The clouds have lost the fight with the sun as I leave the San Marcos sports bar, the last hamlet, and the final kilometers of my Camino. I’m unaware that these will be the longest five kilometers of my Camino because I’ve yet to reconcile with the end. My legs easily submit to the incline …
Read “Life After the Camino – The Discussions” here. Read “Life After the Camino – The Tears” here. I feel it each time I see one of my Camino pictures. I feel it when I read a new Camino book or a blog entry from other pilgrims. I feel it when I speak to others about my …
Read part one here. Read part three here. Read part four here. I leaned back in my bed, trembling. Who was that? Why did he come straight to me? And that medallion – what does it mean? Surely, he is a connection to my Jerusalem omen. I must find him. Those were the only thoughts …
As Lydia prepares for the upcoming (simultaneous) world premiere screenings of Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago in Ashland and Palm Springs, we are pleased to announce that we have recently been accepted into two other film festivals as well! The Newport Beach Film Festival gave us word that they have accepted our film. This is …
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My family and friends were a little bit worried when they heard I was going to walk 800km in Southern France and Spain. I was not particularly famous for my sense of direction in my own country. I was always using navigation systems in the car. From the moment I started walking in Saint Jean …
Read part one here. Read part two here. Accepting that I’m going to reach this particular finish line alone, I drop into my usual stride. One step after the other as automatic as breathing. The clouds move quickly and cluster turning the town gray. I start down a dark road in my psyche to examine …
Read part two here. Read part three here. Read part four here. I arrived in Murias de Rechivaldo, hot and tired from the day’s long walk. I’m not sure why I didn’t stay in Astorga, a must on every pilgrim’s itinerary, four kilometers back. My feet seemed to have a life of their own, carrying …
The moment you have been waiting for is nearly upon us, dear pilgrims. The official premiere of Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago is set for the big screen! The post-production staff has been working tirelessly on the final cut. Then came the audio, including specially composed music; and the graphics, including maps and …
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Read part one here. Read part three here. Steven has chosen a cafe with a glass front that allows him to watch for Drayton and me from a dry perch. I step in onto the temporary doormat of cardboard and newspaper and do a full body shake. “Have you seen Drayton?” he asks, chuckling at …
Read “Life After the Camino – The Discussions” here. Read “Life After the Camino – The Yearning to Return” here. Does it ever end? Will I ever be able to speak of certain Camino experiences without getting teary-eyed? Do you? For those who have done the Camino, once, twice or maybe even 28 times (I met a couple …
