👣 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 ➞ ➞ ➞
👣 Noire Pilgrim: Celebrate Cute Curly Cork
Quercus suber or cork oak trees grow along the camino. They are an ancient source of wine bottle stoppers. Still used today, cork is also used for flooring, ball … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
👣 Noire Pilgrim: Mérida
Aqueducto los Milagros at sunrise in Merida, Spain
The Paradox
My plan was to walk the camino alone. It is nice to be alone with yourself and your thoughts. … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞