Join me on this journey!
I’m walking The Camino Frances, and I’ll be bringing you stories from this grand adventure. Won’t you come along?
Michael and I will be walking 550 miles in the span of 34 days. We hope to meet people from all backgrounds, avoid a sunburn, and eat so, so much bread and cheese and enjoy more than our fair share of wine!
Words From The Trail
6/20/22
I’m now walking in my sandals.
Blisters have replaced some of my joy of the adventure.
As pilgrims do, we all share the remedies that seem to work. The man walking from Holland who is on his second pair of shoes in his third month of walking received my “toe condom” gels, which claim they help with blisters between the toes. Second Skin, a life saver during my backpacking days in the 1990s, were shared with me by Sharon, a cockney-accented grandmother from Liverpool who threatens to leave the path each day. Various creams, lotions and potions have all been exchanged, each with a proclamation to heal the wounded and cure the sick.
So far it’s working!
I’m determined to keep walking despite the aches and pains.
I’m stating it now in bold letters:
NO MAJOR DECISIONS ABOUT THE HIKE SHOULD BE MADE DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF THE HIKE.
Why? Here’s why …