I walk the Way

A pilgrim on the Camino de Santiago

Monthly Archives: August 2016

Walking through the countryside of La Rioja feels very much like California. It isn’t until you see the stone steeple in the distance as you approach the town you suddenly realize you’re in Spain! Today was another day with most of the morning having a nice cloud cover. I walked […]

This is my favorite part

August 1, 2016 in Everything / Landscapes / Monuments / Pilgrims by James Aleph

Just wanted to let you all know everything is good. My phone broke so just got a replacement. More later.

Broken phone

August 4, 2016 in Everything by James Aleph

For the last few days my walking schedule has been a bit different. Starting early and walking then taking a few hours break and continuing later in the afternoon. I have quite enjoyed this. Although it can make some logistics a bit difficult. Yesterday I finally managed to get all […]

Different schedule

August 7, 2016 in Everything by James Aleph

As I walk I am constantly amazed at all the blessings I have received. Some large and some small but all equally important. I am so very thankful to the people at home who have supported my journey and helped to fuel his pilgrimage. Today as I walked I used […]

Gratitude

August 9, 2016 in Everything / Gratitude / Landscapes by James Aleph

Started walking again before sunrise. There was quite brisk cold wind but once walking it’s not too bad. After enjoying a beautiful sunrise I finally came to a village and had my first cup of coffee. I also got a chocolate croissant which I was very thankful for later. A […]

Choices

August 11, 2016 in Arrows / Buen Camino / Everything / Landscapes by James Aleph

This section of the Camino is very nice because it is so flat. It is much easier to walk and get into a nice rhythm. Today I walked just a bit over 20 kilometers. Most of the Camino was right next to the road which I took full advantage of. […]

I love the Mesetas!!

August 12, 2016 in Buen Camino / Landscapes / Location Aware / Monuments by James Aleph

Leaving the village before dawn I began walking. It was not long before I came upon a group of about 15 pilgrims all grouped up in the middle of the Camino. A girl asked in a sheepish voice “Have you seen the concha?” They were all unsure of which way […]

Questions in the Dark

August 14, 2016 in Lessons / Location Aware by James Aleph

This morning started quite nice. The albergue last night was one of the best on the Camino. I met quite a wonderful group of pilgrims. The couple running the albergue treated every pilgrim like family. I was one of the first to leave this morning in an effort to beat […]

An emotional day

August 16, 2016 in Lessons by James Aleph

I had heard through the grapevine that it was possible to rent a horse at the base of the mountain and ride the 8 kilometers to the top. A friend that had walked before told me the name of the town where to rent the horse. So as I got […]

Best Decision

August 23, 2016 in Everything / Landscapes / Lessons / Pilgrims by James Aleph

I woke up at 6am to a massive thunder storm right over head. I decided to wait a little bit before starting to walk. Soon the storm passed and for several hours it was beautiful. This started the last 100 kilometers to Santiago. There were several noticeable differences from the […]

Rainy Day!

August 26, 2016 in Everything / Landscapes / Location Aware / Pilgrims by James Aleph