About Katy

Midwesterner through and through, preparing to head off, on foot, on a 500-mile, centuries-old pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in NW Spain come spring of 2019.

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)

Carrying on to Carrión

Carrying on to Carrión

Day 17, April 23: Frómista to Carrión de los Condes (22.6 km, 14 miles) I could hardly wait to get on the road today if only because I loved the idea that, as the post title suggests, I would be "carrying on to "Carri... on" (the Spanish pronunciation doesn't exactly...

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A tale of two days (well, one day, in two parts)

A tale of two days (well, one day, in two parts)

Day 18, Wednesday, April 24: Carrión de los Condes to Moratinos (30 km, 18.6 miles) [Editor's note: Shortly after posting this entry I heard from Barb. I think you'll enjoy the comments she makes about her day; I've added them as a postscript, so you'll find them...

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A lick and a promise

A lick and a promise

Dragging my feet! If that is what you think, you are so, so, so very wrong. I've been picking them up with energy and enthusiasm. I swear! No dragging (yet)! But what I'm not doing is finding the time to catch up on blog posts. I've made brief starts on both Easter...

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My road to Emmaus

My road to Emmaus

Day 16, Easter Monday, April 22: Castrojeriz to Frómista (26.27 km, 16.3 miles) (Note: I have not yet posted Day 15 [Easter, April 21]. I didn't have time to do justice to two days this evening, and so I decided to capture this day while it was fresh. Stay tuned for...

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“On the road again…”

“On the road again…”

Day 14 (of walking), April 20: Burgos to Hontanas (31.7 km, 19.7 miles) Mais oui, bien sûre! So one of the last pieces of business last night was the nodding and smiling to Nadine about possibly setting out from Burgos together about 8:00 am. If it worked out... I...

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Katy Ratcliff

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 hereFor 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).

@katys.camino

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