It’s been 10 days since I said goodbye to the Camino de Santiago and started a pilgrimage of another kind. The one towards my new life. From La Coruña, I flew on to London for a celebration of what would have been the 54th birthday of the friend who’s name was written into one […]
Read more "We do not need to explain our love. We only need to show it. -Paulo Coehlo"…And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from. -ts eliot Day 13-Padron to Santiago de Compostela
Read more "What we call the beginning is often the end…"Day 10-Arcade to Pontevedra Day 11-Pontevedra to Caldas de Reis Day12-Caldas de Reis to Padron I can’t believe that this time tomorrow I’ll be in Santiago de Compostella. This has been an adventure of highs and lows, of laughter and tears, of sunshine and rain. Lots and lots and lots of rain. To the point […]
Read more "We do not remember days, we remember moments-Cesare Pavese"Translation: After hardship comes relief Day 8-Tui to Porriño Day 9-Porriño to Arcade Yesterday, ‘it’ happened. The revelation/epiphany/thunderbolt/whatever that happens when you walk the Camino. If you’ve done a Camino, you know exactly what ‘it’ I am talking about, and if you haven’t, then this will all sound very hippy/new age-y, and that’s ok. […]
Read more "Baada ya dhiki faraja-Swahili proverb"Day 5-Barcelos to Ponte do Lima-35km Day 6-Ponte do Lima to Agualonga-20km Day 7-Agualonga to Tui-22km The Camino de Santiago is not at all what you expect it to be, nor can you plan for where your mind takes you on it. I was quite sure that the longest distance day was going to […]
Read more "Perseverance, secret of all triumphs-Victor Hugo"…But I’m not complaining It’s filling me up with new life The stars in the sky Bring tears to my eyes They’re lighting my way tonight And I haven’t felt so alive In years Just for a day On a day like today I’ll get away from this constant debauchery The wind in my hair […]
Read more "Oh god it’s raining…"Day 3-Vila do Conde to Arcos Despite ongoing frustrations with the tour agency, today was amazing and the Camino has become the world’s greatest adventure game for grownups. Read maps, look for arrows to follow, eat stuff, look at really old architecture, collect stamps, take pictures, climb things. It’s the European equivalent to living […]
Read more "Life is full of adventure. There’s no such thing as a clear pathway. -Guy Laliberte"Day 2 Matosinhos to Vila do Conde-22km Mister Gehry’s quote couldn’t have described me more perfectly today. After the decision to do a ‘practice run’ yesterday and wander around Porto with the safety of knowing I’d be back in the hotel with all of my things (namely, my MacBook and fluffy slippers!), I felt good about […]
Read more "You’ve got to bumble forward into the unknown-Frank Gehry"Translation: To lose the way is to learn the way. Day 1-Porto My camino has started out with logistical challenges. I booked the trip through an agency (that I won’t yet name in hopes that they make things right), as this journey is at the end of a three month sabbatical, and as […]
Read more "Kupotea njia ndiyo kujua njia-Swahili proverb"Yesterday was a day to do nothing. The previous seven days had included a five hour drive to Nairobi, drinking until 0300 and then losing an impromptu sparring match with a friend, an overnight journey to Copenhagen, two nights of drinking at dinners, a drive to and from Western Denmark, and an 0400 wakeup call […]
Read more "I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning to sail my ship. -Louisa May Alcott"
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