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Month: September 2018

Injuries on the Camino de Santiago

September 26, 2018 Ted Witt 8d Comments

The day before, the wind was at our backs. It blew dust past our legs to mock our speed. It…

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Along the Camino de Santiago, we see an unexpected light show

September 22, 2018 Ted Witt 5d Comments

Dinner will be at 7:30 because of the . . . We could not quite make out the reason, spoken…

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We rocked it today, so there is this . . .

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Opposites: The worst way to get lost on the Camino de Santiago

September 21, 2018 Ted Witt 1 Comment

It happened. It was bound to. We got lost. So proud were we to get off early today. We left…

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10 lessons I have learned while walking on the Camino de Santiago

September 19, 2018 Ted Witt

1. Look back from where you came. Even if you are dripping salty sweat, you won’t turn into a pillar…

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Where we chase the Camino parties, but prefer to get some sleep

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Our booking agent landed us in Viana, a small town of 4,000 in Northern Spain.The village struck us as welcoming.…

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Camino Day 7

September 15, 2018 Ted Witt 5d Comments

Photos of the Day Stats of the Day Route: Los Arcos to Viana Guide Book Distance: 11.2 miles Distance We…

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Camino Day 6: Photos and Stats

September 14, 2018 Ted Witt 3d Comments

Photos of the Day Stats of the Day Route: Estella to Los Arcos Guide Book Distance: 13.1 miles Distance We…

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Camino Day 5: Photos and Stats

September 13, 2018 Ted Witt

Photos of the Day Stats of the Day Route: Puente la Reina to Estella Guide Book Distance: 13.8 Distance We…

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Camino Day 2: Photos and Stats

September 12, 2018 Ted Witt

Photos of the Day Stats of the Day Route: St. Roncesvalles to Zubiri, Spain Guide Book Distance: 13.5 miles Trail…

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Camino Day 1: Photos and Stats

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Photos of the Day Stats of the Day Route: St. Jean Pied de Port, France, to Roncesvalles, Spain Guide Book…

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Camino Day 4, Photos and Stats

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Photos of the Day  Stats of the Day Route: Pamplona to Puente la Reina Guide Book Distance: 14.6 miles Distance…

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Camino Day 3: Photos and Stats

September 11, 2018 Ted Witt 2d Comments

Photos of the Day   Stats of the Day Route: Zubiri to Pamplona Guide Book Distance: 12.9 miles Distance We…

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Charmed — the French way — on the starting line for the Camino de Santiago

September 8, 2018 Ted Witt 7d Comments

Tonight we sleep at an address that corners on the Camino de Santiago. Outside our room is the starting place…

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Where Nancy gets whipped on the Appalachian Trail

September 2, 2018 Ted Witt 2d Comments

Don’t read too much into the sign. No, we haven’t taken a wrong turn. We’re still in the United States,…

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Will we find any trace of Picasso on the Spanish trail?

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Pablo Picasso’s hails from Spain. Since we will be walking through his native country, it seemed reasonable for me to…

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Prologue to Spain: In the valley of the shadow of death

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I enjoyed a short stint at the copy desk of a daily newspaper before I yet turned 18. I wrote…

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Someone in our family can read this 900-year-old Latin manuscript

September 1, 2018 Ted Witt

We are no strangers to free — parks without a parking fee, Costco samples, and museums that charge no admission.…

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Recent Posts

  • Anticipating our destination: a long, south side entrance into Santiago, Spain
  • Kissing the hand of a queen’s corpse, and other Camino hiking stories
  • The peace of the coast, where your only job is to observe the sea
  • Dog stares at cat, and suddenly every step toward 200 miles make sense
  • When the world’s most beautiful bookstore loses its soul and crown
  • Another Camino walk, starting with Porto and wine history lessons
  • Purple Hearts, please, for those of us saddened by the closing of the Purple Place
  • The Oaks
  • The finale, where we arrive in Santiago, completing the walk of the Camino
  • Closing in on the city of Santiago
  • Tired but persevering on the Camino de Santiago
  • How a Casual Observer turned into a Camino Pilgrim
  • Injuries on the Camino de Santiago
  • Along the Camino de Santiago, we see an unexpected light show
  • We rocked it today, so there is this . . .

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