Month: April 2013

Charlie: We decided to stay in hotels on our Camino rather than the albergues. We get less interaction with other pilgrims and that is a downside but we like to spread out and have some privacy. Many albergues have a… Continue Reading →

Charlie: The videos show up as blank when I create albums. It is hard to match them with the videos on my phone and some are on Wynette’s phone anyway. So I just include all the videos in the Dropbox… Continue Reading →

Charlie: In Spain they have an evening stroll called the paseo. Italy has something similar. Everyone is out on the streets for a couple of hours around sunset. Logroño had a wonderful one last night. It lasted for three hours… Continue Reading →

Charlie: We want to give Wynette’s foot some time to recover so we are taking a break in Logroño . We will stay here today and start walking again tomorrow April 16.

Wynette: Many towns embed Camino pointers in their sidewalks. Each town has its own design.  Often it’s a simple shell. The ones in Logroño are the most artistic we’ve seen. Those are my muddy boots.

Wynette: If you live in New Mexico you have probably heard of Portales, a town on the east side of the state. It’s where my mom grew up. My dad grew up very near there, in Dora. My brother Greg… Continue Reading →

Wynette: We had a big breakfast then big lunch today, so this was dinner.

Wynette: You can tell how far it is to Santiago by how long the beards are on the peregrino guys.

Wynette: Charlie was happy about his choice for lunch.

Charlie: This is the third memorial cross we have seen so far. None of them gave the cause of death. This guy was 68 so presumably a heart attack. This was the first one with a photo.