Month: May 2013

Charlie : I was sick all day yesterday, slept most of the day but I feel pretty good today. We walked 5 miles or so into Molinaseca and Wynette was starting to feel sick. So we took a taxi into… Continue Reading →

Wynette: We saw this yesterday, not long after we left the Cruz de Ferro. Another “Finding The Way“ moment. It was in Manjarin, a crumbled town with nothing but a rustic albergue, no electricity or running water. We had our… Continue Reading →

Wynette: Charlie hasn’t wanted a single orange on this trip. Last night for dinner he wanted two which he gobbled down. And he only wanted a light supper so he could go to bed early. He thought he was tired… Continue Reading →

Wynette: Today, Sunday, May 5, we started out in Rabanal at elevation 1150 meters, went up to the Cruz de Ferro at 1505 meters, went down again to 1400 meters then back up to 1500 meters then straight back down… Continue Reading →

Wynette: In Spanish, “el camino” means “the way”. Also “the road”, “the path”, “the journey”. My friend Rebecca asked how accurately the movie The Way portrays the Camino. I’m sure many have already blogged about this, but I’ll give it… Continue Reading →

Wynette: The past two nights (April 29 and 30) we stayed in Hostal San Martín in the old town of León. 40 euros for a large and charming old high-ceilinged room. The proprietors of our previous hostal in Moratinos recommended… Continue Reading →

Wynette: Tonight (Tuesday, May 1) we are staying at Uncle Pepe’s. Our room is over a bar and as I write this (10:10 pm), there is a very loud fútbol (soccer) game on the TV and lots of people in… Continue Reading →

Charlie: My last post was a riff on what it feels to be on the Camino. As such I took some liberties with the facts to get at the truth. In fact the towns on the Camino are quite different.… Continue Reading →

Charlie: Another song about being on the road is Jackson Browne’s “The Loadout/Stay”.  Besides a creative cover of the Maurice Williams hit “Stay” changing it into a road song, the song talks about what life on the road is like,… Continue Reading →

Charlie: Other pilgrims, especially from the US for some reason, sometimes ask how we heard about the Camino. Most people had a friend who had gone on it. We didn’t though. We had not met anyone who had been on… Continue Reading →