What a wonderful walk today! Sorry poppies, but it was all about the lavender today. Mile upon mile of glorious bunches of wild lavender crowding the walking path as well as festooning the fields with color. I'm actually hesitant to call them fields, they were so untamed. Yes, there were stone walls dividing the land … Continue reading Day 2: It’s All About The Lavender

Pilgrim Notes: if you take the train to Tres Cantos, turn left on exiting the train station to see your first arrow, and there's also a supermarket in the same building (and the Camino looked quite nice walking from Fuencarral, as seen from the train window). Once you cross over the overpass the road soon … Continue reading Trail Notes for fellow pilgrims

A great day! Off to a bit of a slow start this morning - it was 11pm before I knew it last night (that's what you get for starting dinner at 9:30!) and I had to pack and get organized so 7am rolled around far too early this morning. 7:30am sounded better, so I rolled … Continue reading Day 1: Madrid Route to Colmenar Viejo