INSPIRATIOS BLOG

Last post. Three short videos, one from Portugal, Spain, and Italy. Hard to ascertain an underlying theme. I will call it timeless art...

I’m coming to the end of my travels. In a week I will be tapping my technological red slippers together and returning home. In a little...

The dolomite’s are spectacular. The drive up here was a combination of the beartooth hiway, going to the sun road, with incredibly narrow...

My walk today went really well. My left calf is a bit messed up, but I covered 29 km in 8 1/2 hours. Started walking at 7 and I was...

Today is a short stroll to Finisterre, about 8 miles. I will stay there for 2 nights, and then a long walk, 29 km (17 miles) to Muxia....

I finished my second Camino yesterday. I paid 4€ to store my backpack and wandered around for several hours. Picked up my Compestela...

Tomorrow is Santiago. Two days I will spend there; I think I will do a tour of the church this time. After that, I will walk to...

I’m slowing down, and kind of coasting from here on in. Tomorrow I take a boat from here to Padrón. I will stay there 2 days, then take 2...

I’m keeping to the coast, which adds distance. This is a very nice walkable city. It’s also the first time I have been denied service...

Been walking every day along the coast. Somedays are easier than others. Quite muggy sometimes, and then surprisingly pleasant. Sometimes...

In 14 days I will be in Santiago for the second time. I’m curious to see how I feel compared to last year. I did my first Camino with...

I’m going on the coastal route from here, because it’s likely to be cooler, and flatter. It adds about 30 km to the trip, but avoiding...

Walked 25 km yesterday. It was a really smooth day. I have occasionally had my pennies from heaven incidents. Last year during a...

This is a really cool city, like a miniature San Francisco, hilly, beautiful, cool architecture. I am not the greatest tourist, but...

Got through another heat wave the last couple of days by getting up early and walking shorter distances (12-14 kilometers; 8 +miles). I...

A 0 day in Tomar. Yesterday was a bit different. So far I have been walking on minor roads, or through fields of corn, grapes, tomatoes,...

Beat the heat yesterday. 17 km (a little over 10 miles) walk, starting at 6:30. For almost 8 km I was walking north with a 30 foot berm...

I will try again to post pictures. Today went well except for getting up late. Even with earplugs I don’t sleep through a rock concert...

Started the Camino yesterday. It was hot. I didn’t do enough to deal with the heat. I got dehydrated, overheated, and was walking along a...

Flying is not on the top of my list of favorite activities. I had great connections, Bozeman to Newark, 3 hour layover, and then on to...