Category Archives: 2017-Camino Portuguese

X I’ve always firmly believed in not making mountains out of molehills. But sometimes a mountain is simply a mountain. – Me First things first. Happy Mother’s Day Mom! Without her you wouldn’t be reading this in oh so many differing ways. Her mantra as we were growing up was “do your best”.  Simple, toContinue reading “Day 2 Porrino to Redondela”

Or: “Just because you have climbed the highest mountain doesn’t mean there wont be more mountains to climb….Ooops” I drank 5 Liters of water today, 5L of water without having to stop to take care of any basic human needs. To those who might not still be on the uptake, I 5L of water wasContinue reading “Day 3 Redondella to Pontevedra”

Climb every mountain…..do I have to?, Really? I am in bread heaven!  Most of you know I have a deep appreciation for good bread. I have not been disappointed in Spain. Crusty on the outside, light and airy on the inside, I have yet to run into a basket of “pan” that has not beenContinue reading “Day 4 Pontevedra to Caldes De Reyes”

So since I was staying over an extra day I decided to go to the Pilgrim’s Mass. The Church of Saint Thomas or Santo Tomas was constructed in honor of Sir Thomas Beckett who was uniquely canonized in both Roman Catholic and Anglican religions. Anyway I found the Church, and the altars particularly, fascinating. TheContinue reading “The Church of Santo Tomas”

The Lord rested on the 7th day. I don’t have his endurance. I have become a connisuer of surfaces after walking several miles. My favorite is presently fine gravel, about one step above dust. Easy on the feet but good traction. Plain dirt is more comfortable but gives less traction after that it’s wet. Asphalt,Continue reading “Day 5 Rest day in Caldes de Reyes”

“You have to adapt, improvise, overcome” -Gunnery Sgt. Tom Highway (Clint Eastwood) – movie Heartbreak Ridge 1986 Ok, so here’s the situation: These ascents are kicking my butt. I have to find a different way to skin this cat because sheer force of will and physical capacity were battling to a draw. The solution wasContinue reading “Day 6 Caldes de Reyes to Padron”

Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life. – Omar Khayyam The section to Padron was the easiest section since the first day which is good since The last section to Santiago would be uphill all the way. So one last trudge from Padron to the cathedral. The hike was kind of uneventfulContinue reading “Day 7 On to Santiago”

From here on folks I’m in full tourist mode The Cathedral of St. James in Santiago de Compestela is considered to be the third holiest site in the Catholic religion only behind Jerusalem and Rome. The Church is enormous designed in the classical form. For those who are interested I have included the Wikipedia linkContinue reading “The Cathedral of Saint James”

A trip to the end of the earth Took a bus tour to the end of the earth (Finesterra) and Muxia along the Costa da Morte (Coast of Death) this is located roughly 60 kilometers west of Santiago. Back when the Earth was still flat, this was thought to literally be the end of theContinue reading “Trip to Finesterra “