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Solo in Spain
Each new year brings time to reflect on one’s life.
ROCCO ROSSI did just that when he went to Spain after his
day job required him to fire 150 people. Exchanging the
fast track for the Camino trail, he set out
on a 32-day-long walk along this well-trodden spiritual path
- Special to The Globe and Mail
Saturday, January 4, 2000 more
Westward, to the world’s end – by Kevin Jacobs
In the first of a series on great walking holidays, Kevin Jacobs follows the legendary Camino de Santiago in Spain
We have come to the end of the world, my shadow, my backpack, my blisters and I.
For here at Cape Finisterre, this wind-whipped westernmost spit of Spain, European travelers once came timidly to stand at the end of all known lands and gaze at a horizon that held behind it horrors and mysteries beyond imagining. Here, in the Middle Ages, before the great Discoverers set sail into the unknown, their world ended. read on
El Camino de Santiago by Syl Nilsen
We trained for months to walk the trail
Got all the guide books in the mail
We knew that we would never fail
el Camino de Santiago. (read on)
Year Ago Today by John E. Morelock
I must have looked at my watch a hundred times as Saturday afternoon slowly passed into evening. We went running on the trails overlooking the Straits of Juan de Fuca, perhaps its Spanish sounding name caused me to pause more times than usual. Kathy asked a time or two if something was bothering me. I said no. We ran on (read on).
Camino de Santiago by Leslie Gilmour
My rucksack weighed 14kg at the airport. After three days it was 10kg, which was still too heavy. Shampoo went in the bin, soap would do. The mosquito net was given away and not missed. Several books were left in hostel libraries. I cut my towel in half and the sleeves came off my tee shirts. I saw people tear pages from books – once read they were just extra weight. As well as the surplus from my rucksack I lost 8kg, which was a pleasant surprise on returning home (read on).