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Tag Archives: Spain
Your Cheatin Heart
with a nod to Hank Williams Today we went over to the dark side. We cheated. We took a taxi. It was going to be a 20 mile day with significant hills. I asked Shelagh a few days ago to … Continue reading
Champions
Breakfast feels important again, like when we were kids and our mothers (Happy Mothers’ Day, incidentally!) exhorted us to eat the most important meal of the day! But it is. We’re walking 15-30+ kilometers, or around 9-20 miles, each day. … Continue reading
Today, Yesterday, and Breakfasts (Generally)
Today was better. Yesterday was hard. (Not hard on the body so much. Some hills, but nothing ridiculous. Hard emotionally in a couple ways.) Jerry wrote about the industry, traffic, and noise we faced yesterday. He didn’t mention that we … Continue reading
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City
with respect to the boss We knew that it was going to be a challenging day. The guidebook said that it was the worst segment of the Camino del Norte and recommended that we consider taking a bus. I thought … Continue reading
Apologies
The blog got totally messed up, with entries shuffled all over the place. We think we’ve fixed it. Hopefully no one had notifications turned on, or your phone would have been beeping up a storm. On the bright side, pretty … Continue reading
On the Seventh Day They Didn’t Rest
Not even on the eighth day. Está muy cansado. The first few days of the trip we would arrive at our hotel and Shelagh would check in. Listening to the conversation I would notice the proprietor look over at me … Continue reading
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Watch With New Eyes
A day off in the lovely city of Gijon. Days off allow for physical and mental recovery, laundry (!), reorganizing, and a tiny bit of sightseeing, so long as we don’t have to walk far. It also lets us reenergize … Continue reading
Before I get into the bells, here’s an update. We’re in a town called Villaviciosa in the region of Asturias, northern Spain. Despite its ominous name, it’s a lovely town that sits on the Villaviciosa Estuary. I can’t find much … Continue reading
The Love I Saw in You was Just a Mirage
– with thanks to Smokey As previously mentioned, coffee is an essential part of the hiking. Ideally after about three or four miles. Look, it’s not a habit or an obsession, it’s medicinal. And I should know. I used to … Continue reading
The day that didn’t happen
Started off by getting out of bed on the wrong side. Yesterday was long. I was worried about Shelagh and thought that my doctor days were done. But, as they say, blood is blood. I was not psyched about “breakfast in … Continue reading
Keys To The Kingdom, 2024 