Category: Camino 2021

Camille asked for shell photos that I’ve taken along the way.

Camille asked for photos of arrows that I’ve taken along the way, so here are arrows!

My lodging last night was 6-7 Km from where I stopped on the Camino, but the host picked me up. This morning I realized that I was then only about 3 Km from tonight’s lodging, so today was a day of rest. Tomorrow, about 11 miles with a couple of good ups and downs. Photo is where I am for the night in A Rua. Very fancy for a Camino night. A special treat. https://casadonamaria.es/

Week of 6/8

Skipped the 3.5 mile week and went on to this 4.0 mile week. Goal – Walk five 4.0 mile days.

Week of 6/1 – 2.3 miles

Oops. Didn’t walk this week! 3 rain days, 2 sick days, 1 lazy day, 1 short day

Week of May 25 14.7 miles

It was a short week since Sunday and Monday were rained out. I don’t pay attention to steps in a day – I only count trail distance. Walking around Costco or up and down steps to the basement laundry is not what’s going to get me up the side of the mountain to
O Cebreiro!

There’s the 1.5 mile marker turnaround point.

Week of May 18
Six walking days – 15.32 miles

Decided to eat humble pie and use my sticks. I could tell a few differences: didn’t need to watch the ground so closely- improved posture, cadence was more uniform, could tell pressure was less on my hip joints. And my brain perked up. Oh! I remember this. We’re walking!

Week of May 11
Seven walking days – 14.44 miles total

I have 20 weeks to prepare for the Camino. Starting SLOW and finishing with three ten-mile days in the hills with my pack.

Here’s the plan.

Spring is here! Temps range from day to day – 75 to 30 to 60 to 40 and it looks like up to 80 in a week. The wind has been strong enough to blow entire buildings to the next state. But.. winter is over, and I look forward to getting my Camino legs back. Slowly. Steadily. I have six months to get ready. I’m ready!