Santiago de Compostela
Yesterday felt like an absolutely normal day of walking. We woke up and packed our bags. We had coffee and toast at a cafe. We walked. I peed behind a […]
Yesterday felt like an absolutely normal day of walking. We woke up and packed our bags. We had coffee and toast at a cafe. We walked. I peed behind a […]
It’s very difficult to describe the Camino to people who have not walked it, but here I am, trying to put words to something that is next to impossible to […]
I’ve been avoiding this entry for awhile now, because it’s the most important of all. It’s very difficult to describe my friends on the Camino, but I’m going to try. […]
There’s this thing we have started to call the Pilgrim Dance. When we get up from sitting down for longer than ten minutes, we all look like we’re 100 years […]
I stand outside the door to the church, uncertain. Do I go in? Do I not go in? Mass is at 8:00, the Rosary is at 7:45, and confession is […]
Okay. I think I am finally ready to talk about my boots. It all began on a rainy Friday in Traverse City sometime in May. I was taking my lunch […]
Brushing your teeth with someone is an intimate experience. Usually you’re married to the person, you’re best friends, or you’re dating. Tonight I brushed my teeth with a lady who […]
We arrive to San Juan de Ortega just in time– I don’t think my body could have carried me another step. This kind of exhaustion is still completely unfamiliar to […]
In Pamplona, I felt a little guilty putting the Camino on pause, like maybe I was cheating the Way or avoiding something I was supposed to be doing. Now I […]
Well I found some more that was hiding… and promptly lost that, too.