Tag: The Camino
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Day 6: Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole to Aumont-Aubrac
~10 miles, rolling hills, and little shade Day 6 feels like we are finally in a rythme and the days are beginning to blend together. We just finished approximately 60 miles in total. It was also the hottest day yet, highs in mid-70s, but somehow it felt like the 90s. I’m not sure if it’s…
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Day 5: Chazeaux to Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole
~12 miles, rolling hills The day began with a light, misty rain and lovely forested paths. We stopped for tea and ice cream at Domaine du Sauvage, a well known, and loved, pilgrim accommodation along the way. We continued through managed forests and open fields and I think our bodies are starting to feel the…
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Day 3: Monistrol-d’Allier to Saugues
~10 miles (big uphill and then rolling hills) Today was challenging, although not as difficult as yesterday. The route went up the mountain instead of down, but the path was wider and not quite as vertical as the day before. Shortly after leaving Monistrol-d’Allier we came across a small chapel dedicated to Mary Magdalene built…
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Day 2: Montbonnet to Monistrol-d’Allier
~10 miles, mostly downhill (but very steep and difficult) Todays walk was hard. We descended about 1500 feet in just a few miles; the track was near vertical and filled with rocks and roots and lined with blackberry and stinging nettle. The long decent was rough on my knees, but we went slow and managed…
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Day 1: Le Puy to Montbonnet
~10 miles, mostly uphill (although fairly easy overall) I’m not even sure where to begin. Today was a multitude of days all contained within about 10 miles of waking. We started in Le-Puy-en-Valley and ended in Montbonnet, crossing farmlands, fields, tiny villages, and many hills. The day was relatively cool (low 60’s) and it rained…
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Brussels, Belgium (Pre-Camino)
Synchronicity is a funny thing. We often notice that which we are focused on, however sometimes it feels more significant than that. Sometimes there are moments in life where you can’t help but feel like you must be on the right path. Our visit to Brussels was just such an experience. We stopped in the…
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Packing for the Camino
I have this funny narrative in my head about having the “perfect” backpack of belongings for our upcoming walk on the Via Podiensis in France. I’ve had 11 years to plan (since I walked my last Camino in 2012 and learned so much about pack weight—mostly that I had TOO much), so it just seems…
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Lessons from the Camino (written in 2012):
Two years ago this month, I walked 180 miles of the Camino de Santiago. Below are a few of the lessons I took from that experience that I thought I would share again! Lessons from the Camino: Judging others and ourselves is the root of most unhappiness I don’t like too much choice-simplicity makes me…
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Photo: Cows in the Pyrenees (on the Camino de Santiago)
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Photo: Sunrise on The Camino de Santiago
Walking As a Way of Knowing 