7:15am: ready to get the train to Paris There is a limit to how far you can go by land without it taking days to get to where you want to go - I think, with this stage of the Camino, I have now reached it. Perhaps, if I were younger, I might be able …
Continue reading Camino Stage 6: Day 19 – Bordeaux to Southwell – and reflections
Yesterday was a special day for Laurence (his 26th sobriety anniversary, since you asked), marked by cards and visits from friends, and a great sense of pride. Me pushing off on Camino was the only downside - though, to be fair to him, he always says that he's delighted I'm doing this adventure, and he …
Continue reading Camino Stage 6: Days 1 & 2 – Southwell to Orthez
I am a week out from setting off for the next stage of my camino. For any pilgrim or walker, the question of how their feet are, and what they will wear on them, is of prime importance. I thought I would share my experience with feet and footwear (without gory pictures, I hasten to …
Planning for my next stage of the Camino de Santiago
Boots ready for the road - with new laces. "The winter is past, the flowers appear on the earth, the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtle dove is heard in our land."Song of Solomon 2:11-12 I left the Camino last September feeling distinctly crestfallen. I had been stopped in my …
I slept well in the Hotel with No People and got up and packed my rucksack for the last time ready for the flight home. Just round the corner was a trolleybus stop, which took me to Place Winston Churchill, one of the transport hubs of the city. Bus stations are never very beautiful at …
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