Day 20 on the Camino Way
Sally and Seabiscuit On one of our training walks we stopped at Big Apple for a coffee and bagel. We had our hiking gear—poles, backpacks, hiking shoes, hats. Sitting near us was an elderly couple and their daughter. The daughter asks us what we were training for. We told her. Then she looks at Sally and says, ...
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Day 19 on the Camino Way
Bottle of Wine Fruit of the Vine I’m holding in my hand enough grapes to make about one cup of wine—give or take. That’s what the pickers told me, I think. it takes on average 400 grapes to make a bottle of wine and I have a cluster of about 100 grapes—give or take. That’s me talking to the pickers. ...
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Day 18 on the Camino Way
Best Laid Plans Sometimes you just have to adjust. We’d planned on early breakfast this morning—6am. Then we were going to head out in the dark for a 14 mile day. But as I was getting ready I was suddenly hit by stomach pain. I thought I just needed to eat something—wrong. I ended up back in bed for a couple ...
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Day 17 on the Camino Way
Walking Dead The first time we walked past a field of sunflowers was several days back. At the time, Sally said, ”It looks like an army of the walking dead.” As I think back on that day now, I realize how accurate that statement is. What we’ve seen is thousands of acres of sunflower plants that are completely ...
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Day 16 on the Camino Way
Helping Hands for Hurting Feet This sweet young Spanish woman was hurting. You could tell by the way she was walking. We walked past her with a ”Buen Camino,” which is the repeated greeting when you pass someone. It means something like ”Good Way”—but the intent is to say ”Have a good way.” She was ...
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Day 15 on the Camino Way
What a Morning! Sally and I set out around 7:30 on a wonderfully cool and fresh morning. We had a good night’s sleep, our blisters are healing, and we were feeling strong. There was a sharp incline to start the day’s hike, then it leveled off and was relatively smooth sailing. Getting Strong Now The hill ...
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Day 14 on the Camino Way
I apologize for the distorted images when you are reading on your smart phones. I don’t know how to fix that, but I have tried. Whoa That’s … Something We have a little over 250 miles done and about the same to go. That’s something! The interesting part is that we’re only on day 14 of 35, so that’s ...
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