Sagrada Familia

with the light shining through the stain glass windows

Barcelona, on the Way to the Camino de Santiago

September 6th 2016
After more than a year of preparation (read my Planning blog at Planning My Camino de Santiago de Compostela Pilgrimage) and anticipation, my departure date finally arrived. I have to admit I was more than a bit nervous...a lot more than my normal travels. Would the experience live up to my hyper-expectations? Shortly I would begin my walk of 400 kilometers (250 miles) in 28 days. I have never att ... read more

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13th September 2016

taracloud
Tara Cloud

May the Light be with you!
What a wonderful way to start your journey in beautiful Barcelona! Best wishes on the temperature dropping, or you may be one of the very early morning walkers. I walked the Camino in 2003 when 30,000 people in Spain and France died in the heat. But now it's September, so you hopefully, you'll have a cooler Camino. Best wishes, and I've confidence you'll make it fine, pilgrim! Buen camino!

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