Hi,
HOPE THIS MAKES THE BLOGGER PAGE.
Spanish instructions only can be a challenge.
I completed the Camino on Tues May 22nd...610 kms...28 days...long walk. Wonderful experience. Followed all the other knapsacks and picked up my Compestela...certificate of completion.
Took the bus to Finisterre...another 87 kms ...some folks hike.
I am staying here, beside the ocean....my favourite place on earth, for 3 days to recover. It is wonderful. I am atop a hill nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and the straits of Finisterre.
Did make the short trek up the mountain...3kms to end of Camino = Finisterre...did my token burning...rather amusing...tell you later...met lots of folks I had already met on Camino.
Tomorrow I head back to Santiago via bus and then to Madrid on Sunday.
Monday back to Toronnto...almost 6 weeks later.
Have been looking at For Sale signs here...would love to see Camino that skirts The Bay of Biscay. Maybe buy an albergue ...work mid-Apr to mid-May.
Adios,
Anne

Santiago or bust: Hi,Firstly I must confess...the hardest thing was...

Santiago or bust: Hi,
Firstly I must confess...the hardest thing was...: Hi, Firstly I must confess...the hardest thing was to start this blog. I am by nature a very private, shy person and don't laugh. This stat...

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contact? Wow...long walk...I am in Rabanal today....I did Fast Forward myself...took bus from Burgos to Leon (both amazing cities...) . I was running out of time....I am taking a rest day every 6 or 7 days...sometimes doing less than a section...some are quite long...So I´ll probably be at about 600 kms in next 2 weeks. Finally we have nice weather...sun...almost hot at times.
Fred, you said the Burgos Cathedral took 300 years to build? Wow...it is stunning.
I have seen so many cathedrals that right now they are blurring...just like the towns & villages.
Glad to be back in foothills...heading to O´Cebreiro...mountains are my favourite. Scenery is awesome.
I am journalling as well.
Love you all. Happy Trails.
Annie

Hi,
Firstly I must confess...the hardest thing was to start this blog. I am by nature a very private, shy person and don't laugh. This statement is true. I am just very good at hiding this aspect of myself.

So I am exposed (don't worry; no nude photos...some stuff belongs in closets). Wow..it is not so bad. Okay.
I have waited approx 7 years to walk El Camino in northern Spain. There was never going to be a perfect time,  
but now felt like the right time. My intention is to walk 780 kms starting in St Jean Pied and walk, not cycle, to Santiago. I may go on to Finisterre, but then I'll allow myself the luxury of a bus.

If Air Chance (also known as Air Canada) is still flying then I'll be leaving this Thurs. I arrive in Paris and Day 1 I'll be staying in Bordeaux the 1st night mostly to overcome jet-lag. So I'll keep you posted.

I look forward to a wonderful adventure filled with fascinating and interesting people, lots of history and architecture. Hope my 2 mos of Spanish lessons' kick in '.No, I do not have a translating device. For me this would be just another thing to loose. I am especially good at losing 'such' things. In fact, I spend an inordinate amount of time for looking things. I have more keys than God does to his various kingdoms and I own more bifocals and 'cheaters'. The latter in every room and still I manage to leave home without any of them. So despite the overloaded brain, stuff still 'kicks into gear'. Just hope 'Dutch' isn't the only language to resurface.
I am already there.
Should be heading up the Pyrenees by Saturday if weather cooperates.
Annie