Author Archives: criswelk@comcast.net

  I left Melida yesterday but not before learning first hand why it has the reputation it does for pulpo – octopus. I went to a small restaurant said to serve the very best and, while I have no comparators … Continue reading →

            Yesterday marked my second day since I have resumed walking. I was clearly overly cautious and reached my planned destinations for the day 2.5 hours before it even opened! While that would normally not … Continue reading →

Today I tested the leg with my first point to point walk on the Way without the safety net of a town and infrastructure if it didn’t go well. My fit bit registered almost 15 miles and I am settled … Continue reading →

Since leaving Leon I have basically been meandering through the Camino Frances by bus. I last wrote as I completed my time in beautiful Leon and then on to Astorga and last night Villafranca del     Bierza. The top … Continue reading →

  As I have moved on to the Camino Frances and into the Provinces of Burgos, Palencia and Leon, many changes are evident. There are many more pilgrims and the evidence that this is the Way are much more ever- … Continue reading →

  To say I was impressed by the cathedral in Burgos would be an understatement!  There are three cathedrals considered to be the most splendid in Spain (and among the finest in the world) and this is one of them. … Continue reading →

Today I begin Camino, take 2; a somewhat revised plan but it is the one that makes sense. My time in Gijon with Lali was so restorative in so many ways. She is an incredibly kind, caring, and generous person. … Continue reading →

I still find it hard to understand how I could be so blessed and fortunate. What brings together such seemingly unconnected events across time and space that result in such good fortune? Lali picked me up yesterday in Oviedo and … Continue reading →

The experience of “forced” vulnerability and being not in control has never been high on my list of the situations I want to be in. The miraculous thing is though, that when it happens – and only then – do … Continue reading →

Thursday was my 15 th day on the Camino and my walk took me from Colombres to Llanes where I had reserved a room in the youth hostel. Though forecasted to be 100% chance of rain all day, the weather … Continue reading →