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We were fortunate to stumble across a crowd assembling outside a stunning church about the time we wanted to stop… The rest of the story »Day 55: The Wedding

Not so fast. Our plan today was to get to our destination, Llanes, in time to take a swim at… The rest of the story »Day 54: Beach Day?

The best laid plans of mice and men [and pilgrims] often go awry. Robert Burns We had a great plan… The rest of the story »Day 53: The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men…

We confess that a few days ago we hit a point where we were getting a bit tired of the… The rest of the story »Day 52: Trail Fatigue

In the US we often have to delve into the fine print on the back of food packaging to look… The rest of the story »Day 51: Truth in Advertising

Some albergues feel like a business, or give you the impression that pelegrinos are something to be endured. Our albergue… The rest of the story »Day 50: A Walk on the Beach

Today we completed the seventh week of our pilgrimage—five weeks across France and two weeks across Spain, so far. We… The rest of the story »Day 49: Seven Weeks

Our publishing schedule the last few days has been iffy. We were treed by a wild boar and the WiFi… The rest of the story »Day 48: The Horse Race

I promised our twitcher/bird watching friends a post dedicated to a bird…here it is. During our caminos in Spain, France,… The rest of the story »Day 47: Call of the Cuckoo

Today we arrived in Bilboa, the fifth largest city in Spain—and then promptly bypassed it. Because of Laurie’s shoe failure… The rest of the story »Day 46: Bypassing Bilboa