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Month: September 2022

Anticipating our destination: a long, south side entrance into Santiago, Spain

September 21, 2022 Ted Witt 1 Comment

  Anticipation lives alongside the hard work of patience. But it’s hard to be patient when you’ve already walked 215…

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Posted in: Camino de Santiago, Memoir

Kissing the hand of a queen’s corpse, and other Camino hiking stories

September 14, 2022 Ted Witt 2d Comments

On the Portuguese streets of Viana do Castelo, I typed into my phone, “Restaurants near me.” But immediately, my search…

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Posted in: Camino de Santiago, Memoir

The peace of the coast, where your only job is to observe the sea

September 12, 2022 Ted Witt 4d Comments

What if there were no conflicts? No worries? No antagonists? Then you would be describing our situation hiking at the…

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Posted in: Camino de Santiago, Memoir

Dog stares at cat, and suddenly every step toward 200 miles make sense

September 10, 2022 Ted Witt 2d Comments

On day three of our pilgrimage, the true treasure of travel rewarded me when we saw a Portuguese dog staring…

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Posted in: Camino de Santiago, Memoir

When the world’s most beautiful bookstore loses its soul and crown

September 5, 2022 Ted Witt 1 Comment

I gave the Lello & Irmão Bookstore in Porto, Portugal, credit for being humble because somewhere on the internet, (Lonely…

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Posted in: Camino de Santiago, Memoir, Writing Advice

Another Camino walk, starting with Porto and wine history lessons

September 3, 2022 Ted Witt

The prelude to our 200 mile walk along the coast of Portugal takes us to the country’s second largest city,…

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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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