Conversations on El Camino

I ate wild Spanish blackberries today. It was a good day. It was also a hard day. We covered 600m of net elevation, and it was hot, but it was beautiful. I thrilled over seeing windmills in the distance, then passing them by the end of the 20 km day. Much of the hike was…

25 km is definitely more than 12 km. This afternoon, hubo mucho sol ☀️, it was hot when the breeze wasn't blowing, my feet hurt at around 20 km, but my spirits didn't dip (a large plato combinado for lunch didn't hurt the mood, either). We continue to practice Spanish, mostly thanking locals who wish…

I'M BACKPACKING ACROSS EUROPE. I still can't believe it. Isn't this something that free-spirited, bra-burning, hemp-wearing people do? Can I really be a professional taking a break from work to travel 300 km by foot, just because I think it will change my life for the better? Wow. Wow wow wow. We've reached our first…