Camino de Santiago (2017)

A Very Expected Long Journey

August 1, 2017 So today is August 1, and the idea is that on September 1,…
Expectations

August 25, 2017 Tuesday is the day I fly to Newark, then Madrid. Like every great trip, once it’s this close to departure, I don’t want to go. I want to stay. I want to stay in Ballard and go to pub trivia and pick blackberries in alleys and drink Trader Joe’s…
The Way to the Way to Santiago

September 1, 2017 Travel transforms me. It transforms me from a happy person to a horrible…
1, 2, 3, 4

September 4, 2017 September 1 was the first day of walking. I set out with Igor…
Slowing Down, Being Late, and Pinchos with Protestants

September 7, 2017 On the seventh day of walking, I decided to walk backwards for a…
Falling in Love on the Camino (where all your dreams true if you want them hard enough)

September 9, 2017 I prayed I would meet someone on the Camino, and I met someone.…
Beyond Both Horizons

September 11, 2017 Above Villamayor de Monjardin, on the peak of a conical hill, there is…
To-Do List

September 12, 2017 Tuesday, the twelfth day of walking. Today, I have a cold and didn’t…
Swatting Flies

September 14, 2017 On the fourteenth day of walking, I walked over 30 kilometers with two…
Human Creation

September 15, 2017 On the 15th day of walking, I walked to Burgos with Jon and…
Solvitur Ambulando

September 16, 2017 Today was the first day on the Meseta. I walked alone all day.…
Magic

September 17, 2017 Ermita San Nicolas is a pilgrim hostel with about 800 years of hospitality…