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​I started walking the Camino. (I was aiming to post this yesterday 🙂  My bon voyage picture memory popped up three days ago on Facebook.  Sometimes it seems like I just left Spain and at other times it seems like … Continue reading →

One year ago today I cashed in some frequent flyer miles and bought a ticket to Madrid. Two days later, I moved back to Indiana, and I then had 8 days to plan and pack for my Camino.  For me, … Continue reading →

3 months post-Camino and finally the post on packing! I went home to California for Christmas and packed so much more for those 11 days than I had for the 6 weeks in Spain.  How did I manage 6 weeks … Continue reading →

Notes: * all prices are in Euro * all mileage records came from my Fitbit, and may also include any off-Camino walking for the day, unless otherwise noted, which does inflate the numbers just a bit Sept 29 leave Indy … Continue reading →

I have been home officially one full month today.  Though my plane landed in Indy at 11pm on November 8, I did not get home until November 9, so this is my one month anniversary of being home! I realized … Continue reading →

official kilometers walked (according to my certificate): 809 approximate miles: 505 Euros spent: 1005 cost of plane ticket plus travel insurance: $199 days spent walking: 34 pounds lost: 4 (not on purpose!) trains taken: 3 (to/from Madrid and one Feve … Continue reading →

Well, I made it back to Santiago, but my grand plans of the day completely failed! First, I’m 99% sure I left my driver’s license and American cash in the albergue in Muxia. So far, I cannot find it, and … Continue reading →

Albergue (Hungarian again): 9€ Food: 12€ Extras: 9€ Transportation: 5€ Another pricey day due to stocking up to bring things home. One more day! And probably rainy like today 🙂 Muxia is beautiful, and probably more beautiful in the sunshine … Continue reading →

14+ miles Albergue: 10€ Food: 14€ Transportation: 10€ Warmer clothes: 13€ Yup, today I stopped walking. The Camino, that is. My hip never felt better today. Stretching would get me a pain-free kilometer or so, then it would hurt again. … Continue reading →

So, today this happened! And this: But not before this: A teaser of blue sky: A sunny afternoon At least I was prepared! And now this, in the albergue: Cold, wet, painful day. Beautiful, but the 2(!) hailstorms were a … Continue reading →