It’s 11am and I’m lying , lazing, slothing in bed. I’m fitting into the life of Spain by staying out later and taking it easy during the day, although I am clocking up an average of 12-14 thousand steps a day. There’s a problem though. One of the reasons I’m still in bed is that …
Viva Los Novios!!
Wow! What a wedding! Galician people sure know how to celebrate. I kept noticing all through the day, and night, all the little details . So much thought went into this wedding. Of course Laura looked beautiful. She shines from within and has so much love for Gonzalo, as you will see in the photos …
Serendipity
Although today is far from over, I think I’ll have a quiet evening and reflect. Gonzalo and Laura were married in a Civil wedding today and are now partying with family. Tomorrow we all move on to the next part of the wedding and party hard (so I’m told). I have been ordered not to …
What a Day!
After catching up with Gonzalo and settling in, I went for a walk at about 8 o’clock. You can walk anywhere anytime in santiago and feel completely safe. I met up with Patti for what was meant to be a quick drink but turned into dinner and then left her to her packing as she …
I’m finally here- pinching myself!
There were moments that I didn’t think I’d make it though. I stayed in Madrid last night and after a leisurely breakfast of all things buffet (actually, I stuffed myself to save money on buying lunch), I called a taxi to take me to the station to get a train to Santiago. All was well …
The Vortex
I sit down to write this and notice that it’s 11.11 pm. Auspicious, being the first blog of my trip. I had a really smooth run here and everything went like clockwork. I even had time for a shower in Dubai airport during my layover. Had a wonderful time people watching at the airport . …
On my way…
Well here I am sitting in the airport probably catching Covid but what can you do eh? the things you do for your bestie! I’m heading off to Spain to his wedding. The day started early with lists of things to do racing around my head like a merry go round. Our stupid Guinea fowl …
Road trip May, 2022
What an interesting day. Started at the crack of dawn (even before the kookaburras began) ,dragging my weary body out into the crisp chilly morning, and loading up the car with treated pine stands and tough trays for delivery to the Gold Coast. Man,they are heavy! My car was groaning up the hills and I …
Memories, Morning Tea and Movies
For some reason I always wake around the time I was born on my birthday. (3.15am). It is hard to get back to sleep as I think about the way my life has gone, a Camino in itself of luck, love, sadness and a lot of grieving, but best of all, friendships and family that …
A Well Earned Rest
Many of you will know that I am now working in the Blue Mountains, managing a boutique hotel. I arrived amid a stunning autumn with the tree lined streets ablaze with red,orange and yellow (a sight not seen in Queensland and I’ve missed it). I have shuffled through the fallen leaves, made copious amounts of …
Margaret Caffyn 