16.5K   A good manageable day on the Camino. One of our favourite aspects is meeting people from all over the world. On the Frances route we met people from over 30 countries. It’s our third day and the count stands at seven. We are still in touch with Diego, the young man from Mexico…

24.5k (14.7 miles)   Our guesthouse in Labruge was comfortable, with a decent continental breakfast, which on the Camino can be toast and coffee. It’s always a bonus when there is cheese and meat on the table, but add in boiled eggs and it feels like a meal. They had an interesting solution to converting…

23 K (13.8 miles)   I don’t remember Porto being this loud and crowded the last time we were here on a Friday/Saturday earlier in September. I looked at pictures from 2016 and the streets were far more empty. Something must be happening this weekend. We’re looking forward to the quiet of the Camino.  …

Soooo, we cancelled the details of our trek on Spain’s Camino Via de la Plata and the Camino Sanabres, hopped on an unpleasant 5:00 am bus for four hours to Porto, Portugal to do a variant of the Camino Portugues. We’ll overlap a couple of days from the Coastal route we did last time and…

First off, we are both well, but logistical circumstances have made this route on the Camino not feasible. Yes there is a story behind this decision, but as a wise woman I once worked with said, “Everybody has a story. Some longer than others.” This one is too long. We will resume after a change…

Our tiny Air B&B gave us a much needed night of sleep. C picked up breakfast while I packed a piece of luggage to be shipped to our end point, Santiago de Compostela.  He was amazed to spend 3e in total on a loaf of bread a whole melon, a huge nectarine and a banana.   …

A day of three flights. Four hours to Toronto, six to Barcelona, under two to Madrid. Saw our first “Camino” arrow in Barcelona. I’ve experienced a wee déjà vu, feeling like I did the third time I was in labour. Whose idea was this anyway? To travel over many flights to walk 250 miles? Ok…

In my last post I mentioned leaving for our third pilgrimage on the Camino. However, we’ve been thinking about it for months, weighing our options, lest you think it a totally impulsive move. On the contrary, we agonized over making a decision. At the ten day mark we jumped in head first, making travel arrangements.…

Many people believe that they are called to do a pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago. That might have been true with our first routes, but this time the “call” was very clear, and the timing was right as there are people staying behind who will take care of our house, so off we go.…

Meet an ancient wall, located in Tarragona, Spain, a product of the Roman Empire during the 3rd century.  Now mix it up with modern techniques. My specialty is watercolour painting on traditional cotton rag paper. Now it’s possible to apply watercolour to canvas, first covering it with a coat or two of “ground”, which dries…