The Big Red Tomato Returns! Rain, rain, didn't go away.  The showers of yesterday afternoon that interfered with my laundry drying satisfactorily returned this morning as a steady drizzle.  I walked most of the day in my striking red rain poncho, with my damp socks pinned to my pack, dangling underneath.   I had on … Continue reading Day 4: to Monesterio, 20.4kms

El Real de la Jara I must confess right at the start to cheating a tiny bit today. The first half of the stage consists of walking 16kms on the shoulder of a rural highway, which didn't really appeal to me especially as I always seem to injure myself walking too much on pavement.  So … Continue reading Day 3: Castiblanco – El Real de la Jara, 30kms

Castiblanco - "white" town Today was a good day.  It had an inauspicious start as my darn roomies were rustling their backpacks at 5:45am, a time which the stars haven't even begun to think of snuffing themselves out, all so they could congregate in the common room over their coffee or cafe or whatever the … Continue reading Day 2: Guillena – Castiblanco, 17.8 kms

Day One: Sevilla to Guillena (22.8kms) I had hoped for an early start this morning but it was still pitch black at 7am!! What a shock from the Desert where the sun pokes its head over the horizon well before 6am. I puttered around the hostel's common room, saying hello to all the other pilgrims … Continue reading Day 1: On My Way

It was a super easy trip to get here: a quick change of planes in Atlanta, a comfy if sleepless flight to Madrid, then I hopped on the bus to the train station for a fast 2.5 hour ride to Sevilla, one short taxi ride, and Voila! Triana Backpacker Hostel, aka where the pilgrims stay … Continue reading Sevilla!!

My bag is packed, the car is loaded and the house is empty! I'm on my way!! Not a typical preparation for a Camino, I know, but then it's been a bit of an atypical winter. Mom and I moved into a new house November 1st, lived in it for the winter, then moved out … Continue reading Here I Go Again = another Camino