With my new novel Lost in the Fog soon-to-be published, in September of 2019 I embarked on a four month trip to France, Spain, Portugal, and the Caribbean. The main reason for the journey was to hike the Camino de Santiago, a 550 mile pilgrimage. With this blog, I am excerpting from the journal I kept. As David Lynch once said "getting lost is beautiful".
Almost impossible to believe it’s been six months since J’Nell and I finished walking the Camino de Santiago. While hiking across Spain during September and October last year, I gave scant thought to it ending. It was all about loving the here and now, enjoying each step, kilometer, and mile to the next town. The…
October 28, 2019 (Monday) – 9:35 pm Hotel Milan – Negreira, Spain Today’s Walk: Santiago to Negriera After nearly 500 miles backpacking since September 12th, J’Nell and I are not finished yet. We’re going to amble another 55 to the coast in Fisterra, where it was once thought to be the end of the world…
October 22nd (Tuesday) – 10:31 pmHotel-Restaurante Xaneiro, MelideToday’s Walk: Os Valos to Melide J’Nell and I wake to sunrise outside the large picture window in our room. The orange and gray sky turns yellow with fog drifting through the valley, and the trees in the meadow are silhouetted in the dawn light. From our excellent…
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