by Paty | Sep 17, 2018 | Camino de Santiago, Spain, Trail Journals
September 16, 2018 Route: Hontanas to FromistaDistance: 33.9 kilometers (21.02 miles) This morning was one rough start. I thought I might end up throwing down with a German woman at the bar before 7 am… But, let me back up a bit. Last night, when I checked into...
by Paty | Sep 16, 2018 | Camino de Santiago, Spain, Trail Journals
September 15, 2018 Route: Burgos to HontanasDistance: 30.9 kilometers (19.16 miles) After last night’s dinner with my two new Dutch friends in Burgos, I felt refreshed and ready to take on the next major challenge of the Camino – the much discussed meseta....
by Paty | Sep 15, 2018 | Camino de Santiago, Spain, Trail Journals
September 14, 2018 Route: Agés to BurgosDistance: 22 kilometers (13.64 miles) Today was my shortest day walking on the Camino. I decided after more than a week of pushing myself to walk 30-35 kilometers each day, my body could use a little rest. The plantar fasciitis...
by Paty | Sep 14, 2018 | Camino de Santiago, Spain, Trail Journals
September 13, 2018 Route: Beldorado to AgesDistance: 27.5 kilometers (17.5 miles) I left the albergue around 7:10 am this morning and spent the entire morning climbing. Today this was the highest altitude I’ve reached since crossing the Pyrenees over a week ago....
by Paty | Sep 13, 2018 | Camino de Santiago, Spain, Trail Journals
September 12, 2018 Route: Cirueña to BeldoradoDistance: 28.5 kilometers (17.67 miles) I slept wonderfully last night. Even though the afternoons here in Spain are beastly hot, the evenings cool down quickly. We slept with the windows open and it was the first evening...
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...
