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Becoming A “Camino Catholic”
By Steve on April 25, 2015
There is a great moment in the recent World War 2 movie Monument Men where Hugh Bonneville (of Downton Abbey fame) attempts to protect a group of Catholic priests and the art in their monastery…
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Camino de Santiago: Pamplona and Beyond
By Steve on April 14, 2015
Last night after 8 evenings in an “albergue” (dorms) we splurged, went one step up, and stayed at a “pension”. A “pension” gave Gabriel and I our own room though with a shared bathroom….
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Camino de Santiago: Day 2
By Steve on April 10, 2015
Day 2 The albergue in Ronsevalle was pretty well equipped and unlike other albergues we would stay in, there were no bunk beds. A gigantic room was divided into small 2 bed cubicles with waist…
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Camino de Santiago: The Start
By Steve on April 6, 2015
As I usually do I rose early on the first day of the Camino. Breakfast at Beilari was at 7:00 am and we were served as we were the night before by Hans, a hospitiltero…
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Welcome to the Camino de Santiago!
By Steve on April 5, 2015
Camino de Santiago The first few days of the Camino have been such a flurry that it been hard to even think ofposting a blog entry. But now, three days in, I think I am…