Wednesday May 29, 2019 Viana --> Logroño 9.2 km 25,190 Steps Today was a unique day in my Camino experience for sure. We set off knowing it would be just a short day so I decided to wear my Chacos to give my feet a break from the boots. We stopped for a tortilla on … Continue reading Camino Day 8 →

Tuesday May 28, 2019 Los Arcos --> Viana 18.4 km 33,162 Steps Today I broke the race. After crying myself to sleep last night from the pain in my foot and the looming decision, I decided if I was going to continue on the Camino I was going to have to make a serious change. … Continue reading Camino Day 7 →

Monday May 27, 2019 Estella --> Los Arcos 21.6 km 38,079 Steps Today was a big day for me. Not in a walking sense, but in a more monumental sense. I didn't know it when I started this morning, but today was going to be a hallmark in my Camino. I started the morning on … Continue reading Camino Day 6 →

Sunday May 26, 2019 Puente la Reina --> Estella 21.8 km 43,529 Steps It's funny, we're getting into some of the days, like Ordinary Time in the liturgical calendar, where the memories seem to run together in my mind, but then when I go back and read my journal they each become so vivid and … Continue reading Camino Day 5 →

Saturday May 25, 2019 Pamplona --> Puente la Reina 23.8 km 44,536 Steps Today was my first day in awhile setting off on my own. John had left to film closer to Santiago and I had heard that Dan and Stef stayed out late the night before partying and then proceeded to spend the rest … Continue reading Camino Day 4 →

Friday May 24, 2019 Larrasoaña --> Pamplona 15.4 km 32,858 Steps Today was a day. That's what we kept saying because we didn't want to jinx ourselves by calling it an easy dayMy Camino journal Compared to the first two days, day 3 was a walk in the park. All day we were hesitant to … Continue reading Camino Day 3 →

Thursday May 23, 2019 Burguete --> Larrasoaña 24.8 km 42,965 Steps Day 2 I definitely woke up feeling it. Not only was I starting to feel all the expected physical aches and pains, but I was also feeling some serious anxiety. After arriving in Roncesvalles yesterday and not being able to get a bed, I … Continue reading Camino Day 2 →

Wednesday May 22, 2019 St. Jean Pied de Port --> Burguete 27.9 km 49,525 Steps Day 1 of the Camino de Santiago!! I hope you're beginning this blog with as much excitement as I had when I was beginning my first day on the Camino. (I'm gonna put a little disclosure on this one: today's … Continue reading Camino Day 1 →

Tomorrow marks 1 year since I set off on my pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela along the Camino Frances. I cannot believe it has already been a whole year. Knowing this day was approaching, I began thinking of how I wanted to commemorate it. After some thought-inducing long showers and taking it to prayer, I … Continue reading Reflecting on the Camino de Santiago →

Before I start my Camino I spent the weekend in Paris to drop off my suitcase with a family friend. While here I enjoyed a wonderful weekend and I think it's worthy of a quick little post before I say goodbye to my laptop for the next month or so. The school bussed us from … Continue reading Paris →