Tag: Camino
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The “G” Memories – walking down the memory Camino Lane
When one walks 6-8 hours per day, keeping up one’s energy can be challenging. One of the important daily preparation is to ensure one has enough snacks and water. Fortunately on the Camino Frances (the most populated Camino) there are so many cafes, stores and restaurants to provide us with food and drinks. I always […]
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The “F” Memories – walking down the memory Camino Lane
Antonio Machado is my favorite Spanish author followed by Miguel De Cervantes who wrote Don Quijote. When I arrived in Burgos during my second Camino, I spent a few days in the city touring the museums. I chanced upon the opening celebrations of an exhibit of Antonio’s works. Journals with his poems were featured as […]
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the “E” Memories – walking down the memory Camino Lane
Enchanted forest is what I called this section of the Camino. We walked early in the morning and the mist was just slowly rising and burning off by the rays of the sun. The trees covered in moss and ivy were plenty along the path. standing tall and looking like woodland protectors. Simply beautiful! An ermita […]
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The “D” Memories – Walking down the Camino Memory Lane
The Cruz de Ferro (Iron cross) is a very special location on the Camino Frances where millions of pilgrims have left rocks, stones and mementos. On my first Camino I carried with me some of my mother in law’s ashes, my father’s rosary beads, two small flowers from my parents’ grave site, and a special […]
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The “C” Memories – Walking down the Camino Memory Lane
How lucky were we to walk through the Bierzo region of Spain (Castile-Leon) in prime cherry time. Trees overladen with the beautiful fruit sagged with the weight of their bounty. Spain is the second largest producer of cherries in Europe. A sign “Comes lo que quieres” (Eat how many you want) invited us to sample the […]
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The “B” Memories – Walking down the Camino Memory Lane
This picture is of something we often see during our many days of walking: abandoned doors, buildings, farms and churches. There is a simple beauty in this particular photo, the door is barely standing yet the surrounding flowers and fence give it life. Bells, bells and more bells. There is no shortage of bells on the […]
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The “A” Memories – Walking down the Camino Memory Lane
First day of the A to Z April Blog Challenge, and since this is the start, I wanted to share with you the process I used to select my photos. during my three Camino Journeys, I took more than 5,600 photographs. Photography is one of my hobbies, and since I spent more than 2 and […]
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Walking down the Camino memory lane
During the last 4 years, March has been a month of preparation for my Camino journeys. Three times have I found myself packing, repacking, shopping for new items, retiring older items and dreaming about the upcoming magical journey that is the walking on the Camino de Santiago. This year is a stay-at-home year. My last Camino […]
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Renewed focus on returning to my Camino
Everything was set; my backpack was as light as could be, my plans were open enough to allow for changes, but focus enough to get my end goal accomplished. Although my first two Camino weeks were challenging in many ways, nothing was set to prepare me for a halt… not just a halt for a […]
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The smallest of gift can be the best of gifts
It never ceases to amaze me how many gifts we receive on the Camino. The gifts range from the intangible, such as a feeling of well being, a sense of a higher presence, a calmness in a busy day, a glimpse of the past, and an appreciation of what is ahead. The gifts can also […]