The End and a New Beginning
Tuesday we wrapped up our stint managing a pilgrim albergue near Leon. It was hard, but rewarding work. Almost 100… The rest of the story »The End and a New Beginning
Dennis Brooke
Short Stories From the Albergue
Laurie and I have only half a week until the end of August when we finish our stint as Hospitaleros… The rest of the story »Short Stories From the Albergue
People Make the Camino
The motto of Glasgow is, “People Make Glasgow.” When we visited that Scottish city after our first Camino in 2016,… The rest of the story »People Make the Camino
Managing a Pilgrim Hotel
Laurie and I spent about four weeks in Europe playing tourists with a group of friends. It included over a… The rest of the story »Managing a Pilgrim Hotel
The Rocket Men and the Christmas Reading
Apollo 8 was the first ever manned mission to depart from the Earth and orbit the moon. I was in… The rest of the story »The Rocket Men and the Christmas Reading
Hard Day at Manzanar
“You cannot deport 110,000 people unless you have stopped seeing individuals.” Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston in Farewell to Manzanar Laurie and… The rest of the story »Hard Day at Manzanar
Hazel’s Excellent Adventure
We’re spending a week in Packwood, Washington, on the eastern outskirts of Mount Rainier National Park. It’s part of our… The rest of the story »Hazel’s Excellent Adventure
Hiking the Oregon Coast
Last year we spent a week backpacking a good section of the central Oregon Coast. Amazing scenery, albeit some blasting… The rest of the story »Hiking the Oregon Coast
A Tale of Two Saint Michael’s Mounts
In some respects this voyage has been bookended by two Mount Saint Michaels. Both are rocky islands dedicated to (at… The rest of the story »A Tale of Two Saint Michael’s Mounts
Day 6 to Santiago: End of This Camino
We squeezed a Camino in towards the end of this trip that revolved mostly around hiking in Southwest England and… The rest of the story »Day 6 to Santiago: End of This Camino