Category Archives: El Camino de Santiago
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 […]
Once a pilgrim, always a pilgrim
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 […]
In attempt to describe my friends…
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. […]
The ants go marching one by one
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 […]
Give us this day our daily bread
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 […]
These boots weren’t made for walking
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 […]
I see London, I see France…
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 […]
You are the way.
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 […]
Logrooooooooño
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 […]