Conversations on El Camino

Feliz Sábado de España! In order to set our Sabbath apart, Julia and I opted for a shorter distance, later start day, with less of a push for speed and more for enjoying the stroll through creation. We were richly rewarded, and enjoyed sharing a couple songs together looking down "from lofty mountain grandeur" while…

Oofta. What a glorious, treacherous, beautiful, glumdiddly* day! *Not formerly a real word, but it encompassed my feelings. Welcome to the English language, glumdiddly! We awoke early, knowing we had 27 km and 430 m of elevation gain to conquer. Every night thus far we've filled our canteens at the albergue (pilgrim hostel) we've stayed…

NOTE: Day by day commentary is a bit dull, even for me. I plan some more (hopefully) insightful posts in addition to the day by day; keep your eyes peeled for a different title style if you're a skim-reader! Another very tiring, very fulfilling day, in which Jess discovered that (1) her mood is directly…