I passed a simple little placard that indicated the exact midpoint between Le Puy-en-Velay and Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port on the GR 65 route. Of course, since I had taken a diversion to Rocamadour, I probably passed the midpoint of my journey through France a couple of days ago, very probably while I was lost coming out of Rocamadour. […]
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My most sincere apologies. Due to a malware infection and the subsequent difficult recovery, some posts during the period of October 24 through October 28, 2024 have not survived. I will attempt to re-create and re-post them in the coming days.
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In all, I uploaded 10,113 photos from my long Camino. It only took me six weeks, on and off. It helped me start my Camino recovery, though I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t still suffering a bit from the post-Camino blues. I’m considering a new “Camino photo of the day” series, in part to help me process my […]
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One of the first major buildings as you come into Villafranca del Bierzo is this church on the left hand side of the road, the blocky and imposing Iglesia de Santiago Apóstol. I’ve not ever actually been inside, as it’s been locked tight when we’ve walked past on our way into town. Another reason to stay in this town next […]
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Well, it took a bit, but I finally uploaded all of my photos for our Camino Primitivo back in May. There are slightly more than three thousand of them. You can look at them through the link on the right side of this page, or just go here.
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After Foncebadón we come to Cruz de Ferro – the Iron Cross – the highest elevation on the Spanish portion of the Camino Francés. This is a place of importance for those pilgrims walking this route. It’s easy to explain, but the experience of it is something else again. At Cruz de Ferro there is an old tradition. Although I’ve […]
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Apologies! I was out of town for work, and the dodgy hotel Internet did not provide an opportunity to post. Welcome to the village of Foncebadón, population 18. This village was an abandoned ghost town in the 1990s after the last elderly inhabitant died. It has seen a resurgence due to the increasing popularity of the Camino, and now features […]
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Fun fact: on this day back in 2016, Francine and I arrived in Rabanal. Today’s photo, however, is a look back at the village under the rising sun as we leave, heading for points farther west. Always, we journey to the West, but it’s important that you turn, from time to time, and reflect on where you’ve been and your […]
» Read moreSometime in the last month or so, my blog software began quietly failing to display comments. Oh, they’re still in the database – I can see them from the backend just fine – but they’re not appearing on the actual posts. I’m working on fixing this. My apologies to those folks who have commented and wondered where their comments have […]
» Read moreSo. I’ve made some changes to the blog in terms of organization. The ever-present photo of Saint James (Santiago) on the right side has now become a slide show of various images of the Saint found along the Camino (and a couple from elsewhere). Nothing terribly exciting, but some long overdue housecleaning. Enjoy. In other news, today marks the 600th […]
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