The Search and Rescue Mission that Saved My Life
This blog has been a long time in coming and I haven’t felt ready to write it till now. This is the story about the time I almost died on the side of a mountain in the Sisters Wilderness in central Oregon. I was on a backpacking trip with my husband and daughter when...
That’s a Wrap
~ Barcelona and Beyond ~Jeff and I met up in Barcelona - one of my favorite cities in the whole world - and we had a blast! The architecture, the food, the Mediterranean, the food. Incredible!Here are my shoes. Before and after.And now what? Where? Hmmmmm...good...
Going Rogue on Silvia’s Camino
~ Embracing the “my” in My Camino ~ You can walk as much or as little of the Camino as you want. However, the deal is, if you want to get the “Compostela”, the certificate that you actually made the pilgrimage, the one that, according to the church, gets you into...
Beyond the Meseta to Galicia
~ Walking from Astorga to Pradela ~ To Astorga This was a long day as I walked through the last of the meseta and into the hills. The farmlands were golden in the morning sun, the air fresh and the sky clear. Glorious! I arrived in Astorga in the early afternoon...
Self Defense Success Stories from The Camino
~ The Empowerment Podcast by Naga ~ Crossover Blog! Most of you don’t know that I host two podcasts. Both are self-defense related. One’s for kids and one is for adults. I just recorded an episode from the Camino! It’s about self-defense related stuff I’ve experienced...
The Way from Carrion de los Condes
~ Little Towns, Big City and Friends Along the Way ~ To Carrion de los Condes This was a long day, a little over 17 miles, so by the end of the day, I was pretty tired. The morning, though, the morning! I couldn’t sleep so I got up early. After quietly stuffing my...
Burgos and Beyond
~ To the Meseta! ~Burgos Burgos is a beautiful big city. The most striking thing about it, aside from the river running through the middle of it, is the gothic Cathedral of Santa Maria. This massive structure towers above the city with its detailed spires and super...
Azqueta to Santo Domingo de la Calzada
~ 127 Miles Down & 376 to Go! ~To Torres del Río Dawn was just breaking as Helena, a kind, warm and delightful hostel host, rang her little tinkle bell to send me on my way across fields and hills swathed in green. It was a glorious day and I got to eat lunch...
Puente la Reina to Azqueta
~ A Long Day, Some Incredible Paella and Friends Along the Way ~I left Puente la Reina in the dark of the morning, trekked through empty streets and crossed the beautiful medieval bridge a queen built for pilgrims centuries ago, thus the name of the town. I hiked...
