👣 Noire Pilgrim: Santiago de Compostela
Galicia is known for its rainy days… and famously for Santiago de Compostela. Rain had fallen most nights and some days for several weeks. It seems that we were … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
👣 Noire Pilgrim: On the Threshold
What you do today matters more than what happened yesterday.
If you find no one to support you on the spiritual path, walk alone. There is no companionship with … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
👣 Noire Pilgrim: Ourense
The days leading to Orense are filled with anticipation. The flavor and tone of the camino trail changes in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain. Architectural elements … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
👣 Noire Pilgrim: A Spanish Chest
An old Spanish chest at a Spanish church
Alcuescar is 40 kilometers on the camino from Merida but a stop in Aljucen splits the long stage almost in half. … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
👣 Noire Pilgrim: Courage
How often is the safety of female pilgrims discussed on the camino? A lot. It is an issue of concern for anyone thinking about walking the trail. It is … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
👣 Noire Pilgrim: A Plateful of Love
Look! A double rainbow after a thunderstorm in the mountains
Camino Sanabrés is the final leg of the journey to Santiago de Compostela. First, camino Mozárabe, then Via de … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
👣 Noire Pilgrim: Almost Family
Will it be Orense or Astorga?
Granja de Moreruela
The stages or distances between towns are quite long on camino Via de la Plata. There are not a lot … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
👣 Noire Pilgrim: Zamora
Puente de Piedra (Stone Bridge) in Zamora, Spain
Ahhh! Zamora. Before I started on my pilgrimage and learned about the villages, towns, and cities that I may touch with … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
👣 Noire Pilgrim: Whatever Your Walk
Whatever your walk – teetotaler or connoisseur – wine is everywhere in Spain. The country has a very large wine culture. It is served as a feature in almost … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
👣 Noire Pilgrim: Salamanca
Salamanca is an old city in the autonomous community of Castile and Leon on the camino Via de la Plata. It is home to the Old and New Cathedrals … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
👣 Noire Pilgrim: Reading the Signs – Part 2
Old school wood sign on the camino
I am having a time, mostly good, reading the markers and signs on the camino to Santiago de Compostela. In the last … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
👣 Noire Pilgrim: Reading the Signs
An arrow on the ground composed of rocks points the way to Santiago
What signs? How do you read the signs? Nature and all things in it are our … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞