It was the second day of my Camino which started in Le Puy-en-Velay. It was hot over 30C and I was trying to make it to Le Sauvage. I had only walked about 23K when I reached the little village…
“Hallelujah” on The Camino
I was walking this morning through the streets of Dublin in the Temple Bar area. Feeling emotional as I am leaving Ireland today after 3 months here including a 750K 34 day Irish Camino. Ireland has become my other home.…
Starting final leg of 2000 mile Camino
A few days ago I stopped at St. James church in Dublin. I had recently completed the E8+ in Ireland. The E8 is a European long distance trail that starts at the tip of Dursey Island in west Cork and…
My Irish Camino
Last year I walked “The Way”, the La Compostela de Santiago from St. Jean Pied de Port to Santiago where St. James’ bones lay in the Cathedral, and on to Finisterre
Skellig Islands Visit
Visited 6 islands in Ireland on this trip. The most unusual, spectacular one was Skellig Michael on the southwest coast of Kerry, Ireland. I along with 15 or so others took a boat on a one hour ride. The seas…
9/11 Memorial in the unlikely place of Kinsale, Ireland
Denise and I did a walk on Old Head Peninsula near Kinsale. Driving back we decide to visit the Ringfinnan Garden of Remembrance. It is a bit difficult to find and we drive up and park and are the only…