A few of the Forum members have known about my condition for some time.
In Feb. 2024 I was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. I was registered in the national Parkinson registry. A miserable death was awaiting as my future. No more Caminos. I...
Day 5: Sonseca - Toledo (25km officially, 24km for me)
When I arrived at 8.45am in the breakfast room, which was only slightly heated, the hotel employee said it was very cold outside. I looked out of the window and saw hoarfrost on the parked...
I'll be covering both these routes in this post, because I walked them both recently (except for the last stage of the Torres). There are a number of similarities between the two, but there are differences. You can certainly walk either one...
Day 2: Utrera - Las Cabezas de San Juan (32km usually, 34km for me)
I take a suburban train (C-1) from Seville to Utrera, which is 20 minutes late. I buy some provisions in Utrera, as there are no catering facilities on today's stage. Then I...
Day 3: Las Cabezas de San Juan - El Cuervo de Sevilla (usually 29km, 30km for me)
I leave Las Cabezas at 9:30 and quickly realise that yesterday's long stage is still in my legs. I cross the motorway and am quickly back in the fields. The...
The helpful person in the tourist office strongly recommended not walking up the Puerto del Manzanal instead of the usual route. Grudgingly admitting that the two are almost equidistant, especially if you allow for the massively greater ascent to...
Like many of my Camino buddies, the years are passing away and while I am not done, I do wonder how many more Caminos are in this 69 year old body. Having walked over 13,000 kilometers on The Camino since that late August day in 2015 when I...
Note: this follows on directly from my Experiences as a hospitalero in Salamanca
2 November 2024
The Camino Torres is not named after towers; it is named after Diego de Torres Vilarroel, who is said to have walked it on his pilgrimage to...
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