Category: Camino 2021

I left April 9 on a coddiwomple to the Texas coast. A meandering to visit family, friends, and to stay and walk in Texas State Parks along the way to Corpus Christi.

April 9: Wichita, KS to visit grandsons Justin and Cameron + their families.

April 10: Ft Worth to visit granddaughter, Hailee

April 11: Lake Mineral Wells State Park, where it stormed and rained and flashed lightening bolts most of my time there.

April 12: Leander, TX to visit my cousin, Jason, who found me via Ancestry many years ago.

April 13 (today): McKinney Falls State Park. The sun is mostly shining, and no rain in the forecast.

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.