Author: tafstek
Tuesday, May 24, Day 2 On The Camino
Woke up this morning to the singing of two men walking through our dorm to wake up the pilgrims. I thought it was a rather nice way to wake everyone and get them going as checkout at most hostels are 8:00-8:30 AM. It slept fairly well though I am still suffering from jet lag and …
Monday, May 23, Day 1 On The Camino
Today was the first day on the Camino de Santiago. We started early in the morning and stepped out into the streets along with many other pilgrims carrying their backpacks. You could almost feel the excitement in the air and from the greetings from the other trekkers. I had decided at the last minute to …
Sunday, May 22
We decided to stay an extra night in Saint Jean as we were concerned about the weather and didn't want to cross the Pyrenees Mountains during possible foggy and rainy conditions. Staying there turned out for the best as it rained on and off most of the day and it gave us some more time …
Saturday, May 21
Arrived at Saint James Pied de Port, France, today and had an interesting day getting here. We drove from Amsterdam to the airport near Brussels for our flight to Biarritz, France. The drive was through the beautiful countryside which reminds me much of parts of Wisconsin, green and flat with dairy farms everywhere. There is …
Saturday May 20
Hello Everyone, it's Saturday morning and I am laying in bed wondering whether to get up or try and go back to sleep. Yes, it's jet lag that has hit me as its actual nine hours difference and behind back home. I went to bed at eleven, which is two in the afternoon back home. …
Trekking the Camino de Santiago from France to Spain
Monday, May 16, 2016 I am getting ready for my journey to Europe to start my trek on the Camino de Santiago. I will be leaving Los Angeles on May 18th, and flying to Amsterdam, Holland. I'll be staying with my niece Jennifer, who was born in the U.S.A., but moved to Holland over twelve …
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Canada Day 1 Epilogue
Hello Everyone, Well, here I am at Camp 24, my home in Santa Paula, Ventura County, California. As you known I am not trekking and returned home because of the infected blister that I developed on my foot. I wanted to write an epilog to let everyone know how I ended this leg of my …
Canada Day 20
Hello Everyone, Well, here I am at Camp 21, back at my old camp with the Jagels in Eugene, Oregon. I didn't trek today but rode about 100 miles from Waldport back to Eugene and went almost to midnight before settling down into my sleeping bag. My foot was more swollen this morning, painful, and …
Canada Day 19
Hello Everyone, Here I am at Camp 20, the Alsea Resort, Waldport, Oregon. I trekked 23.09 miles today and it was a bit of a challenge. I went to sleep last night with an overcast sky and woke up in the middle of the night with rain pouring so loud it woke me up. My …
Ted Trekking 