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Camino de Santiago – Week 5
Day 29 Excellent sleeping weather last night and minimal snoring. We arose at 6:45 and ate breakfast of muesli, soy milk, banana, bread, and
Camino de Santiago – Week 4
Day 22 A short day ahead (10.2 miles) to give Betsy’s knee more time to heal. We didn’t get up until 7 after most of our fellow pilgrims had
Camino de Santiago – Week 3
Day 15 Light snoring last night. Highlights of the day started with a solid breakfast of cafe au lait, OJ, unlimited whole wheat toast (3 pieces)
Camino de Santiago – Week 2
Day 8 Logrono to Najera, 18 miles. Betsy and I ate breakfast of yesterday’s food the albergue then headed out through the busy streets of town
Camino de Santiago – Week
Day 1 I already mentioned the first day on the low road to Valcarlos at mike 7. Little elevation gain, fine weather. Only one other person in
Getting to the Camino de Santiago
Sitting on the plane for 7 hours from Denver to Iceland required lots of stretching to survive. My compression socks helped. Alas, the flight over
Conditioning
Condition your entire being Conditioning involves your body, mind, and spirit—your entire being. Body Except perhaps for people who are already in
Preparing for the Camino de Santiago
The Camino is not your typical long-distance trail The Camino de Santiago runs for 484 miles from the small town of St. Jean Pied du Port (foot of
Recovering from Injury
The precipitating event On July 4, 2020, I descended steep switchbacks shortly before beginning my climb up James Peak on the CDT in Colorado. I