WOW, WHAT A DAY, AND WHAT A JOURNEY THIS WAS! I am sitting in my hotel room at 10:30 pm in Santiago, Spain! I splurged and got a nice room for a few days! These are some things that I can look forward to for the next 3 days: king […]
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I’M THE CITY OF SANTIAGO, METERS FROM THE CATHEDRAL SQUARE!
SO PROUD OF MYSELF – I usually NEVER say that! I am with Rick, Anne, and Bronwyn. We stopped our walk into the cathedral square for coffee and breakfast! I will send more photos later! These are pics as we walked in to Santiago this morning. I am very excited and […]
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ONLY 4.5 Km to Go!
MY LAST LONGER WALKING DAY! Tomorrow, I will wake up, and walk the FINAL 4.5 Km into the Cathedral of Santiago! It is with mixed emotion that I end my journey of 824 Km. I am so proud of myself for doing this. I am very excited about entering Santiago! […]
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SANTIAGO – 28.6 Km Away!!!! OMG!
OMG! I AM SO CLOSE. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? I AM VERY EXCITED! Sunday September 27, 2015 I left Palas de Rei today early for what I hoped would be a good day of walking. I planned to reach the town of Arzua which was 29.5 Km away. I realize that […]
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I AM SO CLOSE TO SANTIAGO!
SO CLOSE, SO VERY CLOSE! Saturday September 26, 2015 I am 65 Km away from Santiago! I was wrong the other day when I said 100. It was actually 120 Km. 3 more days! The number of pilgrims has doubled because SO MANY begin in Sarria (you only have to […]
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MY ONE MILLIONTH STEP! WHERE WAS IT?
I DID IT! I REACHED 1,000,000 Steps Yesterday? So where was I? If you read yesterday’s entry, then you know I walked several different Oak Forests, so YES I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A FOREST!!! Â PERFECT! I knew how many steps I had to take so I was […]
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Wow! Can the Days Get Any Better Than Today?
I JUST LOVED MY DAY, DESPITE WALKING OVER 30 Km! Hi All: I had no wifi yesterday! Lots to show you PLUS I REACHED 1 MILLION STEPSÂ YESTERDAY! Today, I must have been exhausted because I misread the distance on my map! My foot ached so much yesterday that I decided […]
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I Am in Sarria! 100 Km Left to Go!
SANTIAGO or BUST ! I had another lovely walk today from Triacastela to Sarria. The weather was PERFECT! It was blanketed in sun, the temperature was in the mid twenty’s, A cool breeze was blowing, and a lot of the walk was shaded with the forest canopy. I walked with […]
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What A Glorious, Warm, Sunny, Fall Day!
I HAD A BEAUTIFUL WALK DOWN THE MOUNTAIN TO THE TOWN OF TRIACASTELA! Today’s Terrain: I really enjoyed today. I am relaxing after a tough decline into town. Â I find that having 2 cold beers after a long walk helps with the pain and to replenish the salts and electrolytes […]
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O’ Cebriero Part 2
O’Cebriero is often referred to as ” THE GATEWAY TO HEAVEN”! I can tell you that there is mystical feeling to this mountain top town. Yesterday I showed photos of La Laguna, a town 2.4 Km from the mountain top – O’Cebriero. This is an old myth about O’Cebriero. In […]