Camino Lessons-Simplicity

Simplicity just might be one of the greatest lessons I learn on the Camino. Before I even got on the plane, the Camino requires me to ask a very basic, but difficult question: What do I really need? Every item in the backpack and suitcase matters. Every extra pound eventually makes itself known. I very quickly […]

Camino Day 3

5/6/26 Leave Vila do Conde going to Agucadoura (7.5 mi) A shorter day! Day 3 on the Camino. A lighter stretch—about 7.5 miles. (actual miles—-10.5 miles) Easier on the legs and feet, but not exactly a visual highlight reel. We walked along miles of open ocean and sand. I love the ocean, but somewhere around […]