Had a great day today but the guide book lied bigtime. It said 13kms but my GPS said nearly 19, so the walk seemed eternal. The last 5 kms is always the longest and it was once again in searing heat and mostly on a gravel road so it was really hot underfoot. The book …
What Colour is That?
Today we took the safe option and got a taxi for the first 16kms as it was all road walking and aside from being extremely tedious, it seemed very dangerous. We were dropped off at the beginning of the National Park and took photos of the sun rise-so beautiful! The scenery today was stunning. It …
Day 2 – this is tough but loving it
Today was much better. It began in the dark after an early breakfast and still tired from yesterday, Colleen and I left the hostel/bar with great flourish, waving to everyone and thanking them for their hospitality, wishing other pilgrims a Buen Camino, only to turn up the road having no idea which way to go! …
What the hell am I doing here?!
OMG. How exhausting! Ist day on the Camino Via de la Plata and walked 28kms in searing heat and so much nothingness. Even though we started before dawn, we made a few stops, so it took much longer than anticipated. We stopped at the 12th century monastery in Camas and wandered around for about an …
D Day has arrived!
Look at these Innocent and naively excited faces! We took this at the Cathedral in the dark this morning. Knowing we had a big day ahead, we left early. We walked to Santiponce and wandered around the beautiful 13th century monastery. It is being restored and they are uncovering some beautiful frescos. It was stunning …
Reunion Day
Branden and I spent the morning traipsing around the streets of Seville. It is really such a beautiful city. We wandered the town looking for the special pilgrim passport for the Camino Via de la Plata and were sent on to somewhere on the other side of town. We discovered a vibrant little section with …
Sevilla
Well jetlag is a bastard! It has never hit me like this before on the way over to Europe - it is usually a coming home thing. However, Branden is now with me, and we are suffering through it together. There is no way either of us could have started the Camino straight away. We …
Pre Camino thoughts..
It's the eve of my next Camino and I'm sitting here overwhelmed with feelings. I will be away for a couple of months and my poor little doggie is already sensing something. I feel so mean! He is my shadow and we go everywhere together. But I am being called again and I have to …
And so the countdown is on…
Only 3 more sleeps till I leave. I have packed and unpacked so many times and I just can't get the weight down under 9 kilos. I have bought 3 pairs of boots and have decided on the last ones. This sounds extravagant but it is something that you just can't get wrong. It's the …
Appreciation of Life
I'm apprehensive and excited and I just want to get there now. Doing the rounds with my recent Camino talks, has brought the familiarity back. I can't wait to get back into that space of freedom and openness. Back to a place where I can just be me and back to a place of unconditional …
Margaret Caffyn 