by Paty | May 1, 2024 | Camino Portugués, Portugal, Trail Journals
Tuesday April 30, 2024 Starting Point: Porto (km 0) Ending Point: Vila Do Conde (km 33.8) Distance Walked: 33.8 km (20.9 miles) Routes: Littoral & Coastal Ways After meandering around Porto yesterday and keeping my body awake for 40 hour straight, you would have...
by Paty | Apr 30, 2024 | Camino Portugués, Portugal, Trail Journals
Monday April 29, 2024 My flight to Europe was wholly uneventful after a handful of minor dramas in the 24 hours leading up to my departure. I didn’t sleep a wink on the trans-Atlantic flight from DFW to Madrid, but that is par for the course. I rarely can sleep...
by Paty | Apr 29, 2024 | Camino Portugués, Portugal, Trail Journals
Sunday April 29, 2024 Before I could even begin the Camino Portugúes, I had to get there. Living on the West Coast of the US doesn’t make this easy. It’s more than a 5,000-mile, multi-flight journey across North America, over the Atlantic Ocean, and to my...
by Paty | Apr 20, 2024 | Camino Portugués, Portugal, Trail Journals
My best friend and his wife keep sending me pictures of Spain. Pictures of them exploring small villages in Andalusia. Pictures of the Moorish and Gothic-inspired architecture. Pictures of tapas and wine at cute little cafes. And each time I receive a new image on...
by Paty | Oct 10, 2023 | Scotland, Trail Journals, West Highland Way
Monday 10/9/2023 Start: Fort William, Scotland End: London, England Distance Traveled: 629 miles (122 miles by bus + 400 miles by train + 7 miles by Tube) After two days of sitting around Fort William waiting for the record-breaking rainfall to end, I...
by Paty | Oct 9, 2023 | Scotland, Trail Journals, West Highland Way
Sunday 10/8/2023 Start: Fort William, Scotland End: Fort William, Scotland Distance Traveled: 0 miles After the unfortunate news from the CityLink bus driver at 7 pm last night, I had some work to do. Not only would I be unexpectedly...