I walk the Way

A pilgrim on the Camino de Santiago

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Buen camino! Two little words with a very powerful meaning. As you walk the way it is traditional to wish other pilgrims a good journey. I will be making every effort along the way to be sure to wish this to every other pilgrim I encounter while walking. Buen means […]

Buen Camino

July 1, 2016 in Buen Camino / Everything / Love / Pilgrims by James Aleph

As of this post I have arrived safely in Madrid. I am so exhausted after being awake for so long. So my first order of business is a nap…but only a small one before dinner. Hopefully I can slide right into the new time zone.

I have arrived

July 19, 2016 in Everything tagged arrived by James Aleph

This morning started like most on the Camino. The town I stayed in had quite a few hills..steep hills while leaving so it was a challenging start to the day to say the least. Soon after town I passed by Irache, which is a winery. They have a fountain that […]

Little joys

July 25, 2016 in Everything / Gratitude / Love / Pilgrims tagged friends / pilgrims / special by James Aleph

Today was an easy “rest” day. This section of the Camino does not have as many rest stops along the way so instead of doing too much I have opted to take it a bit easier. I am staying with the same group of pilgrims from dinner the last two […]

An easy day

July 27, 2016 in Everything by James Aleph

What a wonderful and long day. I managed to do just a bit over 20 kilometers today. In the morning I walked with my friends. Then after lunch I walked solo from Vianna to Logroño. My friends have a slightly faster pace. Along the way I got a bit more […]

A little over 20k

July 28, 2016 in Everything by James Aleph

Enjoy the siesta, you’re going to need it. Today was another day of walking. It was about 16 kilometers from Logroño to this the town of Navarette. Most of it was just beautiful vineyards. Along the way I met a man that is doing a few days on horseback. If […]

Enjoy the siesta…

July 30, 2016 in Buen Camino / Everything / Landscapes tagged always walk / Camino / pilgrim by James Aleph

Be it big or small, each day on the Camino provides special moments. Today was particularly beautiful. My walk is through La Rioja now. This is the region of wine. So much of this part feels like California. Every moment of the walk today was breathtaking. My favorite moment was […]

Each day something special

July 31, 2016 in Everything by James Aleph

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