by Paty | Sep 13, 2018 | Gear, RV Life
In 2016, my job required me to travel around 40 weeks a year. Since I was rarely driving my own car anymore, I decided to cancel my satellite radio subscription. It just made more sense to start listening to whatever I had on my phone instead, because that device...
by Paty | Sep 12, 2018 | Camino de Santiago, Spain, Trail Journals
September 11, 2018 Route: Navarette to CirueñaDistance: 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) This morning began with a nice walk through more vineyards. The Rioja wine region is just dotted with them. And although I ate my breakfast before departing the albergue, I felt like I...
by Paty | Sep 11, 2018 | Camino de Santiago, Spain, Trail Journals
September 10, 2018 Route: Los Arcos to NavarreteDistance: 40.6 kilometers (25.17 miles) This morning I departed town just as the sun was rising, and it cast a beautiful golden hue over the harvested fields and many vineyards. This is one of the best reasons to begin...
by Paty | Sep 10, 2018 | Camino de Santiago, Spain, Trail Journals
September 9, 2018 Route: Lorca to Los ArcosDistance: 32.8 kilometers (20.33 miles) My clothes didn’t dry very well last night. Like most Spanish homes, the albergue didn’t have a clothes drier. The locals just hang their wash outside to dry in the warm...
by Paty | Sep 10, 2018 | Day Hikes, Gear
I was only on the Appalachian Trial for ten minutes when I turned the corner and saw a family of five sitting on boulders taking their break squarely in the middle of the trail!! It wasn’t too hard to see why these folks were so winded just 1/2 mile in from the...
by Paty | Sep 9, 2018 | Camino de Santiago, Spain, Trail Journals
September 8, 2018 Route: Pamplona to LorcaDistance: 37 kilometers (22.94 miles) After a restful night of sleep in the hotel, I was up early and walking out of Pamplona just as the sun was starting to rise. All the streets that were empty, which was a stark contrast to...
