05/18 Getting Ready For the 500 Mile Camino
Getting ready My wife Morgan has a milestone birthday this year, so she has decided to walk the Camino Trail in Spain. If she is going, guess what; the husband is going. In reality […]
Month: May 2015
05/29 Six days away from the Camino de Santiago
Its finally here. Six days until we get on a plane and fly from Tallahassee to Atlanta, then on to Madrid. We will overnight in Madrid then take a 5 hour train ride to Hendaya, […]
05/30 Camino weather update
Yikes! The weather at the start is lows in the 40′s, highs in the 60′s with 100% chance of rain. We have prepared for highs in the 80′s, lows in the 60′s. Our backpacks should […]
June 4th – Today is the day for departure
After months of planning and training. Today we departed Tallahassee. It can’t be said I did not go into this quest biting , scratching and screaming. What about work, money, the dog or anything I […]
06/05 Day one Painting the Town in Madrid – literally
We start our journey in Madrid. Our first day we are literally painting the town…er that is the Hotel room. When my wife opened her bottle of wine, the bottle tipped and sprayed on the […]
06/06 At the Start of the Camino
June 06, 2014 – It has arrived! After a seven hour journey from Madrid by train; and then by van, we have arrived in St Jean Pied-De Port, France. We picked up our Credetials. This […]
06/08 – Over the Pyrenees
Landed in Roncesvalles, Spain after trekking 15.6 miles over the 4,700 ft pass. This first stage was a very difficult steep hike. The scenery was spectacular; like walking in a postcard. I started after up […]
06/09 13 mile trek to Zubiri , Spain
And we thought we were done with the mountains. Today was 20 km (12 -13 miles) of up and down very steep terrain with big lose stones. On this pilgrimage it seems most everyone has […]
06/10 – 20 km to Pamplona.
We are now completing full legs of 20km (13 miles+). Today we finished at Pamplona. A quick recap of the last 3 miles yesterday. Brutal steep on knee twisting, leg braking, ancle spraining, toe jamming […]
06/11 – Pamplona to Obonos
We are now rising early and walking about 7 hours per day. Today traveled over another mountain but it seems to be getting easier. Monday I walked in memory of my mother who died at […]
