After the emotional journey into Santiago, it was nice to spend another rest day. It was mostly rest, some exploring. The main thing I...

As I write this post, I'm sitting in my hotel room on May 15th, which is actually day 42, my first 'rest & explore' day in Santiago. ...

Rest & explore isn't the best description. Other than a short walk to the pharmacy for a little ointment for my shin splints, I...

Here's a summary of the 5th phase of my Camino journey: Day 28 - Leon to San Martin Del Camino - 15.8 miles Day 29 - San Martin Del...

I had a nice relaxing day in Leon, at least until the night! I woke up to enjoy a continental breakfast at my hotel, then headed into...

Phase 4 of my Camino journey is the dreaded Maseta, the large flat expansive plains that span over 136 miles across northern Spain. Many...

Going into the Camino, I thought that my 2nd rest & explore days in each of the bigger cities would be less about 'rest', and more about...

Phase 3 of my journey is complete. Rinse & repeat from my previous posts....ie, this hiking from day to day makes it incredibly...

This won't be much of an update. It was a bit of a lazy Sunday in Lograno. I spent a good portion of the morning in my alburge catching...

Phase 2 of my journey is complete. My last post ended with my rest & explore day in Pamplona. I write this post after 4 more days of my...

My first night in Pamplona made me excited for what I was going to experience on my 'rest & explore' day. As I said in my previous post,...

My Camino hike is underway! It's been several days since my last post, so this is going to be a bit of a catch up. I was hoping to blog...

My last post before actually starting my hike.... I simply wanted to share a little bit about the hostel I stayed in, as it's been such...

My last post ended with 12 of the 14 pilgrims who stayed at our hostel heading out on their Camino hike journey. I stayed behind to get...

I'm writing this on the morning of April 7th, where I just slept in the town of St Jean Pied-de-Port, France....which is the starting...

It's almost 11am, and thought I'd do a quick post on today's activities.... The plan is to check out of my hotel at 11am (but leave my...

It was a long trip, but I finally made it! Here's a quick summary: - To MSP Airport on April 4th at 2pm - Left for flight to Paris at...

The most difficult part of preparing for the Camino is determining exactly what gear and equipment is needed along the way. The goal is...

I'll start posting real-time updates when my journey begins on April 4th - check back then!

I'll start to post real-time updates when my journey begins on April 4th - check back then!