Camino Alegria (Joy)
Relationships develop on the Camino. Sometimes they last for the duration, sometimes for only a few hours. In my book I write, “People come and go in our lives and it is always a pleasure to see them further down the Camino, with hugs and kisses, and then leave in the morning without goodbyes, never…
Writing to reconnect with the universe
I returned from hiking the Camino de Santiago a different person from when I left. I was connected to the universe in a way I never had experienced, in tune with nature, with people, with myself. Life was full of goodness and I radiated with joy. Four busy months later, that link is not as…
How does one express in words an indescribable beauty?
Yesterday at the Appalachian Trail Club of Florida, I gave an hour-long slide presentation titled, The Camino de Santiago, the Way of the Stars. My goal was to inform the audience about the Camino de Santiago, to give a glimpse of the indescribable beauty of the Camino, and to encourage members of the hiking club…
Releasing the book trailer to Women of the Way
It is with great pleasure that I release this video tribute to the women who hiked the Camino de Santiago in September and October 2011. I interviewed many of these women for the upcoming book, Women of the Way. I thank them and others who do not show up in the video for relating to…
Untangling the weave of social networks can leave one frazzled.
When I was setting up the social networking, I enabled Women of the Way to speak with Facebook and Twitter. I thought that I would post once and it would show up on the other sites. I was wrong. I posted once and it showed up multiple times on the other sites. To compound the…
Writing Women of the Way is extending my Camino experience
I am starting the new year without a resolution; I don’t believe in them since they have not been helpful to me in the past. I am carrying over goals from last year, goals that resulted from my walking 500 miles in Spain on the path known as the Camino de Santiago. Some if these…