It feels surreal to think that tomorrow Dave and I will be on a plane heading to Spain. We cancelled plans to walk another Camino twice since 2019 – first because of the pandemic and second because of my health issue that came up last April. Everything is fine now, thank heavens. I am grateful for all the kind thoughts, prayers, and actions by caring friends and family and know they had a lot to do with this positive outcome. 🙏…
Dave and I cancelled plans to walk another Camino twice in the last two years – first because of the pandemic and second because of my health issue that came up last April. Everything is fine now, so we are geared up and excited to return to Spain in September. I am grateful for all the kind thoughts, prayers, and actions by caring friends and family. I know they had a lot to do with this positive outcome. 🙏 We hope…
In case you missed them, here are “Can’t Stop Walking #1” and “Can’t Stop Walking #2. June 15 – What a great day when you can explore somewhere different! I have a strange obsession with touring graveyards. Is it strange to think that people who have passed on have a story to tell? Maybe there exists some sort of spirit energy. By taking a short diversion from my usual walk around the Victoria International Airport this morning, I discovered a…
June 1 – Dave and I had a great day walking around Elk/Beaver Lakes with Susanne today. We all had a taste of the Vegemite that fellow Camino For Good pilgrim, Annette Schaab, kindly sent to me. As instructed, we spread it very thinly on top of toasted/buttered sourdough bread. Wow! Vegemite does have a unique flavour unlike anything else. It reminds me of molasses and not just because it looks similar. Yup! I think it is possible to acquire…
April 24 – Janine, Dave, and I walked the “Camino For Good Virtual Camino,” leaving St. Jean Pied de Port on January 15th and arriving in Santiago de Compostela 87 days later on April 11th. We had such a good time doing it, that on April 22nd Janine and I hitched a ride back to St. Jean de Port (pressed the reset button) to begin the virtual journey again. Janine is in Australia and I am in Canada but we…
St. Jean Pied de Port to Santiago de Compostela – 779.9 km (January 15 to April 11, 2021) As strange as this may sound, Dave and I arrived in Santiago de Compostela today. Virtually, of course! Since January 15, 2021 when the “Camino For Good Virtual Camino” kicked off, we have walked 779.9 km here on Vancouver Island. At the same time, we have logged our distances onto the map of the Camino FrancĂ©s, enjoyed stunning scenery, visited lovely villages…
The “Camino For Good Virtual Camino” kicked off on January 15, 2021 when Dave and I (virtually) left St. Jean Pied de Port, France, on the ancient pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela. As of March 7th, we have walked 466 km and arrived in Leon. We are more than half way to Santiago with just 313.9 km to go. At our current pace, we should arrive on April 11th. No hurry! It is the journey, not the destination that…
St. Jean Pied de Port to Burgos, 284.6 km The “Camino for Good Virtual Camino” kicked off on January 15, 2021. It is a virtual 780 km walk along the ancient Camino Frances pilgrimage route from St. Jean Pied de Port, France, to Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Details can be found HERE. Dave and I thought doing this Virtual Camino would be a great motivator to get us out walking on a regular basis, and it sure has been! Even…
Like many other pilgrims last year, our plans to walk the Camino came to a screeching halt when the pandemic came along. We were packed and ready to head to Spain at the end of March, so cancelling a cruise, flights, and reservations instead was a huge disappointment. This was eventually replaced with a concerted effort to “be kind, be calm, be safe” while staying put here in Western Canada. Dave and I got as far as Bilbao along the…