Day 9: Najera to Santo Domingo de la Calzada The wonder of nature, the power of solitude, the strength of a community of travelers. – Matthew Fox Today was all about an oasis, an international food cook-off, the miracle of the cock, and Camino fellowship. But I am getting ahead of myself. Let me take […]
Day 8: One Foot in Front of the Other
Day 8: Logroño to Najera Running on pure pilgrim power, I stumbled on. – Tim Moore Marilee from Colorado, and I begin our day very early since we can navigate through the Logroño city lights. Knowing it is going to be another long day’s walk, we decide to depart early and get a head start. We are always […]
Day 7: Camino Moments
Day 7: Los Arcos to Logroño Each day I walked into a new world. Although my day was filled with repetition, new experiences were revealed in every moment. – Michelle Lessard Today’s journey offers over 28 kilometers (17.5 miles) of many challenging steep hills, and the trip will likely take us almost eight hours. It is a challenging day; not because of […]
Day 6: Parted Paths Merge Again
Day 6: Estella to Los Arcos The road is a shared experience in two senses. Like any journey it involves movement forward through space, but it also involves a kind of time traveling into the past. In discovering the road for yourself, you share the experience of thousands of people over a course of a millennium. […]
Day 5: Camino Backup Plan
Day 5: Puente la Reina to Estella It was as if the landscape very slowly passed us by than we it. Sometimes it seemed as if we became a part of the landscape. – Conrad Rudolph From 6:00 am – 7:00 am I begin to hear my bunkmates wake, move around, and pack their belongings for their daily trek. […]
Day 4: Just Breathe & Smell the Roses
Day 4: Cizur Menor to Puente la Reina Be fully present here. – Matthew Fox We left town around 7:45 am and headed to the mountain. The sunrise is absolutely stunning as we walk up country roads passing farms that have completed their fall harvest. The aging sunflowers appear to bow in reverence to the pilgrims as they walk by. […]