Follow My Journey
The Camino de Santiago is a 500-mile pilgrimage route across Spain. Follow along as I blog about my journey – both as I prepare (until April 2019) and walk (April – May, 2019)
A riddle for you: how does one leave joy behind and carry it along as well?
Day 26, Saturday, May 4: Rabanal del Camino to Acebo (17.5 km, 10.9 miles) The one-word version of the day Because, really, that word and the photos will say it all: AWESOME! The two-sentence version which fills in a bit more The route was stunning, carpeted in all...
And it only took me four hours!
Day 25, Tuesday, May 1: Santa Catalina de Somoza to Rabanal del Camino ( 11.5 km, 7.1 miles) I am, of course, making fun of myself. Four hours to do 7 miles? (A snail... or a "caterpillar train" could probably manage that!) But what a four-hours these were! I think I...
Together: the León, the lamb, the cousins, the laughter… and lots more
Day 21, Saturday, April 27: Mansilla de las Mulas to León (21.8 km, 13.5 miles) Ok, friends, I know: this is terribly out of sequence. The title of this post and the heading above were, indeed, written on April 27. "The rest of the story" I sit down to write on...
Traipsing around a glory hallelujah landscape
Day 24, Tuesday, April 30: Santibáñez de Valdeiglesia a Santa Catalina de Somoza (23 km, 14.3 miles) Sharing a few bits of good news: Ginny very carefully walked 12 or 13 kilometers today, stopping often to rest, stretch, massage, and--the great part: enjoy some...
Shedding the clothing
Day 23, Monday, April 29: Villar de Mazarife to Santibáñez de Valdeiglesia (20.5 km, 12.7 miles) Setting the stage I have some catching up to do, as Saturday's post is still lingering in my head instead of on the page. And today's, as well. My plan is to attack them...
Katy Ratcliff
That’s me in the photo. (You probably guessed that.) Midwesterner through and through. I was born and raised in…. Well, if you care about all that, check out my (in)complete bio here. For now, know that I am spending many hours on wooded trails of several counties adjacent to my home in Bloomington, Indiana as I prepare to head off, on foot, on a 500-mile, centuries-old pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in NW Spain come spring of 2019. “Come with me” as I reflect on my training and then on my experiences as a peregrina (pilgrim).
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