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  • Day 21: Saint-Cirq-Lapopie to Saint-Géry

    Day 21: Saint-Cirq-Lapopie to Saint-Géry

    ~8 miles, relatively flat and scenic (although one regrettable shortcut) Today’s walk was fairly short and easy, except for an unfortunate shortcut we decided to take near the end of the day. We read that it would take off a few miles and a whole lot of elevation gain and loss, but was for the…

  • Day 3: Monistrol-d’Allier to Saugues

    Day 3: Monistrol-d’Allier to Saugues

    ~10 miles (big uphill and then rolling hills) Today was challenging, although not as difficult as yesterday. The route went up the mountain instead of down, but the path was wider and not quite as vertical as the day before. Shortly after leaving Monistrol-d’Allier we came across a small chapel dedicated to Mary Magdalene built…

  • Day 2: Montbonnet to Monistrol-d’Allier

    Day 2: Montbonnet to Monistrol-d’Allier

    ~10 miles, mostly downhill (but very steep and difficult) Todays walk was hard. We descended about 1500 feet in just a few miles; the track was near vertical and filled with rocks and roots and lined with blackberry and stinging nettle. The long decent was rough on my knees, but we went slow and managed…

  • Brussels, Belgium (Pre-Camino)

    Brussels, Belgium (Pre-Camino)

    Synchronicity is a funny thing. We often notice that which we are focused on, however sometimes it feels more significant than that. Sometimes there are moments in life where you can’t help but feel like you must be on the right path. Our visit to Brussels was just such an experience. We stopped in the…

  • Packing for the Camino

    Packing for the Camino

    I have this funny narrative in my head about having the “perfect” backpack of belongings for our upcoming walk on the Via Podiensis in France. I’ve had 11 years to plan (since I walked my last Camino in 2012 and learned so much about pack weight—mostly that I had TOO much), so it just seems…

  • Two Years!

    Hello everyone! Today I am celebrating my 2 year anniversary of this blog! Because of this milestone, I wanted to share some of my thoughts about what blogging has meant to me and some of the many changes I have experienced as a result. Two years ago when I made my first post (https://theperpetualvagabond.wordpress.com/2011/05/31/today-2/), I was…

  • Photo: Sunrise on The Camino de Santiago

  • The Camino de Santiago: Villafranca del Bierzo to Sarria

                                 

  • The Camino de Santiago: Estrella to Los Arcos to Logrono

    The Camino de Santiago   Bee Hive Decorative Gate Wine Fountain! Outside of Estrella Sheep Between Estrella and Los Arcos Villamayor de Monjardin Near Villamayor de Monjardin Butterflies Near Villamayor de Monjardin Beatles Wasp Near Los Arcos Alberge in Los Arcos Los Arcos A Long Walk Logrono Logrono

  • The Camino de Santiago: Zubiri to Pamplona to Estrella