Monthly Archives: September 2014

We continued our traverse of the Mesata over the past two days. Today we walked along the ancient Roman road known as the Calzada Romana. Our guidebook claims that this is “the most perfect extant stretch of Roman road left … Continue reading →

We passed the halfway point on our pilgrimage from St. Jean Pied de Port to Santiago this afternoon! It is hard for us to grasp, but each step is bringing us closer to our goal. The city of Sahagun has … Continue reading →

Today was a big change from previous days since I walked alone. Clint was off to another town, off the Camino, to see some fine religious art. I chose to continue walking and found it to be a wonderful experience. … Continue reading →

The days are passing quickly as we approach the midpoint of our pilgrimage. We have been blessed with good weather and the terrain has become much more level now that we are in the region of the Mesata. Autumn has … Continue reading →

We embarked on our longest trek of the Camino so far (except for the first day) on our way to the city of Burgos. This is the first big city (population of almost 200,000) we have visited since we left … Continue reading →

I experienced another Camino grace while staying at the albergue in San Juan de Ortega. This albergue is located in a tiny hamlet. My guidebook says that the population is only 20. I suspect it is a little higher – … Continue reading →

Note: Sorry for the gap between postings. For the past few days I have not had a good enough Internet connection to update the blog. I have been able to receive and send emails, but there hasn’t been enough bandwidth … Continue reading →