Tag: friendship

Catching Up, Camino 2019

by Irene, posted in Albergues, Camino 2018, Camino 2019, Camino as Life, Camino de Santiago, Camino Portuguese, Costa da Morte, Espiritual Variant, Hospitalera in Albergue, Post Camino, Spain, Volunteering, Walking Camino After 60, Walking off the Trail

Hola amigos, thank you for walking with me. This post is a continuation of my Camino after the September 28, 2019 post,   Walking Espiritual Variant Stages 2 and 3. You can check out my previous blog to see why it's taken me so long to post.  I'll be catching up from the Spiritual Variant to my … Continue reading Catching Up, Camino 2019

Oia to Baiona

by Irene, posted in Baiona, Camino 2019, Camino Litoral, Camino Portuguese, Camino Seaside, Espiritual Variant, Oia, Walking Camino After 60, Walking off the Trail

Hola, amigos. We're in España on the Way to the Espiritual Variant through Oia, Baiona and villages along the way. Every day is new on the Camino. What we imagine might or might not become reality, but onward we walk. I've been surprised by the number of arrows, shells, Waymarkers and Pilgrims on the Camino … Continue reading Oia to Baiona

Gratitude On the Way: Home to Lisbon to Porto

by Irene, posted in Camino 2019, Camino as Life, Camino Litoral, Camino Portuguese, Camino Portuguese Coastal, Camino Seaside, Habitat for Humanity, Lisbon, Porto, Uncategorized, Volunteering, Walking Camino After 60, Walking off the Trail

Olá amigos. All the moving parts of my journey to Portugal and Spain are coming together and here I am leaving Lisbon, first leg of my adventure. Or was the first leg imagination? I'm able to write this blog thanks to a time adjustment, aka jet lag. Some of you are still living in yesterday … Continue reading Gratitude On the Way: Home to Lisbon to Porto

From Portugal to Spain: A Meandering Tale and the Long Walk

by Irene, posted in 2018, Camino 2018, Camino Litoral, Camino Portuguese, Camino Portuguese Coastal, Camino Seaside, Costa da Morte, Finisterre and Muxia, Walking Camino After 60

Hola amigos. I'm writing from Muxia on the Costa da Morte. This isn't a rerun, although I walked to this village on the Finisterre-Muxia Camino in July. Check out earlier blogs for more images of this incredible coast. My story goes from present to past, the real world. I'm excited to be here, my fourth … Continue reading From Portugal to Spain: A Meandering Tale and the Long Walk

Notes from the Camino Portugués por La Costa

by Irene, posted in 2018, 2018 Spain, Camino 2018, Camino as Life, Camino Litoral, Camino Portuguese, Camino Portuguese Coastal, Camino Seaside, Uncategorized, Walking Camino After 60

Hola amigos, I'm catching up on my Camino notes to September 30, 2018. More stories to come. Almost our last day in Portugal and the best yet. We walked again on the sandy beach and walkways, by water almost all the way. Swimming and wading into the cold sea. Brrr. Earlier in the morning, the … Continue reading Notes from the Camino Portugués por La Costa

Day 5 Walking in the Sand

by Irene, posted in 2018, Camino 2018, Camino as Life, Camino Portuguese, Walking Camino After 60

Today was a ten out of ten on the Portuguese Coastal Way. I walked with a new Camino Amiga from Denmark, Erica, a seasoned peregrina who wanted to walk the same Way as I do: the Camino Litoral on the beach. We had checked the maps and guides and for this stage the recommendation was … Continue reading Day 5 Walking in the Sand

Trains and Boots on The Way

by Irene, posted in 2018, 2018 Spain, Camino 2018, Camino as Life, Camino de Santiago, Camino Portuguese, On the Way to Camino 2018, Uncategorized, Walking Camino After 60, Walking off the Trail

Hola from España, Amigos. I'm finding out just how much I love the Camino and why! The spiritual and calm walking compared to being a traveler in crowded big cities is a reason I continue returning to the Way. But, the earlier arrival gives me time to vanquish jet lag, meet people on and off … Continue reading Trains and Boots on The Way

Rain, Sunshine and on the Way Again

by Irene, posted in 2018, 2018 Spain, Camino 2018, Camino as Life, Camino de Francés, Camino de Santiago, Walking Camino After 60

On the Camino June 2018 Hola amigos, I just finished my first day of walking on the Camino Francés with my pilgrim friend Marylee. She met me at the Leon Railway Station and we walked into the center to Leon Hostel across from the Cathedral. Last year I spent three days in Leon before I … Continue reading Rain, Sunshine and on the Way Again

Arrived in Madrid

by Irene, posted in 2018, 2018 Spain, Camino 2018, Camino as Life, Camino de Santiago, On the Way to Camino 2018, Walking Camino After 60, Walking off the Trail

I Walked in the San Francisco airport for possibly 4 km and didn't see one pilgrim with a backpack, BUT I did meet Mary, originally from England, who was returning to her home in Spain. She walked the Camino to Santiago, with her Spanish husband (now 83) in 2004, and we spoke Camino. In line … Continue reading Arrived in Madrid

Be Inspired: Camino, The Power of Community and “I’ll Push You”

by Irene, posted in 2017, Camino 2017

Buen Camino, friends. I'm sharing an amazing and inspiring story and documentary, "I'll Push You"  about a lifelong friendship, love, community, courage,  faith and The Camino, the story of moving Beyond the Borders of limitations. Watch the Ted Talk and be inspired.  In the Documentary, "I'll Push You," we meet two Pilgrims,  Justin Skeesuck, in a wheel chair, and … Continue reading Be Inspired: Camino, The Power of Community and “I’ll Push You”