- Møn: Distance: 4,000 miles
- Time: 28 hours / six time zones
- 35,000’ cruising altitude
- Weather: 50 degrees / sunny
28 hours from my door to Møn, Denmark just in time for sunset.
Here to There – May 11, 2023
Just Right – Oct. 20, 2022
- Day 5: Madrid
- Weather: 65 degrees / light rain
Museo Sorolla was just right. After his death, his private home became a museum. The museum’s architecture and balance of elegance with comfort were much to my liking. Oh, to have lived in such a house with such an artist.
Garden Stroll – Oct. 19, 2022
- Day 4: Madrid
- Weather: 65-70 degrees / overcast, light rain
Strolling through Real Jardin Botanico…
Street Walking – Oct. 19, 2022
- Day 4: Madrid
- Weather: 65-70 degrees / overcast, light rain
These catch my eye street walking.
Runner’s Bond- Oct. 18, 2022
- Day 3: Madrid
- Weather: 65-75 degrees / blue sky
All runners are like the international Hash House Harriers forming instant connections with other runners. Madrid’s running Coach Javi Rondi and I met walking the Portugués Camino 2022. I joined his running team in Madrid before their evening run. What a pity not to have my Hokas.
Personality – Oct. 18, 2022
- Day 3: Madrid
- Weather: 65-75 degrees / overcast, blue sky
Personality plus best describes these buildings. With grandiose buildings, my eyes constantly rove. These buildings capture my focus, attention, and appreciate.
Grandiose – Oct. 17, 2022
- Day 2: Madrid
- Weather: 65-80 degrees / overcast, light rain, blue sky
Grandiose well describes Madrid. The scale of buildings centuries old goes beyond my ability to capture by camera. Touring Palacio Real de Madrid is like Versailles on steroids. Madrid’s central area is walking friendly. A walk so dissimilar to past weeks of walking Portugués Camino.
Decompression – Oct. 16, 2022
- Day 1: Santiago de Compostelle to Madrid
- Distance: 360 miles
- Time: 9 hours
- Weather: 65 degrees / overcast and light rain
Decompression is necessary after a solitude journey. Going home would be too abrupt. A neutral place allowing the experiences to settle is wise. The nine hour bus ride to Madrid began the thought process. Unbeknownst I rode through towns from my first Camino in 2014…Arzua, Lugo, Ponferrada, and Astoria. Haunting! Contrasting the similarities and difference helps sort my 2022 Portugués Camino.
Reverence – Oct. 15, 2022
- Portuguese Camino: Day 32 Padrón to Santiago
- Distance: 15.9 miles / Total 439.7 miles / 707km
- Time: 6 hours 30
- Ascent: 1,630’ Decent: 796’
- Weather: 60 degrees overcast, misting, light rain
How could it be that none of my tribe suggests entering the Cathedral? Having walked the Camino, did we not sense a connection to this revered place? In reality we are bone tired and growing painfully cold. Attend to the needs of the flesh than the spirit.
Bonds – Oct. 15, 2022
- Portuguese Camino: Day 32 Padrón to Santiago
- Distance: 15.9 miles / Total 439.7 miles / 707km
- Time: 6 hours 30
- Ascent: 1,630’ Decent: 796’
- Weather: 60 degrees overcast, misting, light rain
We stand in the plaza before the towering Santiago de Compostelle Cathedral. We are giddy with the arrival. What we most want to do is hug one another, drop our backpacks, and take photos. It’s the same for all pilgrims. Our bonds will not be forgotten.
